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Wednesday 31 August 2005 (Close of Business - New York)
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GOLDSEARCH

Options expiring 30 September 2005 - Web Site

LAKES OIL

BELLARINE 1 WELL
PEP 163, ONSHORE OTWAY BASIN, VICTORIA

Lakes Oil N.L. (“LKO”) advises that a decision has been reached by the Joint Venture Partners to cease drilling the Bellarine 1 well. A drill bit and small amount of drill pipe remain in the bottom of the hole and it has therefore been decided not to go to the considerable expense to recover these.

A cement plug has been set at the bottom of the casing at a depth of 930 metres. A second cement plug will be set near the surface. The well has been left so that if we wish to re-enter at a later date this would be possible.

Evaluation of the wireline logs, particularly above 1,000 metres where gas was observed will continue to be assessed as it is possible from our experience in the Gippsland Basin that this well could be a candidate for fracture stimulation at a later date.

Jupiter Energy (Victoria) Pty Ltd is earning a 50% interest in permit PEP 163 by funding the first $1.2 million of the cost of drilling the Bellarine 1 well.

- Web Site

MALACHITE RESOURCES

Presentation to NSW Exploration & Investment Conference Sept - Web Site

MALACHITE RESOURCES

Letter to Shareholders & Optionholders re Rights Issue - Web Site

TASGOLD

Porphyry Copper/Gold Target defined Kodu NW Prospect PNG - Web Site

ANEKA TAMBANG

ANTAM’S NET PROFIT INCREASES 6% TO RP416 BILLION (USD43M)

Jakarta, August 31, 2005 – PT Antam Tbk (ASX - ATM; JSX - ANTM) is pleased to announce unaudited consolidated net profit of Rp416 billion (USD43 million) and earnings per share (EPS) of Rp217.97 for the first half of 2005. The results have been reviewed by Antam’s external auditors PricewaterhouseCoopers. The 6% increase over the same period last year (as restated - see explanation at bottom), is attributed to slightly higher ferronickel and gold prices and increased saprolite nickel ore sales volumes. Largely due to lower fuel consumption as ferronickel production decreased because of repairs, Antam slightly reduced the cost of sales by 1% and Antam’s operating margin widened to 39%. - Web Site

ARROW ENERGY

CAPITAL RAISING UPDATE
The Directors of Arrow Energy N.L. advise that the Company has received an excess of applications for additional shares in relation to the Pro-Rata Entitlement Issue. Once all applications were processed there was a total of 1,165,695 shares ($419,650) on which the entitlement was not taken up. The company received applications for additional shares in accordance with the offer from 1,224 shareholders for a total of 11,086,811 shares ($3,991,252).
The Board has decided to allocate the available additional shares on the following basis:
• Applications for up to 1,200 additional shares will be met in full
• All other applicants will be allotted 1,213 additional shares - Web Site

