** Shares of rare earth miner Critical Metals CRML.O rise 8.2% to $12.46 premarket
** CRML to acquire all outstanding shares of European Lithium EUR.AX in a deal valued at about $835 million
** Under the deal, European Lithium shareholders would receive 0.035 shares of Critical Metals for each share held
** Through this deal, CRML is positioned to own 100% of the Tanbreez mine in Greenland
** As of last close, CRML up 65.8% YTD
(Reporting by Pranav Mathur in Bengaluru)
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