** Shares of Native Mineral Resources NMR.AX rise as much
as 8.6% to A$0.19, their highest level since May 2
** Minerals explorer says the second diamond drill hole at
the Maneater Hill breccia, a type of rock containing fragments
of minerals, found further polymetallic sulphides, including
sulphides of silver, gold, zinc and copper
** "The presence of sulfides in the drill core confirms that
the breccia potentially extends further than initially
anticipated" - Managing Director Blake Cannavo
** Trading volumes cross 5 times their 30-day average, with
about 547,000 shares traded so far
** NMR down 26.6% YTD as of last close
(Reporting by Harshita Swaminathan)
((Harshita.Swaminathan@thomsonreuters.com))