** Shares of Coda Minerals COD.AX rise as much as 14.3% to
A$0.240 - set for best day since May 3, if gains hold
** Mineral explorer says exploration identified significant
upside opportunities for copper-cobalt mineralisation at its
Elizabeth Creek Copper Project in South Australia
** Says, testing also defines new exploration and growth
opportunities for its iron oxide copper-gold prospect
** Stock at its highest level since June 14
** COD stock down ~16% this year, as of last close
(Reporting by Ayushman Ojha in Bengaluru)
((Ayushman.ojha@thomsonreuters.com;))