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Annual General Meeting will be held at the Hilton Sydney, Level 2, Room 2, 488 George Street, Sydney, on Tuesday, 30 May 2006 at 11:00am.

Has formalised arrangements with stockbrokers to raise $1,000,000 by way of an issue of 1,333,333 fully paid shares at an issue price of 75 cents per share.

Specialist product -export 60%. Serving the mining industry caring, retiring owner nets $250,00+ increasing, long history, excellent team of 4 staff. Plant $456,000. Growing without marketing.

Proposed code: GEM, Issue price: $0.20, Principal activities: diamond exploration, Corporate: Monty House (chairman); Les Field (technical director); Anthony Short (non-executive director); Peter Hwan

With eight years of mining industry experience, Sarah Taylor-Fuller has joined Snowden as global recruitment coordinator.

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.

Billiva Pty Ltd ceased to be a substantial shareholder

Straits Resources Ltd became a substantial shareholder with a relevant interest of 87,040,160 ordinary shares (58.32%) - Form advises date as December 3, 2003

Sandvik AB increased its relevant interest from 10,977,154 ordinary shares (11.8%) to 12,224,763 ordinary shares (13.14%)

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

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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.

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.

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

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.