Australia's Viking Mines rises on lithium find in WA project
01/03/2022 02:19
** Shares of Viking Mines Ltd VKA.AX rise as much as 16.7%
to A$0.014, gaining the most since Feb 4
** The gold explorer says it identified lithium minerals in
pegmatite at its Fist Hit project in Western Australia
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** Co says lithium-bearing mica minerals Lepidolite and
Zinwaldite have been confirmed at the project
** About 3.7 mln shares change hands vs the 30-day average
of 1.4 mln shares
** As of Monday's close, stock down 20% this year
(Reporting by Navya Mittal)
((Navya.Mittal@thomsonreuters.com;))