** Shares of Barrick Resources (Australia) EQN.AX soar as
much as 60% to a record high of A$0.400
** The mineral explorer says it has applied for rare-earths
tenements in Brazil
** Adds that tenements involves submitting mining
applications for Mining Rights package to establish a new Campo
Grande Project, in An emerging rare earths province in Bahia,
Brazil
** Stock posts its biggest intraday pct gain on record
** More than 1.4 mln shares change hands, compared with the
30-day average volume of ~108,314 shares
** Stock up 92.3% this year, as of last close
(Reporting by Megha Rani in Bengaluru)
((Megha.Rani2@thomsonreuters.com;))