** Shares of Gateway Mining GML.AX falls as much as 7.1%
to A$0.065, seeing their worst day since Jan 3 - if losses hold
** The gold explorer says it has received firm commitments
to raise $2.5 million via a share placement urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nFWN3493R5
** Says funds raised will be used for exploration at its
flagship 500koz Montague Gold Project in Western Australia,
which is planned to restart ops in Feb
** Issue price of A$0.062 is at a 11.42% discount to last
closing price on Jan 20
** Shares hit lowest since Jan 13
** Stock had fallen 53.9% in 2022, on YTD basis up 16.7% as
of last close
(Reporting by Archishma Iyer)
((Archishma.Iyer@thomsonreuters.com;))