Hawkstone increases Utah landholding

The share price of ASX-listed Hawkstone Mining settled 20% higher on Friday after the company announced that its landholding at the Western Desert gold/copper project, in Western Utah, had increased by 950%.

The company on Friday told shareholders that since acquiring the project in March of this year, and based on the results from recent exploration, the company had increased its landholding to expand the total tenement package to 25.41 km2 at Western Desert.