** Shares of Anax Metals ANX.AX slump as much as 9.8% to
A$0.055, hitting their lowest since early January
** Diversified miner says it has received firm commitments
to raise A$1.1 mln ($727,210.00) via share placement
** Proceeds will be used for development at the Whim Creek
Copper-Zinc JV Project in Western Australia
** Issue price of A$0.055 per share represents a 9.8%
discount to last traded price on July 27
** Shares poised for worst day since March 10, if losses
hold
** Stock had risen ~15.1% this year, as of last close
($1 = 1.5126 Australian dollars)
(Reporting by Archishma Iyer)
((Archishma.Iyer@thomsonreuters.com;))