** Shares of Dundas Minerals DUN.AX fall as much as 9.5%
to A$0.43, on track to see their worst day since Oct. 28, if
losses hold
** Battery materials and gold miner says co to raise A$1.6
mln ($1.07 mln)(before costs), to advance exploration at co's
Central and Matilda South prospects in co's southern
Albany-Fraser Orogen project, Western Australia urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nASX2BSz7j
** Placement is at an issue price of A$0.40 per share which
is at a discount of 15.8% to stock's last close
** Shares of co hits lowest since Nov 4
** Shares of co are up 137.5% YTD as of last close
($1 = 1.4977 Australian dollars)
(Reporting by John Biju in Bengaluru)
((John.Biju@thomsonreuters.com;))