** Shares of Dateline Resources DTR.AX fall as much as
12.5% to A$.105, seeing their worst day since June 14 - if
losses hold
** The mineral explorer says it has received firm
commitments to raise about A$6.25 million ($4.31 million) via a
share placement urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nFWN2ZU5I0
** Co says funds raised will be used to further gold and
rare earths exploration at its Colosseum Project in California,
U.S., among others
** Issue price of A$0.10 per share is at about a 17%
discount to the last trading price on Aug 17
** Stock has risen ~39.5% this year, as of last close
($1 = 1.4495 Australian dollars)
(Reporting by Archishma Iyer)
((Archishma.Iyer@thomsonreuters.com;))