** Shares of Meeka Metals rise as much as 19.2% to A$0.103, their highest level since July 3, 2015

** Metal explorer reports high-grade mineralisation of gold at its St Anne's deposit in Murchison project, Western Australia

** Says drilling result support expanded mining at deposit

** Stock logs largest intraday pct gain since early March

** More than 34.9 mln shares change hands, 2.9 times the 30-day avg

** Meeka up 23.4% YTD, including current session's moves

(Reporting by Nikita Maria Jino in Bengaluru)

((Nikita.Jino@thomsonreuters.com))