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Tuesday 31 August 2004 (Close of Business - New York)

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Tuesday, August 31 2004, 9:16 PM

AUSTINDO RESOURCES

CIBALIUNG GOLD PROJECT - BANKABLE FEASIBILITY STUDY COMPLETED AND ACCEPTED BY JOINT VENTURE PARTNERS

Austindo Resources Corporation NL ("ARX") is pleased to announce the completion and acceptance by the Joint Venture of the Bankable Feasibility Study ("BFS") for the Cibaliung Gold Project.

The Project is located in the Province of Banten in west Java, Indonesia and is operated through a joint venture company - PT Cibaliung Sumberdaya ("CSD") in which ARX is entitled to an 83.76% interest as at 30 June 2004 and PT Antam Tbk ("Antam") retains a 16.24% interest.

Subject to financing and regulatory approvals being completed, construction could start in the first half of 2005 with first gold production in early 2006.

Key findings of the BFS are:

Mine life of 6 years with a production rate of 220,000 tonnes per annum with recovery of gold and silver by a conventional CIL processing plant;

Mining will be by conventional underground cut and fill stoping with decline access.

Annual production of approximately 70,000 ozs gold equivalent based on Mineable Reserves and resources of 467,000 equivalent ounces of gold;

Initial capital expenditure of some US$ 34 million;

Average life of mine cash operating costs of less than US$200/oz.

The project has been designed with the potential for expansion since exploration, which has continued throughout the course of the Feasibility Study, has identified several priority targets that may form new economic shoots and lead to an increase in the project's resources. The discovery of a new shoot could lead to an expansion in annual production to about 100,000 ounces. A new phase of diamond drilling will commence in September 2004 to test these targets.

The environmental approvals process is well advanced, having been progressed in parallel with the Feasibility Study.

Two banking groups have been identified as possible providers of the debt component of the project's financing. These banking groups have now commenced their due diligence and it is proposed to provide a mandate to one of these groups as soon as practicable. Prime Corporate Finance Pty Ltd has been appointed to provide financial advisory services to the Joint Venture. The most appropriate mix of debt and equity funding for the development of this project will be determined in this process.

Whilst the project financing and regulatory approvals are ongoing, a number of pre-implementation aspects of the project will be carried out to enable construction to be started as soon as project financing is in place. At this stage it is anticipated that the project financing will be finalised by early 2005. The pre-implementation work will include the preparation of design packages to tender the construction of the processing plant, surface infrastructure and development of the underground mine.

Mineable Reserves and Resources for the project are set out in the following table:

Mining Reserves	Ore Tonnage (t)	Gold Grade (g/t Au)	Silver Grade (g/t Ag)	Gold Equivalent Grade (g/t Au eq)	Gold Ounces (Oz Au)	Silver Ounces (Oz Ag)	Gold Equivalent Ounces (Oz Au eq)
Total Proven Reserve	511	11.4	82	12.4	188	1,347	204
Total Probable Reserve	592	8.8	84	9.9	167	1,604	188
Total Inferred Resource with mining factors applied	285	7.5	67	8.3	68	609	76
Total	1,388	9.5	80	10.5	423	3,560	467

Notes:

Tonnes and ounces in thousands.
Discrepancies in addition are due to rounding.
Reserves based on the Geological Resource estimate prepared and signed off by Mr Dean Carville of AMC based on ordinary kriging estimate with a top cut applied.
Based on mining via mechanized and hand held cut and fill method.
Tonnages and grade values include mining dilution at zero grade gold and silver with an effective recovery of 80% of Crown Pillars.
Mining constraints and economic factors have been applied.
No metallurgical factors have been applied.

Mineable reserves and inferred resources for the project's production plan are based upon resources estimated by Mr Dean Carville who is a full-time employee of AMC Consultants Pty Limited and a Member of the Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy. The Mineable Reserves is based on information compiled by Stephen Williams who is a full-time employee of Dorian Welles Pty Ltd and a Member of the Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy. Mr Carville and Mr Williams each have sufficient experience which is relevant to the type of deposit and the method of mining under consideration and to the activity which they have respectively undertaking to qualify as a Competent Person as defined in the 1999 Edition of the "Australasian Code for Reporting of Mineral Resources and Ore Reserves.

COMPASS RESOURCES

Half Yearly Report & Half Year Accounts - Web Site

COAL & ALLIED

Change of Director's Interest Notice - Web Site

CROESUS MINING

Dividend Declared & Full Year Results

The Directors of Croesus Mining NL today declared a 1.0 cent per share fully franked interim dividend to be paid on 29 October 2004 (Record date COB 18 October 2004).

Croesus reported a net profit after tax of $14.7 million for the year ended 30 June 2004 an increase of 37% compared to 2003. Annual gold production was 236,760 ounces at a cash cost of $369 per ounce.

Earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA) were $37 million and earnings per share were 4.5 cents.

At year end cash reserves were $19.4 million. - Web Site

DRILLSEARCH ENERGY

Preliminary Final Report - Web Site

ELECTROMETALS

Half Year Audit Review - Web Site

EMPEROR MINES

Preliminary Final Report - Web Site

ENERGY DEVELOPMENTS

Options Lapsed - Web Site

EQUATORIAL MINING

Half Yearly Report & Half Year Accounts - Web Site

ENERGY WORLD CORPORATION

Preliminary Final Report - Web Site

FORTESCUE METALS

Further Exploration Success - Web Site

GINDALBIE GOLD

Preliminary Final Report - Web Site

GOLDSTREAM MINING

Initial Director's Interest Notice - Web Site

GREEN PACIFIC ENERGY

Preliminary Final Report - Web Site

HORIZON OIL

Preliminary Final Report - Web Site

INCOMEPLUS

Notice of Annual General Meeting

KAGARA ZINC

Appendix 3B - Conversion of Listed Convetible Notes - Web Site

LION ENERGY

Preliminary Final Report - Web Site

MICHELAGO LIMITED

General Corporate Update/Appendix 3B - Exercise of Options - Web Site

MOLOPO AUSTRALIA

Preliminary Final Report - Web Site

MAWSON WEST

Preliminary Final Report - Web Site

NEW HOLLAND MINING - NO WEB SITE

Appendix 3B - Conversion of debt

PASMINCO

Preliminary Final Report - Web Site

PACIFIC ENERGY

Half Yearly Report & Half Year Accounts

PLENTY RIVER

Preliminary Final Report - Web Site

PERSEVERANCE

Preliminary Final Report/Full Year Accounts - Web Site

RUSINA MINING

Allotment of Shares - Web Site

REEFTON MINING

Notice of General Meeting - Web Site

SARACEN MINERAL HOLDINGS

Preliminary Final Report

ST BARBARA MINES

Preliminary Final Report - Web Site

SALLY MALAY

Change of Director's Interest Notice x2 - Web Site

STRIKE OIL

Strike Presentation & Well Name Clarification - Web Site

VULCAN RESOURCES

Appendix 3B - Restricted securities - Web Site

WESFARMERS

Change of Director's Interest Notice x2 - Web Site

Tuesday, August 31 2004, 3:16 PM

ALLEGIANCE MINING

Results of AGM - Web Site

ALKANE EXPLORATION

Half Year Accounts - Web Site

ALINTA LIMITED

Open Briefing.Alinta. CEO on Purchasing DBNGP - Web Site

ALINTA LIMITED

ACCC Not To Oppose Duet Consortium Bid for DBNGP - Web Site

ARC ENERGY

Centella 1 Gas Exploration Well Update 5 - Web Site

ARC ENERGY

Presentation for Investor Briefing Conference Call - Web Site

BEACH PETROLEUM

COE: Progress Report - Christies-2 - Web Site

BEACH PETROLEUM

Drilling Report :Christies-2 - Web Site

CH4

Full Year Accounts - Web Site

COMET RESOURCES

Annual Report - Web Site

ENTEK ENERGY

Hornet-1 Drilling Report - Web Site

EXTRACT RESOURCES

Share Purchase Plan

FIRST AUSTRALIAN

Lake Long Well Update - Web Site

GOLDSTREAM MINING

Appointment of Director - Web Site

GOLD AURA

Fergusson Island Gold Project - Web Site

GRD

Change in substantial holding for GRD - Web Site

GRANGE RESOURCES

Preliminary Final Report - Web Site

GENETIC TECHNOLOGIES

Preliminary Final Report/Full Year Accounts - Web Site

HILLGROVE RESOURCES

Second Quarter Activities & Cashflow Report - Web Site

INNAMINCKA PETROLEUM

Appendix 3B - Shares Released from Escrow - Web Site

IMPRESS VENTURES

Hornet 1 Drilling Activity Update - Web Site

KAGARA ZINC

Change in substantial holding for KZL - Web Site

NEWCREST MINING

Instalment Warrant Distribution - NCMIDH - Web Site

NEWCREST MINING

Becoming a substantial holder from CBA - Web Site

OLYMPIA RESOURCES

Initial Director's Interest Notice - Web Site

OIL SEARCH

CAP Cancellation: Incorrect ASX Code - Web Site

PELICAN RESOURCES

Hornet-1 Drilling Report - PEL115 SA Cooper Basin - Web Site

ROC OIL

Appendix 3B - New Issue - Web Site

SALLY MALAY

Appendix 3B - Share Option Plan - Web Site

SANTOS

Endowment Warrant Distribution - STOECE - Web Site

UNION CAPITAL

Preliminary Final Report - Web Site

WOODSIDE

WA-313-P Polkadot-1 - Web Site

Tuesday, August 31 2004, 11:15 AM

AUROX RESOURCES

Supplementary PDS dated 30/08/04 - CBAXOS - Web Site

AMITY OIL

Ellis-1 Well Spuds

Amity Oil Limited director Mr. Gavin Rezos has advised the Board that, having completed his three year term as a director, he will retire at this year’s Annual General Meeting and will not seek re-election. Mr. Rezos cited his increasing obligations and travel commitments in his role as Managing Director of pSivida Limited as the reason for his decision. - Web Site

BALLARAT GOLDFIELDS

Annual Report - Web Site

BORAL

Daily Share Buy-Back Notice - Web Site

BORAL

Supplementary PDS dated 30/08/04 -BLDXOA/SUNXOA/WPLXOA - Web Site

CAZALY RESOURCES

Release from Escrow - Web Site

CLIMAX MINING

Preliminary Final Report - Web Site

COOPER ENERGY

COE's ann: Drilling Report: Worrior-2 - Web Site

COOPER ENERGY

STU's ann: Drilling Report: Worrior #2 PEL 93 SA - Web Site

CROWN DIAMONDS

Appendix 3B - Exercise of Options - Web Site

ENERGY RESOURCES

ERA Suspends Operations to Upgrade Safety & Health Systems - Web Site

FIRST AUSTRALIAN

Block 22/12 Beibu Gulf Offshore China Update - Web Site

FEDERATION GROUP

Annual Listing Fees - Web Site

FOX RESOURCES

Makes First Nickel Shipment To China - Web Site

GOLDEN GATE PETROLEUM

LaPlaya Deep - Padre island - Web Site

HORIZON OIL

ROC ann: Block 22/12 Beibu Gulf Offshore China - Update - Web Site

INNAMINCKA PETROLEUM

Daily Drilling Status Report - Crocus 1 - Web Site

INTEROIL

Private Placement of up to US$40m of Snr Conv Debentures - Web Site

INTEROIL

Approval for trading on the American Stock Exchange - Web Site

INDOPHIL RESOURCES

Further drilling enhances Tampakan Resource Estimate - Web Site

MALACHITE RESOURCES

MALACHITE’S PHOENIX GOLD PROSPECT CONTINUES TO EXCITE

Continuing work by Malachite Resources NL (ASX: MAR) at its wholly owned
Tooloom Gold Project in northern NSW has shown that potentially economic grades
of gold-antimony mineralisation are present at the Phoenix prospect.

A limited number of samples from existing drilling at Phoenix were re-analysed at a
second laboratory, with the aim of checking gold assay reproducibility and utilising a
more quantitative assay technique for antimony. The results confirmed that the
original gold values are reproducible and also showed that high grade antimonygold
mineralisation was intersected in PHRC02. Several such zones were
intercepted in the lower part of this hole, with the best single result being 1m of
8.38% Sb and 0.54 g/t Au, which occurs within 4m of 2.99% Sb and 0.64 g/t Au and
is part of a 10 m zone, from 113m to 123m, of 1.35% Sb and 0.65 g/t Au.

