Shares of Northern Star Resources (ASX:NST), Evolution Mining (ASX:EVN), and Newmont (ASX:NEM) each fell around 3% in recent Tuesday trade even as escalating tensions in the Middle East drove investors toward safe-haven assets, pushing the bullion to a more than four-week high, amid fears that the US-Israel-Iran conflict could escalate into a prolonged regional war.
Spot gold rose 1% to $5,377.21 an ounce.