Australia's Jindalee Lithium soars after US approves McDermitt drilling
** Shares of Jindalee Lithium JLL.AX rise as much as 10.8% to A$0.565, posting their biggest intraday pct gain since Nov 10 ** Miner says the U.S. Bureau of Land Management approved drilling programme for its fully-owned McDermitt lithium project ** McDermitt is one of the largest lithium deposits in the United States, according to co ** Shares hit their highest level since Nov 26 ** YTD, shares up 150% (Reporting by Nichiket Sunil in Bengaluru) ((Nichiket.Sunil@thomsonreuters.com))