** Australia-listed shares of Pan Asia Metals PAM.AX rise
as much as 5.5% to A$0.096, their highest level since Aug 1
** The Thailand-based metals explorer executes option
agreement to wholly acquire Rosario Copper Project in Chile
** Pan Asia Metals says project offers it a strong entry
point into copper, an important battery metal with very strong
underlying supply-demand dynamics
** Stock has fallen 27.2% this year, as of last close
(Reporting by Sherin Sunny in Bengaluru)
((Sherin.Sunny@thomsonreuters.com))