** Shares of Odessa Minerals ODE.AX jump as much as 22.2%
to A$0.022, their best intraday session since Sept. 12
** Says it exercised exclusive option to acquire an
exploration license for a lithium and rare earth elements (REE)
tenement, upon completing technical due diligence urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nASXkw1mS
** Odessa had signed a binding agreement with Historic Gold
Mines Pty Ltd in September to buy the exploration license
** Stock hits highest level since Sept. 20
** As of last close, ODE down 14.3% since trading resumed on
Jan. 18 after an about 6-month suspension
(Reporting by Harshita Swaminathan)
((Harshita.Swaminathan@thomsonreuters.com))