** Shares of gold miners gain, tracking rise in bullion prices GOL/

** Spot gold XAU= up 1.6% at $3,280.32/ounce

** Gold prices rise on a weaker U.S. dollar, while uncertainty persists over U.S. tariff policy and the Russia-Ukraine ceasefire

** Top miners Newmont NEM.N up 1.6% and Barrick Mining ABX.TO rise 3.8%

** U.S.-listed shares of South African miners Gold Fields GFI.N up 2.2%, AngloGold Ashanti AU.N rise 1.7%, Sibanye Stillwater SBSW.N gains 10.4% and Harmony Gold HMY.N up 2.6%

** Canadian miners Agnico Eagle Mines AEM.TO and Kinross Gold K.TO both rise 3.4%

(Reporting by Sumit Saha in Bengaluru)

((Sumit.Saha@thomsonreuters.com;))