** Shares of cobalt explorer Koba Resources Ltd KOB.AX
rise as much as 8.1% to A$0.2, post record intraday pct gain
** Koba says it has started induced polarisation survey at
Blackpine cobalt-copper project in Idaho, United States to
generate new targets for upcoming drill programme urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nASX95ntKX
** Says co will also commence drilling at the Colson
cobalt-copper project in mid-June
** Stock down 19.6% this year, as of last close, vs a 4.0%
decline in the benchmark S&P/ASX 200 index .AXJO
(Reporting by Anan Ashraf in Bengaluru)
((Anan.Ashraf@thomsonreuters.com;))