** Shares of Australian gold-focused explorer Codrus Minerals
CDR.AX soar as much as 204.4% to A$0.210, on track for their
biggest ever pct gain
** Co signs agreement to earn up to 90% interest in the
Karloning Rare Earth Element project located in Western
Australia urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nTUEB4NQLK
** Shares hit their highest since Sept. 15
** More than 14.27 mln shares change hands as compared with
the 30-day average volume of ~94,514 shares
** Stock down 48.9% this year as of last close, vs a 3.5%
decrease in the benchmark S&P/ASX 200 index .AXJO
(Reporting by Roushni Nair in Bengaluru)
((Roushni.Nair@thomsonreuters.com;))