** Shares of Australia's Peninsula Energy PEN.AX rise as much as 17.9% to A$0.33, their highest level since September 3
** Uranium miner says it successfully produced its first dried yellowcake, which is a form of uranium concentrate, from its Lance Central Processing Plant in Wyoming, USA
** Adds milestone makes co an independent end-to-end producer of dried yellowcake
** Stock posts its biggest intraday pct gain since August 6, 2024
** Around 18.4 mln shares change hands, 5.8x the 30-day average volume
** Stock last up 14.3%, trimming YTD losses to 65.8%
(Reporting by Shruti Agarwal in Bengaluru)
((Shruti.Agarwal@thomsonreuters.com))