** Shares of Buxton Resources BUX.AX rise as much as 39%
to A$0.285, their highest level since May 2017
** Co says high-grade nickel and cobalt mineralisation in
sulphides confirmed at the West Kimberly Project, Western
Australia
** Diversified miner says drilling result triggers A$500,000
($325.70) payment to co from JV partner IGO Ltd IGO.AX
** About 5 million shares change hands as at 0039 GMT, about
30 times its daily average
** Stock has risen 78.3% this year, as of last close
($1 = 1.5352 Australian dollars)
(Reporting by Sherin Sunny in Bengaluru)
((Sherin.Sunny@thomsonreuters.com))