** Shares of Dreadnought Resources DRE.AX rise as much as 31.3% to A$0.042, hitting their highest since late October 2023
** Stock logs its biggest intraday pct jump since September 1
** Mineral explorer reports rare thick mineralisation of total rare earth oxides (TREO), including neodymium (Nd) and praseodymium (Pr), at its Stringer niobium deposit, a part of its Mangaroon critical metals project in Western Australia
** Flags rebounding market sentiment for critical metals; says co has been receiving increasing amount of commercial interest
** More than 60.9 million shares change hands, 4.3 times the 30-day average
** Stock has more than tripled in value so far this year
(Reporting by Nikita Maria Jino in Bengaluru)
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