** Shares of Mt Malcolm Mines M2M.AX rise as much as 40%
to A$0.035, their biggest intraday percentage gain
** Stock hits its highest level since Nov 30
** The mineral explorer says sampling of historic drill
holes confirmed the presence of pegmatite at its Lake Johnston
Project in Western Australia
** More than 3.5 mln shares change hands, compared with the
30-day average volume of 212,360
** M2M stock down 53.7% YTD, based on last close
(Reporting by Aaditya Govind Rao in Bengaluru)
((Aaditya.govindrao@thomsonreuters.com;))