** Shares of Lefroy Exploration Ltd LEX.AX rise as much as
7.7% to A$0.280, its biggest intraday pct gain since Nov.7
** Gold-nickel explorer says drilling results deliver
multiple drill holes intersecting gold mineralization at the
Burns copper-gold project in Western Australia
** Adds copper and multi-element results remain pending,
expected to be returned between December and January
** Stock posts their highest since Nov. 23
** More than 118,000 shares change hands, vs the 30-day
average volume of 46,000 shares
** Stock has fallen 14.8% this year, as of last close
(Reporting by Udbhav Krishna P in Bengaluru)
((UdbhavKrishna.P@thomsonreuters.com;))