** Shares of Balkan Mining and Minerals Ltd BMM.AX jump as
much as 11% to A$0.495, their highest since Jan 20
** Lithium miner says initial studies of its Corvette North
and Corvette Northwest lithium projects in Quebec, Canada, have
been completed
** Says Corvette North and Corvette Northwest are situated
10-15 kilometres from Patriot Battery Metals Inc PMET.V
Corvette project, which recently reported lithium find
** Corvette North and Corvette Northwest are close to power,
roads and numerous airports - Balkan Mining
** More than 192,327 shares change hands, twice the 30-day
avg volume
** BMM stock up 35% this year, as of last close
(Reporting by Poonam Behura in Bengaluru)
((Poonam.Behura@thomsonreuters.com;))