** Shares of Australia's Litchfield Minerals LMS.AX rise 9.5% to A$0.115, their highest level since September 2
** The base metals and uranium explorer says an assessment of resources found at co's Lucy Creek 2 site in Northern Territory confirms high-grade manganese
** Adds results indicate a hydrothermal system of mineralisation, meaning a potentially larger tonnage system than expected from mineralisation formed by surface-level processes
** YTD, Litchfield stock up 15%
(Reporting by Shruti Agarwal in Bengaluru)
((Shruti.Agarwal@thomsonreuters.com))