** Shares of KEFI Gold and Copper Plc KEFI.L rise 4.5% to
0.65p, among top pct gainers across London
** The gold and copper exploration and development company
says its exploration programme at Hawiah project in co's
minority-owned Gold & Minerals JV "highly successful"
** Co says drilling showed intersection of massive sulphide
and intercepts have extended vertical depth of known
mineralisation at Hawiah
** Cyprus-headquartered KEFI says Hawiah remains on track to
become a major base metal mine in Saudi Arabia
** Including session's gains, stock down ~9% YTD
(Reporting by Aby Jose Koilparambil in Bengaluru)
((abyjose.koilparambil@thomsonreuters.com))