** Shares of West Cobar Metals WC1.AX rise 11.8% to A$0.019
** Stock set for strongest session since February 20, if gains hold
** Mineral explorer announces potential acquisition of IGO's IGO.AX interest in three tenements of the Fraser Range Province of Western Australia, highly prospective for gold deposits
** Battery metals explorer gets commitments to raise A$450,000 ($281,115) by placement of 28.1 mln shares at A$0.016 apiece
** WC1 was on a trading halt from March 3 until Wednesday
** 3.6 mln shares change hands, three times the 30-day average of 1.2 mln shares
** Stock up 18.8% YTD, including current session's moves
($1 = 1.6008 Australian dollars)
(Reporting by Manasi Dasa in Bengaluru)
((Manasi.DasaSundeep@thomsonreuters.com;))
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