** Shares of Australian diversified miner Latin Resources
LRS.AX rise as much as 2% to A$0.260
** Co says it has received numerous offtake inquiries from
key battery manufacturers and leading trading companies for its
flagship Salinas lithium project in Brazil
** Says has commenced an offtake process to formally assess
proposals and related project financing opportunities
** Says offtake process will run in parallel with key
workstreams necessary to support the final investigation
decision for Salinas by the end of 2024
** Stock up 160.2% this year, as of last close, vs a 3%
decline in the benchmark S&P/ASX 200 index .AXJO
(Reporting by Roushni Nair in Bengaluru)
((Roushni.Nair@thomsonreuters.com;))