** Shares of QX Resources QXR.AX climb as much as 14.7% to
A$0.039, set for their best day since April 19, if gains hold
** The gold miner says it has signed a Letter of Intent
(LOI) to acquire a majority stake in a recently consolidated
lithium brine project in California, United States urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nFWN37D26K
** Co says LOI provides a 75-day exclusivity period for due
diligence for a potential 75% acquisition in the project
** Shares hit their highest since May 10
** Stock down ~19% this year, as of last close
(Reporting by Archishma Iyer in Bengaluru)
((Archishma.Iyer@thomsonreuters.com;))