** Shares of Strickland Metals STK.AX rise as much as
13.3% to A$0.094, posting their biggest intraday percentage gain
since Nov. 22
** Mineral explorer reports positive drilling results from
its Yandal gold project in Western Australia
** Says drilling found significant gold mineralisation in an
area previously thought to have been closed off to
mineralisation
** More than 18.4 mln shares change hands, compared with the
30-day average volume of nearly 8.1 mln
** Stock had more than doubled in value this year, as of
last close
(Reporting by Aaditya Govind Rao in Bengaluru)
((Aaditya.govindrao@thomsonreuters.com;))