Managing Director, Garry Lowder, commented:

“The high antimony results are quite exciting and clearly indicate that very
substantial metal deposition has taken place at Phoenix. The gold-antimony
association is very reminiscent of Hillgrove and Phoenix may contain high
grade gold-antimony ore shoots within a broader halo of gold-arsenopyrite
mineralisation, as at Hillgrove.

With antimony prices rising to more than $US3,000 per tonne recently, the
10m from 113m to 123m in PHRC02 assayed 3.8 g/t Au in gold-equivalent
terms and the 1m of 8.38% Sb is equivalent in value to about 19 g/t Au.”

The Company has also now compiled two separate phases of soil geochemistry into
a single data set and this work has shown that there are large, well developed soil
geochemical anomalies yet to be tested by drilling. At the same time, petrological
studies of core samples from the recent drilling program have provided significant
insights into the controls on gold and antimony mineralisation and the relationship
between the very large geophysical (chargeability) anomaly and the presence of
gold-bearing arsenopyrite mineralisation.

Dr Lowder added:

“The Phoenix breccia pipe is close to the strong antimony soil anomaly but is
located outside the main gold-copper soil anomaly, which is situated about
500 metres to the south. We suspect that the breccia pipe may have picked
up pre-existing gold-antimony mineralisation in its northern part, where it is
nearest to the antimony soil anomaly.

This would explain the better results achieved by the successful drill hole
PHRC02, which was oriented towards, and terminated at modest depth
beneath, the surface antimony anomaly, whereas the disappointing drill hole
PHRD08A, was oriented oblique to the antimony soil anomaly and terminated
so deeply below it that surface data are not very relevant.”

The next phase of work at Phoenix will involve detailed soil geochemistry in the core
anomalous area, with a view to detecting discrete structures that might control gold
distribution. Detailed mapping and additional petrological studies should also help
elucidate the key targets for further drilling at Phoenix.- Web Site

MACARTHUR COAL

Appendix 3B-Exercise of options - Web Site

MOSAIC OIL

Full Year Accounts - Web Site

OLYMPUS RESOURCES

Half Yearly Report & Half Year Accounts

ORIGIN ENERGY

Presentation to International Investors - Web Site

PLACER DOME

Issued Shares as at 31/07/2004 - Web Site

PELICAN RESOURCES

Drilling Report: Worrior #2 PEL93 - Web Site

ROC OIL

ROC Ann:Block 22/12 Beibu Gulf Offshore China - Update - Web Site

RESOLUTE

Preliminary Final Report - Web Site

TAWANA RESOURCES

Half Year Accounts - Web Site

TITAN RESOURCES

Thick High Grade Nickel Sulphide Intercept at Zabel - Web Site

Monday 30 August 2004 (Close of Business - New York)
All Ords	3562.4	-6.3	Dow Jones	10,122.52	-72.49
ASX100	2884.8	-3.3	S&P 500	1099.15	-8.62
ASX200	3554.1	-4.8	Nasdaq	1836.49	-25.60
ASX300	3559.4	-4.4	Gold - spot/oz	US$407.60	+4.70
Materials (GIC)	5782.6	-22.6	Silver - spot/oz	US$6.71	+0.13
AGC Macquarie Au	2628	-7.7	Platinum - spot	US$865.00	+3.00
AGC Explorers Au	5190	+12.0	Palladium - spot	US$209.00	-2.00
Energy (GIC)	6001.0	-97.6	Bridge CRB Futures Index	273.47	+3.14
FTSE 100	4490.10	na	Crude Oil (Light - NYMEX)	US$42.28	-0.90
Nikkei	11,184.5	-25.1	Copper (LME - spot $US/tonne)	2837	+15
Hang Seng	12,877.8	+59.4	Lead (LME - spot $US/tonne)	917	-2
A$ = US69.87c		-0.55	Zinc (LME - spot $US/tonne)	957	-3
A$ = 76.82 yen		-0.34	Nickel (LME - spot $US/tonne)	12.900	+25
A$ = 0.580 euro		-0.006	Aluminium (LME - spot $US/tonne)	1693	+1
US 30-Year Bond	4.188%	-0.039	Tin (LME - spot $US/tonne)	8940	+30
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GIANTS REEF

Mining at Malbec West to Commence in September - Web Site

LAKES OIL

PEP 157 - ONSHORE GIPPSLAND BASIN, VICTORIA UPDATE TRIFON 2 FRACTURE STIMULATION PROGRAM

Lakes Oil ("LKO") advises that a total of three zones have now been fracture stimulated in the Trifon 2 well.

Zone 1:		2348 metres to 2368 metres (20 metres) was perforated at 2348 metres to 2352 metres
Zone 2:		2275 metres to 2287 metres (12 metres) was perforated at 2283 metres to 2287 metres
Zone 3:		2203 to 2223 metres (20 metres) was perforated at 2219 to 2216 metres

Zone one flowed back late Wednesday 25 August 2004 with nitrogen and frac fluids initially, and then with gas to surface early Thursday 26 August 2004. The gas flow rate could not be determined because the flow rate had not stabilised and contained frac fluid.

The two higher zones (zones 2 & 3) where fractured late Thursday 26 August and Friday 27 August 2004. All three zones were then allowed to flow to surface. To date the flow has been mainly water with the occasional "slugs" of gas coming to the surface. It would appear that zone 3 has been fraced into a water zone. Efforts will now concentrate on shutting off the water to allow testing of the lower zones.

Halliburton Australia have now been released from the site. Lakes will now interpret the results so far from the Trifon 2 well fracture program before returning to fracture stimulate several zones higher up in the well. Schlumberger Denver in their original assessment of Trifon 1 selected 11 zones potentially suitable for fracture stimulation. Engineering constraints have required us to start at the bottom of the well and work up.

Wombat 1 and 2 wells

Separator and wire-line equipment is on site with production testing will take place this week.

Wombat 3 well

Hunt Rig and auxiliary equipment is now available with the well expected to commence drilling in approximately 2-3 weeks time.

- Web Site

MINERAL DEPOSITS

RESULTS OF MINERAL DEPOSITS LIMITED
FOR THE FINANCIAL YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2004

The group’s financial position continues to be debt free, other than some instalment credit agreements.
Heavy mineral product sales revenue was down by 66.52% from $11.53 million to $3.86 million when compared with the equivalent period through 30 June 2003, the result of reduced throughput at the Hawks Nest dry mill following the cessation of mining at Fullerton in August 2003, mining at Viney Creek having already concluded in a previous period.
The main operating company, Mineral Deposits (Operations) Pty Ltd, reported an after tax loss of $2.31 million compared with a loss of $5.67 million in the equivalent 12 month period in 2003 (after a corporate management charge in both periods).
The group’s after tax loss of $3.3 million (post minority interests) for the year just ended (2003 – $7.43 million) took account of the following charges:

	2004 $M	2003 $M
Depreciation and amortisation – tangibles	0.77	3.42
Amortisation of intangibles	0.10	0.03
Write back of redundancy provision	(0.21)	0.56

Group cash and receivables totalled $4.14 million at 30 June 2004 versus $4.29 million the previous year-end. During the period, the company raised $2.5 million by way of a placement of 10.2 million shares.
Heavy mineral inventories were minimal at period end. Almost all stock was utilised to meet sales contracts concluded during the period.

Details in regard to the above and particulars of subsequent events are provided on pages 11 & 13 respectively of the attached Appendix 4E.

- Web Site

SMC GOLD

SMC Acquires Option on Chilpe Gold Project

The Directors are pleased to announce that the company has signed an option agreement to acquire the Chilpe Gold Project. Located approximately 85 kilometres south of Santiago, and some 5 kilometres off the Pan American highway and close to El Teniente (the world's largest underground copper mine), the project has excellent access to services, infrastructure and experienced labour.

The Directors chose this project due to its strategic fit with the company's Chile objectives. The quality of the data base that comes with the project is particularly exciting. Analysis of the available information by Rob Kidd and Gary Leighton (General Manager - Chile) indicates that the project will contribute a strong cash flow to the Chilean operations and has significant NPV potential. The Chilpe Project has a kreiged resource calculated by independent consultancy group NCL Ingenieria y Construccion S.A.. SMC has appointed another independent group to check the resource calculations for JORC compliance and when this work is completed the relevant JORC resource will be released.

The Chilpe Project

SMC has acquired an option over a property that was the subject of a significant and successful diamond drilling campaign in 1995. The Chilpe deposit consists of a series of outcropping quartz veins which are exposed on the flanks of a hill which rises about 150 metres above the surrounding plain. Chilpe is essentially a gold project but it also comes with a silver credit. The property has a total of 25 diamond holes (NQ) for total drilled metres of 3,021 metres. Of the 25 holes drilled only one failed to intercept economic gold grades (holes S20 and S26 were not drilled).

In addition, the property has been explored by the excavation and sampling of 287 metres of costeans. The costeans were assayed for silver. The average of all samples assayed greater than 2 g/t gold from the costeans including an average silver content approximately 1.5 times the average gold content. The drillhole samples were not assayed for silver.

Importantly, the drilling program has not defined the limits of the deposit which remains open in all directions.

Better results from the drilling program include:

Intercept	Grade		Hole
6.85 metres	5.40 g/t Au	including 1.85 metres @ 11.18g/t	Hole S1
11.0 metres	11.83 g/t Au	including 5.0 metres @ 15.74 g/t	Hole S2
10.2 metres	9.36 g/t Au	including 3.90 metres @ 18.74 g/t	Hole S9
1.0 metres	17.0 g/t Au		Hole S9
8.0 metres	5.66 g/t Au		Hole S10
7.4 metres	4.03 g/t Au		Hole S11
14.0 metres	4.24 g/t Au		Hole S12
10.0 metres	3.20 g/t Au		Hole S19
1.0 metres	16.0 g/t Au		Hole S22
14.0 metres	5.99 g/t Au	including 5.0 metres @ 9.62 g/t	Hole S23
7.0 metres	3.61 g/t Au		Hole S24

RELIANCE MINING

Media Release - JV with Barrick Gold - Web Site

TROY RESOURCES

Appendix 3B - Employee Share Option Scheme - Web Site

TROY RESOURCES

Media Rel: Record Full Year Profit - Web Site

Monday, August 30 2004, 3:15 PM

ADELAIDE BRIGHTON

New Board Appointment - Web Site

AGINCOURT RESOURCES

Preliminary Final Report & Full Year Accounts

ALINTA LIMITED

DUE: ACCC decision on consortium bid for DBNGP - Web Site

ARC ENERGY

Investor Briefing Conference Call - Web Site

AMITY OIL

NKWE PLATINUM

Annual Report

Following a successful listing on the Australian Stock Exchange (ASX) in September 2003, Nkwe has completed several strategic acquisitions of various Platinum Group Elements (PGE) interests in the platinum rich Bushveld Complex of South Africa.

Nkwe’s strategy is to add substantial shareholder value through the acquisition, exploration, development and commercialisation of platinum group and associated base metal projects in the Republic of South Africa.

The Company listed on the ASX with interests in five strategically located PGE prospects with a landholding of approximately 8,000ha and, during the year, has increased its exploration interests to more than 25,000ha through a number of strategic acquisitions.

On 25 June 2004, Nkwe was awarded a period of exclusivity by Anglo American Platinum Corporation Ltd to negotiate the detailed terms of investment with regard to the development of Elandsfontein and Rooderand, each of which is contiguous to Nkwe Project Area (NPA) 1 De Wildt and NPA 2 Rooderand respectively. The terms of this investment will be disclosed once negotiations are concluded, which is expected within the second quarter of 2004. Should the negotiations be satisfactorily concluded, Nkwe will fund this investment commitment through a capital raising before the end of 2004.

Nkwe has grown to five project areas, NPA 1 De Wildt, NPA 2 Rooderand, NPA 3 Ghost Mountain, NPA 4 Tinderbox and NPA 5 Northam/ Amandelbult, each of which is capable in size and location of becoming a standalone mine. The focus for the next financial year is on consolidating land holdings in the five project areas, actively drilling areas of known mineralisation, moving resources to reserves and examining early cash flow options. Ultimately, the Board is focused on taking at least one of the five projects to bankable feasibility in 2005.- Web Site

NEW ZEALND OIL & GAS

Investor Presentation - Web Site

ORIGIN ENERGY

Dividend Reinvestment Plan - Web Site

RIMFIRE PACIFIC

Instalment Warrant Distribution: WMRIMC/IMD/IMG/IMO/IMY - Web Site

SYDNEY GAS

SYDNEY GAS UPDATE - STAGE II CAMDEN GAS PROJECT

Sydney Gas Ltd provides the following update upon Stage II of its Camden Gas Project.

