** Shares of Atlantic Lithium A11.AX rise 23.1% to A$0.32, on track for their strongest session since Dec 22

** Shares extend gains from last session during which co said it will raise up to $16.4 million for its mine in Ghana among other purposes

** About 1.4 mln shares change hands, 2.4x the 30-day average

** Stock up 45.5 YTD

(Reporting by Jasmeen Ara Shaikh in Bengaluru)

((Jasmeenaraislam.Shaikh@thomsonreuters.com;))