PLS) tops the ASX 200

The Pilbara Minerals Ltd (ASX: PLS) share price is on fire today. Pilbara shares opened at 96 cents a share this morning, but have risen, at the time of writing to $1.04 a share, up 9.74%. That makes it one of the day’s top 3 performers on the S&P/ASX 200 Index (ASX: XJO)

Pilbara is not a company known for its calm, tranquil journey on the ASX. At the current share price, Pilbara shares are up 17.8% year to date. However, they are also down 25% from the company’s 52-week high of $1.37 which we saw back in mid-January. Even so, Pilbara is up a whopping 542% over the past 12 months.

So what is this company? And why is the Pilbara share…