** Shares of Australia's Impact Minerals Ltd IPT.AX rise
as much as 16.7% to A$0.014, posting their best intra-day pct
gain since March 31
** Stock hits highest level since May 19
** Precious metals miner says it has found large Rare Earth
Element (REE) soil geochemistry anomaly at the Arkun Project in
Western Australia
** Adds further surveys are in progress to follow up on
numerous other REE (and other metal) anomalies at the project
** Stock has risen 71.4% this year, as of last close
(Reporting by Nausheen Thusoo in Bengaluru)
((Nausheen.Thusoo@thomsonreuters.com;))