** Shares of Lunnon Metals LM8.AX rise as much as 16.1% to A$0.36, their highest level since Nov 4, 2024
** Nickel, gold miner executes an ore purchase agreement with St Ives Gold Mining, a private unit of Gold Fields GFIJ.J
** Under deal, co will supply St Ives all material with a gold grade of 0.5 grams per ton or above, from its Lady Herial site in Western Australia
** Around 1.2 mln shares traded so far, 8x 30-day avg volume
** Last up 13.7%, lifting YTD gains to 41%
(Reporting by Shruti Agarwal in Bengaluru)
((Shruti.Agarwal@thomsonreuters.com))