BUZZ-Australia's Iluka Resources up; amends royalty agreement with BHP
** Mineral sands explorer Iluka Resources Ltd (Other OTC: ILKAF - news) up as much as 1.8 pct
** Company amends a royalty agreement with BHP Billiton (NYSE: BBL - news) and its joint venture partners
** Iluka to get an immediate one-off payment of US$8 mln as part of the changes
** Stock among top percentage gainers on ASX 300 Metals & Mining Index (Jakarta: ^JKMING - news)
** Says the amendment will increase the revenue base upon which the royalty is payable and decrease the royalty rate from 1.25 pct to 1.232 pct
** Deutsche Bank (Xetra: 514000 - news) raises Iluka's price target to A$8.9 from A$8.8, citing strong recovery in sales volumes during the June quarter (Reuters Messaging: anusha.r.thomsonreuters.com@reuters.net)