** Shares of First Lithium FL1.AX rise as much as 38.6% to
A$0.610, hitting their highest level since April 4, 2011
** Stock last up 13.6%, sees best day since Oct 30 if gains
hold
** Diversified miner announces completion of diamond
drillholes with significant spodumene pegmatite intersection
** More than 2.0 mln shares change hands, compared with the
30-day average volume of 473,776 shares
** Stock up 144.4% this year, as of last close
(Reporting by Shivangi Lahiri in Bengaluru)
((Shivangi.Lahiri@thomsonreuters.com;))