** Miner's shares PDI.AX rise as much as 9.3% to A$0.295,
highest since April 10, 2013
** Stock posts biggest intraday pct gain since Dec. 8
** Company says https://www.asx.com.au/asxpdf/20220113/pdf/454yshh995830d.pdf
drilling results confirm broad zones of gold mineralisation at
its Bankan gold project in Guinea
** Stock also gets some support from gold prices, which held
near a one-week high hit earlier in the session GOL/
** More than 7 mln shares change hands vs 30-day avg of ~2.6
mln shares
** Company's shares up ~5.9% so far this year, as of last
close
(Reporting by Upasana Singh in Bengaluru)
((Upasana.Singh@thomsonreuters.com))