** Critica CRI.AX rises 7.7% to A$0.014
** Stock rose to A$0.015 earlier in the day, marking its highest level since Dec. 17, 2024
** Critical minerals explorer gets A$585,000 ($363,051) on releasing its mining bond with Tasmania state department
** Says funds will be used to advance Jupiter Rare Earths Project, part of its Brothers Clay-Hosted Rare Earths Project in Western Australia
** Stock gained 71.4% last year
($1 = A$1.6113)
(Reporting by Jasmeen Ara Shaikh in Bengaluru)
((Jasmeenaraislam.shaikh@thomsonreuters.com))