MET/LIRONORE/ Global miners BHP Group BHP.AX and Rio Tinto RIO.AX shed as much as 2% each as iron ore futures trade near a 12-month low. Australian gold stocks .AXGD gained up to 1.06%, as bullion climbed to the highest level since early September after U.S. inflation worries lifted its safe-haven appeal. Overnight, copper prices retreated on deepening debt crisis in China's property sector, while iron ore futures fell 1%.