** Shares of Star Minerals Ltd SMS.AX rise as much as 16%
to A$0.08 - set to record their best day since Sept 8, if gains
hold
** Gold miner says studies show high-grade gold find from
its Star of the East project in Western Australia urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nASXbXwMpL
** Says drilling confirms broad shallow gold intercepts in
the project
** More than 227,300 shares change hands, compared with the
30-day average volume of 28,610 shares
** Shares down 67.1% YTD, as of last close
(Reporting by John Biju in Bengaluru)
((John.Biju@thomsonreuters.com;))