** Shares of Australian copper miners fall after metal retreats on a stronger dollar and some profit-taking MET/L

** Sandfire Resources SFR.AX fell 3.3%, and local shares of Capstone Copper CSC.AX shed 2.5%, while mining behemoth BHP BHP.AX fell 2.3%

** Broader mining index .AXMM down 3.2% vs benchnark's .AXJO 1.2% fall

(Reporting by Shruti Agarwal in Bengaluru)

((Shruti.Agarwal@thomsonreuters.com))