** Shares of West Wits Mining Ltd WWI.AX rise as much as
11.8% to A$0.019, their highest since Sept 16
** The mining company says first phase of its uranium
drilling programme at the Witwatersrand Basin Project in South
Africa confirms consistent uranium mineralisation urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nASXcdKv42
** Says three diamond-hole drill results from the Phase 1
uranium drilling programme emphasise that the Bird Reef Central
areas within co's project to be a potential candidate for
uranium/gold project
** More than 5.15 mln shares trade hand, compared with
30-day average trading volume of 2.33 mln
** Co shares down 48.5% YTD, as of last close
(Reporting by John Biju in Bengaluru)
((John.Biju@thomsonreuters.com;))