As planned, Mt Taurus (“MT”) 2 production well, located less than 5 km from the site of the new gas plant now under construction at Rosalind Park, Campbelltown, was successfully drilled to a total depth of 641m on 27 August 2004. The Bulli coal seam within the upper Permian Illawarra Coal Measures was intersected at 588m- 591m.

In keeping with Sydney Gas’ current drilling program, MT 5 production well was spudded on 30 August 2004. It is planned that MT 5 will intersect the Bulli coal seam within the upper Permian Illawarra Coal Measures at a depth of approximately 575m. MT 5 production well is expected to reach a total depth of approximately 625m.

The MT production wells are being drilled inside Sydney Gas’ high production fairway within Stage II of the Camden Gas Project. Once drilled, these wells will be fracture stimulated and completed. When dewatered, these wells will be put on a production flow test program. It is planned to then tie them into the gas gathering system that will deliver gas to the new gas plant once constructed at Rosalind Park, Campbelltown, for sale to AGL Wholesale Gas Ltd. - Web Site

WMC RESOURCES

Barrier (Turbo) Warrant Dividend Adjustment - WMR - Web Site

Monday, August 30 2004, 11:15 AM

ALLEGIANCE MINING

Results of AGM - Web Site

AIM RESOURCES

Completes $10 Million Fund Raising & AIM Application - Web Site

ANEKA TAMBANG

Financial Statements - Six Months ended June 30 2004 & 2003

PT Antam Tbk (ASX - ATM; JSX - ANTM) is pleased to announce unaudited consolidated net profit of Rp374 billion (USD40 million) and earnings per share (EPS) of Rp196.15 for the first half of 2004. The results have been reviewed by Antam’s external auditors PricewaterhouseCoopers. The 306% increase over the same period last year (as restated), is attributed to higher commodity prices and nickel ore sales volumes. Antam held the cost of sales to a 6% increase and continued to focus on combating rising costs, as Antam’s operating margin widened to 37% from 18% last year. - Web Site

ANEKA TAMBANG

Media Release: Net Profit Soars 306% - Web Site

AVOCA RESOURCES

Appendix 3B - Issue of Unlisted Options - Web Site

AUSTRALIAN WORLDWIDE

Preliminary Final Report/Full Year Accounts - Web Site

AUSTRALIAN WORLDWIDE

PPP's ann: Kiwi-1 Progress Report - Web Site

AZTEC RESOURCES

Interim Activitives Update - August 2004 - Web Site

BHP BILLITON

Barrier (Turbo) Warrant Dividend Adjustment - BHP - Web Site

BHP BILLITON

EGL: Wins Order from BHP Billiton - Web Site

BEACH PETROLEUM

Progress Report - Christies-2 - Web Site

COOPER ENERGY

COE: Progress Report - Worrior-2 - Web Site

COOPER ENERGY

COE: Progress Report - Christies-2 - Web Site

CARPENTER PACIFIC

Resignation of Director & CEO - Web Site

CROWN DIAMONDS

Record sales - Web Site

DURBAN ROODEPOORT

Notice of General Meeting - Web Site

EMPEROR MINES

Chairmans Letter re Patterson Statement - Web Site

ELIXIR PETROLEUM

UK Institutional Placement - Web Site

FOX RESOURCES

Appendix 3B - Conversion of Listed Options

FOX MAKES FIRST NICKEL SHIPMENT TO CHINA
The Board of Fox Resources Limited is pleased to announce its first shipment totaling 3,200 tonnes of nickel and copper concentrate. The concentrate is scheduled to leave the Port of Dampier, Western Australia, today on its way to China. - Web Site

HAVILAH RESOURCES

Media Release re Quarterly Results - Web Site

HERON RESOURCES

Suspension from Official Quotation - Web Site

INTERNATIONAL GOLDFIELDS

New Mineral Resource Estimate-Meteor/Whinnen& Baldock Lodes - Web Site

INNAMINCKA PETROLEUM

Crocus 1 Daily Drilling Report - Web Site

INCOMEPLUS

Annual Report

LAFAYETTE MINING

Annual Report - Web Site

LYNAS

Initial Director's Interest Notice - Web Site

MOSAIC OIL

Appendix 3B - Employee Incentive Share Scheme - Web Site

NEWCREST MINING

Presentation re 2004 Financial Year Results - Web Site

NEW ZEALND OIL & GAS

Appendix 3B - Exercise of Options - Web Site

NEW ZEALND OIL & GAS

Kiwi-1 Progress Report - Web Site

PELICAN RESOURCES

Hornet -1 PEL 115 Progress Report - Web Site

PELICAN RESOURCES

Drilling Report: Worrior #2 PEL 93 Cooper Basin SA - Web Site

PORTMAN

Half Yearly Report & Half Year Accounts - Web Site

RUSINA MINING

Continuing Confirmation of extensive mineralised zones - Web Site

ROC OIL

Half Yearly Report/Half Year Accounts - Web Site

SONS OF GWALIA

Media Release re Administrators Appointed - Web Site

SUNSHINE GAS

Luton 2 Update - Web Site

TECTONIC RESOURCES

Preliminary Final Report - Web Site

TERRAMIN AUSTRALIA

Menninnie Drill Results - Web Site

WESTCOAST MINING

Release of Escrowed Shares - Web Site

WMC RESOURCES

Barrier Turbo Warrant Dividend Adjustment - WMR - Web Site

WOODSIDE

CEDA National Conference presentation - Web Site

ZIMPLATS

Preliminary Final Report - Web Site

ZIMPLATS

Empowerment Shareholding
Financial Report - 30 June 2004
Preliminary Financial Report - Web Site

Friday 27 August 2004 (Close of Business - New York)
All Ords	3568.7	+30.8	Dow Jones	10,195.01	+21.60
ASX100	2888.1	+25.8	S&P 500	1107.77	+2.68
ASX200	3558.9	+32.9	Nasdaq	1862.09	+9.17
ASX300	3563.8	+32.2	Gold - spot/oz	US$402.90	-4.20
Materials (GIC)	5805.2	+43.6	Silver - spot/oz	US$6.58	-0.09
AGC Macquarie Au	2636	-15.0	Platinum - spot	US$862.00	+9.00
AGC Explorers Au	5178	-2.0	Palladium - spot	US$211.00	-1.00
Energy (GIC)	6098.6	+62.4	Bridge CRB Futures Index	270.33	-1.13
FTSE 100	4490.10	+36.20	Crude Oil (Light - NYMEX)	US$43.18	+0.08
Nikkei	11,209.6	+80.3	Copper (LME - spot $US/tonne)	2822	+23
Hang Seng	12,818.4	+34.0	Lead (LME - spot $US/tonne)	919	+1
A$ = US70.42c		+0.07	Zinc (LME - spot $US/tonne)	960	-6
A$ = 77.16 yen		-0.05	Nickel (LME - spot $US/tonne)	12.875	-85
A$ = 0.586 euro		+0.004	Aluminium (LME - spot $US/tonne)	1692	+2
US 30-Year Bond	4.227%	na	Tin (LME - spot $US/tonne)	8910	+40
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Friday, August 27 2004, 9:16 PM

AUSTINDO RESOURCES

Austindo to Raise $3.0 million to Fund Pre-Implementation for Developing of Cibaliung Gold Project

Austindo Resources Corporation NL ("ARX") has resolved to proceed with a placement of up to 70 million shares at 4.3 cents per share to raise additional working capital of $3 million to fund the Company through the pre-implementation phase of its 83.76% owned Cibaliung Gold Project in Banten Province, Indonesia.

The placement will be made to the Company's major shareholder and acordingly, will be subject to shareholder approval.

PT Austindo Nusantara Jaya ("ANJ"), which currently holds 41.64% of the issued capital of the Company, will subscribe for up to 29 million shares ($1.25m) to maintain their holding in the Company. Mr. George Tahija, the President Director of ANJ and a Non-Executive Director of the Company, has confirmed that ANJ remains confident in the Company's Cibaliung project in Indonesia and its prospect of advancing to producing mine.

Lion Selection Group ("Lion"), which currently holds 11.88% of the Company has also confirmed that it will apply for 8.3 million shares ($357,588) to also maintain their holding in the Company. Mr. Robin Widdup, the Managing Director of Lion, believes that the Cibaliung Gold Project fits well within the investment criteria of the Lion Group and has indicated that the Lion Group is supportive of plans for the development of the project.

Mike and Vicki Diemar (through Diemar & Associates Pty Ltd), currently hold 5.86% of the Company and have also confirmed that they will apply for 4.1 million shares ($176,386) to maintain their interest in the Company.

The placement will also be offered to other major shareholders of the Company and potentially to new investors identified by the Board. The placement wil be completed within 30 days of shareholder approval. A general meeting to consider this proposal is to be held not later than 15 October 2004. - Web Site

GRAVITY CAPITAL

Withdrawal from Sipa/Golden Cross JV at Broken Hill

Gravity has advised Sipa Exploration NL, as manager of the Sipa-Golden Cross Broken Hill Joint Venture, that it is withdrawing from the Farmin Heads of Agreement covering the Falcon™ project in the Broken Hill District. Gravity will continue to evaluate and progress the Falcon™ gravity targets it has identified on the ground in the Triako Resources Joint Venture, and ground it holds 100 per cent in its own right in the same region.

Gravity has evaluated 10 of the nominated targets resulting from the 2003 Falcon™ survey on the SIPA/Golden Cross Joint Venture ground. Two of the targets, the Tip and Avondale prospects, may warrant further drill testing, however, they are lower priority than other targets in Gravity's overall portfolio. This is driven by several factors including the terms of Gravity's earn in agreement and the relatively high risk and cost of testing the deep target at Tip.

Consequently, Gravity has decided to relinquish its earn-in interest in all 10 target areas within the Sipa-Golden Cross Joint Venture in order to concentrate its resources on its other, more prospective targets.

