** Shares of QX Resources QXR.AX rise as much as 13% to
A$0.026, set for best day since Oct. 10 if gains hold
** Battery minerals explorer says news lithium samples
reinforce prospectivity of Turner River in Western Australia
** Extensive trenching and detailed sampling and mapping
planned - co
** Stock hits highest level since Oct. 16
** 6.2 mln shares change hands, compared with the 30-day
average volume of 1.2 mln
** QXR down 45.2% YTD, as of last close
(Reporting by Adwitiya Srivastava in Bengaluru)
((Adwitiya.Srivastava@thomsonreuters.com;))