** Shares of Minerals 260 MI6.AX jump as much as 33.3% to A$0.56, highest since September 18, 2023
** Stock marks strongest intraday pct gain since July 11, 2022
** Diversified miner signs A$220 mln ($156.00 mln) strategic funding package with Franco-Nevada Corp FNV.TO for onshore Bullabulling Gold Project
** Under deal, Franco-Nevada Australia to increase its total royalty over the project to 2.45% from 1%
** About 11.1 mln shares change hands, 1.6x the 30-day avg volume of 7 mln shares
** YTD, stock up 27.4%, including the day's moves
($1 = 1.4102 Australian dollars)
(Reporting by Shivangi Lahiri in Bengaluru)
((shivangi.lahiri@thomsonreuters.com))