Staff Reporters

Excalibur Mining Corporation Ltd became a substantial shareholder with a relevant interest of  90,600,684 ordinary shares (9.15%).

Mathews Capital Partners increased its relevant interest to 6.078%.

4,000,000 fully paid ordinary shares will be released from escrow on 9 February 2005.

Has earned an option to participate in up to five wells to be drilled in Eagle Bay NL’s PEL 182 in the Copper Basin.  Bounty can earn up to 5% in each well by contributing 10% to

An interest-free loan scheme has won the Australian Securities and Investments Commission’s Pie in the Sky award.

THE seasonally adjusted value of residential construction activity in Western Australia increased by $1 million (0.1 per cent) to $807 million between the June and September quart

Proposed code: SIMIssue price: $0.20Principal activities: Gold and base metal exploration.

Skin-Plex Laboratories Pty Ltd increased its relevant interest from 2,140,000 ordinary shares (5.495%) to 2,640,000 ordinary shares (6.779%).

St Barbara Mines Limited decreased its relevant interest from 382,219,338 ordinary shares (38.61%) to 161,254,367 ordinary shares (16.29%).

Has reached agreement on the terms of a joint venture with Jindalee Resources Ltd covering tenements E39/990 and ELA39/1032, which adjoin the company's Kilkenny project in the nor

AN environmental protection policy for Cockburn Sound has been released.

MURRAY Rosa has been appointed general manager and head of the Western Australian operation of Computer Sciences Corporation.

NAMAKWA Diamond Company has successfully applied for the Swartsand project, located between the towns of Springbok and Kleinzee, in South Africa.

Energe Safety is prosecuting Western Power over the electrocution deaths of two children at Wyndham in 2003.

Acorn Capital Ltd became a substantial shareholder with a relevant interest of 7,700,000 ordinary shares (6.05%).

Global Property Corporation Pty Ltd increased its relevant interest from 887,668 ordinary shares (7.21%) to 901,272 ordinary shares (7.33%).

Offer closed oversubscribed and has been completed. A total of 28,786,000 shares have been issued for a consideration of 6.5 cents per share raising $1,871,090.

Has executed a Heads of Agreement to acquire the drilling fluids and chemicals business of the South African  Mud company .

ONE of Western Australia’s major iron ore producers, Rio Tinto, says demand remains strong across its range of iron ore products with all markets showing strength, particularly Ch

Penny Flett has the passion and enthusiasm for her work more often associated with a recent graduate than a 20-year veteran in the field.

Aquila Resources has added two senior staff.

Proposed code: ZBBIssue price: $0.50Principal activities: Develops and manufactures distributed energy storage solutions.

Renaissance Smaller Companies Ltd became a substantial shareholder with a relevant interest of 8,153,173 ordinary shares (5.35%).

Portfolio Partners Limited decreased its relevant interest from 25,292,196 ordinary shares (15.24%) to 23,957,217 ordinary shares (13.90%).

Has announced the conclusion of a Memorandum of Understanding with China Metal Products Import/Export Corporation a subsidiary of China MinMetals Corporation.  Tonnage to be suppl

Together with Carpenter Pacific Resources NL have reached an in principle agreement to dispose of their jointly held 5% participating interest in the Maari Oil Project (Maari) to

A brief explanation of the Compliance Model and how it can be used.http://ato.gov.au/distributor.asp?doc=/content/5704.htm

BERT Beevers has been confirmed as the managing director of Central West TAFE after having acted in the position since last year.