** Shares of Australia's Green Critical Minerals Ltd
GCM.AX rise as much as 23.5% to A$0.021 - set to mark best day
since Dec. 19, 2022
** Stock hits highest since Dec. 22, 2022
** Mineral explorer says soil geochemistry results for North
Barkly Project located in the Northern Territory of Australia
confirm presence of largescale rare earth elements (REE)
** About 13.2 mln shares change hands compared with the
30-day moving average of 10.4 mln shares
** GCM gained 27.9% in 2022
(Reporting by Nausheen Thusoo in Bengaluru)
((Nausheen.Thusoo@thomsonreuters.com;))