** Shares of Province Resources PRL.AX rise as much as
10.7% to A$0.145, on track for their best day since Nov. 15
** Vanadium explorer says the Western Australian government
gave its HyEnergy project lead agency status urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nASXbX9ZCY
** Status recognises project as a significant one, which is
in state's interest
** Also, the Department of Jobs, Tourism, Science and
Innovation is now lead agency to guide development through
government approval process
** HyEnergy is a renewable green hydrogen project located in
Gascoyne region
** Stock hits highest level since Dec. 3
** Stock up more than 10 times in value YTD, as of last
close
(Reporting by Jaskiran Singh in Bengaluru)
((Jaskiran.Singh@thomsonreuters.com;))