** Shares of copper explorer Trek Metals ltd TKM.AX rise
as much as 4% to A$0.078
** Company signs agreement with Australian miner Pilbara
Minerals PLS.AX to acquire 100% interest in tenement in
strategic base metal exploration tenement adjacent to its
Pincunah Project, Port Hedland urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nASX9K4PGH
** Adds that tenement highly prospective for both new gold
and base metal discoveries
** Says deal for A$300,000 ($209,820.00), payable in TKM
shares plus a 2.5% royalty
** Stock has fallen 28.6% this year as of last close
($1 = 1.4298 Australian dollars)
(Reporting by Jaskiran Singh in Bengaluru)
((Jaskiran.Singh@thomsonreuters.com;))