** PC Gold PC2.AX falls 2.1% to A$0.705, set for its worst day since Jan 30
** Mineral explorer receives firm commitments to raise A$24 million ($16.85 million) via placement
** Issue price of A$0.65 per share represents a discount of 9.7% to co's last close
** Funds raised will be used to accelerate the upgrade of the Spring Hill Mineral Resource, others
** 8.9 million shares change hands, 11.3x the 30-day average
** YTD, stock up 98.6%, including the day's move
($1 = 1.4245 Australian dollars)
(Reporting by Shruti Agarwal and Sherin Sunny in Bengaluru)
((Sherin.Sunny@thomsonreuters.com))