** Shares of gold and lithium miner Red Dirt Metals RDT.AX
climb as much as 8.7% to A$0.500, their highest since Dec. 8,
2022
** Says significant intercept and high-grade lithium has
been returned from drilling at the Yinnetharra lithium project
in Western Australia
** Adds results for multiple lithium mineralised pegmatite
intercepts expected to be returned over coming months
** More than 5.5 mln shares have changed hands, compared
with the 30-day average of about 1.2 mln shares
** RDT stock down ~3.2% so far this year, as of last close
(Reporting by Upasana Singh in Bengaluru)
((Upasana.Singh@thomsonreuters.com))