Australia's Augustus Minerals gains on copper find at WA project
** Shares of Augustus Minerals AUG.AX rise as much as
40.8% to A$0.069, their highest levels since July 17
** The rare-earths explorer discovers high-grade copper rock
chips assays at its Ti-Tree project in Western Australia
** About 20.2 mln shares change hands, 42.7 times the 30-day
average volume of shares
** Stock has fallen 53.3% this year, as of last close
(Reporting by Sherin Sunny in Bengaluru)
((Sherin.Sunny@thomsonreuters.com))