** Shares of West Coast Silver Ltd WCE.AX rise as much as 30.2% to A$0.125, hitting their highest level since May 30, 2024
** Stock marks its biggest intraday pct gain since March 25
** Diversified miner finds presence of high-grade silver in initial samples from its first drilling exercise at the Elizabeth Hill Silver project in Western Australia
** About 6 mln shares change hands, over 3x the 30-day avg trading volume of about 1.6 mln
** Stock has more than doubled in value so far this year
(Reporting by Shruti Agarwal in Bengaluru)
((Shruti.Agarwal@thomsonreuters.com))