- Web Site

GRAVITY CAPITAL

GCR: GRN's withdrawal from Broken Hill provides opportunity - Web Site

GRAVITY CAPITAL

GRN's withdrawal from Sipa-GCR Broken Hill JV Targets - Web Site

MITHRIL

Change in substantial holding for MTH - Web Site

SEDIMENTARY HOLDINGS

Preliminary Final Report - Web Site

AGL

Instalment Warrant Distribution - AGLSWA - Web Site

AGL

Instalment Warrant Distribution - AGLIWG/IWH - Web Site

ALLEGIANCE MINING

Results of AGM - Web Site

AIM RESOURCES

JORC status for high grade Perkoa Zinc Proj in Burkina Faso - Web Site

ALINTA LIMITED

DUE's ann: Alinta/Alcoa/DUET Consotium Submit Bid for DBNGP - Web Site

ALINTA LIMITED

ALN's ann: Alinta/Alcoa/DUET Consotium Submits Bid for DBNGP - Web Site

AVON RESOURCES

Lodgement of Disclosure Document - Web Site

BOULDER STEEL

Notice of General Meeting - Web Site

BHP BILLITON

Amended Barrier (Turbo) Warrant Dividend Adjustment - BHP - Web Site

BORAL

HBL's ann: Registration of Penrose Sand Quarry Lease - Web Site

COUGAR METALS

Becoming a substantial holder - Web Site

DRAGON MINING

Change of Director's Interest Notice - Web Site

ELKEDRA DIAMONDS

Securities Issues - Pending Completion of App.3B - Web Site

FORTESCUE METALS

Full Year Accounts - Web Site

GLENGARRY RESOURCES

Change of Director's Interest Notice - Web Site

GLENGARRY RESOURCES

Initial Director's Interest Notice - Web Site

GLENGARRY RESOURCES

Initial Director's Interest Notice - Web Site

GIPPSLAND LIMITED

Abu Dabbab - Free Trade Zone - Web Site

GRD

Change of Director's Interest Notice - Web Site

GRD

Appendix 3B - Payment of partly paid shares - Web Site

GRD

Plans change of status to GRD Limited - Web Site

INTEROIL

Half Year Directors' Report - Web Site

INTEROIL

Instalment Warrant Distribution: FXJIOC - Web Site

OLYMPIA RESOURCES

Initial Director's Interest Notice - Web Site

OLYMPIA RESOURCES

Initial Director's Interest Notice - Web Site

PLANET GAS

Half Yearly Report & Half Year Accounts - Web Site

PILBARA MINES

Appendix 3B - New Issue - Web Site

QUEENSLAND GAS

Appendix 3B - Exploration/Surat Basin - Web Site

RELIANCE MINING

Summary of Unaudited Results for the Year Ended 30/6/04 - Web Site

SANTOS

Announcement of FUELS Margin & ATO Discussions - Web Site

TITAN RESOURCES

Preliminary Final Report & Full Year Accounts - Web Site

TROY RESOURCES

Appendix 3B - Exercise of Employee Options - Web Site

TROY RESOURCES

Change of Registered Office Address - Web Site

Friday, August 27 2004, 3:16 PM

AMITY OIL

Friday, August 27 2004, 11:15 AM

ARAFURA RESOURCES

Press Release Drilling at Francis Creek - Web Site

AMITY OIL

Whicher Range Fracture Stimulation - Update - Web Site

CARPENTER PACIFIC

Final Director's Interest Notice - Web Site

CALTEX

Half Yearly Report/Half Year Accounts/Presentation - Web Site

GEODYNAMICS

Forthcoming release of restricted securities - Web Site

INNAMINCKA PETROLEUM

Daily Drilling Status Report - Crocus 1 (PEL-101) - Web Site

INCOMEPLUS

Full Year Accounts

KIMBERLEY DIAMOND

Appendix 3B - Exercise of listed options - Web Site

LYNAS

Preliminary Final Report & Full Year Accounts - Web Site

MPI MINES

Half Year Results Presentation - Web Site

OIL SEARCH

Drilling Report - Nabrajah-2 - Web Site

SYDNEY GAS

Interest Payment Convertible Notes June 2006 - Web Site

WESTCOAST MINING

Locatore technology to identify targets at Tuckabianna - Web Site

Thursday 26 August 2004 (Close of Business - New York)
All Ords	3537.9	+7.5	Dow Jones	10,173.41	-8.33
ASX100	2862.3	+6.9	S&P 500	1105.09	+0.13
ASX200	3526.0	+8.6	Nasdaq	1852.92	-7.80
ASX300	3531.6	+8.6	Gold - spot/oz	US$407.10	-1.00
Materials (GIC)	5761.6	+35.8	Silver - spot/oz	US$6.67	+0.06
AGC Macquarie Au	2651	+0.5	Platinum - spot	US$853.00	-2.00
AGC Explorers Au	5180	-7.9	Palladium - spot	US$212.00	-2.00
Energy (GIC)	6036.2	-15.8	Bridge CRB Futures Index	271.46	-0.59
FTSE 100	4453.90	+42.30	Crude Oil (Light - NYMEX)	US$43.10	-0.37
Nikkei	11,129.3	-0.7	Copper (LME - spot $US/tonne)	2799	+23
Hang Seng	12,784.4	-8.6	Lead (LME - spot $US/tonne)	918	+12
A$ = US70.35c		-0.19	Zinc (LME - spot $US/tonne)	966	+3
A$ = 77.21 yen		-0.45	Nickel (LME - spot $US/tonne)	12.960	-790
A$ = 0.582 euro		-0.002	Aluminium (LME - spot $US/tonne)	1690	+8
US 30-Year Bond	4.227%	-0.034	Tin (LME - spot $US/tonne)	8870	-190
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LAKES OIL

PEP 157 – ONSHORE GIPPSLAND BASIN, VICTORIA
UPDATE TRIFON 2 AND WOMBAT 1 & 2 FRACTURE STIMULATION PROGRAM

Lakes Oil (“LKO”) reports on the tight gas projects being developed in the onshore Gippsland Basin.

Trifon 2
The first fracture stimulation of Trifon 2 has taken place. The well was perforated over the interval 2348 to 2351 mKB, and 35,000 lbs of 20/40 carbolite proppant was placed using 18,600 gallons of nitrified frac fluid, during Wednesday 25 August 2004. The well was then flowed back late Wednesday with nitrogen and frac fluids initially, with gas to surface early on Thursday 26 August 2004. The gas rate could not be determined because the flow rate had not stabilised and contained frac fluid. The well was then temporarily shut in while perforating took place over an additional interval of 2282 to 2285 mKB.
Preparations are underway to fracture stimulate this interval later today Thursday 26 August 2004.

Analysis of well logs by our consulting engineers Halliburton Australia Pty Ltd have indicated that there are a number of additional zones at shallower depths which will be further assessed after the results of the current two fracture stimulations are know.

Wombat 1
Wombat continues to flow gas and water and over the last 48 hours, the gas rate has been increasing with an accompanying decrease in the water rate. Production test equipment has arrived on site. Production testing will be conducted later this week to determine a quantitative gas and water rate.

Wombat 2
Wombat 2 remains shut in having established a stabilised clean gas rate. This well will be production tested after Wombat 1 to establish parameters that can be used to design surface production equipment.

The Wombat wells are located in PEP 157. An overriding royalty of 5% of the wellhead value of any hydrocarbon production is payable to Roma Petroleum N.L. a former permit holder

- Web Site

MINOTAUR RESOURCES

Becoming a substantial holder for MNR - Web Site

MINOTAUR RESOURCES

OXR's Prominent Hill Resource - Presentation - Web Site

MINOTAUR RESOURCES

Prominent Hill Resource Estimate

PROMINENT HILL JOINT VENTURE, SOUTH AUSTRALIA
ELs 3056, 3079, 3162 and 2597

Self Funding Instalment - New Loan Amount - STO - Web Site

TAP OIL

Half Year Audit Review - Web Site

TAP OIL

Update on Scalybutt-1 Exploration Well Results - Web Site

TERRAMIN AUSTRALIA

Half Year Accounts - Web Site

WESTERN AREAS

Results of General Meeting - Web Site

To Increase Interest in Cabinda South Block & Trigger PSA - Web Site

SANTOS

FUELS Institutional Bookbuild Closure - Web Site

SANTOS

Instalment Warrant Distribution - STOIDA - Web Site

WOODSIDE

Barrier (Turbo) Warrant - Dividend Adjustment - WPL - Web Site

Court Orders Credit Suisse to produce documents - Web Site

AUSQUEST LIMITED

Drilling Commences at Beasley Nickel Project - Web Site

AMITY OIL

Drilling to commence in Oklahoma USA.

Whicher Range-5 Fracture Stimulation Update

Repairs to the damaged pumps at Whicher Range-5 are ongoing and the contractor has advised these should be completed this weekend. Fraccing operations are expected to resume mid next week.Repairs to the damaged pumps at Whicher Range-5 are ongoing and the contractor has advised these should be completed this weekend. Fraccing operations are expected to resume mid next week. - Web Site

BEACH PETROLEUM

COE: Drilling Report - Christies-2 - Web Site

BEACH PETROLEUM

Drilling Report - Christies-2 - Web Site

BOLNISI GOLD

Trading Halt - Web Site

BLUESTONE TIN

Issue of Options - Web Site

COOPER ENERGY

COE's Drilling Report - Worrior-2 - Web Site

DRILLSEARCH ENERGY

Clearer copy of announcement lodged 24/08/04 - Web Site

DISCOVERY NICKEL

Sulphides Intersected at the B1 Prospect Arunta Project - Web Site

ELIXIR PETROLEUM

Trading Halt - Web Site

INNAMINCKA PETROLEUM

Daily Drilling Status Report - Crocus 1 - Web Site

INNAMINCKA PETROLEUM

Appendix 3B - Listed options exercised - Web Site

INCOMEPLUS

Earnings Guidance 2004/05

KAGARA ZINC

PRELIMINARY FINAL REPORT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2004

Kagara Zinc Ltd today announced an operating profit before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation of $10.1 million for the financial year ended 30 June 2004. The net profit after tax was $3.4 million for the financial year ended 30 June 2004, compared to an operating loss after tax of $2.5 million in the previous financial year.
The profit included the first full year of production and sales from the Mt Garnet operation, including the trial parcel of ore from the Mt Garnet open pit and followed by the commencement of production at the Surveyor open pit in September 2003.
Sales revenue from zinc, copper and lead concentrates was $35.3 million for the year ended 30 June 2004 and the average sales price of US$0.42 per pound of payable zinc. Gross profit from mining operations before depreciation and amortisation charges was $10.1 million.
Cash operating costs after by-product credits for the financial year ended 30 June 2004 was US$0.31 per pound of payable zinc produced. - Web Site

MICHELAGO LIMITED

Arranges $6m conv note facility from LinQ Resources Fund - Web Site

MINARA RESOURCES

FULL YEAR PROFIT OF $173 MILLION PROPOSED CAPITAL RETURN OF 20 CENTS PER SHARE

Highlights

Full year profit of $173 million
Maiden capital return to shareholders of 20 cents per share subject to ATO ruling
Strong positive cash flow
Improving operating performance
Positive safety performance

Financial

Net annual profit of $173.3 million for the financial year ending 30 June 2004 which includes $93 million received on the settlement of the Fluor arbitration.

The Company recorded an annual operating profit of $108.0 million (2003: $6.2 million loss). Revenue from product sales increased 64% during the financial year to $369.6 million, reflecting higher nickel and cobalt prices. Cash on hand at 30 June 2004 was $148.9 million and net assets were $580.7 million.

Shareholders will receive a maiden capital return of 20 cents per share (totalling $92 million), subject to Australian Taxation Office approval and endorsement by shareholders at the annual general meeting. The Company has applied to the ATO for a class ruling in relation to the proposed capital distribution and it is anticipated this will be confirmed in the near future.- Web Site

NEWMONT

Form 4-Statement of changes in beneficial ownership of secs - Web Site

ORCHARD PETROLEUM

Commence Drilling at Larner 1-12 - Web Site

OXIANA LIMITED

Prominent Hill Resource Announcement - Web Site

PROSPERITY RESOURCES

Three new prospects confirmed and scoping study to commence - Web Site

PLATSEARCH

Self Funding Instalment Warrant - New Loan Amt - PPTSMT - Web Site

RELIANCE MINING

Corporate Presentation - Web Site

SUB-SAHARA RESOURCES

Share Purchase Plan Documentation to Shareholders - Web Site

SALLY MALAY

General Meeting Presentation - Web Site

SANTOS

Capital Management Initiative - Presentation - Web Site

SANTOS

WAVE Warrants - Dividend Adjustment - STO - Web Site

STUART PETROLEUM

Drilling Report - Worrier #2 - Web Site

SUB-SAHARA RESOURCES

Debarwa Continues to Produce Outstanding Results

HIGHLIGHTS

DEBR-D-027 intersected 11 metres grading 9.09% copper and 3.70 g/t gold
DEBR-D-036 intersected 40 metres grading 6.92 % copper and 1.73 g/t gold
(including 16 metres grading 16.88% copper and 2.09 g/t gold)
DEBR-D-039 intersected 15.79 metres grading 13.24% copper and 1.75 g/t gold
DEBR-D-040 intersected 16 metres grading 5.98% copper and 1.55 g/t gold
(including 10.36 metres grading 8.49% copper and 2.29 g/t gold)
DEBR-D-043 intersected 4.18 metres grading 20.37% copper and 2.21 g/t gold
DEBR-D-044 intersected 30 metres grading 9.12% copper and 1.99 g/t gold
(including 15 metres grading 16.01% copper and 3.36 g/t gold)
DEBR-D-050 intersected 16.74 metres grading 8.02% copper and 1.61 g/t gold
(including 10.88 metres grading 11.36% copper and 2.27 g/t gold)

Sub-Sahara and joint venture partner Sunridge Gold Corp. are pleased to report assay
results from an additional 28 diamond and reverse-circulation drill holes from the
Debarwa high-grade copper and gold deposit in Eritrea. The Debarwa deposit is part of
the Asmara Project which covers 1,300 square kilometres immediately north, south and
west of the capital city of Asmara in east-central Eritrea. Several significant zones of
mineralization exist on the concessions, namely the Debarwa copper/gold deposit, the
Adi Nefas Doop (Gupo) gold deposit, the Adi Nefas zinc/copper/gold deposit and the
historic Medrizien Colonial gold mining areas.

