Staff Reporters

Subsidiary Alljay Contract Pty Ltd has received a 12 month extension of contract with St Ives Gold Mining Company Pty Ltd.

Norman Disney & Young director Ashak Nathwani and Honeywell Pacific facilities optimisation business manager Ehab Abou-Seido are speaking at the Energy Smart Trade Expo 2005, May 31 at the Perth Conve

Justice Neville Owen has been appointed as chancellor of the University of Notre Dame Australia.

More than 1.5 million flights of stairs are expected to be climbed throughout August in an attempt to scale Mt Everest 690 times as part of the Heart Foundation’s ‘Climb to the Top’.

Sprott Asset Management Inc ceased to be a substantial shareholder.

Coniston Pty Ltd increased its relevant interest from 2,270,020 ordinary shares (12.9%) to 3,706,020 ordinary shares (17.43%).

Shareholders of King Ltd approved the merger with Moto.

Has acquired an additional 4.1666% working interest in the East Flour Bluff Gas Field for US$513,333, increasing its total working interest to 16.666% and net revenue interest to 11.666%.

Due to uncertainty about what rate of tax is to be withheld from employees salaries from 1 July 2005, the Tax Office today released two alternate sets of formulas to help software providers implement

THE Inspector-General of Taxation David Vos has recommended changes to the Australian Taxation Office’s small business debt collection practices and its administration of GST refunds.

A number of Western Australian resources companies currently with operations in West Africa face challenges in developing projects because of political risk, underdeveloped infrastructure and a lack o

Issue price: $1.00 Principal activities: Biodiesel production.

Goldford Investments (Australia) Pty Ltd became a substantial shareholder with a relevant interest of 132,232,883 ordinary shares (31.4%).

Kalgoorlie Mine Management Pty Ltd changed its relevant interest from 8,194,083 ordinary shares (19.89%) to 9,894,083 ordinary shares (16.86%).

Has been assigned the 25% farm-in position in the NW Rio Vista project.

Has sold the sole and exclusive rights for uranium and associated minerals contained within EL 38/1732 to Goldstream Mining N.L for 1.5 million fully paid Goldstream Mining N.L shares.

Construction of 14 seniors units, Port Kennedy BGC Construction P/L $1,858,868 Renovations & upgrades to 11 houses & 1 visitors accommodation & 1 administration building & 1 ablution block,

The Tungsten Group has appointed Chris Maloney (left) as a consultant.

Three month gold takeover bid Renison Goldfields Consolidated snared control of Pancontinental Mining after a three-month takeover battle, this week 10 years ago.

Proposed code: CDZ Issue price: $0.20 Principal activities: Gold, silver and metal based projects.

Proposed code: GYN Issue price: $0.20 Principal activities: Base metals explorer.

First Capital Finance Ltd increased its relevant interest from 13,825,000 ordinary shares (19.87%) to 19,380,555 ordinary shares (25.79%).

Copperco offer closed on 13 May, 2005, failing to achieve compulsory acquisition.

Orchard Petroleum Inc.has entered into an agreement to acquire the 50% working interest position in the Forbes Project from Matris Exploration Company

Placed 15 million shares at 1 cent per share to raise $150,000 to clients of Albion Capital Partners.

Perth-based listed mining and exploration company Tennant Creek Gold has announced it will complete a recapitalisation worth more than $7 million by making a placement of shares to a London-based mini

Newly-listed WA-based oil and gas explorer Baraka Petroleum Limited has appointed Swiss geologist Laurent Langhi as petroleum geologist.

PERTH-based oil and gas company Antares Energy has announced first commercial sales from its third gas well in the Ellis County region of Oklahoma, in the US.

Sombretta Group Ltd became a substantial shareholder with a relevant interest of 4,507,282 ordinary shares (9.9%).

Kalgoorlie Mine Management Pty Ltd changed its relevant interest from 8,194,083 ordinary shares (19.89%) to 9,894,083 ordinary shares (16.86%).

Has signed an agreement with HSBC Precision Printing Ltd to jointly offer a document scanning and archiving service. HPPL is a subsidiary of The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Ltd.

Lodged response to ASQ query