** Shares of Australia's Centaurus Metals CTM.AX rise as
much as 6% to A$0.885, hitting their highest since April 21
** Stock marks third consecutive session of gains
** Mineral explorer says first nickel sulphate produced from
Jaguar ore project as pilot program has successfully concluded
** Adds work to date confirms the quality of the Jaguar
Project has potential to produce a battery-grade nickel sulphate
product for supplies to the EV market
** About 3.9 mln shares have traded so far compared with the
30-day moving average of 559,600 shares
** CTM has fallen ~26% this year, as of last close
(Reporting by Nausheen Thusoo in Bengaluru)
((Nausheen.Thusoo@thomsonreuters.com;))