** Shares of Arizona Lithium Ltd AZL.AX rise as much as
9.5% to A$0.092, their highest since Sept 19
** Stock posts its biggest intraday pct gain since Oct 18
** Stock gains for four consecutive sessions
** Australia-based exploration co says strategic partnership
for lithium extraction with U.S. environmental biotech Co
Cemvita urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nASXc89RYd
** Co adds strategic partnership with Cemvita to develop
commercial-scale applications for bioextraction of lithium from
sedimentary ore
** Co further adds research and development work will take
place at AZL's new Lithium Research Centre using ore from AZL's
Big Sandy Lithium Project in Arizona
** More than 37.4 mln shares change hands, vs the 30-day
average volume of 18.5 mln shares
** Stock has fallen 20% this year, as of last close
(Reporting By Udbhav Krishna P in Bengaluru)
((UdbhavKrishna.P@Thomsonreuters.com))