** PVW Resources PVW.AX soars as much as 51.9% to A$0.041, highest since February 7, 2024
** Stock posts biggest intraday pct gain since February 20
** Diversified resources company to buy three mining projects in U.S. via purchase of Southern Prospecting, which owns options to acquire projects
** Projects include Cobb Creek gold project, Colorado Gulch, Silverstar gold and silver projects
** Consideration to be satisfied via issue of 200 mln shares to Southern Prospecting in addition to options
** Co to raise A$2.5 mln ($1.7 mln) at A$0.0165/share
** Stock sees busiest session since October 13, 2021, with ~13.3 mln shares traded - 40.8x the 30-day avg
** PVW last up 16.7%; YTD gains surge to 110%
($1 = A$1.4977)
(Reporting by Shruti Agarwal in Bengaluru)
((Shruti.Agarwal@thomsonreuters.com;))