• Australian gold miners fall as much as 3.1%, their biggest intraday pct decline since June 30

• Gold prices fell on Tuesday, as investors looked ahead to the release of the U.S. Federal Reserve's June meeting minutes for insight into new Chair Kevin Warsh's monetary policy direction [GOL/]

• Sector heavyweight Evolution Mining sheds 3.7%, and Northern Star Resources slides 3.2%

• YTD, sub-index down more than 21%

(Reporting by Shruti Agarwal in Bengaluru)