BRANDRILL

Change in substantial holding - Web Site

BORAL

Change of Director's Interest Notice x7 - Web Site

BEACH PETROLEUM

Drilling Report - Kiana-1 - Web Site

CSR

Pioneer mill in final stages of commissioning - Web Site

DRILLSEARCH ENERGY

Preliminary Final Report - Web Site

GALLERY GOLD

Change of Director's Interest Notice - Web Site

GREEN PACIFIC ENERGY

Final Director's Interest Notice - Web Site

GREEN PACIFIC ENERGY

Final Director's Interest Notice - Web Site

RANGE RIVER GOLD

Annual Financial Statements for year ended 30 June 2005 - Web Site

TERRAMIN AUSTRALIA

Change of Address - Web Site

AIM RESOURCES

Significant Zinc Results Perkoa - Web Site

AMADEUS ENERGY

Drilling success on both Raccoon Bend & Reeves County Texas - Web Site

ANEKA TAMBANG

First half 2005 Financial Statements and Notes - Web Site

AZTEC RESOURCES

Share Holdings Update - Web Site

BURDEKIN PACIFIC

Media Release - Redbank Copper Project - Web Site

BURDEKIN PACIFIC

Reinstatement to Official Quotation - Web Site

EXTRACT RESOURCES

Burnakura Gold Project

GATEWAY MINING

Change of Director's Interest Notice - Web Site

GOLD AURA

UCL:In Specie Share Distribution of Gold Aura Limited Shares - Web Site

GOLDEN WEST RESOURCES

Release of shares from escrow - Web Site

KORAB RESOURCES

IPO closed heavily oversubscribed - Web Site

KAGARA ZINC

MT GARNET PRODUCTION UPDATE
As a result of the delay in completion of the copper circuit at Mt Garnet and to take advantage of current high copper prices, the main plant will be reconfigured over a three day period to treat supergene copper ore when processing of the Surveyor polymetallic ore is completed in early September. Over a period of one month, approximately 11,000 tonnes of copper concentrate grading in excess of 28% copper will be produced and delivered to Chinese smelters at the end of October under existing contracts with Transamine Trading NV. During this time there will be no production of zinc or lead concentrates but revenues will increase as a result of producing high value copper concentrates.

Polymetallic ore from both Dry River South and the Balcooma pit will be stockpiled over this one month period and processed when the supergene copper campaign is completed.

It is expected that much of the lost zinc and lead concentrate production can be made up as a result of increased throughput during the remainder of the financial year.

Assuming a mid December start up of the supergene copper circuit, total concentrate production for the 2005 – 2006 financial year is now expected to be 90,000 tonnes of zinc concentrate, 25,000 tonnes of lead concentrate and 35,000 tonnes of copper concentrate, an increase in total concentrate production of approximately 20% on the 2004-2005 financial year. - Web Site

MEDUSA MINING

Appendix 3B (Rights Issue - Options) - Web Site

MURCHISON METALS

FORMAL SIGNING OF NATIVE TITLE AGREEMENT
The Directors of Murchison Metals Ltd (“Murchison”) are pleased to announce that a native title agreement between traditional owners and the iron ore company has been signed.
The agreement reached between the Wajarri Elders and the Ngoonooru Wadjari People and Murchison means the company has no native title restrictions to prevent it from meeting its aim to begin mining by the end of this year.
The Wadjari People have stated that they were pleased with the outcome as Murchison was upfront and honest with them and resolved issues that concerned them.
This is a positive outcome that comes at the end of open and honest negotiations. - Web Site

MOLY MINES

News Release:Appontment of WorleyParsons - Web Site

NICKEL AUSTRALIA

Nickel Sulphides discovered at Norseman - Web Site

PLATSEARCH

Updated Broker Presentation - Web Site

PO VALLEY ENERGY

Release of voluntary escrow securities

ROC OIL

ARQ:Jingemia 6 update - Web Site

ROX RESOURCES

Progress Report on drilling programme in Laos - Web Site

ST BARBARA MINES

Preliminary Financial Results 2004/05

• Net profit for 2005 of $0.6M (compared with net loss for 2004 of $24.3M) and was derived after:
  • Non-cash charges of $3.5M
  • Exploration expenditure of $6.5M expensed in line with policy.
• Revenues up 108% on 2004 to $67.5M.
• Gold sales of 83,646ozs, at a cash cost of $341/oz; derived from gold operations acquired on 28 March 2005.
• Cash at bank as at 30 June 2005 was $16.27M with additional $11.8M cash securing environment performance bonds.

Subsequent Events

• Sale of Shares
  On 27 July 2005, the Company sold its remaining shares in NuStar Mining Corporation Limited and Sedimentary Holdings Limited for a combined total of $6.0M and net profit of $100,000.
• Gold Operations
  On 26 July, the Company announced its decision to proceed with open pit mining at Hercules, 12km to the south of the Marvel Loch mill. On 9 August, the Company announced a JORC compliant reserves upgrade for Hercules of Probable Reserves 3.2Mt @ 2.5g/t gold for 180,000oz of gold. Together with continuing production from underground mining at Marvel Loch, revised forecast production for the financial year is 150,000oz at an estimated cash cost of $415/oz at the Southern Cross operations.
• Capital Management
  On 26 July 2005, the Company announced:
  • An on-market buy-back of up to 10% of its capital over the next 12 months in accordance with ASX guidelines; and
  • Sale of unmarketable parcels of shares, unless holders of unmarketable parcels of shares notify the Company in writing of their intention to hold their shares, by 5pm WST 23 September 2005. - Web Site