- Web Site

WOODSIDE

Instalment Warrant Distribution - WPLISG/ISR/ISS - Web Site

Wednesday 25 August 2004 (Close of Business - New York)
All Ords	3530.4	-9.3	Dow Jones	10,181.74	+83.11
ASX100	2855.4	-8.2	S&P 500	1104.96	+8.77
ASX200	3517.4	-8.9	Nasdaq	1860.72	+23.83
ASX300	3523.0	-8.7	Gold - spot/oz	US$408.10	+5.20
Materials (GIC)	5725.8	-39.2	Silver - spot/oz	US$6.61	+0.05
AGC Macquarie Au	2650	-16.9	Platinum - spot	US$855.00	+12.00
AGC Explorers Au	5188	+6.7	Palladium - spot	US$214.00	unch
Energy (GIC)	6052.0	-59.5	Bridge CRB Futures Index	272.05	-2.22
FTSE 100	4411.60	+4.10	Crude Oil (Light - NYMEX)	US$43.47	-1.74
Nikkei	11,130.0	+144.7	Copper (LME - spot $US/tonne)	2776	-23
Hang Seng	12,793.0	+146.5	Lead (LME - spot $US/tonne)	906	unch
A$ = US70.54c		+0.01	Zinc (LME - spot $US/tonne)	963	+1
A$ = 77.66 yen		+0.28	Nickel (LME - spot $US/tonne)	13,750	-175
A$ = 0.584 euro		unch	Aluminium (LME - spot $US/tonne)	1682	-22
US 30-Year Bond	4.261%	-0.022	Tin (LME - spot $US/tonne)	9060	unch
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Wednesday, August 25 2004, 9:16 PM

AUSTINDO RESOURCES

ARX ann: To Raise $3.0 million by Placement - Web Site

GOLDSEARCH

EQUIGOLD

Change of Director's Interest Notice - Web Site

ENTEK ENERGY

ETE: Hornet 1 starts drilling - PEL115 - Web Site

GINDALBIE GOLD

Becoming a substantial holder - Web Site

GEODYNAMICS

SANTOS

Instalment Warrant Distribution - STOSWA - Web Site

SANTOS

Instalment Warrant Distribution - STOIWH - Web Site

SANTOS

Instalment Warrant Distribution - STOIPA - Web Site

SANTOS

Instalment Warrant Distribution - STOIGJ - Web Site

SANTOS

Instalment Warrant Distribution-STOISH/ISG/ISR/ISS - Web Site

TAWANA RESOURCES

UPDATE TAWANA ALLUVIAL DIAMOND PROJECT

The Directors of Tawana Resources NL (“the Company”) advise that testing has begun of the Northern Feeder Channel section of the Tawana Alluvials, using a wide diameter Bauer drill rig. Please refer photographs 3 - 5.

Previously drilled 10.5 inch percussion exploration holes of the palaeochannel established the presence of considerable quantities of ancient gravels composed of andesites and banded iron formation (“BIF”) boulders. These, and particularly the BIFs and diamonds recovered, pointed towards the area around the Finsch diamond mine being a source of the gravels. The existing Finsch Diamond Mine is located 300 metres from the Tawana Alluvials tenement boundary.

To determine the optimal sites for drilling a high resolution magnetic survey was flown in July, refer diagram 2. This has located the higher concentrations of BIF gravels which, due to their higher density, are excellent indicators of entrapment sites for diamond. From eleven Bauer wide diameter test holes completed to date the Company has encountered significant gravel intersections of a consistent 20m thickness.

These gravel intersections contain an abundance of semi-rounded BIF pebbles and boulders within a clay matrix. The size of the gravels and their roundedness suggest an active stream existed and is interpreted as ideal for the transportation and concentration of diamonds. The abundance of BIF boulders is further confirmation of the connection with the Finsch Diamond Mine which is located in a predominantly BIF environment.

Because of their similar specific gravities, effective separation of diamonds from the BIF pebbles and boulders has required modifications to the Company’s Dense Media Separation and diamond X-ray recovery plants. This work is currently in progress with some parts ordered unavailable for delivery until late September. NTF Mineral Processing of Perth has been contracted and is assisting with the modifications. The major drilling program for 20,000 tonnes of Northern feeder Channel gravels will commence in two weeks. Processing will begin as soon as the plant modifications are completed which is anticipated by late September. - Web Site

TRITTON RESOURCES

Annual Report - Web Site

TETHYAN COPPER

Full Year Accounts - Web Site

VIEW RESOURCES

Appendix 3B - Web Site

WESTCOAST MINING

Appendix 3B - Release from escrow - Web Site

WMC RESOURCES

Barrier (Knock-Out) Warrant Dividend Adjustment - WMR - Web Site

WOODSIDE

Instalment Warrant Distribution - WPLIMC/IMD/IMG/IMZ - Web Site

WOODSIDE

Barrier (Turbo) Warrant Dividend Adjustment - WPL - Web Site

Wednesday, August 25 2004, 11:15 AM

MINOTAUR RESOURCES

Becoming a substantial holder - Web Site

ALLEGIANCE MINING

Director to retire at AGM - Web Site

ALINTA LIMITED

Open Briefing - Alinta CEO on Profit & Outlook - Web Site

AMITY OIL

UNION CAPITAL

Certificate of Registration on Change of Name - Web Site

WESTONIA MINES

Company Secretary & CFO Appointments - Web Site

WOODSIDE

Instalment Warrant Distribution - WPLIYE - Web Site

Tuesday 24 August 2004 (Close of Business - New York)
All Ords	3539.7	+4.6	Dow Jones	10,098.63	+25.58
ASX100	2863.6	+2.2	S&P 500	1096.19	+0.51
ASX200	3526.3	+2.3	Nasdaq	1836.89	-1.81
ASX300	3531.7	+2.7	Gold - spot/oz	US$402.90	-7.60
Materials (GIC)	5765.0	-23.5	Silver - spot/oz	US$6.56	-0.18
AGC Macquarie Au	2667	-30	Platinum - spot	US$843.00	+8.00
AGC Explorers Au	5181	na	Palladium - spot	US$214.00	-4.00
Energy (GIC)	6111.5	-122.9	Bridge CRB Futures Index	274.27	-3.37
FTSE 100	4407.50	+2.20	Crude Oil (Light - NYMEX)	US$45.21	-0.84
Nikkei	10,985.3	+24.4	Copper (LME - spot $US/tonne)	2799	-11
Hang Seng	12,646.5	+214.7	Lead (LME - spot $US/tonne)	906	-7
A$ = US70.53c		-0.82	Zinc (LME - spot $US/tonne)	962	+11
A$ = 77.38 yen		-1.00	Nickel (LME - spot $US/tonne)	13,925	+70
A$ = 0.584 euro		-0.003	Aluminium (LME - spot $US/tonne)	1704	-7
US 30-Year Bond	4.283%	+0.004	Tin (LME - spot $US/tonne)	9060	-110
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LAKES OIL

Change in substantial holding for RPM - Web Site

SMC GOLD

Voluntary Escrow Ends - Web Site

GIANTS REEF

Malbec West Approvals Received - Web Site

MERLIN PETROLEUM

Herald-Sun - Money - NEW FLOATS

9 August 2004
Copyright 2004 News Ltd. All Rights Reserved

Merlin Petroleum

Perth-based explorer Merlin Petroleum has bold plans to become a mid-sized company within five years.

It wants to raise $15 million to initially drill what it considers its low-risk projects in the Cooper Basin with the hope of generating early cash flow.

Merlin then plans to further explore its higher risk assets in the Northern Territory and South Australia.

Merlin's directors believe their drilling program and a sensible strategy to manage growth will be their keys to success.

By using innovative, but proven exploration techniques, Merlin intends to minimise risk and maximise production.

The offer: 75 million 20 shares. Offer closes: August 31. Expected listing: September 10. Prospectus: www.merlinpetroleum.com.au or phone 08 9310 7690

ANGLO PACIFIC

Change in substantial holding for DGM - Web Site

ALKANE EXPLORATION

Corporate Presentation - August 2004 - Web Site

ALINTA LIMITED

Appendix 3B-Exec Option Plan/Change of Dir Interest Notice - Web Site

AUSTRALIAN WORLDWIDE

Yolla-3 drilling update - Web Site

BEACH PETROLEUM

STU's:Drilling Rep: Worrior#2 PEL93 Cooper/Eromanga Basin SA - Web Site

COOPER ENERGY

COE: Drilling Report - Worrior-2 - Web Site

CARNARVON PETROLEUM

Wichian Buri Update - Web Site

DRILLSEARCH ENERGY

Talgeberry 3D Seismic Survey - Web Site

FLINDERS DIAMONDS

Ceasing to be a substantial holder - Web Site

GLENGARRY RESOURCES

Pro Rata Non-Renounceable Entitlements Issue - Web Site

GOLD AURA

Bulk Tonnage Gold Targets at Croydon North Queensland - Web Site

HAVILAH RESOURCES

Entitlements Issue - Allotment of Shortfall - Web Site

HENRY WALKER ELTIN

Open Briefing Henry Walker Eltin CEO on FY04 Profit&Outlook - Web Site

INNAMINCKA PETROLEUM

Crocus 1 Daily Drilling Report - Web Site

KINGSGATE CONSOLIDATED

Preliminary Final Report - Web Site

MERLIN PETROLEUM

The Advertiser - Finance - Cooper Basin a target in drilling program

By ANTHONY KEANE
4 August 2004
Copyright 2004 News Ltd. All Rights Reserved

ONE of the largest resources sector floats this year is setting its sights on South Australia's Cooper Basin oil and gas province.

Merlin Petroleum wants to raise $15 million from investors in Australia and Europe ahead of a stock exchange listing scheduled for September 10.

It plans to spend $10 million drilling in SA within the next 12 months, with its first three wells scheduled to be completed by December.

Merlin chairman Jock McGregor said the company was attracted to the Cooper Basin because of its 42 per cent success rate for discoveries.

"We are going to have an aggressive drilling campaign so we are going to have results pretty quickly," Mr McGregor said.

"We would expect to get, of the six wells, at least two up, just based on the law of averages. We will become a successful company at the junior end by just doing that."

Perth-based Merlin will take 27 per cent stakes in three exploration blocks held by Victoria Petroleum by part-funding the drilling program.

Mr McGregor, a former president of BHP North Asia and Japan, said Merlin hoped to use cash from Cooper Basin discoveries to fund higher-risk exploration in the Northern Territory and on the SA/NT border.

"The strategy is blue sky in the Northern Territory but `earn your stripes' in the Cooper Basin with its known success rate," he said.

Mr McGregor said Merlin was seeking a dual listing in Australia and on London's Alternative Investment Market (AIM).

"$15 million is pretty big for a junior explorer," he said.

"We are looking to raise about $10 million in the UK and $5 million here."

MERLIN PETROLEUM

The Courier-Mail - Finance - IPOs in energy to spark

Liam Walsh
26 July 2004
Copyright 2004 News Ltd. All Rights Reserved

HIGH oil prices and demand for gas exploration will drive a spike in energy sector floats over the next few months, according to financial consultancy Deloitte Corporate Finance.

DCF partner Peter Thornley said yesterday that despite concern the overall float market had peaked, fundamentals in the energy sector made it a good time for IPOs in that field.

Mr Thornley highlighted high oil prices, which have pushed through $US40 a barrel, and increasing demand for gas exploration opportunities as the drivers.

In addition, the success of some of last year's floats had helped to reawaken investor interest in oil and gas exploration.

The second-best-performing float last financial year was Innaminka Petroleum, which produced a 380 per cent share price gain for subscribers to its $6 million offer on November 20.

"There's definitely an optimistic view . . . there's a real demand out there for oil and gas," he said.

Interim Results Presentation - Web Site

SANTOS

Capital Management Initiative - Prospectus - Web Site

SUB-SAHARA RESOURCES

Offer of Shares to all Shareholders under Share Purchase Plan

Sub-Sahara Resources NL (the "Company"), is pleased to announce the offer of 20,000,000 ordinary fully paid shares in the Company to shareholders pursuant to the Company’s Share Purchase Plan (“SPP”). This will enable all shareholders, irrespective of the number of shares held in the Company, the opportunity to purchase up to $5,000 worth of shares direct from the Company:

at an issue price of 6 cents per share (subject to rounding) representing a discount of approximately (17%) to the current market price; and
free from brokerage, commission and stamp duty.

It will also provide an opportunity for shareholders with small shareholdings to increase those holdings into more meaningful and financially viable parcels.

The right to participate in the offer of Sub-Sahara shares under the SPP is available exclusively to persons who were registered as holders of fully paid ordinary shares in the Company at 5.00pm (Western Standard Time “WST “) on 24 August 2004 and whose registered address is in Australia or in any other jurisdiction in which it is lawful for the Company to offer shares under the SPP. The offer is non-renounceable.

The price for each Sub-Sahara share issued under the SPP will be 6 cents per share (subject to rounding as set out in the terms and conditions). The last closing sale price of Sub-Sahara shares on the trading immediately prior to the date of this announcement was 7.2 cents.

