** Shares of silver miners rise, tracking prices of the metal
GOL/
** Spot silver XAG= up 0.6% at $29.17/ounce, helped by
optimism around a September rate cut by U.S. Federal Reserve
** Hecla Mining HL.N and Coeur Mining CDE.N rise 3.64%
and 2%, respectively
** Canadian miners Wheaton Precious Metals WPM.TO , Pan
American Silver PAAS.TO and Endeavour Silver EDR.TO rise
1.79%, 3.19% and 3.39%, respectively
** Physical Silver Shares ETF SIVR.P up 1.23%, while
iShares Silver Trust SLV.P climbs 1.21%
(Reporting by Pooja Menon)
((Pooja.Menon@thomsonreuters.com;))