SANDFIRE RESOURCES

Letter to Optionholders - Web Site

STRAITS RESOURCES

Straits' Final Interest in Tritton Resources Limited - Web Site

STRIKE OIL

Drilling Update Report - Web Site

TAP OIL

Profit Outlook - Web Site

UNION RESOURCES

Further Intersection Results - Mehdiabad Zinc Project, Iran

Union Resources Limited (UCL) announces the results of a further four (4) drill holes that were part of the in-fill drilling program recently completed at the Mehdiabad Zinc Project in Iran.

Of significance were the following intervals:
Hole 8319: 19 metres at 9.4% Zn from 230 metres
Hole 8324: 9 metres of 12.75% Zn from 151 metres
Hole 8328: 15 metres of 5.7% Zn from 98 metres
Hole 8330: 68 metres at 5.8% Zn from 218 metres

Holes 8319 and 8330 were drilled on the western side of the deposit and holes 8324 and 8328 on the eastern side. All intervals quoted below have a cut-off of 4% Zinc with a maximum of 3 metres of internal waste. The locations of each of the four holes are shown on the attached drilling plan. - Web Site

UNION RESOURCES

We wish to advise that at a General Meeting of the Company held today, shareholders ratified an in specie share distribution of 10,143,071 Gold Aura Limited shares to the eligible Union Resource shareholders on the basis of one (1) ordinary Gold Aura Share for every fifty (50) Union Resource shares held. The shares will be distributed equally to eligible Union Resource shareholders on a pro rata basis based on the number of shares held on the record date.

It is advised that the Union Resource shares will be traded on a cum bonus share basis up until close of business today and trade on an ex bonus share entitlement from 1 September 2005 being the ex bonus date. Therefore, any shares purchased from 1 September 2005 will not be entitled to participate in the in specie share distribution of Gold Aura Limited shares.

It is anticipated that the Gold Aura shares will be distributed to the eligible Union Resource Shareholders on 14 September 2005. - Web Site

VIEW RESOURCES

KOR:Korab signs in principle agreement with View Resources - Web Site

ADELAIDE BRIGHTON

Change in substantial holding from PPT - Web Site

ALINTA LIMITED

Appendix 3B - Web Site

ANEKA TAMBANG

Net profit increases 6% to RP416 billion (USD43M) - Web Site

AZTEC RESOURCES

Initial Director's Interest Notice - Web Site

BHP BILLITON

MLM:Nornico Nickel Project - Airborne EM Survey Commenced - Web Site

BURDEKIN PACIFIC

To acquire Redbank Copper Project NT - Web Site

BEACH PETROLEUM

Progress Report - Kiana-1 - Web Site

BOUNTY OIL & GAS

Utopia-5 Progress Report

Period: 24 hrs to 6am on 31/8/05.
Current Depth: 757m mRT
Progress: Drill ahead in 8 ½” (216mm) hole from 350mRT to 757mRT.
Hydrocarbon Indications: Hydrocarbon shows will only be reported after wireline logs have been run and evaluated at the Total Depth of the well.
Primary and Secondary Targets: The primary target is the Early Cretaceous Murta Formation.- Web Site

CRESCENT GOLD

Sickle - another $1.5m of drilling funded - Web Site

DRILLSEARCH ENERGY

Change in substantial holding from SCB - Web Site

EMPIRE OIL & GAS

August 2005 Placement Prospectus - Web Site

ENTEK ENERGY

Form 484 - Cancellation of Shares - Web Site

FORTESCUE METALS

Change in substantial holding - Web Site

GLENGARRY RESOURCES

GLENGARRY TO DRILL URANIUM TARGET
A diamond core drilling program is scheduled to commence at the Oasis uranium prospect on Glengarry Resources Limited’s wholly owned Greenvale Project in North Queensland on the 3rd September 2005.

