** Shares of QMines QML.AX rise as much as 25% to A$0.06, their highest level since March 18
** The gold explorer announcesA$15 million ($10.73 million) investment from QIC Minerals and Battery Technology Fund
** Investment to accelerate its Mt Chalmers copper and gold project
** About 4.8 million shares change hands, 3.1 times the 30-day avg
** Stock up 14.6% YTD, including the session's moves
($1 = 1.3982 Australian dollars)
(Reporting by Anjali Singh in Bengaluru)
((anjali.singh2@thomsonreuters.com;))