** Shares of South Harz Potash SHP.AX fall as much as
14.3% to A$0.024, biggest intraday pct loss since Oct. 19
** Stock hits its lowest level since Oct. 27
** Potash explorer says it will raise A$2.4 mln ($1.61 mln)
via share placement at an issue price of A$0.023 per share
** Issue price represents a 17.9% discount to co's last
close on Tuesday
** Shares had been on a trading halt on Wednesday and
Thursday
** More than 1.5 mln shares change hands, compared with the
30-day average volume of 586,154
** Stock down 31.7% YTD, as of last close
($1 = 1.4892 Australian dollars)
(Reporting by Aaditya Govind Rao in Bengaluru)
((Aaditya.govindrao@thomsonreuters.com;))