** Shares of Sunshine Gold SHN.AX rise as much as 4.8% to
A$0.022, their highest since Oct 31
** The mineral explorer announces that it has started
aircore drilling at its Ravenswood West Project near Townsville
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** Says drilling to test a rare-earths enriched intrusion
identified from stream sediment and soil sampling
** Adds that results to date from stream sediment and soil
sampling are extremely "encouraging"
** Stock on track to climb 10% this week, if gains hold
** Stock down 46.2% this year, as of last close
(Reporting by Rishav Chatterjee in Bengaluru)
((Rishav.Chatterjee@thomsonreuters.com;))