** Shares of Matsa Resources MAT.AX rise as much as 6.9%
to A$0.031, their highest since Jan 10
** Stock posts its biggest intraday pct gain since March 8
** The gold miner and explorer says assayed further
high-grade gold at Devon Pit Gold Mine in Lake Carey gold
project, Western Australia
** Co expects to finalise a formal mining contract with BML
Ventures for the Devon Pit gold mine in the coming days
** About 1.4 mln shares change hands, compared with the
30-day average volume of 371,421
** Stock has risen 11.5% this year, as of last close
(Reporting by Sneha Kumar in Bengaluru)
((Sneha.Kumar@thomsonreuters.com;))