The drill program is designed to confirm intersections reported from drilling in 1978 and to provide material for geotechnical and metallurgical assessment. Esso Minerals drilled 32 diamond holes and 14 percussion holes at the Oasis prospect in 1978 and intersected significant uranium mineralisation over a strike length of approximately 300 metres (see Table 1 for significant drill hole intersections).

Better intersections reported from Esso’s drilling include 9.5 metres @ 0.23% U3O8 from 28 metres and 6.7 metres @ 0.23% U3O8 from 48.3 metres depth. Trench samples recorded up to 12.5% uranium. No uranium exploration has been completed in the immediate area since the Esso work some 27 years ago and historic drill samples are no longer available for analysis.

Glengarry is currently drilling several geophysical targets at the Maitland copper prospect located approximately 20 kilometres to the south-southeast and the availabilty of this rig has allowed the Company to expedite exploration at Oasis. Results from the drilling at Maitland are expected to be available within two to three weeks. - Web Site

GRYPHON MINERALS

Mt Windara Nickel Project-Disseminated Sulphides - Web Site

HILLGROVE RESOURCES

Second Quarter Activities & Cashflow Report - Web Site

HINDMARSH RESOURCES

Correlation of Uranium Exploration Data fromPreviousDrilling - Web Site

KINGSGATE CONSOLIDATED

Daily Share Buy-Back Notice - Web Site

LION SELECTION GROUP

Fourth Quarter Activities Report

Highlights include:

Indophil - Tampakan $27 million pre-feasibility study underway and fully funded.
- Project manager appointed.
Havilah - Kalkaroo drilling program aims to double copper resource to 200 million tonnes.
Allegiance - Avebury nickel project feasibility study due for completion October 2005.
Gallery - Half million ounce gold resource increase at the Busolwa project in Tanzania.
Lafayette - Gold production commenced at the Rapu Rapu project in the Philippines.
Austindo - $18.7 million equity funding completed for Cibaliung gold project in Indonesia. - Web Site

LEVIATHAN RESOURCES

Media Release re Half Year Results - Web Site

MINERALS CORP

Change of Director's Interest Notice - Web Site

NORTHERN STAR RESOURCES

ENCOURAGING RESULTS FROM DRILLING AT RED BILLABONG PROJECT AND RANGE PROSPECT.

The Red Billabong Project and the Range prospect are located in the East Kimberley district of Western Australia, situated about 50 km west and 150 km north of Halls Creek, respectively.

Red Billabong Project
Initial reconnaissance drilling to test electromagnetic and aeromagnetic anomalies has confirmed the presence of extensive ultramafic/mafic rocks (dunites, peridotites, pyroxenites and gabbros) which are potential host rocks for nickel sulphide mineralisation. The assay results from the drilling in the northern portion of the Red Billabong tenements have highlighted that a number of areas, including the Moola Bulla Complex, are anomalous in nickel and base metals.

Significant intercepts from these areas include:

• RBR-107 (EOH 36m) 20m @ 0.17% Ni from 16m including 7m @ 0.29% Ni from 17m (Area 1)
• RBA-109 (EOH 43m) 3m @ 0.31% Zn and 0.13% Pb from 40m (Area 2)
• RBA- 169 (EOH 68m) 40m @ 0.10% Ni from 28m including 7m @ 0.20 % Ni from 29m (Area 4)

Range Prospect (Wilson River Project)
The first phase of drilling at the Range Prospect has just been completed (20 shallow RC percussion holes for a total of 1,214 metres).

The drilling tested six of the more significant veins displaying prominent epithermal textures (crustiform quartz-adularia, colloform banding, bladed quartz after calcite, brecciation and
cockade quartz). Assay results for the drill samples are not yet available.

