** Shares of Australia's Kalamazoo Resources KZR.AX fall as much as 2.6% to A$0.190, their lowest since December 9
** Gold explorer says it received firm commitments for a A$8 million ($5.36 million) placement at an issue price of A$0.17 per share
** Co also announces the launch of a share purchase plan to raise up to an additional A$2.0 million at the same price
** Issue price represents 12.8% discount to co's last closing price
** Proceeds to be used towards resource delineation and exploration drilling, the Mt Olympus pre-feasibility study, exploration, and general working capital
** KZR up 163.5% YTD
($1 = 1.4925 Australian dollars)
(Reporting by Keshav Singh Chundawat in Bengaluru)
((Keshav.singhchundawat@thomsonreuters.com))