Funds raised from the issue of shares pursuant to the SPP will be used to fund its Tanzanian and Eritrean exploration activities and also supplement the working capital of the Company.- Web Site

UNION CAPITAL

Bulk Tonnage Gold Targets at Croydon North Queensland - Web Site

WOODSIDE

20 Years of North West Shelf Gas to WA - Web Site

WESTERN AREAS

Change of Director's Interest Notice x5 - Web Site

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BEMAX

POONCARIE PROJECT DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM AND CAPITAL RAISING

The Board of BeMaX Resources NL (BeMaX) today approved a Development Program for the construction and operation of its flagship Pooncarie Project incorporating the world class Ginkgo deposit in the Murray Basin.

The Development Program will focus on the recovery of high value zircon and rutile resources as well as leucoxene over the 15 year plus life of the mine. The Ginkgo mine will be the first stage of a series of mineral sands deposits to be developed by the Company in the Murray Basin.

The Development Program has been embraced by BeMaX’s major international clients who have entered into off-take agreements for the Pooncarie Project’s total production for the first five years.

BeMaX’s initial capital investment to develop the Pooncarie Project will be approximately A$117 million with some additional A$30 million required for working capital and meeting other upfront costs. Funding will be sourced from a combination of existing cashflow, and the debt and equity markets.

The equity raising is scheduled to follow the release of the Bank Debt Information Memorandum by BeMaX’s financial advisors ABN AMRO Australia Limited (ABN AMRO) in early September and receipt of credit approved Terms Sheets from the invited banks.

In light of the previous approvals held from invited banks, and based on the revised development strategy for the Pooncarie Project, ABN AMRO is confident of securing a debt package of between A$75 - $80 million.

Independent technical expert Behre Dolbear Pty Ltd has been engaged by ABN AMRO to verify the technical aspects of the Development Program as well as the capital and operating costs.

BeMaX has engaged a leading broking house to advise in respect of an equity raising to satisfy the balance of the funding requirements. BeMaX’s largest shareholder, Cristal, has already committed $16.5 million to an equity raising.

BeMaX Managing Director, Mr Tony Shirfan said “on the basis of the timetable above, I expect the capital raising to be completed prior to Christmas, development and construction to commence before the end of 2004, and production at the mine in progress in the fourth quarter of 2005, for sales in 2006.”

The Pooncarie Project will initially consist of three main operations being:

the Ginkgo mine, located near Pooncarie in the Murray Basin, NSW;
a Mineral Separation Plant (MSP) in Broken Hill, NSW; and
the existing Mineral Separation Plant (MSP) in Bunbury, WA acquired as part of the recent merger.

Geotechnical work undertaken shows that the Ginkgo deposit has a low mining cost as a result of less than 3% clay content - one of the lowest clay contents in any major ore body in the world. The ore body consists of semi consolidated sands without induration or oversize material content as occurs in several other locations through the Murray Basin, hence low cost, efficient dredging can be applied.

The Company has acquired a dredge from an existing major operator in WA for use at the Ginkgo mine site. Following limited modification and upgrade work the dredge will operate at the Ginkgo mine at some 1,550 tonnes per hour with a maximum level of 1,750 tonnes per hour. Relocation of the dredge to Broken Hill has already commenced under the direction of Worley Pty Ltd.

As part of its recent merger, BeMaX also acquired the Marron wet concentration plant which will also be relocated to the Ginkgo mine site. Roche Mining (MT) has been awarded the relocation and refurbishment study contract for this strategic asset.

The Broken Hill MSP will initially be built to process leucoxene with capacity for expansion by incorporation of ilmenite, rutile and zircon circuits at a later date. This staged approach will supplement the revenue from the high value rutile and zircon resources with other titaniferous minerals which are readily saleable.

The Bunbury MSP has a capacity in excess of 750,000 tonnes per year as well as a successful 40 year track record in treating a wide range of ore types, including Murray Basin materials. Utilisation of this MSP and its highly-skilled workforce for the production of rutile and zircon not only reduces the capital cost of the Pooncarie Project by in excess of $50 million but in addition also reduces the time that would otherwise be required to commission a similar plant at a ‘greenfield’ site.

In addition to the development of the Ginkgo deposit BeMaX will continue to further develop its Snapper deposit which will be BeMaX’s next major project in the Murray Basin. Deposits in the Pooncarie area contain in excess of 45 million tonnes of in-situ heavy mineral resources. It is expected the Snapper deposit, which has already been through the pre-feasibility stages, can be brought on-line for under a present cost of $70 million utilising existing Ginkgo infrastructure.

In addition to its development of the Pooncarie Project, BeMaX is continuing its exploration and development on a number of significant orebodies it holds in a 100 km radius of Pooncarie. This area has been identified as a world class heavy mineral province in its own right, capable of sustaining production by the Company for many decades. The proximity of these orebodies to BeMaX’s existing operations will provide significant cost savings in the future as further mine developments can be leveraged off existing infrastructure.

- Web Site

BEACONSFIELD GOLD

Change of Director's Interest Notice - Web Site

LAKES OIL

PEP 157 – ONSHORE GIPPSLAND BASIN, VICTORIA
UPDATE WOMBAT 1 & 2 AND TRIFON 2 FRACTURE STIMULATION PROGRAM

Wombat 1

Lakes Oil (“LKO”) advises that over the weekend a fracture stimulation was carried out at the Wombat 1 well over the interval 1489 to 1604 metres. This is the same area which was unsuccessfully fractured previously using the explosive “stim” method and had been left open. There are two intervals within the 115 metres, one of 20 metres and the other of 50 metres which contained gas.

Wombat 1 well began a flow back of frac fluids on Saturday afternoon. A gas flare was established after 24 hours flow time, this flow stabilised early Monday morning. The rate was estimated at 1 million cubic feet of gas per day and was accompanied by a water flow. This water is thought to be being produced from the upper 20 metre reservoir, which is now considered to be above and outside the main Strzelecki Formation reservoir established at Wombat 2. The production separation equipment which is currently being mobilised will be rigged up on Wombat 1 later this week so that the gas and water rates can be accurately measured. Following this test a decision could then be made as to whether the well would be worked over to exclude the water producing zone.

Importantly, it would appear that the 50 metres zone is equivalent to the 50 metres zone tested in the Wombat 2 well which is located some 2 kilometres to the west.

Lakes is delighted with the results so far of Haliburton Australia’s fracture program in both the Wombat wells.

We believe we have discovered a new gas field in a strategically important area of Victoria. The significance of this find will not be known until we have drilled more wells and carried out extensive testing.

A new well, Wombat 3 is planned as soon as possible. This well will be located mid point between the two wells.

The Wombat 3 well will be designed from the beginning as a fracture stimulation well and will test the 50 metres which appears common in both the wells together with a number of other zones found in Wombat 1 which drilled deeper than Wombat 2.

The exact date of the drilling of Wombat 3 is not known. We have the drilling pad in place and believe we have a rig available but due to unprecedented demand for auxiliary drilling equipment we are unable to locate a logging unit.

Wombat 2

The Wombat 2 well has been shut in awaiting the arrival of a separator. Over the weekend a small amount of condensate was recovered from the well.

Trifon 2

The fracture equipment is currently being moved and rigged up on Trifon 2 site. The well is expected to be perforated later today and fracture treatment will be conducted on Wednesday 25 August 2004.

- Web Site

MINOTAUR RESOURCES

DRILLING UPDATE - PROMINENT HILL

Prominent Hill Joint Venture ELs 3056, 3079, 3162 and 2597
Minotaur Resources Ltd 100%, Oxiana Limited earning up to 65%.

HIGHLIGHTS
Gold - Only Mineralisation
PH04D075		13.0 m at 7.27 g/t Au
PH04R080		80.0 m at 3.31 g/t Au including 20 m at 9.29 g/t Au
		31.0 m at 1.51 g/t Au

Copper - Gold Breccia
PH04D073		66.7 m at 2.18% Cu and 0.53 g/t Au
PH04D075		27.7 m at 3.13% Cu and 1.06 g/t Au
		38.95 m at 4.83% Cu and 0.43 g/t Au
		28.1 m at 5.17 % Cu and 0.25 g/t Au
PH04D076		46.0 m at 2.59 % Cu and 0.48 g/t Au

Results have been received for a further 9 holes of the Prominent Hill resource drilling program (Figure 1, Table 1). The results continue to confirm the scale and grade of the Cu-Au breccia system and expand the major "gold-only" halo to the breccia system at both the eastern and western ends.

On Line 6100E (Figure 2), drillhole PH04R080 intersected the full width of the gold-bearing hydrothermal ironstone on the eastern side of the main breccia system, recording five significant gold-only intercepts. An upper intercept of 80 m at 3.31 g/t Au from 140m (including 20 m at 9.29 g/t Au from 143 m) correlates with gold mineralisation extending from top of bedrock previously reported in drillhole DP008. This gold zone can also be confidently correlated with a similar intercept of 74 m at 3.02 g/t Au previously reported for drillhole PH04D056 (Figure2).

At the western end of the Cu-Au breccia, drillhole PH04D075 was drilled oblique to section, directed to the north-northwest to provide information on the transition from Cu-Au breccias to "gold-only" styles of mineralisation as previously reported for drillhole DP010 (Figure 3). Drillhole D075 went through a "gold-only" zone on the southern side of the breccia system (44m at 0.82 g/t Au) before intersecting four major chalcocite-dominated, high copper bearing, breccia intervals. These included (sequentially downhole) 27.7m at 3.13% Cu and 1.06 g/t Au, 31m at 1.62% Cu and 0.58 g/t Au, 38.95m at 4.83% Cu and 0.43 g/t Au, and 28.1m at 5.17% Cu and 0.25 g/t Au. These intercepts correspond with similar copper rich breccias reported for Line 5550E and which are more indicative of true width. From 390m, the drillhole entered a zone of haematite-altered and crackle veined sediments that record sporadic gold intercepts. At 528m, an interval returning 13m at 7.27 g/t Au is correlated with an interval of similar style reported previously from DP010 (57m at 7.7 g/t Au). The interval in D075 may be more indicative of the true width of this zone.

Within the main Cu-Au mineralised breccia, drilling has continued to provide infill information on a nominal 100 x 100m grid that will lead to an initial JORC Resource for the Prominent Hill Cu-Au breccia, expected on 26th August 2004. The nature of the mineralisation in the "gold-only" domains peripheral to the breccias is such that a greater drilling density will be required to allow a resource estimate to be confidently calculated.

- Web Site

MITHRIL

Change of Director's Interest Notice - Web Site

MERLIN PETROLEUM

- Web Site

MERLIN PETROLEUM

Geelong Advertiser - Finance - Energy floats mini-boom

A MINI-BOOM of new floats in the energy sector over the next month will be an important test of investor appetite for oil and gas explorers, according to Deloitte Corporate Finance.

Deloitte Corporate Finance partner Peter Thornely, who specialises in the energy and resources sector, said four initial public offerings (IPOs) in the energy sector were scheduled to list in the next month, with a combined capital raising of $26 million.

"We're seeing a mini-boom of IPO activity in the energy sector, with six IPOs in July and August, compared to eight in the entire financial year to 30 June 2004," Mr Thornely said.

"Investor support for the oil and gas sector has been fickle in recent years, so market reaction over the next month will be an important test for other companies with hopes to raise equity for high risk oil and gas exploration."

IPOs in the pipeline include Perth-based Merlin Petroleum, which has just announced plans to raise $15 million, ranking it as one of the largest oil and gas sector IPOs in a number of years.

- Web Site

ABELLE LIMITED

Barrier Touch & Termination - NABXDR & XJOXDR - Web Site

ALLEGIANCE MINING

Chairman's Address to AGM - Web Site

BENDIGO MINING

App3B-New Bendigo Gold Project/Notice under S708A - Web Site

BOULDER STEEL

Trading Halt - Web Site

BHP BILLITON

Amended Instal. Warrant Distribution:GRWIDA(re BHP/QAN/QBE) - Web Site

COOPER ENERGY

COE: Worrior-2 Development Well Update - Web Site

CARPATHIAN RESOURCES

Change of Director's Interest Notice - Web Site

CROWN DIAMONDS

Underwriting of August 2004 Options - Web Site

CROESUS MINING

Appendix 3B - Conversion of Employee Options (CRSAO) - Web Site

CONSOLIDATED MINERAL

Self Funding Instalment - New Loan Amount - LLCSMT - Web Site

DEEP YELLOW

Final Director's Interest Notice x4 - Web Site

ENERGY RESOURCES

Change of Director's Interest Notice - Web Site

EXCO RESOURCES

Cloncurry Copper Project Progress Report - Web Site

FEDERATION GROUP

Market Release - Annual Listing Fees - Web Site

FORTESCUE METALS

Notice of General Meeting - Web Site

GEODYNAMICS

Habanero #2 - On schedule at 3200m - Web Site

HILLGROVE RESOURCES

Appendix 3B - Exercise of Options - Web Site

INTEROIL

Instalment Warrant Distribution - QBEIOC - Web Site

JUBILEE MINES

Instalment Warrant Distribution - JBMIMC/IMT/IMY - Web Site

MERLIN PETROLEUM

NEW ENERGY SECTOR COMPANY LISTINGS BOOM IN AUSTRALIA

26 July 2004

Asia Pulse
(c) 2004 Asia Pulse Pte Limited

MELBOURNE, July 26 Asia Pulse - The energy sector in Australia is booming, with more company listings due this month after a number already completed.