Significantly, the subsurface extent of the zones of quartz veining seen at surface was confirmed, with all holes encountering quartz veining varying from 1m to 11m in down hole width. - Web Site

PACIFIC MINING

Change of Director's Interest Notice

QUAY MAGNESIUM

Joint Marketing Agmt with Nanjing High-Tech Zone - Web Site

SOUTHERN CROSS

Gold Cross Project Philippines

STRATEGIC MINERALS

Camp Shanghai Drill Results - Web Site

TAP OIL

Drilling Update Jane-2 Exploration Well - Web Site

TERRA GOLD MINING

First Supplementary Bidder's Statement - Web Site

TENNANT CREEK GOLD

TITLE GRANTED FOR MANBARRUM LEAD-ZINC PROJECT, NORTHERN TERRITORY

HIGHLIGHTS
• Agreements executed with the Northern Territory Government to secure title over the Manbarrum Lead-Zinc Project.
• Exploration Licences granted with an area of over 200km², covering a 23km strike length of identified lead-zinc-silver mineralisation.
• Advanced negotiations underway with Traditional Owners to complete a formal Access and compensation agreement, with sign-off expected shortly.
• Exploration activities at Manbarrum scheduled to commence shortly including drilling to upgrade the historical resource estimate to JORC compliance. - Web Site

VIEW RESOURCES

Bronzeweing Toll Treatment with Korab Resources Ltd - Web Site

ZIMPLATS

Preliminary Final Report - Web Site

Tuesday 30 August 2005 (Close of Business - New York)
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Energy (GIC)	10,328.6	-113.0		Platinum - spot	US$887.00	-15.00
AGC Macquarie Au	2952	-26.0		Palladium - spot	US$179.00	-2.00
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LAKES OIL

BELLARINE 1 WELL
PEP 163, ONSHORE OTWAY BASIN, VICTORIA

Lakes Oil N.L. (“LKO”) advises that at 6:00 AM this morning the Bellarine 1 well was at a depth of 2,139 metres.

The fishing operation which was carried out over the weekend to retrieve a stuck drill pipe was partially successful. Following retrieval of the equipment it was found that the drill bit and one drill collar had twisted off and remained in the hole. Accordingly it was decided to run wireline logs to 2,108 metres.

Following evaluation of these logs later today a decision will be made to drill on or abandon the well.

- Web Site

MACMIN SILVER

Change of Director's Interest Notice - Web Site

MOUNT BURGESS

TSUMKWE DIAMOND EXPLORATION PROJECT NAMIBIA
Fresh Kimberlitic Garnets Recovered from Drilling

Following the announcement released by the Company on Friday 26th August 2005, reporting on fresh kimberlitic garnet results obtained from percussion Drill Holes NAM 772 and NAM 657, further results have now been received from drilling within the vicinity of NAM 772 and NAM 657 as follows:

These results indicate that the garnets have travelled only a short distance from their kimberlite source.

A number of G10 garnets and a diamond have previously been recovered in this area.

Drilling in the area is continuing.

- Web Site

SEDIMENTARY HOLDINGS

SIGNIFICANT UPDATE ON DRILLING AT CRACOW

Drilling on the Kilkenny mineralised structure at Cracow has returned the following gold intersections:

Kilkenny is located 400 metres west of the Crown Shoot and is interpreted to dip steeply to the west.

CBK181 was drilled from the east and is interpreted to have drilled obliquely to the vein, accounting for the reduction between down hole intercepts and estimated true width.

The results add to the previously announced intersections including:
CBK173 - 23.9m @ 7.4g/t Au.

Two drill rigs are in operation at Cracow and will be focussing in the near term on the strike and down dip potential of Kilkenny.

- Web Site

MALACHITE RESOURCES

Appendix 3B - Rights Issue - Web Site

MALACHITE RESOURCES

Rights Issue

The Board of Directors of Malachite Resources NL has decided to offer eligible shareholders an opportunity to participate in a Rights Issue to raise up to $1,800,000.

The Rights Issue entitles eligible shareholders in the Company, to purchase MAR shares at 10.0 cents per share on the basis of 1 new share for every 3 existing shares held in the Company.

