** Shares of Xanadu Mines fall as much as 12.5% to A$0.056, their lowest since Sept. 24
** Mineral explorer says it has received commitments to raise A$5.5 mln ($3.62 mln) via placement of ~100 mln shares
** Issue price of A$0.055 per share represents ~14% discount to stock's last close
** Co says funds will be used for Red Mountain Copper-Gold Project and Sant Tolgoi Nickel-Copper Project, among others
** Stock posts its biggest intraday pct fall since Oct. 16
** Stock on track for a fourth straight session of loss, if current trend holds
** About 7 mln shares change hands, 3x the 30-day avg
** Stock down 3.4% YTD, as of 2350 GMT
($1 = 1.5191 Australian dollars)
(Reporting by Kumar Tanishk in Bengaluru)
((Tanishk.Kumar@thomsonreuters.com;))
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