** Shares of Miramar Resources Ltd M2R.AX plunge as much
as 28% to A$0.036, a record low
** Gold miner receives firm commitments to raise A$1.5 mln
($1.02 mln)
** Issue price of A$0.03 represents a 66.7% discount to co's
last closing of A$0.05 on June 16
** The company had sought a trading halt on its shares on
June 19, pending an announcement on the proposed capital raise
** More than 589,968 shares change hands, 7x the 30-day
average volume
** Stock down 37.5% this year, as of last close
($1 = 1.4730 Australian dollars)
(Reporting by Poonam Behura in Bengaluru)
((Poonam.Behura@thomsonreuters.com;))