** Shares of silver miners fall, tracking prices of the white metal GOL/

** Spot silver XAG= falls 0.8% at $70.86 per ounce, after hitting a record high of $72.70

** Prices fall as bullion edges lower, trimming some gains from record high

** Hecla Mining HL.N and Coeur Mining CDE.N slip 3.5%

** Canadian miners: Endeavour Silver EDR.TO down 3.5% and Silvercorp Metals SVM.TO falls 2.3%

** Abrdn Physical Silver Shares ETF SIVR.P and iShares Silver Trust ETF SLV.P both down 1.3%

(Reporting by Dharna Bafna in Bengaluru)

((dharna.bafna@thomsonreuters.com))