As an incentive to shareholders, those shareholders participating in the Rights Issue will also receive 1 new option for every new share that they apply for. These new options will have an exercise price of 20 cents and will lapse on 31 August 2008. - Web Site

ALCASTON MINING

Appendix 3B - Web Site

ARROW ENERGY

INSTITUTIONAL PLACEMENT OF 11,147,368 SHARES

The Directors of Arrow Energy NL advise that further to the announcement dated 11 July 2005 in relation to the placement of Shares that the Company has today issued 11,147,368 Shares at an issue price of 38 cents each without a disclosure statement. - Web Site

AUSTRALIS MINING

Preliminary Final Report - Web Site

BOULDER STEEL

Extension of General Agreement with Breitenfeld Group - Web Site

BULLION MINERALS

Mulga Rock Uranium - Polymetallic Project - Web Site

DIORO EXPLORATION

Share Purchase Plan - Web Site

DISCOVERY NICKEL

SHAREHOLDER SHARE PURCHASE PLAN RAISES $3 MILLION

Discovery Nickel (ASX: DNL) announced today that it has received overwhelming support from its share holders for its initial offer under the recently announced Shareholder Share Purchase Scheme (“SSPP”).
On 20 July, 2005 DNL announced its intention to raise up to $1,650,000 by the issue of 10,000,000 shares at a price of 16.5 cents per share in order to progress exploration on the North East Botswana Nickel Project and to provide working capital.
As of the closing date of 19 August, 2005 the SSPP was heavily oversubscribed with applications received from shareholders for 18,183,456 shares.
Due to the very significant level of investor interest the Board has decided to exercise its discretion to accept the oversubscriptions. Consequently, $3,000,270 (before expenses) will be raised through this initial offer to DNL shareholders under the SSPP. - Web Site

DISCOVERY NICKEL

Director Resignation/Final Directors Interest Notice - Web Site

DRDGOLD

DRDGold Activity Report - Web Site

DWYKA DIAMONDS

Dwyka Finalises Acquistion of Hard Rock Mines - Web Site

HORIZON OIL

HORIZON OIL (HZN) RECEIVES CREDIT APPROVED COMMITTED OFFER OF FINANCE FOR DEVELOPMENT OF MAARI PROJECT

Horizon Oil Limited (“Company”) advises that BOS International, a subsidiary of the Bank of Scotland, has provided a committed offer of finance of up to US$40 million to fund the project development of the Maari oil field, offshore New Zealand.

The terms of the committed offer of finance have been agreed by the Company and BOS International and have been approved by BOS International’s credit committee.

The offer is subject to the decision of the Maari joint venture participants to proceed with the development of the Maari field, satisfactory due diligence and completion of documentation.

The financial investment decision for the Maari oil project is scheduled for the end of September 2005. Should the development proceed, Horizon Oil’s share of technically recoverable P50 oil reserves in respect of the Maari project are estimated by the operator of the project to be in the range of 5 to 6 million barrels.

The finance facility under which the Maari development funding will be provided, assuming satisfaction of the conditions noted above, will incorporate development funding, completion support, hedge instrument funding and borrowing base facilities of up to US$40 million. The finance facility may be expanded and has been designed to concurrently accommodate the financing requirements of Horizon Oil’s other potential development assets. - Web Site

LEGEND MINING

Change in substantial holding - Web Site

PLATINUM AUSTRALIA

Change of Share Registry - Web Site

UNIVERSAL RESOURCES

Resignation of a Director - Web Site

WESTERN AREAS

Appendix 3B (Option Conversion) - Web Site

WEDGETAIL EXPLORATION

Appendix 3B-3.3M employee options - Web Site

ARC ENERGY

VPE: Jingemia-6 Progress Report - Web Site

ARC ENERGY

ORG:Jingemia 6 Oil Appraisal/Development Update - Web Site

ASHBURTON MINERALS

Yandan Joint Venture - Web Site

AUSTMINEX

Ceasing to be a substantial holder from CSM - Web Site

APEX MINERALS

Activities Update

• Drilling underway at G2 porphyry copper project
• Sale of Copper Mountain interest
• Exclusivity agreement over new gold project in northern Xinjiang
• Progressing application over new porphyry copper target
• Shareholding increased in Maximus Resources Limited

Drilling is underway at the G2 porphyry copper project in China’s Xinjiang province.

A 1,000 metre diamond drilling programme is testing for copper and gold mineralisation coincident geochemical and geophysical anomalies within a zone of intense alteration associated with an inferred intrusive system.

