** Shares of Meeka Gold MEK.AX rise as much as 15.7% to
A$0.059, hitting their highest level since June 10
** Stock posts its biggest intraday gain since May 31
** The gold explorer says it confirmed further rare-earths
assays from drilling at Circle Valley project in Western
Australia urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nASX9g14Lj
** Says grades of scandium have been returned with the
current batch of assays found
** Stock up 24.4% this year, as of last close
(Reporting by Navya Mittal in Bengaluru)
((navya.mittal@thomsonreuters.com))