** Shares of Loyal Lithium LLI.AX rise as much as 23.2% to
A$0.345, posting their biggest intraday percentage gain since
Jan. 3
** Stock hits its highest level since Jan. 18
** Lithium miner reports positive drilling results from its
Trieste Lithium Project in Canada
** Says drilling has found world-class lithium and tantalum
grades within multiple intercepts at project
** More than 2.1 mln shares change hands, compared with the
30-day average volume of about 280,900
** Stock down 9.7% YTD, as of last close
(Reporting by Aaditya Govind Rao in Bengaluru)
((Aaditya.govindrao@thomsonreuters.com;))