** Shares of Australian metals explorer Kopore Metals
KMT.AX drop as much as 8.8% to A$0.031, see worst day since
Nov 23
** Co announces capital raise of A$1.2 mln ($860,040.00) at
A$0.03 per share to fund acquisition of a uranium mine in Niger
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** Placement price is at an 11.8% discount to KMT's last
close of A$0.034 on Monday
** Co to pay $100,000 in cash and issue 120 mln shares to
previous owner Endeavour Financial AG at A$0.02 per share
** Stock hits lowest level since Nov 23
** KMT has doubled in value so far this year, as of last
close
($1 = 1.3953 Australian dollars)
(Reporting by Harshita Swaminathan in Bengaluru)
((Harshita.Swaminathan@thomsonreuters.com))