** Shares of Tennant Minerals TMS.AX rise as much as 8.8%
to A$0.037, their highest since July 19
** Stock posts its biggest intraday pct gain since Nov. 21
** Copper and gold miner says high-grade copper and gold
results received from the eastern extension of Bluebird in
Northern Territory, Australia
** Says highest grade results received to date from the
shallow extension of the Bluebird discovery
** Adds Bluebird East discovery has potential to be a repeat
of the Bluebird high-grade copper-gold zone drilled to date
** About 7.7 mln shares change hands, compared with the
30-day average volume of 2.0 mln
** Stock has risen 9.7% this year, as of last close
(Reporting by Sneha Kumar in Bengaluru)
((Sneha.Kumar@thomsonreuters.com;))