** Shares of Codrus Minerals Ltd CDR.AX rise as much as
33.7% to A$0.115, their biggest intraday pct gain since Dec 9
** Gold explorer says drilling has started at its Karloning
Rare Earth Element (REE) Project in Western Australia
** Adds it is drilling to test rare earth minerals and
niobium mineralisation, which is used in steel industry, at
project
** Stock at its highest level since March 2
** More than 802,000 shares change hands vs the 30-day
average volume of 136,000 shares
** Stock has fallen 33.9% this year, as of last close
(Reporting By Udbhav Krishna P in Bengaluru)
((UdbhavKrishna.P@thomsonreuters.com))