"We're seeing a mini-boom of IPO activity in the energy sector, with six IPOs in July and August, compared to eight in the entire financial year to 30 June 2004," Mr Thornely said.

The new floats in the energy sector over the next month will be an important test of investor appetite for oil and gas explorers, according to Deloitte Corporate Finance.

IPOs in the pipeline include Perth-based Merlin Petroleum, which has just announced plans to raise $15 million, ranking it as one of the largest oil and gas sector IPOs in a number of years.

Merlin chairman Jock McGregor said because of the large raising target it has opted for a dual listing in Australia and the United Kingdom where it will seek to raise $10 million on the London Alternative Investment Market.

Mr Thornely said the rush of activity was due to several reasons, but high oil prices and the increasing demand for new oil and gas exploration opportunities were major factors.

"In addition, the success of some of last year's IPOs has helped to reawaken investor interest in oil and gas exploration," Mr Thornely said.

He said the second-best performing IPO last financial year was Innaminka Petroleum, which produced a 380 per cent share price gain for subscribers to its $6 million public float in November 2003.

- Web Site

MOLOPO AUSTRALIA

Replacement announcement re Production Testing at Gloucester - Web Site

NEW WORLD ALLOYS

Secures 100% of the Nova Joint venture project - Web Site

OXIANA LIMITED

Prominent Hill Drilling Update - Web Site

PERILYA

$12.9m profit after tax for the 12 months ended 30/06/04 - Web Site

PERILYA

Preliminary Final Report - Web Site

RED 5

Change of Director's Interest Notice - Web Site

SUB-SAHARA RESOURCES

Debarwa Continues to Produce Outstanding Results - Web Site

SANDFIRE RESOURCES

Drilling Targets defined at Borroloola - Web Site

STRAITS RESOURCES

Half Year Accounts - Web Site

STUART PETROLEUM

Worrier #2 Development Well - Web Site

TAP OIL

Bambra Oil Field Development Spudding of Bambra-6 - Web Site

UNION CAPITAL

Change of Name/Sale of interest in EasternTelecommunications - Web Site

WOODSIDE

Instalment Warrant - WPLSWA - Web Site

Monday, August 23 2004, 11:15 AM

MERLIN PETROLEUM

The Courier-Mail - Finance - Oil junior Merlin plans dual listing

Sarah Jones
22 July 2004

OIL junior Merlin Petroleum is planning an unorthodox entry into public life, proposing to raise $15 million ahead of listing simultaneously on bourses in Australia and the UK.

Merlin chairman Jock McGregor said the company was looking well above the maximum raising of $4 million to $5 million normally sought by small resources explorers.

"So we are looking at the moment to raise $15 million -- quite a bit more than a junior explorer looks to raise in the first instance," he said.
"Merlin is quiet different, it is a junior oiler with a difference."

Mr McGregor said because of the large raising target, the company had opted for a dual listing in both Australia and the UK.

"We are looking to list on the Alternative Investment Market (AIM) in London to raise about $10 million, and $5 million from the Australian Stock Exchange," he said.

Merlin managing director and geologist John Heugh said the company was only the second he knew that had attempted a dual IPO.

The explorer lodged its prospectus yesterday and providing it raises at least the minimum $12 million required, plans to list on both bourses on September 10.

Presentation August 2004 - Web Site

LION SELECTION GROUP

Change in substantial holding for WEZ - Web Site

MERLIN PETROLEUM

Energy Review - Merlin to weave magic on stock market

Brendan Egan, Hayden Lilienthal
Monday, July 26, 2004

As the next oil company to hit the Australian Stock Exchange (ASX) Merlin Petroleum is aiming high with a $15 million initial public offering (IPO) and plans to list in both Australia and England on the Alternative Investment Market (AIM).

With the offer made up of 75 million shares at 20 cents per share the company is looking to take advantage of the current record high oil prices.

Merlin said float proceeds would be used to fund its exploration program in the Cooper Basin in central Australia, with plans to later move into higher-risk Pedirka and Wiso Basins in the Northern Territory and South Australia.

Chairman Jock McGregor – formerly a senior BHP Petroleum executive – said the company has budgeted every well to full completion, so any discovery would not suffer delays from having to raise development capital.

The funds saved by not developing non-commercial holes would then be rolled over, possibly enabling another exploration well to be drilled.

Previous exploration has uncovered evidence of three live oil systems in the region, according to John Heugh who assembled the portfolio in the late 90s prior to the second wave of Cooper Basin discoveries.

Of the money to be raised $10 million is earmarked from the AIM exchange with the remaining $5 million on the ASX. The current owners will retain a 25% interest in the company taking the total shares on issue to 100.6 million shares. The planned listing date is September 10.

- Web Site

NEWMONT

Ovacik Operations Halted Pending Further Permitting - Web Site

ORIGIN ENERGY

Appendix 3B - Exercise of Executive Options - Web Site

RELODE LIMITED

August 2004 Roadshow Presentation - Web Site

ROMA PETROLEUM

Connolly No 1 well Progress Report

SYDNEY GAS

SYDNEY GAS UPDATE - STAGE II CAMDEN GAS PROJECT

As planned, Mt Taurus (“MT”) 7 production well, located less than 5 km from the
site of the new gas plant now under construction at Rosalind Park, Campbelltown,
was successfully drilled to a total depth of 629m on 18 August 2004. The Bulli coal
seam within the upper Permian Illawarra Coal Measures was intersected at 572m-
575m.

In keeping with Sydney Gas’ current drilling program, MT 2 production well was
spudded on 20 August 2004. It is planned that MT 2 will intersect the Bulli coal
seam within the upper Permian Illawarra Coal Measures at a depth of
approximately 569m. MT 2 production well is expected to reach a total depth of
approximately 619m.

The MT production wells are being drilled inside Sydney Gas’ high production
fairway within Stage II of the Camden Gas Project. Once drilled, these wells will
be fracture stimulated and completed. When dewatered, these wells will be put
on a production flow test program, following which it is planned to tie them into
the gas gathering system that will deliver gas to the new gas plant once
constructed at Rosalind Park, Campbelltown, for sale to AGL Wholesale Gas Ltd. - Web Site

STRIKER RESOURCES

Change of Director's Interest Notice x4 - Web Site

SANTOS

Alcoa and BHP Billiton Announce Filing of Registration Statement for IPO of Integris Metals

Alcoa Inc. and BHP Billiton today announced that Integris Metals Corporation has filed a registration statement on Form S-1 with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission for an initial public offering (IPO) of its common stock.

Increases offshore Victorian gas interests - Web Site

STRIKE OIL

Carnarvon Basin Drilling Program on Track - Web Site

TECTONIC RESOURCES

Phillips River Gold Project-Drilling Results from Kundip - Web Site

WESTCOAST MINING

Westcoast Positions for major Exploration Drive - Web Site

Friday 20 August 2004 (Close of Business - New York)
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Friday, August 20 2004, 9:15 PM

AUSTINDO RESOURCES

Sebastian Gold Project - Central Victorian Goldfields
Diamond Drill Results

The Company's exploration activities in central Victoria are conducted through Alexander Resources Limited ("ARL"), a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company.

Diamond drill hole FTG-01 was drilled by ARL beneath the historic Frederick the Great Mine located 18 kilometres north of Bendigo within Exploration Licence 3105 and completed in late July. Total recorded historic production from this mine was 186,000 ounces with an average grade of around 10 g/t Au. A major part of this production was derived from the surface to 150 metres, on a west dipping reef structure.

The hole confirmed the presence of a deeper repeat structure and a broad zone of 60 meters (380 to 440 m) was intersected within a sandstone dominated sequence in the eastern limb of an anticline. The zone was highly silicified, containing three generations of quartz veining, chloritic and carbonate alteration. Sulphides including pyrite, arsenopyrite, sphalerite and galena were present. This is the first hole to be drilled by ARL into the Frederick the Great target. This is one of six initial targets selected in the ARL central Victorian gold exploration tenements using the Company's newly developed Corridor Reef Stacked Model. The results were consistent with the expectations of the model.

Significant gold assays on a broad zone of quartz veins and alteration and gold mineralization are given below:

Drill Hole Number	Drill Hole		Drill Hole		Final Depth	Intersection
	Easting	Northing	Dip	Azimuth	Final Depth	Drill Hole Depth		Length	Grade
						From	To	Length	Au
	m	M	degrees	degrees	M	m	m	M	(g/t)
FTG- 01	248211	5945650	-58	78	446.2	393	393.5	0.5	0.26
						413.5	414.4	0.9	0.62
						415	416	1.0	0.01
						418.9	419.5	0.6	1.38
						419.5	420	0.5	0.47
						420	420.5	0.5	0.17
						420.5	421.2	0.7	0.23
						421.2	422	0.8	0.03
Notes: Collar coordinates are stated in AMG. All intersections are based on NQ2 diamond drilling.

The alteration zone and presence of pyrite, arsenopyrite, sphalerite and galena is typical of gold mineralization in Central Victoria. From 413.5 m to 421.2 m (7.7 m interval) the average grade is 0.3 g/t Au and included 0.6 m at 1.4 g/t Au.

An earlier diamond drill hole (1988) was completed nearby by a previous tenement holder and intersected a 20 metre wide alteration zone, containing a quartz reef system with an intersection of 0.6 metres at 31 g/t Au. The exact distance between this intersection and FTG-01 has not yet been established. The results from these two holes will be assessed prior to planning the next phase of drilling at Frederick the Great.

EL 3105 is a joint venture with Horizon Energy and Resources Pty Ltd and Greater Bendigo Mines Limited, in which ARL is manager and is earning up to 60%.

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LAKES OIL

PEP 157 – ONSHORE GIPPSLAND BASIN, VICTORIA
UPDATE WOMBAT 1 AND 2 FRACTURE STIMULATION PROGRAM

Lakes Oil (“LKO”) reports that the Wombat 2 well has continued to flow gas at various rates, whilst an optimum choke setting was achieved during the last twenty-four hours. A sustained, stabilised gas flow rate of 1.8 million cubic feet of gas per day was measured on a one-inch choke. The well continues to flare gas and to recover frac fluid.

The well will be flowed in the next twenty-four hours whilst frac fluid is being recovered and it is expected that a production test through a separator will be conducted on the well during the course of next week.

The frac spread is currently being rigged up on Wombat 1, with the fracture stimulation expected to be conduced over the weekend.

Final preparation is under way at Trifon 2 and this well is expected to be perforated and prepared for fracture stimulation later in the week. The frac spread will be mobilised from Wombat 1 to Trifon 2 following the completion of the fracture stimulation of Wombat 1.

The Trifon 2 operation has yet to be finalised and is subject to successful completion of the cement clean out operation which is being conducted today.

The Wombat wells are located in PEP 157. An overriding royalty of 5% of the wellhead value of any hydrocarbon production is payable to Roma Petroleum N.L. a former permit holder.

- Web Site

MERLIN PETROLEUM

New Zealand Herald - High oil price spurs company to float

22 July 2004

SYDNEY - Oil company Merlin Petroleum yesterday launched a A$15 million ($16.75 million) initial public offering, with plans to list in both Australia and Britain in September.

The company, hoping buoyant oil prices will spark interest in the float, is offering 75 million shares at 20Ac each. Current owners of Merlin will retain about 25 per cent of the total 100.6 million shares on issue.

Of the A$15 million to be raised, A$10 million will be raised in Britain and A$5 million in Australia, with Merlin to have a joint listing on the ASX and London's Alternative Investment Market. -REUTERS

- Web Site

AFMINEX

Disclosure Document - Web Site

AVOCA RESOURCES

Avoca announced this morning to the ASX the results of the first 2 diamond drill holes completed on the PSE deposit at our Higginsville Project recently acquired from Gold Fields, and lying midway between the world class St Ives and Norseman gold mining centres in Western Australia. The best result was 94m @ 3.2 g/t gold from a depth of 182m. The intersection included several high grade lodes including 17m @ 12.3 g/t gold from 230m.

