** Shares of mineral explorer Element 25 Ltd E25.AX rise
as much as 17.9% to A$0.660 - their highest June 27
** Co says automaker Stellantis has completed first equity
investment of $15 mln in co after conditions of offtake deal
between the parties were satisfied
** Under the equity investment, co issued 22.6 mln shares to
Stellantis at A$1.00 per share
** Says it will use proceeds from the investment for
development of a battery-grade high purity manganese sulphate
monohydrate facility in US
** As of last close, stock down 36.4% YTD
(Reporting by Himanshi Akhand in Bengaluru)
((Himanshi.Akhand@thomsonreuters.com;))