• Shares of Tartana Minerals rise as much as 23.1% to A$0.016, their highest since September 22

• Stock logs its largest intraday pct gain since July 17

• Copper-gold explorer commences drilling at the Nightflower Silver Project in Far North Queensland, marking the first drilling undertaken at the project since 2008

• TAT adds drilling is targeting silver-lead mineralisation within and around the historically defined Digger Lode system

• YTD, stock down over 60%

(Reporting by Tejas Harish in Bengaluru)