** Shares of Navarre Minerals NML.AX rise as much as 2.6%
to A$0.039, marking their biggest intraday pct gain since Dec 21
** Stock hits highest since Dec 23
** Mineral explorer says it has executed a new offtake
contract and $7 mln Finance Facility with Glencore International
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** Says it also secured an extension to the existing
agreement with Evolution Mining EVN.AX on the provision of
environmental bonding surety related to the Mt Carlton operation
in northern Queensland
** Says delivery of Mt Carlton gold-silver-copper
concentrates under the new offtake agreement will commence
immediately
** NML is down 51.9% this year, as of last close
(Reporting by Tejaswi Marthi in Bengaluru)
((tejaswi.marthi@thomsonreuters.com))