Staff Reporters

Bluestone Tin Ltd and Metals Exploration Ltd announce a proposed merger to create a larger and more diversified mining and exploration group.

Annual General Meeting will be held at The West Australian Chinese Chamber of Commerce, 1304 Hay Street, West Perth, on Monday 29 May 2006 at 10.30am

Highly profitable niche supplier and manufacturer of essential products to the building industry and private business. The company has developed a very loyal client base in WA over the past 30 years.

Proposed code: MYG, Issue price: $0.20, Principal activities: gold exploration, Corporate: Frank Lawson (chairman), John Robert Greeve (managing director), Allan Richard George Brown (technical direct

This guide accompanies the Tax Practitioner Satellite Seminar - June 2005., http://ato.gov.au/content/downloads/js2958SatelliteseminarJune05w.pdf, Published: April 28 2006

Karl White has been appointed as manager planning and sustainability for Cedar Woods Properties.

Home building company Dale Alcock Homes has appointed Dean O'Rourke (left) as general manager.

Connie Cook became a substantial shareholder with a relevant interest of 10,000,000 ordinary shares (9.95%)

JPMorgan Chase & Co. and its affiliates increased its relevant interest from 6,670,600 ordinary shares (8.11%) to 8,755,000 ordinary shares (9.44%)

Barrick Gold Corporation increased its relevant interest from 125,458,842 ordinary shares (91.01%) to 131,244,952 ordinary shares (95.97%)

Announce a Heads of Agreement with Range Resources Ltd to acquire up to 65% of the share capital of Range's Peruvian subsidiary, S.M.R.L. Corachapi.

Annual General Meeting will be held at The West Australian Chinese Chamber of Commerce, 1304 Hay Street, West Perth, on Monday 29 May 2006 at 9.30am

Small but Profitable - making cards, classes and printing service with work outsourced. Netting $90,000 Steady with good cash flow. Premises also for sale.

Proposed code: EAR, Issue price: $0.25, Principal activities: gold, nickel and copper exploration, Corporate: Peter Andrews (executive chairman), Ernst Kohler (managing director), Peter Stedwell (non-

Ferngrove Wine Group has appointed Carmel Leaker as national sales manager, based in the company's South Perth office.

John Phillips has been appointed chief executive officer of the Construction Contractors Association of Western Australia.

DEVELOPERS of the $250 million Century City Perth project have entered into an Australian Building Greenhouse Rating commitment agreement.

Barclays Global Investors Australia Ltd ceased to be a substantial shareholder

Merchant Holdings Pty Ltd became a substantial shareholder with a relevant interest of 4,100,000 ordinary shares (5.1%)

Alchemia Ltd increased its relevant interest from 50,152,922 ordinary shares (39.86%) to 55,279,086 ordinary shares (43.94%)

Alchemia Limited's offer period has been extended. The offer is now scheduled to close at 7.00 pm (Brisbane time) on 9 June 2006.

Annual General Meeting will be held at the Offices of William Buck, Chartered Accountants, Level 2, 215 Spring Street, Melbourne, on May 31 at 9.30am

Announce that it will make a sophisticated investor placement of 35,000,000 shares at 4.25 cents each to clients of Kirke Securities Limited to raise $1.48 million in new capital.

ASX code: IGC, Issue price: $0.26, First days close: $0.23, Principal activities: gold exploration, Corporate: Tony Sage (executive chairman), Nap Mayer (non-executive director), Charles Mostert (non-

Broadcast sent on May 1 2006 to all tax agents announcing that the Commissioner has given individual, partnership and trust clients more time to lodge 2005 income tax returns, annual GST returns and a

Michael Soucik, formerly with Euroz Securities, has joined Patersons Securities as associate director corporate finance.

IN order to keep inflation in check, the Reserve Bank of Australia has increased official interest rates for the first time in 14 months.

Macquarie Bank Ltd became a substantial shareholder with a relevant interest of 13,545,089 ordinary shares (5.01%)

Greenwich Resources plc increased its relevant interest from 73,067,264 ordinary shares (90.60%) to 73,960,999 ordinary shares (91.71%)

Atacama Copper Pty Ltd increased its relevant interest from 124,458,842 ordinary shares (91.01%) to 131,244,952 ordinary shares (95.97%)

In the matter Westgold Resources NL v St Barbara Mines and Ors, the matter has been listed for trial in the Supreme Court of Western Australia from 6 to 17 November 2006 inclusive.

Annual General Meeting will be held at Narrabeen Room, Level 30 Citigroup Centre, 2 Park Street, Sydney, Tuesday, 30 May 2006 at 11.00am