Staff Reporters

Equity Trustees Ltd became a substantial shareholder with a relevant interest of  86,708,000 ordinary shares (8.759%).

Acceptance of takeover offer has been extended to October 22.

Has entered into an agreement for an option to purchase a tin, tantalum and gold project within the Pine Creek Geosyncline centered around Mt Shoebridge.

Annual General Meeting will be held at Exchange Plaza Conference Centre, Level 8, Exchange Plaza, 2 The Esplanade, Perth, on November 3, commencing at 2pm.

Has placed 52,000,000 shares at 1 cent to certain investors.

The Perth Convention Exhibition Centre, or what its managers are now dubbing The Perth Centre, is set for a busy August.

Proposed code: ESSIssue price: $0.25

Perpetual Trustees Australia Ltd became a substantial shareholder with a relevant interest of  8,199,002 ordinary shares (5.97%).

STEWART Richmond has been appointed Perth general manager for national public relations firm CPR.

Beech Grove Pty Ltd  increased its relevant interest from 8,758,142 ordinary shares (10.22%) to 9,008,142 ordinary shares (10.51%).

WEMBLEY doctor Patrick Cranley, who has worked in general practice for the past 50 years, has been honoured with a Metropolitan Senior of the Year award.

The Institute of International Research will host the 2004 Extractive Industries Accounting Conference over Tuesday October 19 to Thursday 21 at the Novotel Langley Hotel.

Annual General Meeting is  to be held at 10.00am on Thursday 11 November 2004 at The Broadwater Pagoda Resort Hotel 112 Melville Parade Como WA 6152

AKD Limited has appointed stockbroker Grange Securities as underwriter of its forthcoming acquisition of Portsea Oil & Gas.

Equity Trustees Ltd ceased to be a substantial shareholder.

Perpetual Trustees Australia Ltd increased its relevant interest from 5,524,859 ordinary shares (9.08%) to 6,181,000 ordinary shares (10.15%).

Morrice Cordiner has resigned as non-executive director at AIM Resources Limited.

Public Offer pursuant to the United Gold Prospectus dated 9 August 2004 for the issue of 20,000,000 shares at 20 cents each to raise $4,000,000 has been extended to 29 October 200

Has announced joint venture acquisition of the Dancarl Diamond Mine in South Africa for R30 million (A$6.6 million).

Annual General Meeting will be held at the offices of BDO, Level 8, 256 St George’s Terrace on Thursday 28 October 2004 at 10.00am

South Perth-based Aviva Corporation hopes to tap in to a global shortage for scrap iron by building a pig iron plant in the State’s Mid-West.

Proposed code: UGEIssue price: $0.20Principal activities: Gold exploration.

Ferrara Holdings Pty Ltd became a substantial shareholder with a relevant interest of 50,000,000 ordinary shares (11.39%).

Data Base Systems Ltd increased its relevant interest from 8,904,465  ordinary shares (8.877%) to 10,154,465 ordinary shares (10.123%).

Anglo Pacific Group PLC has entered into a new joint venture with Core Resources Pty Ltd, a private Australian-based resources group, to identify mining opportunities in Australia

AUSTRALIAN Securities and Investments Commission chairman Jeffrey Lucy has called on company directors and chief financial officers to actively manage the financial position of th

Annual General Meeting will be held at he Celtic Club, 48 Ord Street, West Perth on 27 October 2004 commencing at 10.30am,