** Shares of Widgie Nickel WIN.AX rise as much as 18% to
A$0.105, their biggest intraday gain since Dec. 18
** Stock hits its highest level since Dec. 20
** Nickel explorer says total mineral resource has grown to
189,300 tonnes of contained nickel at co's Mt Edwards Project in
Western Australia
** Reports a 75% increase in total contained nickel versus
the 2023 Mineral Resource Estimate for Gillett nickel deposit at
project
** Stock had fallen 71.8% last year
(Reporting by Aaditya Govind Rao in Bengaluru)
((Aaditya.govindrao@thomsonreuters.com;))