Mining News
Gold miners rise as US jobs data fuels Fed rate-pause bets
** Shares of gold miners track gains in bullion
** Data showing a rise in U.S. unemployment rate in August cements bets the Federal Reserve may hold off on further interest rate hikes this year, boosting gold
** Spot gold up 0.1% at $1,941.09/ounce, while U.S.
gold futures rise 0.2% to $1,970.30/ounce
** Top gold miners Newmont and Barrick Gold climb 1.1% and 0.5%, respectively
** U.S.-listed shares of South African miners Gold Fields , AngloGold Ashanti and Harmony
Gold up between 1.3% and 2%
** Canadian miners, Agnico Eagle Mines and Kinross
Gold climb 0.4% and 1%, respectively
(Reporting by Tanay Dhumal in Bengaluru)
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