** Shares of speciality miner Galileo Mining soar as much as 18.4% to A$0.29, posting their biggest intraday pct gain since March 21
** Co executes joint venture deal with Mineral Resources
unit to sell 30% lithium rights on Norseman project tenements in Western Australia for A$7.5 mln ($4.99 mln)
** GAL shares hit their highest level since May 10
** More than 1.2 mln shares change hands, compared with the 30-day average volume of 269,433 shares
** Stock down 14% this year, as of last close, vs a 0.8% increase in the benchmark S&P/ASX 200 index
** MIN shares up 1% at A$72.4 on Monday, heading for best day since May 20
($1 = 1.5017 Australian dollars)
(Reporting by Roushni Nair in Bengaluru)
((Roushni.Nair@thomsonreuters.com;))
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