** Shares of Australia's Lake Resources NL LKE.AX rise as
much as 8.5% to A$0.895, their highest since Dec. 14, 2022
** LKE top performer in the ASX 200 benchmark index .AXJO
** Lithium developer says it and partner Lilac Solutions Inc
have met all key testing milestones for Project Kachi in
Argentina in accordance with the agreed timeline
** The two companies had agreed to amended the timeline
after a dispute over the deadline to hit certain milestones
** LKE fell ~21% in 2022
(Reporting by Nausheen Thusoo in Bengaluru)
((Nausheen.Thusoo@thomsonreuters.com;))