Staff Reporters

A General Meeting will be held at The Celtic Club, 48 Ord Street, Perth, on 15 November 2006 commencing at 9.00am

WEST Perth-based gold and base metals miner, Montezuma Mining Company Ltd, aims to raise $4.5 million to fund drilling and evaluation of priority projects and potential acquisition opportunities.

Proposed code: XRF, Issue price: $0.20, Principal activities: manufacturers and markets instrumentation for the scientific and analytical industries, specialised chemicals for x-ray and other analysis

School of Mines lecturer Diarmid Mather, Laverton shire president Robert Wedge and mine manager Timothy Dobson have been appointed to the Goldfields-Esperance Development Commission board.

ASIC has issued a revised policy statement outlining how it uses its powers to reduce the burden on business.

GRD Ltd ceased to be a substantial shareholder.

Wesfarmers Ltd increased its relevant interest from 20,344,855 ordinary shares (13.74%) to 21,395,524 ordinary shares (14.81%).

RAB Special Situations (Master) Fund Ltd changed its relevant interest from 8,000,000 ordinary shares (12.2%) to 8,000,000 ordinary shares (10.3%).

COLES Myer shares reached a record high of $14.80, before closing at $14.62 last Friday, as speculation ran rife about a possible takeover bid by American giant Wal-Mart.

Import and supplier of industrial work wear to construction, mining, industrial markets and government sectors. Specialist in the industry. Murray Brown: 9481 4422 GMO WA’s Business Broker

Proposed code: SHX, Issue price: $0.20, Principal activities: gold and base metals exploration, Corporate: David G Netherway (CEO), Alexander Burns (non-executive chairman), Robert Cornelius (non-exec

Information explaining the family tax benefit - Maintenance income measure. http://ato.gov.au/distributor.asp?doc=/content/77107.htm Published: September 13 2006

The Australian Institute of Management is hosting a special interest network seminar focusing on tourism and branding in WA, September 27 at the AIM Leadership Centre in Floreat.

Merrill Lynch & Co Inc became a substantial shareholder with a relevant interest of 27,015,000 ordinary shares (6.27%).

Paladin Resources Ltd increased its relevant interest from 12,690,603 ordinary shares (10.58%) to 113,127,532 ordinary shares (94.27%).

A General Meeting will be held at The New Esplanade Hotel, 18 The Esplanade, Perth WA 6000 at 11.00 am (WST) on Friday, 6th October 2006

MONDAY night’s graduation ceremony at the University of Western Australia was a salubrious affair, with some prominent Perth names on both the conferring and receiving side of things.

ASX code: PES, Issue price: $0.20, First days close: $0.19, Principal activities: coal seem gas producer, Corporate: Robert William Day (non-executive chairman), Steve Beardsall (managing director), T

Proposed code: UOG, Issue price: $0.20, Principal activities: mineral exploration, Corporate: Dr Zhukov (Zeke) Pervan (chairman), William Edwin Bannister (managing director), John Karajas (director),

Draft minutes of the National Tax Liaison Group (NTLG) Consolidation sub-committee meeting of June 8 2006. http://ato.gov.au/distributor.asp?doc=/content/77940.htm Published: September 7 2006

Tanami Gold NL ceased to be a substantial shareholder.

Lebbon Group increased its relevant interest from 7,251,438 ordinary shares (19.9%) to 8,051,438 ordinary shares (20.7%).

RAB Special Situations (Master) Fund Ltd changed its relevant interest from 6,625,000 ordinary shares (19.44%) to 6,625,000 ordinary shares (17.44%).

Has completed a placement of 23,984,667 shares at an issue price of 7.5 cents each to raise a total of $1,798,850

Established in 2002 by the current owners, this combination of Quik & Ezy Mart, which contains a Subway franchise, is situated in a central location in an expanding growth area.

Proposed code: SBI, Issue price: $1.00, Principal activities: renewable and environmentally friendly fuel, Corporate: Alister T Maitland (chairman), CRS Paragash (group managing director), Adam Sierak

Neil Kay, Mark Guttridge and Chis Olde have been appointed associate directors at Knight Frank.

BIS Shrapnel’s chief economist, Frank Gelber, director of building and construction Robert Mellor and senior economist Matthew Hassan to speak at the company’s 85th bi-annual forecasting conference, S

Babcock & Brown Group became a substantial shareholder with a relevant interest of 15,373,850 ordinary shares (5.61%).

CBH Resources Ltd increased its relevant interest from 26,454,593 ordinary shares (74.86%) to 28,966,637 ordinary shares (81.97%).

Advise on 30 September 2006 the voluntary escrow restrictions on 1.5 Million shares have been satisfied.

A General Meeting will be held at The Sofitel Wentworth, 61-101 Phillip Street, Sydney, NSW, at 11.00 am on Thursday, 12 October.