** Shares of the Australian gold and silver miner GSN.AX
climb as much as 2.3% to A$0.044, their highest since June 20
** Co says reverse circulation drill programme at its wholly
owned Southern Star gold deposit in Western Australia returned
high-grade gold intercepts urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nASX6sdT11
** Says the results confirm the depth potential of the
deposit that is shaping up as a "sizable" gold intercept
** Stock down 37.7% this year, as of last close, vs a 9.2%
decline in the benchmark S&P/ASX 200 index .AXJO
(Reporting by Roushni Nair in Bengaluru)
((Roushni.Nair@thomsonreuters.com;))