The 94m thick intersection provides us with an alternate view to the possibility of mining high grade lodes at PSE, that being assessing a large scale bulk underground mining opportunity. We will continue to evaluate both possible mining scenarios as the project evolves over the next 6 months.

In the meantime, we are currently in the process of drilling a 43 hole program into the high grade Mt Fisher lode previously reported, and are hoping to generate an Indicated Resource capable of defining a mining reserve. We will be releasing the results of this drilling over the next 4-6 weeks.

A major new $3M joint venture with Barrick Gold - one of the world's premier gold mining companies in an area adjacent to the Higginsville Project. This joint venture will allow the Company to focus on the development of PSE.
Web Site

BLACK RANGE

Notice of General Meeting - Web Site

BMA GOLD

TWIN HILLS – HIGH GRADE GOLD INTERSECTIONS

On 2 August 2004 BMA announced that hole 826 within the anomaly 309 prospect was found to show abundant visible free gold. The two metre interval showing free gold returned a value of 162.6 g/t. This assay result has reinforced the interpretation of the drilling results announced on the 2 August that mineralisation within Area 2 is high grade and extends for at least a strike length of 40 metres and a minimum vertical extent of 80 metres.

Further encouraging results were encountered in drill hole 828 including 2 metres at 102.7 g/t.

Drill hole 828 was drilled in a southerly direction in Area 3 to provide additional data and confirms current interpretation of the high grade area centered on 10100N. This hole did confirm that there are three significant east-west striking narrow veins in this area, with each having a strike length of approximately 40 metres and a vertical extent of approximately 100 metres. The upper limit of mineralization is 80 metres below the surface. - Web Site

COOPER ENERGY

Cooper to Spud Three Wells in a Month - Web Site

COMET RESOURCES

Appendix 3B - Exercise of Listed Options - Web Site

CITIGOLD

Letter to Shareholders - Discount Offer Extended - Web Site

EMPIRE OIL & GAS

June 2004 Placement Prospectus-Allotment of New Shares/Optns - Web Site

ENTEK ENERGY

Becoming a substantial holder - Web Site

FLINDERS DIAMONDS

Amendment to Media Release re Retaining current Board - Web Site

GLENGARRY RESOURCES

Puzzler/Dogmatix Drilling Results - Web Site

IMPRESS VENTURES

VPE SA Cooper Basin update/ PEL 115 drilling activity - Web Site

KIMBERLEY DIAMOND

Appendix 3B - Exercise of Options - Web Site

PAN AUSTRALIAN

Appendix 3B - New Issue - Web Site

PAN PACIFIC PETROL

Preliminary Final Report - Web Site

PLENTY RIVER

Extension of closing date-shareholder share purchase plan - Web Site

RELIANCE MINING

Change of Office Holder - Web Site

RESOURCE MINING CORP

Sale of Unmarketable Shareholding Parcels

TASMAN RESOURCES

Results of General Meeting - Web Site

WESTONIA MINES

PLACEMENT OF 4 MILLION SHARES AT 25 CENTS TO RAISE $1.0 MILLION

Westonia Mines Limited (“Westonia”) is pleased to announce the placement of 4 million ordinary shares in the Company at 25 cents each to Lion Selection Group Limited. The issue was made under s708 of the Corporations Act. As a result of the placement Lion Selection Group’s holding rises to 38,546,500 shares representing 36.64% of the issued capital of the Company.

Funds will be used for pre-development activities at the Westonia Gold Project, pending finalisation of bank debt funding for the capital requirements of the project. - Web Site

Friday, August 20 2004, 3:15 PM

MERLIN PETROLEUM

The Australian - Finance

GLOBAL BUSINESS BRIEF

WPL's ann: 20 Years of Gas Supply to Western Australia - Web Site

BHP BILLITON

Confirmation of preliminary discussions

BHP Billiton confirms that it has held preliminary discussions with representatives of the state government of Orissa in India about options for its iron ore business. - Web Site

BHP BILLITON

Instalment Warrant Distribution - BHPIDA/IDH - Web Site

DIAMONEX LIMITED

Change of Director's Interest Notice - Web Site

EQUIGOLD

Preliminary Final Report - Web Site

FLINDERS DIAMONDS

Media Release - Shareholders vote to keep existing Board - Web Site

FORTESCUE METALS

Correction to Trading Halt - Web Site

GOLDSTAR RESOURCES

Release of escrowed securities - Web Site

GLENGARRY RESOURCES

Appointment of Non-Executive Director - Web Site

GOLD AURA

Change of Director's Interest Notice - Web Site

INNAMINCKA PETROLEUM

Restricted shares & options being released from escrow - Web Site

JAGUAR MINERALS

Balfour - Ground EM Programme Approved - Web Site

KIMBERLEY DIAMOND

Kimberley 33 highest grade/New discovery Kimberley Pipe 37 - Web Site

LION SELECTION GROUP

WEZ ann re Placement - Web Site

OILEX

OEX' ann: ATP 545P - Connolly No.1 Well - Progress Report - Web Site

QUEENSLAND GAS

QGC: Gas Fired Power Station planned for Chinchilla - Web Site

RELIANCE MINING

Letter to Shareholders - Share Purchase Plan - Web Site

SUN RESOURCES

Libyan Exploration Endeavours - Web Site

UNION CAPITAL

Results of General Meeting - Web Site

WESTONIA MINES

Appendix 3B - Additional funding for devt of project - Web Site

WOODSIDE

Instalment Warrant Distribution: WPLIDA/IDH - Web Site

WOODSIDE

Wave Warrants Dividend Adjustment-AMP/BHP/LLC/WPL - Web Site

WESTERN AREAS

Strong Surface EM Anomaly at North Ironcap - Web Site

Friday, August 20 2004, 11:15 AM

MERLIN PETROLEUM

Oil hunter Merlin to appear on two bourses at once

21 July 2004

Australian Associated Press Financial News Wire
By Sarah Jones

SYDNEY, July 21 AAP - Oil junior Merlin Petroleum is planning an unorthodox entry into public life, proposing to raise $15 million ahead of listing simultaneously on bourses in Australia and the UK.

Merlin chairman Jock McGregor said the company was looking well above the maximum raising of $4 million to $5 million normally sought by small resources explorers.

"So we are looking at the moment to raise $15 million - quite a bit more than a junior explorer looks to raise in the the first instance," Merlin chairman Jock McGregor said.

"Merlin is quite different, it is a junior oiler with a difference."

Mr McGregor said because of the large raising target the company had opted for a dual listing in both Australia and the UK.

"We are looking to list on the Alternative Investment Market (AIM) in London to raise about $10 million, and $5 million from the Australian Stock Exchange (ASX)," he said.

Merlin managing director and geologist John Heugh said the company was only the second he knew of that has attempted a dual IPO.

"We are going straight to the jugular as it were, we want to get into that cash flow in Europe," he said.

The explorer lodged its prospectus today and providing it raises at least the minimum $12 million required, plans to list on both bourses on September 10.

Merlin plans to issue 75 million shares to the ASX and AIM at 20 cents a share, giving the public 75 per cent of the company.

The majority of the funds raised will be used in an aggressive drilling program in the Cooper Basin area, with plans to drill six wells in the next 12 months, three of them before Christmas.

Weekly Drilling Summary w/e 19 August 2004 - Web Site

STUART PETROLEUM

Preliminary Final Report & Full Year Accounts - Web Site

WOODSIDE

Instalment Warrant Distribution - WPLIZK - Web Site

WOODSIDE

Warrant Instalment WPLIWF/IWG/IWH - Web Site

Thursday 19 August 2004 (Close of Business - New York)
All Ords	3498.3	+9.7	Dow Jones	10,040.82	-42.33
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Materials (GIC)	5685.7	+26.1	Silver - spot/oz	US$6.80	-0.01
AGC Macquarie Au	2613	+6.5	Platinum - spot	US$861.00	+4.00
AGC Explorers Au	5158	+11.9	Palladium - spot	US$221.00	+4.00
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Thursday, August 19 2004, 9:15 PM

GIANTS REEF

Malbec West Depth Extension Drilling Commences - Web Site

GIANTS REEF

Change in substantial holding for GTM - Web Site

ICON ENERGY

GOG: Nulla Nulla-1 Progress Report - Web Site

LAKES OIL

PEP 157 – ONSHORE GIPPSLAND BASIN, VICTORIA
UPDATE WOMBAT 1 AND 2 FRACTURE STIMULATION PROGRAM

Lakes Oil (“LKO”) reports that the Wombat 2 well has continued to flow back frac fluids since the last report however the well is now flowing gas to surface and is being flared at an estimated rate of 2.2 million cubic feet of gas per day through a one inch choke. The gas flow rate is improving whilst production of frac fluids is reducing.

The Wombat 2 frac is the first fracture stimulation of the Strzelecki Group sediments of the Gippsland Basin.

Halliburton Australia Pty Ltd will now move their equipment to the Wombat 1 well where a similar fracture stimulation will be conducted over the weekend.

The Wombat wells are located in PEP 157. An overriding royalty of 5% of the wellhead value of any hydrocarbon production is payable to Roma Petroleum N.L. a former permit holder.

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LAKES OIL

PEP 157 – ONSHORE GIPPSLAND BASIN, VICTORIA
UPDATE WOMBAT 1 AND 2 FRACTURE STIMULATION PROGRAM

Lakes Oil (“LKO”) advises that its service contractor Halliburton Australia Pty Ltd performed a fracture stimulation on the Wombat 2 well late Wednesday 18 August 2004.

The stimulation was performed over a perforated interval 1469 to 1476 metres, which was designed to stimulate a sandstone reservoir intersected between 1454 metres and 1509 metres.

A total of 80,000 lbs of ceramic proppant was placed using 50,000 gallons of nitrogen foam frac fluid at an average surface pressure of 5,200 psi.

Currently the well is returning nitrogen and fracing fluids to surface.

A full assessment of the well will be made after these fluids have been “unloaded” and gas is flowing to surface. This is expected later today.

- Web Site

MINOTAUR RESOURCES

Ceasing to be a substantial holder for MNR - Web Site

SMC GOLD

Quarterly Report to Shareholders - Web Site

TASGOLD

ALLOTMENT OF SHARES

Finalisation of Rights Issue

The allotment of shares pursuant to the Rights Issue (Prospectus dated 12 July 2004) has now been finalised. 8,810,442 ordinary shares and 8,810,442 options have been allotted, raising $1,409,671 before costs and holding statements will be despatched tomorrow, 20 August 2004, as scheduled. An Appendix 3B in relation to the Rights Issue was lodged on 12 July 2004.
Placement

The directors also advise that they have allotted a total of 787,500 fully paid ordinary shares and 787,500 options by way of placements on identical terms to the Rights Issue.

An Appendix 3B "New Issue Announcement, application for quotation of additional securities and agreement" in respect of the placements is attached.

The Company seeks to rely on case 1 in Section 708A(5) of the Corporations Act ("Act") in respect of the issue of the placement shares.

The Company gives notice under paragraph (5) (e) of Section 708A of the Act to confirm that:
1. The Company issued the above shares without disclosure to the placees under Part 6D.2 of the Act.
2. As at the date of this notice the Company has complied with:
  (a)The provisions of Chapter 2M of the Act (as applicable to the Company); and
  (b) Section 674 of the Act.
3. At the date of this notice there is no excluded information (as defined in paragraph (7) of Section 708A of the Act) which is required to be disclosed by the Company.

- Web Site

AGINCOURT RESOURCES

Change in substantial holding for AGC

ALLEGIANCE MINING

Results of AGM - Web Site

AUSTRALIAN WORLDWIDE

Change in substantial holding for AWE - Web Site

BHP BILLITON

Instalment Warrant Distribution - BHPIYB - Web Site

BHP BILLITON

Instalment Warrant Distribution - BHPIYE - Web Site

DE GREY MINING

Diggers & Dealers Presentation - July 2004 - Web Site

DEEPGREEN MINERALS

Change of Director's Interest Notice - Web Site

FOX RESOURCES

Appendix 3B - Conversion of Listed Options - Web Site

HILLGROVE RESOURCES

Response to ASX Share Price Query - Web Site

INDEPENDENCE GOLD

Appendix 3B - Conversion of listed options - Web Site

LYNAS

Appendix 3B - Exercise of Unlisted Options - Web Site

MAGELLAN PETROLEUM