** Shares of Pantera Minerals PFE.AX rise as much as 10.7%
to A$0.062, set for best day since Sept. 26, if gains hold
** Stock at highest level since Oct. 12
** Mineral explorer says lithium brine acreage at Superbird
Project in Southwest Arkansas, U.S., increased by 12%
** Lithium brine area now totals 9,440 acres - co
** 487,787 shares change hands, compared with the 30-day
average volume of 122,243
** Stock down 49.1% YTD, as of last close
(Reporting by Adwitiya Srivastava in Bengaluru)
((Adwitiya.Srivastava@thomsonreuters.com;))