** Shares of Bubalus Resources BUS.AX rise as much as
86.2% to a record high of A$0.270
** Stock on track for its best day, if gains hold
** Co acquires prospective tenements for onshore lithium
mine in Western Australia
** Over 1 mln shares change hands, 22.5x compared with the
30-day average volume of 45,331 shares
** Co adds it will start soil sampling programme on acquired
area for lithium
** Bubalus stock down 19.4% this year, as of last close
(Reporting by Shivangi Lahiri in Bengaluru)
((Shivangi.Lahiri@thomsonreuters.com;))