** Shares of Hammer Metals Ltd HMX.AX jump as much as
13.9% to A$0.09, highest since May 11
** Stock rises for a fifth straight session
** Mineral explorer says it has identified "significant"
rare earth element mineralisation at its Hardway mining lease in
northern Queensland urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nASX5vZqLG
** Says found the rare earth element mineralisation through
a review of historical data and recent rock chip sampling
** Says Hardway lease has now been successfully incorporated
into co's exploration permit at no cost and co has begun
sampling and mapping to determine potential mineralised
structures
** Stock up 31.7% YTD, as of last close
(Reporting by Riya Sharma in Bengaluru)
((Riya.Sharma@thomsonreuters.com;))