Australia's Pioneer Lithium hits 3-week high on Canada project buyout
** Shares of Pioneer Lithium Ltd PLN.AX rise as much as
14.3% to A$0.360, their highest level since Oct. 16
** Exploration co executes option agreement to purchase 100%
interest in Benham project in Canada
** Says project is a highly prospective greenfields lithium
exploration property
** Says its immediate focus will be to conduct early
exploration fieldwork activities at the project
** PLN down 12.5% YTD, as of last close
(Reporting by John Biju in Bengaluru)
((John.Biju@thomsonreuters.com;))
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