** Shares of Firefinch Ltd FFX.AX jump as much as 12.7% to
A$1.055, highest since March 2011
** Gold and lithium miner says unit Birimian Gold Mali SARL
granted mining licence covering the Finkola exploration licence
located 23 km from co's Morila Gold Mine in Mali urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nASX7HtbLd
** Adds licence granted for a period of 12 years, with
renewals possible for another 10 years
** FFX set for best day since Oct. 11, 2021 if gains hold
** More than 20 mln shares change hands, compared with the
30-day average volume of about 14 mln shares
** Stock had risen 8.7% this year, as of last close
(Reporting by Jaskiran Singh in Bengaluru)
((Jaskiran.Singh@thomsonreuters.com;))