** Shares of Bellevue Gold Ltd BGL.AX fall as much as
11.6% to A$1.0525, set for worst day since Dec 7, if losses hold
** Mineral explorer records loss after income tax of A$12.5
mln ($8.36 mln) for half year compared to a loss of A$7.4 mln in
the previous year
** Co posts total income of A$1.1 mln for half year compared
to A$165,000 last year
** Co is leading losses in .AXGD , the sub-index for gold
stocks in the benchmark .AXJO
** Co's shares hits lowest since Feb 28
** Shares of co are up 5.3% YTD as of last close
($1 = 1.4948 Australian dollars)
(Reporting by John Biju in Bengaluru)
((John.Biju@thomsonreuters.com;))