Australia's St George Mining jumps on Araxa project partnership

** Shares of St George Mining SGQ.AX rise as much as 12.9% to A$0.096, on track to record their fourth straight week of gains

** Stock has gained 27.7% in the week, as of 0350 GMT

** On Thursday, U.S.-based Blackboxstocks Inc BLBX.O entered strategic alliance with SGQ to secure high-grade rare earths supply from Araxa project

** Around 30.4 million shares change hands, 1.4x the 30-day average volume

** Stock has risen 280% this year, as of 0355 GMT