** Shares of copper and gold explorer Auris Minerals
AUR.AX rise as much as 6.4% to A$0.100, their highest since
March 1
** Co says drilling at the first of six diamond drill holes
in the Forrest Deposit in Western Australia intersected two
zones of visual copper mineralisation in the form of malachite
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** About 2.3 mln shares change hands, compared with the
30-day average of more than 642,500 shares
** Stock up 14.6% this year, as of last close
(Reporting by Tejaswi Marthi in Bengaluru)
((tejaswi.marthi@thomsonreuters.com))