This intrusion is one of a cluster of similar intrusions in the Kalatage area, two of which are known to be mineralised and which all appear to have a common structural association.

Sale of Copper Mountain Interest

The Copper Mountain joint venture in which Apex was earning an interest has sold its exploration licence.

Work has been suspended for several months pending clarification of the validity of the issue to a third party of a mining licence overlapping 25% of the joint venture’s total area. Drilling elsewhere on its exploration licence by the joint venture obtained disappointing results. The third party operates a small copper, zinc and pyrite mining operation surrounded by the joint venture’s licence.

An official government review process initiated by Apex on behalf of the joint venture has provided an opportunity to exit the area in return for a payment by the mine operator of RMB 2,600,000 (approx A$430,000) of which Apex will receive 90% representing the majority of its direct and indirect cash investment to date.

Apex still considers the broader region around the project to be prospective for copper and other minerals and so as part of the settlement has secured a right of first refusal over the mine owner’s operations including an associated copper concentrator and acid production facility. Apex will also be given full and priority access to the mine owner’s prospect database and other assistance with exploration in the region.

Apex is very pleased to have resolved this issue on favourable terms that will provide it with the long term support of a key local operator and of local and provincial government organisations.

New Gold Project in Northern Xinjiang

Apex has entered into an exclusivity agreement with an exploration brigade located in Aletai, northern Xinjiang enabling it to evaluate two exploration licences covering a shear zone hosted gold target and to enter into a farm-in and joint venture agreement.

Apex has undertaken preliminary rock chip sampling at the project and will complete other studies over the next two months.

Establishment of WOFE and Application for New Project Areas

A business licence is expected to be issued shortly in respect of the establishment by Apex of a wholly owned foreign enterprise (‘WOFE’) that will enable it to directly apply for exploration licences without the requirement for a local equity partner.

The WOFE has been formed through the restructuring of its former Greenstone Mountain joint venture company pursuant to a cooperation agreement between Apex and The National 305 Group (‘305’), its former joint venture partner. This will allow Apex to preserve credits for funds it has already contributed to the former joint venture company.

The WOFE and arrangement with 305 will provide Apex with additional flexibility in its future operations in Xinjiang plus access to high calibre local expertise.

Apex’s application for an exploration licence encompassing a new porphyry target in eastern Xinjiang is being progressed through the regulatory system with the assistance of 305. The project will be included in the alliance that Apex has established with Noranda in the region.

Several other copper and gold targets of interest have also been visited and sampled recently by Apex’s combined expatriate and Chinese field team. Results are awaited and areas will be applied for as warranted.

Apex is continually generating and inspecting new project opportunities in Xinjiang and in other parts of China and is confident of identifying more quality projects over the next few months.

Windimurra Project

Apex has granted Maximus Resources Limited (‘Maximus’) an extension to 30th September in which to list on ASX as a precondition to Maximus farming in to 13 granted exploration licences within Apex’s 5,000 square kilometre Windimurra – Narndee project.

Maximus has already issued to Apex 1,000,000 5 year 20 cent unlisted options and will now issue to Apex an additional 1,000,000 fully paid ordinary shares – total 2,000,000 - on completion of its capital raising and listing on ASX. Maximus will also assume from August 1st 2005 all rents, rates and other statutory expenses arising in relation to the licences.

Maximus will explore the project for nickel sulphides, platinum, gold and uranium. It has informed Apex that it will lodge its prospectus with ASIC in a few days.

Share Purchase Plan Offer and Notice of Meeting

Apex has posted to all shareholders details of its Share Purchase Plan Offer and Notice of General Meeting with accompanying Explanatory Memorandum and Independent Expert’s Report.

A reply paid envelope in which shareholders can forward their completed application forms and cheques was inadvertently omitted from the mail out and is now included with this update.

