BUZZ-Australia's Advance Metals soars on buying gold and silver projects

** Advance Metals AVM.AX soars as much as 26.5% to A$0.043; biggest intraday pct gain since late-October 2024 ** Stock hits highest since Nov. 7, 2024 ** Specialty miner enters into JV with Canada-based Serra Energy Metals SEEM.CD to buy 80% interest in Myrtleford and Beaufort gold projects in Australia for C$400,000 ($277,181) ** Signs binding deal with Sailfish Royalty FISH.V to buy 100% interest in Gavilanes silver project in Mexico ** Co will pay $50,000 in cash and issue 16.8 mln shares for Gavilanes project ** More than 5.6 mln shares traded, 6.6x the 30-day avg ** Stock up 14.7% YTD ($1 = C$1.4431) (Reporting by Nikita Maria Jino in Bengaluru) (([email protected];))