** Shares of Australia's Auroch Mineral Ltd AOU.AX rise as
much as 29.3% to A$0.075
** Stock hits highest since Aug. 19 and is on track for best
session since Aug. 9, if gains hold
** Miner confirms high prospectivity for lithium
mineralisation at the Nevada Lithium project urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nASX4Tmbyp
** Expects approvals process for the maiden drill programme
to complete in four to six weeks
** AOU stock down ~50% YTD, as of last close
(Reporting by Nausheen Thusoo)
((Nausheen.Thusoo@thomsonreuters.com;))