Staff Reporters

Has received confirmation from the Queensland Department of Natural Resources and Mines that the Minister has signed the Right to NegotiateAgreement covering the grant of ATP 794P.

Has agreed to place 17.6 million ordinary shares at an issue price of $0.09 per share to a group of iron ore industry participants and sophisticated investors to raise $1,584,000.

LexisNexis’ Contracts 2005 will be held from July 20 to 22 at the Hyatt Regency Perth. The two-day conference addresses a wide range of contract law information.

Mel Ashton has retired from chartered accountants and business reconstruction specialists PPB to take over one-on-one business mentoring program Mentoring Services for Business (MS4B).

Deloitte has appointed three new partners to its practice, bringing the number of partners in Perth to 20.

PRIME Minister Paul Keating, who was once reported to have described Australia’s wartime leader John Curtin as a “trier”, was more generous on the 50th anniversary of his death.

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Dundee Precious Metals Inc. became a substantial shareholder with a relevant interest of 5,500,000 ordinary shares (6.4%).

Bullion Minerals Ltd became a substantial shareholder with a relevant interest of 16,500,000 ordinary shares (15.44%)

Mathews Capital Partners increased its relevant interest from 81,200,186 ordinary shares (8.20%) to 93,204,968 ordinary shares (9.42%)

5,233,332 fully paid ordinary shares will be released from escrow on 1 July 2005.

Has negotiated the purchase of production royalties held by Croesus Mining NL and Vulcan Resources Ltd over Troy owned mineral tenements at Sandstone.

Workshare sales director (Australia/New ZealanNewmont Australia group executive (environment and social responsibility) Christine Charles and Australian Red Cross national communications manager Vedra

PEARLSTREET Energy Services has acquired Melbourne firm ETRS in a move that triples the size of its business.

The Urban Development Institute of Australia (WA) has appointed Kelly Dewar-Matusik as business development manager. Ms Dewar-Matusik was previously senior account manager with Océ Australia.

GOLD hopeful Sipa Resources has received a stamp of approval in the exploration stakes with the signing of a deal with the world’s largest gold producer, Newmont Mining.

TREATMENT at the Cancer Council’s Lymphoedema Management Service is now more affordable thanks to new subsidies funded by community donations.

Proposed code: KOR Issue price: $0.20 Principal activities: gold explorer

Timothy Flavel became a substantial shareholder with a relevant interest of 2,150,001 ordinary shares (5.65%).

Frank Carr increased its relevant interest from 35,755,000 ordinary shares (59.6%) to 35,900,000 ordinary shares (59.8%)

Island Australia Pty Ltd increased its relevant interest from 12,770,803 ordinary shares (17.1530%) to 14,082,813 ordinary shares (18.9152%)

Has signed a heads of agreement with Vi Top BioEnergy to launch Medec Cen tre concept in China.

Guina Developments Pty Ltd has agreed to subscribe for 10,000,000 shares in Kings Minerals at a price of $0.20 per share.

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EMPLOYERS in Western Australia are struggling to source skilled permanent staff and are turning to contractors to fill the void, according to the latest Hudson Report employment expectations figures.

Cameron Chisholm & Nicol Architects is a leading WA based architectural practice specialising in the retail, commercial, hospitality, urban design, and the multi residential and subdivision pla

SPHERE Investments has expanded its resource portfolio in West Africa, adding four gold and base metals exploration licences to its primary Guelb el Aouj iron ore project in Mauritania and other explo

Sprott Asset Management Inc ceased to be a substantial shareholder.

Credit Suisse First Boston (Australia) Holdings Ltd became a substantial shareholder with a relevant interest of 7,994,409 ordinary shares (7.56%)

Crawley Investments Pty Ltd increased its relevant interest from 13,695,002 ordinary shares (28.93%) to 14,795,002 ordinary shares (30.55%)

Placement was successful in raising $1,260,000.

Has acquired the right to earn a 50 percent interest in a Coal Bed Methane Project in the Green River Basin, Wyoming.