• Shares of Xpedra Resources advances as much as 11.8% to A$0.019, marking its biggest intraday pct gain since June 12

• Minerals exploration co says that continued drilling has further confirmed higher-grade shallow gold deposits at the Springfield project in New South Wales

• Adds, mineralisation points to potentially scalable reserves, with further assays and probes still underway

• Nearly 2.5 million shares changed hands vs the 30-day average of 1.9 million

• Stock mostly flat YTD

(Reporting by Shravya Marakini in Bengaluru)