** Shares of gold miners fall, tracking declining prices of the bullion GOL/

** Spot gold XAU= down 0.3% at $2,902, after rising 2% in the previous week

** Gold prices down as profit-taking offset safe-haven demand fueled by geopolitical uncertainty, while focus was also on the U.S. inflation print

** Shares of top miners Newmont NEM.N and Barrick Gold ABX.TO down 1.4% and ~1%, respectively

** U.S.-listed shares of South African miners Gold Fields GFI.N slips ~1%, Harmony Gold HMY.N down 1.3% and AngloGold Ashanti AU.N falls 1.5%

** Shares of Canadian miners Kinross Gold K.TO and Agnico Eagle Mines AEM.TO down 3.9% and 1.2%, respectively

(Reporting by Katha Kalia in Bengaluru)

((Katha.Kalia@thomsonreuters.com))