Staff Reporters

12 Apr 2005

Recently awarded government tenders

99 Plain St East Perth, Upgrade and Modernization of Lifts Thyssenkrupp Elevator Australia Pty Ltd $658,900 Construction of 4x2 bedroom houses, Redhill aka Lundja Community via Hallscreek

Property 12 Apr 2005

Mirvac launches industrial trust

The Mirvac Group has announced the establishment of an industrial trust in the US valued at approximately $487 million and to be listed on the Australian Stock Exchange.

12 Apr 2005

Chemeq adds experience

Chemeq has appointed Brian Mangano as chief financial officer and company secretary.

12 Apr 2005

Tethyan increases Pakistani resource

PAKISTAN-FOCUSED local explorer Tethyan Copper Company has increased its estimated resource base by 29 per cent at its H4 copper project in Pakistan, lifting the contained copper metal content to 1.1

12 Apr 2005

April 21 - Kalgoorlie-Boulder Resources

Proposed code: KAL Issue price: $0.20 Principal activities: Gold based metals explorer.

12 Apr 2005

Copperco Ltd - 23.Mar.05

JP Morgan Chase & Co became a substantial shareholder with a relevant interest of 128,582,196 ordinary shares (7.66%).

12 Apr 2005

ROC Oil Company Ltd - 01.Apr.05

Mathews Capital Partners became a substantial shareholder with a relevant interest of 9,619,278 ordinary shares (5.16%).

12 Apr 2005

Tap Oil Ltd - 31.Mar.05

Barclays Global Investors Australia Ltd increased its relevant interest from 9,678,016 ordinary shares (6.12%) to 11,472,284 ordinary shares (7.23%).

12 Apr 2005

Range Resources Ltd - 07.Apr.05

Has entered into a Heads of Agreement to acquire a 50.1% option interest in the Corachapi uranium deposit located in Peru.

12 Apr 2005

Rox Resources Ltd - 05.Apr.05

Has reached agreement with First Pacific Mining Lao Co. Ltd to acquire a 60% interest in the sulphide portion of the Pha Luang zinc-lead-silver mine which lies 160 kilometres north of Vientiane.

12 Apr 2005

Unregistered Northern Territory investment scheme wound up

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has obtained orders in the Federal Court appointing a liquidator to wind up an unregistered managed investment scheme promoted by George Peat, a Da

Events 12 Apr 2005

Graduate Management Association Dinner, April 30

Telstra chief executive officer Ziggy Switkowski to speak at the Graduate Management Association Dinner, April 30 at the University Club, UWA.

12 Apr 2005

ChevronTexaco, WAERA team up

A NEW research alliance has been announced between major oil and gas player ChevronTexaco and the Western Australian Energy Research Association.

12 Apr 2005

Banfield joins AgraCorp

Bryce Banfield, former state marketing manager for Ausbulk/ABB, has recently joined the AgraCorp wheat team as wheat acquisition manager.

12 Apr 2005

Change of Address

Atlas Gold Limited has changed its principal place of business to: Ground Floor, 25 Richardson Street, West Perth WA 6005 Ph. (08) 9476 7900, Fax (08) 9476 7988

12 Apr 2005

Panbio Ltd - 01.Apr.05

Queensland Investment Corporation ceased to be a substantial shareholder.

12 Apr 2005

Oilex NL - 30.Mar.05

Central Exchange Ltd became a substantial shareholder with a relevant interest of 3,159,668 ordinary shares (6.447%).

12 Apr 2005

Port Bouvard Ltd - 07.Apr.05

Australian Executor Trustees increased its relevant interest from 5,359,884 ordinary shares (8.49%) to 5,916,247 ordinary shares (9.37%).

12 Apr 2005

DRD Gold Ltd - 06.Apr.05

Entered into an agreement with Baker Steel Capital Managers LLP for DRD to raise R180.4M through a new issue and claw back offer.

12 Apr 2005

United Group Ltd - 07.Apr.05

Has extended its contract with NSW RailCorp for the design and manufacture of an additional 81 OSCAR passenger railcars. The contract is $262m.

12 Apr 2005

Commercial office buildings - draft effective lives released for comment

Draft effective lives relating to the commercial office buildings effective life review - released for comment by 6 May 2005. NAT 13300 http://ato.gov.au/distributor.asp?doc=/content/56460.htm

12 Apr 2005

Votes worth a watch

Many of the state's ratepayers will be anxious to learn the results of the May 7 local government election after several councils and their elected members have received varying degrees of negative publicity in recent months.

12 Apr 2005

Fletcher joins Watershed

Watershed Premium Wines has announced the appointment of Phil Fletcher as a director and also his engagement as a sales and marketing consultant.

12 Apr 2005

IGL considers development

INTERNATIONAL Goldfields, based in Leederville, is currently evaluating the economics of mining its Marda Central gold project, located in the eastern Goldfields, following promising resource estimate

12 Apr 2005

April 1 - Murchison Metals Limited

Code: MMX Issue price: $0.20 plus one attaching option for every two shares held. Options exercisable at 20 cents on or before November 30 2007.

12 Apr 2005

Bounty Industries Ltd - 23.Mar.05

Colin Knox became a substantial shareholder with a relevant interest of 4,882,807 ordinary shares (8.07%).

12 Apr 2005

Platinum Australia Ltd - 31.Mar.05

New Smith Opportunities Fund became a substantial shareholder with a relevant interest of 15,000,000 ordinary shares (15.06%).

12 Apr 2005

ROC Oil Company Ltd - 31.Mar.05

JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased its relevant interest from 13,401,292 ordinary shares (7.20%) to 15,523,488 ordinary shares (8.33%).

12 Apr 2005

Helix Resources Ltd - 05.Apr.05

Announced a new $5m Joint Venture with Minotaur Exploration Ltd over the Tunkillia Gold Project in South Australia.

12 Apr 2005

Eqitx Ltd - 04.Apr.05

Has moved to a 50.5% holding of ZingoTX by investing another $395,000.

12 Apr 2005

West Australian Metals Ltd - 08.Apr.05

Have agreed to place to non-related parties, 14,989,923 ordinary fully paid shares at an issue price of 2.4 cents per share. The funds raised will amount to $359,758.15 less costs.

12 Apr 2005

2005 Tax Year in Review seminar, April 22

Addisons Accountants managing partner Matthew Addison to present the 2005 Tax Year in Review seminar, April 22 at the City West function centre.

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