** Shares of mineral explorer Dreadnought Resources DRE.AX
climb as much as 24.6% to A$0.071, their highest since March 27,
2012
** Co says laboratory results have confirmed thick,
high-grade rare-earths mineralisation from first drill line at
Yin rare earth ironstone within its Mangaroon Project in Western
Australia urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nASXc17R2j
** Says infill reverse circulation drilling at Yin is
underway with a diamond rig starting in late July
** Shares mark their biggest intraday pct gain since April 4
** More than 31.3 mln shares change hands, 3.5 times the
30-day average of 8.9 mln shares
** As of last close, stock up 39% this year
(Reporting by Himanshi Akhand in Bengaluru)
((Himanshi.Akhand@thomsonreuters.com;))