** Shares of Jindalee Lithium JLL.AX rise as much as 17.4%
to A$0.270, set for best day since Dec. 27 2023 - if current
gains hold
** Lithium miner says its unit has been approved by the US
Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable
Energy for a research and development partnership
** Agreement aims to develop extraction methods for
Jindalee's McDermitt lithium project in the United States
** Stock hits highest level since Aug. 16
** JLL down 76.45 YTD, as of 0114 GMT
(Reporting by Adwitiya Srivastava in Bengaluru)
((Adwitiya.Srivastava@thomsonreuters.com;))