** Shares of Australia's Magnum Mining and Exploration Ltd
MGU.AX jump as much as 5.9% to A$0.018, on track for best day
since March 10, if gains hold
** Iron ore miner says it will undertake shallow drilling at
its Buena Vista Green pig iron project mine site in Nevada, U.S.
** Says drilling campaign is designed to test the lateral
and depth extent of high-grade magnetite outcrops with the aim
of outlining a potential source of iron ore
** Stock down 19.1% this year, as of last close
(Reporting by Poonam Behura in Bengaluru)
((Poonam.Behura@thomsonreuters.com;))