** Shares of Australian explorer Legend Mining Ltd LEG.AX
climb as much as 1.9% to A$0.053, hitting highest since June 17
** Co says it has intersected "genuinely exciting rocks" at
its Rockford project in Western Australia's Fraser
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** Says exploration work at project found one hole
intersected mineralised chonolith and metasedimentary packages
above its Mawson prospect within project
** Says unearthed narrow veins of cross-cutting massive
sulphide mineralisation below its Mawson prospect
** Says a second drill hole intersected a mineralised mafic
intrusive package
** LEG down 10.3% YTD, as of last close
(Reporting by Riya Sharma in Bengaluru)
((Riya.Sharma@thomsonreuters.com;))