Among other Australian miners, Newcrest Mining Ltd. climbed 1.1%, while Fortescue Metals Group Ltd. rose 5.2%.

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Gold miner Newcrest Mining lost 2.8% after a steep drop for gold futures in New York on Wednesday.

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In Australia, Kingsgate Consolidated tumbled 5.1 percent and Newcrest Mining fell 5.4 percent.

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Newcrest Mining declined 3.2% after the gold miner cut its annual production forecast.

WSJ: Asian Shares Mixed

The price of gold remained little changed on Monday, but did not stop gold miners across the region from rallying: in Australia, Newcrest Mining and Evolution Mining added 1.7% and 5.3%, while in Hong Kong Zhaojin Mining Industry and Zijin Mining Group climbed 6.3% and 2.4%.

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