** Shares of Australia's Sabre Resources SBR.AX rise as much as 9.1% to A$0.012 in their biggest intraday pct gain since November 21

** Stock has lost 7.7% so far this month, on track for its worst month since March

** Mineral explorer says sampling results demonstrate potential for rare earth element deposits with high proportions of critical high performance magnet rare earth metals at its Dingo project in southwestern Northern Territory

** Stock has risen 20% this year, including session gains

(Reporting by Roshan Thomas in Bengaluru)

((Roshan.Thomas@thomsonreuters.com;))