** Shares of Canada-based Xander Resources Inc XND.V soar
17% to 4 Canadian cents - biggest pct jump in over two weeks
** XND enters into option deal to add 100 mineral claims in
Timmins, Ontario to its portfolio urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nPncgD0Kpa
** Property consists of 100 separate mineral claim blocks
comprising over 21 sq/km located to the west its existing
Timmins North claims - co
** Acquired claims are to the west of Canada Nickel
Company's CNC.V Crawford Project, where CNC has completed a
preliminary economic assessment indicating 25-year mine with an
after-tax net asset value of $1.2 bln
** Accounting for session gains, company's shares down 50%
YTD
(Reporting by Arshreet Singh in Bengaluru)
((Arshreet.Singh@thomsonreuters.com))