** Australian miners .AXMM rise as much as 2.3% to a record high; set for strongest intraday session since February 17
** Sub-index tracks rise in gold prices amid uncertainty over Donald Trump's tariff plans; Dalian Commodity Exchange, Shanghai Futures Exchange shut till February 23 for Lunar New Year holiday in China GOL/IRONORE/
** Gold miner Northern Star Resources NST.AX gains 3%, iron ore miner BHP Group BHP.AX rises 1.8%
** YTD, AXMM up ~15%
(Reporting by Shivangi Lahiri in Bengaluru)
((shivangi.lahiri@thomsonreuters.com))