** Shares of Venus Metals Corp VMC.AX rise as much as 9.1%
- set for best day since May 11, if gains hold
** Gold-lithium explorer says exploration found encouraging
rock formations with lithium content at the Henderson tenements
in Western Australia urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nASX4SzB2L
** Adds a reverse circulation drill rig has been secured to
test areas prospective for lithium
** Stock hits highest level since May 18
** Nearly 100,000 shares change hands, compared with the
30-day average volume of about 69,000 shares
** Stock down 5.7% this year, as of last close
(Reporting by Jaskiran Singh in Bengaluru)
((Jaskiran.Singh@thomsonreuters.com;))