** Shares of Codrus Minerals CDR.AX fall as much as 14.1%
to A$0.079, dropping to their lowest level since Sept 18
** Codrus stock faces worst day since Aug 28, if losses hold
** The gold miner says it received commitments to raise
A$0.92 mln ($592,572.00) through an equity placement
** Co says placement at an issue price of 8 Australian cents
per share - representing a 13% discount to CDR's last close
** Stock down 29.2% this year, as of last close
($1 = 1.5526 Australian dollars)
(Reporting by Shivangi Lahiri in Bengaluru)
((Shivangi.Lahiri@thomsonreuters.com;))