** Shares of the gold explorer NML.AX rise as much as 8.9%
to A$0.086, their highest levels since Nov. 17
** Says co's Mt Carlton Operation in Northern Queensland
reported strong first quarter of production urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nASX8fdTRz
** Says Mt Carlton Operation generated payable metal
production of 14,603 ounces of gold, 100,781 ounces of silver
and 610 tonnes of copper during the December quarter
urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nFWN2TJ0D1
** Adds that co's unaudited cash at Dec. 31, 2021 totalled
A$18.0 million ($12.96 million)
** Shares on track for their biggest intraday pct gain since
Dec 21
** More than 8 mln shares change hands, compared with the
30-day average volume of ~5.3 mln shares
($1 = 1.3885 Australian dollars)
(Reporting by Roushni Nair in Bengluru)
((Roushni.Nair@thomsonreuters.com;))