** Gold and copper explorer Alara Resources AUQ.AX rises
as much as 50% to A$0.021, marks its biggest intraday pct gain
since last November
** Co's 50% JV, Al Hadeetha Resources LLC (AHRL), which is
developing the Wash-hi Al Majaza copper-gold project in Oman
received an additional land grant from the govt urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nASN001FVC
** Co says land will be used to construct a copper
processing plant and other utility structures
** Stock hits highest since Dec 22
** Almost 9.9 mln shares change hands, compared with the
30-day average volume of about 451,350 shares
** Stock down 22.2% this year, as of last close
(Reporting by Anushka Trivedi in Bengaluru)
((Anushka.Trivedi@thomsonreuters.com; +918061823241;))