** Gold miners .AXMM rose as much as 1.4% to a record high
** Bullion prices soar as investors flocked to the safe-haven asset after the U.S. and Israel's strikes on Iran, killing Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and intensifying geopolitical tensions in the region GOL/
** The sub-index gained 1.1% on Friday and is up for the seventh straight session
** Stock is up 21.5% YTD
** Evolution Mining EVN.AX and Northern Star Resources NST.AX climb 6.6% and 5.2%, respectively
(Reporting by Anjali Singh in Bengaluru)
((anjali.singh2@thomsonreuters.com;))