** Shares of lithium miner Maximus Resources MXR.AX surge as much as 42.2% to A$0.064, their highest since mid-August 2022
** Co says gold explorer Astral Resources AAR.AX to acquire firm in an all-share deal for A$0.07 per share
** Offer price represents a premium of ~56% to stock's last close
** Maximus Resources says AAR will acquire ~20% stake in MXR via a share swap with Beacon Minerals BCN.AX and others issuing ~40.8 mln of its shares
** More than 4.4 mln Maximus Resources shares change hands, 9.7x the 30-day avg
** Stock posts its biggest intraday pct gain since Jan. 11
** AAR slips 6.7% to A$0.140, posts its biggest intraday percentage loss since Dec. 20
** Maximus Resources stock up 72.4% YTD, while AAR has almost doubled in value
(Reporting by Kumar Tanishk in Bengaluru)
((Tanishk.Kumar@thomsonreuters.com;))
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