Australia's Blaze International eyes best day in 10 months on acquisitions
** Shares of Blaze International BLZ.AX climb as much as
27.8% to A$0.046, marking their biggest intraday pct gain since
July 7, 2020
** Diversified minerals explorer entered into separate
conditional share sale agreements to acquire Australian
explorers Iconic Minerals Pty Ltd and Hammerhead Exploration Pty
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** Hammerhead Exploration and Iconic Minerals own a combined
six tenement applications in the Earaheedy Basin of Western
Australia
** BLZ also received commitments to raise A$1.5 mln ($1.17
mln) for the exploration and development of new tenements
** Stock hits its highest since Sept. 17, 2020
** About 22.3 mln shares change hands, vs the 30-day average
volume of 1.2 mln shares
** Stock had risen 16.1% this year, as of last close
($1 = 1.2781 Australian dollars)
(Reporting by Harish Sridharan in Bengaluru)
((harish.sridharan@thomsonreuters.com))