** Shares of Australia's Prospect Resources PSC.AX rise as
much as 17.02% to A$0.11, their highest since Aug 25
** Shares rise as the Africa-focused lithium miner expands
sub-Saharan presence with highly prospective Omaruru lithium
project in Namibia urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nASX7J3sgg
** Co says shareholder agreement signed with Osino Resources
Corp OSI.V to progressively acquire up to 51% and potentially
up to 85% interest in the Omaruru Lithium Project in Namibia
** Adds that the Omaruru project will help co establish a
'strategic' position in Namibia
** More than 2.2 mln shares change hands, compared with the
30-day average volume of about 1.6 mln shares
** Prospect Resources has risen 138.9% this year as of last
close
(Reporting by Rishav Chatterjee in Bengaluru)
((Rishav.Chatterjee@thomsonreuters.com;))