Gold miners fall as bullion prices edge lower on stronger US dollar

** Shares of gold miners fall, tracking a dip in bullion prices GOL/

** Spot gold XAU= was down 0.5% at $3,744.19/ounce, after hitting a record high of $3,790.82 on Tuesday

** Gold prices dropped as the U.S. dollar firmed while investors hunkered down for economic data due later in the week for further cues on the Federal Reserve's policy path

** Top miners Newmont NEM.N and Barrick Mining ABX.TO down 1.4% and 3%, respectively

** U.S.-listed shares of South African miners Harmony Gold HMY.N down 4.5%, Gold Fields GFI.N falls ~3%, and AngloGold Ashanti AU.N dips 3.2%

** Canadian miners Agnico Eagle Mines AEM.TO down 2.2% and Kinross Gold K.TO falls 3.8%