** Shares of mineral explorer Rafaella Resources RFR.AX
fall as much as 16.7% to an all-time low of A$0.025
** Co announces placement to raise A$2.1 mln ($1.45 mln) at
A$0.023 per share urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nASX9Pg8rN
** Issue price represents a 23.3% discount to stock's last
closing price
** Says funds will be used to continue development and
project financing work on Spanish tin and tungsten projects and
for exploration activities in Canada
** Volumes are twice the 30-day average of 401,816 shares
** As of last close, stock down 53.9% this year
($1 = 1.4449 Australian dollars)
(Reporting by Himanshi Akhand in Bengaluru)
((Himanshi.Akhand@thomsonreuters.com;))