** Shares of Mamba Exploration Ltd M24.AX rise as much as
30% to A$0.26, mark their sharpest intraday pct gain since May
24
** The metal explorer says that surface sampling at its
Copper Flats project in Western Australia confirmed the presence
of high-grade copper and silver mineralisation urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nASX9Jhtc
** Says it has lodged applications for additional
exploration licences, which more than doubles the size of Copper
Flats Project
** Stock hits its highest since June 15
** More than 2 mln shares trade hands, 22 times the 30-day
average volume of 92,637 shares
** As of last close, stock down 34.4% since its Feb debut
(Reporting by Himanshi Akhand in Bengaluru)
((Himanshi.Akhand@thomsonreuters.com;))