Staff Reporters

On 13 October 2004 3,450,000 fully paid ordinary shares and 3,450,000 options expiring 30 June 2007 exercisable at $0.20 will be released from escrow

Final agreement has been executed with Sons of Gwalia  to acquire the Cardinia, Raeside and Mertondale gold projects in the Leonora area, in the Eastern Goldfields region of Weste

AVON Resources is no more.

Annual General Meeting will be held at The Hilton, Mill Street, Perth at 10.00 am on Thursday, 11 November 2004,

15,000,000 shares were issued to clients of Montagu Stockbrokers Pty Ltd raising $3.3 million.

Western Power has added Harvey Collins and Mervyn Davies to its board.

Rand Mining NL became a substantial shareholder with a relevant interest of  1,881,000 ordinary shares (4.67%).

Acorn Capital Ltd increased its relevant interest from 5,756,673  ordinary shares (7.80%) to 7,417,945  ordinary shares (9.92%).

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

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%).

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

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.

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,

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.