** Shares of mineral explorer Marmota MEU.AX rise as much
as 2.3% to A$0.044
** Co says that via its fully-owned subsidiary, it has
entered into the new golden moon joint venture with Coombedown
Resources
** Says JV is to "substantially grow the size of the gold
resources in the JV tenements, and develop them to production"
** About 1.1 mln shares change hands, compared with the
30-day average volume of 944,070 shares
** Stock unchanged this year, as of last close
(Reporting by Megha Rani in Bengaluru)
((Megha.Rani2@thomsonreuters.com;))