Staff Reporters

Consolidated Minerals has appointed Swick Mining Services non-executive chairman Andrew Simpson as a non-executive director.

New World Alloys Limited has appointed Gerard Zytkow as an executive director and Mario Pignatiello as company secretary.

AUTOMOTIVE Holdings Group is scheduled to list on the Australian Stock Exchange in early November, seven weeks later than originally planned, after issuing a supplementary prospectus.

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

Aviva Corporation Ltd 22-Jun-05 Jadekey Nominees Pty Ltd changed its relevant interest from 15,000,000 ordinary shares (7.1%) to 18,950,000 ordinary shares (6.1%).

Arafura Resources NL 22-Sep-05 Has completed a placement of 7,575,000 shares to raise $1.82m.

Echelon Resources Ltd 22-Sep-05 Is to acquire a large number of iron ore tenements from Heron Resources Ltd.

Heron Resources Ltd General Meeting to be held at the Hannans Club, 44 Brookman St. Kalgoorlie, Western Australia at 10.00am on 21 October 2005.

Medusa Mining Ltd 22-Sep-05 Has placed a further 2,342,440 ordinary shares (on the same terms and conditions as the Issue) at 60 cents per share to clients of State One Stockbroking.

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THE site of Western Australia’s first Anaconda concept store, due to open next year at Edgewater, is to be sold by Becton Investment Management as part of a previous Glenmont syndicate wind-up.

OfficeMax Australia (formerly Boise Office Solutions Australia) has appointed Bob Harris as state manager for Western Australia. Mr Harris has extensive experience in the office product market in WA.

Tim Meagher has joined law firm Downings Legal as a solicitor in the firm’s commercial property practice.

Alinta Infrastructure Holdings Proposed code: AIH Issue price: $3.20 per ordinary share - $2.00 payable on application and $1.20 payable on December 29 2006.

Burdekin Pacific Ltd 13-Aug-05 Isaiah Sixty Pty Ltd became a substantial shareholder with a relevant interest of 38,500,000 ordinary shares (6.09%).

United Group Ltd 14-Sep-05 FMR Corp & FIL increased its relevant interest from 6,916,667 ordinary shares (6.58%) to 8,161,451 ordinary shares (7.77%).

Resolute Mining Ltd 23-Sep-05 Is to float off its uranium assets via newly incorporated Valhalla Uranium which will raise approximately $7 million through an initial public offering.

Sabre Resources Ltd 19-Sep-05 Has entered into an agreement to acquire three uranium prospective properties totalling 381sq km in the Lindi and Ruvuma Regions of Southern Tanzania.

Tethyan Copper Company Ltd Annual General Meeting to be held at Sutherland Room, City West Function Centre, 45 Plaistowe Mews, West Perth. Monday, 24 October 2005 at 2.00pm.

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Manufacturing Offers invited, Organised business, in prominent location. History of solid profit, in a growth product industry and local market.

THE sale of struggling nation-wide department store Myer is expected to go ahead soon as Coles Myer revealed last week that it had received preliminary approaches from more than 10 buyers.

Andrew Dimsey has been appointed as director - business development for Lach Drummond Resources Limited.

Veterinary pharmaceutical producer Chemeq has announced the signing of a sales order worth $1.4 million to the Perth-based company.

November 1 Central Petroleum Proposed code: CTP Issue price: $0.20 Principal activities: oil and gas exploration.

Resource Pacific Ltd 12-Sep-05 Gujarat SRE Ltd became a substantial shareholder with a relevant interest of 6,252,632 ordinary shares (5%).

Fox Resources Ltd 19-Sep-05 FMR Corp decreased its relevant interest from 4,857,472 ordinary shares (7.25%) to 4,857,472 ordinary shares (5.74%).

A1 Minerals Ltd 23-Sep-05 Have concluded negotiations to acquire three high grade prospects with previous historical mining within the BrightStar Project Area.

Cedar Woods Properties Ltd Annual General Meeting to be held at The University Club of WA, Entrance 1 off Hackett Drive, Crawley. Monday 28 October 2005 at 10.00am

Iberian Resources Ltd 22-Sep-05 Has agreed to place 27 million shares at 30 cents to raise $8.1m.

THE Special Air Services Trust has been named as the official charity of the 2005 Telstra Rally Australia.

PROSPECTIVE gold producer View Resources has announced plans for an extensive drilling program at its Cockburn gold deposit, about 12 kilometres from its Bronzewing plant.