** Silver miners rise, tracking higher prices of the metal,
which is at highest since Sept. 4
** Spot silver XAG= up 2.3% at $23.98/oz after U.S.
jobless claims data firmed expectations of Federal Reserve rate
hike halt GOL/
** Hecla Mining HL.N and Coeur Mining CDE.N up 5.31% and
7.55%, respectively
** Canadian miners Wheaton Precious Metals WPM.TO , First
Majestic Silver FR.TO , MAG Silver MAG.TO and Fortuna Silver
Mines FVI.TO climb between 3.66% and 6.07%
(Reporting by Kabir Dweit)
((Kabir.Dweit@thomsonreuters.com))