** Shares of mineral explorer Victory Goldfields 1VG.AX
soar as much as 23.3% to A$0.185
** Stock set for its best intraday gain since Aug. 30, 2021,
if gains hold
** Co says drilling has intersected high-grade gold at its
Coodardy project in Western Australia urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nASX4sVL7t
** Executive Director Brendan Clark says the results provide
evidence of potential for gold mineralisation to continue within
the area covered by its upcoming drilling program
** Shares hit highest level since March 11
** Stock down 26.8% YTD, as of last close
(Reporting by Harshita Swaminathan)
((Harshita.Swaminathan@thomsonreuters.com))