Staff Reporters

Has agreed to place 11,430,000 shares, at an issue price of 13.5 cents, raising $1,543,000 working capital for the company.

THE long-running bid by CI Resources Ltd for unlisted Christmas Island phosphate miner Phosphate Resources Ltd has hit a major hurdle, failing to win Federal Court approval for its proposed scheme

DIVERSIFIED exploration company AusQuest is set to fast-track its iron ore interests in the Pilbara following an agreement with mining giant Rio Tinto aimed at progressing an iron ore development at t

Proposed code: PEH Principal activities: retailer (08) 9311 6000 Note: refer to Foodland Associated Limited Scheme Booklet dated September 20 2005.

HMC Investors LLC, Philip Falcone, Raymond Harbert, & each of the HMC entities became a substantial shareholder with arelevant interest of 2,700,000 ordinary shares (6.36%).

Mbm Corporation Pty Ltd & Chaos Investments Pty Ltd increased its relevant interest from 17,741,700 ordinary shares (10.93%) to 17,991,700 ordinary shares (11.02%).

Has entered into an agreement with Mithril Resources to explore for nickel sulphide mineralisation within Arafura 's (100%) Exploration Licence 9725 and 10136 in the NT.

Has been awarded with Aker Kvaerner the $45M contract by Woodside Energy to install the platform topside module for the proposed Angel gas field.

Copy of the paper presented to the APPEA Taxation and Finance Conference held 22-23 September 2005.

The Western Australian Trade Enquiry Service is operated by the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Western Australia (CCI) with the support of the WA Government's Department of I

Proposed code: AZM Issue price: $0.20 Principal activities: gold exploration. Corporate: Malcolm MacPherson (chairman); Stephen Ross (managing director); Bernard Aylward (non-executive director).

Westpac Banking Corporation ceased to be a substantial shareholder

Anglo Gaelic Investmments Pty Ltd, Lion Nathan Ltd became a substantial shareholder with a relevant interest of 20,000,000 ordinary shares (33.9%).

Credit Suisse First Boston Australia Ltd increased its relevant interest from 12,221,611 ordinary shares (11.56%) to 13,445,110 ordinary shares (12.56%).

Announced a $5.8 million rights issue,to be fully underwritten at no cost by its parent company,Kimberley Diamond Company NL.

Acquisition of iron ore tenements from Heron Resources will not proceed.

Annual General Meeting will be held at the Esplanade Hotel, Adelaide Terrace, Albany, Western Australia on Monday 19th December 2005 at 3pm.

Sons of Gwalia Ltd said it had discovered a new zone of gold mineralisation 200 metres east of the find at the Red October prospect in WA.

WOODSIDE'S oil production off the North West Cape will receive a boost following the approval by Woodside Energy Ltd, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Woodside Petroleum Ltd, of $US300 million in capital

Proposed code: GEM Issue price: $0.20 Principal activities: diamond exploration.

AEGON UK plc held in the name of Chase Nominees Ltd became a notifiable shareholder with a relevant interest of 2,512,922 ordinary shares (3.03%).

Commonwealth Bank of Australia increased its relevant interest from 3,641,616 ordinary shares (7.87%) to 4,223,498 ordinary shares (8.93%).

2,625,000 shares will be release from escrow on 1 December 2005.

Together with the other shareholders in Puku Minerals Ltd has entered into conditional agreement to sell to Weatherly International PLCthe whole of the issued share capital of Puku for £3,250,000.00

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission and Australian Stock Exchange Ltd has urged company directors to ensure they are complying with the requirement to notify their interests, or chang

THE Cancer Council of WA is promoting the Fabulous Forties 2006 calendar to help raise funds for cancer research.

RAB Special Situations LP ceased to be a substantial shareholder.

Nicola Trimboll became a substantial shareholder with a relevant interest of 5,000,000 ordinary shares (8.46%).

GBS Gold Australia Pty Ltd increased its relevant interest from 110,643,626 ordinary shares (172.80%) to 118,047,844 ordinary shares (177.67%).

Will issue up to 14.7 million shares at 15 cents a share to raise $2.2 million in working capital.

Has entered into an agreement with Independence Group N.L. in respect of its 100% owned Lake Lefroy Project.

Annual General Meeting will be held at 1 Drummond Place, West Perth, at 10.00am Thursday December 22.