** Shares of mineral explorer Kingfisher Mining KFM.AX
rise as much as 8.8% to A$0.185, on track for best session since
Sept 8
** Co identifies carbonatites, a source of rare earth
elements, from surface geochemical sampling at its Mick Well and
Kingfisher Project in Gascoyne Mineral Field in Western
Australia urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nASX6J5J6b
** Adds that it has increased its land-holding in the area
** Shares hit highest since Nov 29
** As of last close, stock down 27.7% this year
(Reporting by Himanshi Akhand in Bengaluru)
((Himanshi.Akhand@thomsonreuters.com;))