** Shares of James Bay Minerals rise as much as 130% to A$0.460, their highest intraday pct gain on record
** The lithium explorer says it will acquire Battle Mountain Resources' stake in Independence Gold project at Nevada in a deal valued at A$2.4 mln ($1.62 mln)
** Says deal also consists of acquiring the remaining interest from Americas Gold Exploration over two years
** Stock hits its highest level since mid-September 2023
** Stock logs three straight sessions of gains
** Over 4.9 mln shares change hands, 110x the 30-day avg
** Stock up 11.1% YTD, including current session's moves
($1 = 1.4841 Australian dollars)
(Reporting by Kumar Tanishk in Bengaluru)
((Tanishk.Kumar@thomsonreuters.com;))
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