** Shares of First Lithium FL1.AX rise as much as 12.4% to
A$0.680, highest since April 4, 2011
** Resource explorer says drilling continues to intersect
mineralised pegmatite at their Blakala prospect in Mali, West
Africa
** All holes have intersected significant spodumene
mineralisation from surface - co
** First assay results expected early December
** 925,174 shares change hands, compared with the 30-day
average volume of 659,482
** FL1 up 236.1% YTD, as of last close
(Reporting by Adwitiya Srivastava in Bengaluru)
((Adwitiya.Srivastava@thomsonreuters.com;))