** Shares of Australia's Marquee Resources MQR.AX rise as
much as 9.7% to A$0.07, their highest since Sept. 21
** The lithium miner provides update on the completion of
earn-in agreement and on exploration program at Kibby Basin
Lithium Project in Nevada
** Confirms that co has now completed the required minimum
spend of C$2.5 million ($1.81 million) at the Kibby Basin
Project
** Adds that it has issued the required cash and share
payments to minerals explorer Belmont Resources BEA.V under
the earn-in agreement announced in March
** Stock posts its biggest intraday pct gain since Sept 8
** Stock has fallen 54.1% this year, as of last close
($1 = 1.3796 Canadian dollars)
(Reporting by Rishav Chatterjee in Bengaluru)
((Rishav.Chatterjee@thomsonreuters.com;))