Staff Reporters

WESFARMERS has budgeted to double its capital expenditure in the current financial year to more than $900 million, including a major expansion of its ammonium nitrate plant at Kwinana.

August 25 Elemental Minerals Proposed code: ELM Issue price: $0.20 Principal activities: gold and base metal explorer.

iinet Ltd 03-Aug-05 Portfolio Partners Ltd became a substantial shareholder with a relevant interest of 5,619,765 ordinary shares (5.15%)

Aztec Resources Ltd 27-Jul-05 FMR Corp decreased its relevant interest from 48,903,647 ordinary shares (10.0%) to 34,703,647 ordinary shares (7.03%).

Ottoman Energy Ltd 5-Aug-05 Has signed a farm in and service agreement with a Filipino consortium in respect of two offshore Phillipine licences.

Ashburton Minerals Ltd 4-Aug-05 Trans Pacific Gold Pty Ltd has completed the acquisition of the historic Mina Inglesa gold mine at Crixas in the state of Goias in Brazil

Murray Wheater has returned to the Perth office of law firm Blake Dawson Waldron as a senior associate, after seven years of practising in London; initially with Slaughter & May and then as a seni

BMA Gold Limited has appointed Robert Besley and Ken Winters as directors; Philip Rees has resigned as a director for the company.

WESTERN Australian companies Woodside Petroleum, Hardman resources and Sphere Investments are moni-toring the situation in the West African nation of Mauritania following a military coup last week.

Blina Diamonds NL 3-Aug-05 Bazxo Pty Ltd ceased to be a substantial shareholder

AFT Corporation Ltd 30-Jun-05 Techsuccess Ltd increased its relevant interest from 133,400,000 ordinary shares (18.38%) to 177,430,691 ordinary shares (23.05%)

Kimberley Diamond Company NL 28-Jul-05 Merrill Lynch & Co decreased its relevant interest from 20,568,519 ordinary shares (8.19%) to 18,281,000 ordinary shares (7.19%).

Caspian Oil & Gas Ltd 5-Aug-05 Has entered into a letter agreement with Santos to farm out and joint venture its oil projects in the Kyrgyz Republic.

Sedimentary Holdings Ltd 4-Aug-05 Has entered into an agreement with private interests in respect of the St Arnaud Goldfield in north west Victoria whereby the agreement, incorporates an option to pur

John Lynch has been reappointed as chairperson of the Western Australian Local Government Grants Commission for a two-year term.

Independence Group NL has appointed Oscar Aamodt as a non-executive director

URANIUM hopeful Reefton Mining’s recent troubles have compounded with the announcement that the company’s Alternative Investment Market (AIM) nominated adviser, Grant Thornton, has resigned.Reefton’s

August 22 Nova Energy Proposed code: NEL Issue price: $0.40 Principal activities: uranium exploration.

Aurox Resources Ltd22-Jul-05 Andrew Haythorpe & Ouro Pty Ltd & Tesha Pty Ltd. Became a substantial shareholder with a relevant interest of 1,900,000 ordinary shares (5.36%)

Troy Resources NL 09-Aug-05 Henry A Clive increased its relevant interest from 3,064,768 ordinary shares (5.86%) to 3,144,754 ordinary shares (5.96%)

Moto Goldmines Ltd 2-Aug-05 Proposes to issue up to 7 million common shares at an issue price of CDN$2.70 each, together with 3.5 million attaching warrants on the basis of one warrant for every two s

Drillsearch Energy Ltd 5-Aug-05 Canadian subsidiary has settled legal proceedings commenced in 2002 by Richard MacDermott.

OmniSTAR adds two Satellite technology provider OmniSTAR has appointed Daniel Shean (top) as sales support technician.

Thomas Pickett has resigned as a director for Australian Mining Investments Limited

IN the battle to attract high-calibre staff, one not-for-profit player has taken an innovative approach to executive recruitment by offering to fund a post-graduate student in return for their time an

Westralian Nickel Proposed code: WNI Issue price: $0.20 Principal activities: nickel exploration.

Nustar Mining Corporation Ltd 03-Aug-05 Richard Andrew Palmer became a substantial shareholder with a relevant interest of 6.71%

Jabiru Metals Ltd 1-Aug-05 Tanami Gold NL decreased its relevant interest from 24,683,852 ordinary shares (14.26%) to 363,852 ordinary shares (0.21%).

Gindalbie Metals Ltd 2-Aug-05 27 million shares will be released from escrow on 12 August 2005.

Independence Group NL 2-Aug-05 Has entered into a conditional agreement with WMC Resources Ltd, to purchase the existing Long Nickel Mine shaft, decline and related infrastructure.

Scotford & Fennessy Executive Search and Consulting has appointed Michael McShane as senior consultant of their mining and resources division.

Mark Maine has been appointed as company secretary for Goldstar Resources NL, following the resignation of Bryan Dixon.