• Shares of silver miners down, tracking prices of bullion [GOL/]

• Spot silver falls 4.1% to $59.96/ounce

• Prices extend losses for a third straight session, as a stronger than expected inflation reading increased US Federal Reserve rate hike bets for this month

• Hecla Mining and Coeur Mining fall 2.7% and 3%, respectively

• Canadian miners: Endeavour Silver dips 2.3% and Silvercorp Metals slumps 2.1%

• Physical Silver Shares ETF and iShares Silver Trust each plunge 3.6%

(Reporting by Dharna Bafna in Bengaluru)