Dec 8 (Reuters) - ** Shares of nickel explorer Impact
Minerals Ltd IPT.AX rise as much as 3.9% to A$0.0135, biggest
intraday pct jump since Nov 23
** Says it signed four joint venture agreements to expand
its portfolio in nickel-copper-platinum group metals, lithium
and others across Western Australia urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nASN001Z30
** Says one of the projects contains five drill ready
targets, two of which are fully permitted and will be drilled
shortly
** Stock has fallen 31.6% this year as of last close
(Reporting by Archishma Iyer)
((Archishma.Iyer@thomsonreuters.com;))