** Shares of South Korea-focused mine rehabilitation firm
Bluebird Merchant Ventures Ltd BMV.L rise as much as 14% at
2.05p
** Stock among top pct gainers across all London shares
.FTAS
** Co, which re-opened mines towards further development,
says scoping study results for its Kochang and Gubong gold
projects show initial validation of projects' economic potential
** Estimates exploration target of about 1.5 Moz of gold
across two project areas
** If gains hold, stock set to post biggest intraday pct
gain in more than three months
** As of last close, stock up ~16% YTD, after falling over
34.5% in 2022
(Reporting by Hani Kollathodi in Bengaluru)
((Hani.Kollathodi@thomsonreuters.com;))