** Shares of base metal explorer Lode Resources Ltd LDR.AX
climb as much as 8% to A$0.135, their highest since Sept 23
** Co intersects 47 m of sulphide mineralisation from phase
2 drilling at the Webbs Consol silver project in New South Wales
** Says sulphide textures range from disseminated blebs to
massive veins of both sphalerite and galena with significant
silver grades expected
** Says phase 2 drilling is ongoing with a total of 19 drill
holes for 2,350 m planned
** Lode stock down 37.5% this year, as of last close
(Reporting by Echha Jain in Bengaluru)
((Echha.jain@thomsonreuters.com))