** Shares of Havilah Resources HAV.AX rise as much as 37% to A$0.370, their strongest session since August 12, 2022
** Stock at its highest level since January 30, 2023
** Diversified miner entered an agreement with Sandfire Resources SFR.AX to advance the Kalkaroo Copper-Gold project in South Australia
** Under the agreement, Sandfire may earn an 80% interest in Kalkaroo through a two-stage earn-in structure, comprising A$105 million ($68.23 million) upfront consideration and a further A$105 million upon completion of a new pre-feasibility study
** Shares of Sandfire Resources were largely flat, last down 0.2%
** Over 5.2 million shares change hands, compared with the 30-day average volume of 275,672
** Stock currently up 29.6%, bringing YTD gains to 20%
($1 = 1.5389 Australian dollars)
(Reporting by Adwitiya Srivastava in Bengaluru)
((Adwitiya.Srivastava@thomsonreuters.com))