Gold miners fall as bullion eases from record peak

** U.S.-listed shares of gold miners down premarket, tracking a dip in bullion prices GOL/

** Spot gold XAU= down 0.5% at $3,541.70/ounce

** Gold prices edged down, pulling back slightly from a record high as investors locked in profits, while attention shifted to key U.S. jobs data for further insight into the Federal Reserve's rate policy

** Top miners fall, Newmont NEM.N marginally and Barrick Mining B.N about 1%

** South African miners Gold Fields GFI.N, AngloGold Ashanti AU.N, Harmony Gold HMY.N and Sibanye Stillwater SBSW.N fall between 1.6% and ~4%

** Canadian miners down: Agnico Eagle Mines AEM.N 1.4% and Kinross Gold KGC.N marginally