The closing date for applications by Eligible Shareholders is 5.00pm WST Friday 23rd September 2005.
- Web Site

BALLARAT GOLDFIELDS

Annual Report - Web Site

BLACK RANGE

Numerous drill targets identitfied at the Grasmere Metal Prj - Web Site

COMET RIDGE

Notice of General Meeting - Web Site

DEEP YELLOW

Deep Yellow - Results of General Meeting 30 August 2005 - Web Site

HARDMAN RESOURCES

Mauritania Offshore Drilling Update

PSC B: Espadon-1 Exploration Well
Progress and Current Status:
Since the last report on 24 August 2005 the Espadon-1 well was spudded by ‘Stena Tay’ drill rig on 29 August 2005. The well has a proposed total depth of approximately 3,340 metres. At midnight on 29 August, operations were drilling ahead in the 18.5 inch top hole section, at 2,000 metres.

Chinguetti Development Wells
The 'West Navigator’ drillship is continuing operations on Chinguetti development wells.
Hardman does not intend to provide detailed weekly reports during the course of the Chinguetti development well drilling programme but will continue to report significant matters as appropriate and in accordance with its continuous disclosure obligations. - Web Site

HARDMAN RESOURCES

WPL: Mauritania Offshore Drilling Update - Web Site

JUPITER MINES

JUPITER ACQUIRES OPTION OVER IRON PISOLITE DEPOSITS

• Jupiter Mines Limited has acquired an option over channel iron deposits along the Beasley River valley in the Pilbara of W.A.
• Jupiter sees the Beasley River prospect as an excellent opportunity to expand the Company's spread of commodity interests. - Web Site

KORAB RESOURCES

Appendix 1A - ASX Listing application & agreement - Web Site

KORAB RESOURCES

Becoming a substantial holder - Web Site

MINCOR RESOURCES

Massive Sulphide intersection at South Miitel - Web Site

MONTO MINERALS

Resolution - General Meeting Result - 30 August 2005 - Web Site

MINERALS CORP

Interest Payment Notice - Web Site

MINERALS CORP

Spray Dryer Conversion - Web Site

PAN AUSTRALIAN

Shareholder Share Purchase Plan raises over $4.4 million

Pan Australian is pleased to report that the Company has received applications under the Shareholder Share Purchase Plan (the ‘Plan’) for a total amount1 of $4,426,595. Approximately 20,588,920 new ordinary fully paid shares will be issued in accordance with the Plan.

After the new shares have been issued, Pan Australian will have 751,021,510 shares on issue and nearly $23 million cash on hand. The funds raised will be directed towards the following:

• The acquisition from Newmont South East Asia Pte Limited of all of its outstanding interests in Phu Bia Mining Limited2;
• The expanded exploration and drilling program in the Company’s Contract Area in Laos. The exploration and drilling program is being undertaken to add to the gold oxide ore reserve base of the Phu Bia Gold Mine and to identify further gold and copper-gold resource targets; and
• Increase the Company’s flexibility to fund its current growth profiles. The Company has recently received most of the reports for the feasibility study on the Phu Kham Copper-Gold Project and will report on the key findings following an internal review that will be completed during September.
  The funds raised will satisfy working capital requirements until a decision on mine construction is formally taken in late 2005 or early 2006. - Web Site

PETSEC ENERGY

Hurricane Katrina Update - Web Site

ROC OIL

HDR: Mauritania Drilling Programme - Weekly Progress Report - Web Site

RESOLUTE

Preliminary Final Report - Web Site

SANTOS

Appendix 3B - Web Site

TRI ORIGIN MINERALS

Change of Director's Interest Notice - Web Site

UNION RESOURCES

Change of Director's Interest Notice - Web Site

UNIVERSAL RESOURCES

Top Engineer joins Roseby Team - Web Site

ADELAIDE BRIGHTON

Change of Director's Interest Notice - Web Site

ANGLOGOLD

Half Yearly Report - Web Site

ALINTA LIMITED

AIH Offer Document Lodged with ASIC - Web Site

ARROW ENERGY

Placement Completion and Section 708A Notice - Web Site

AUSQUEST LIMITED

Confirms new iron potential in the Pilbara - Web Site

AURORA MINERALS

First Results from Rockville Project New Zealand - Web Site

ARC ENERGY

VOY:Jingemia-6 Oil Appraisal/Development Well Update - Web Site

AUSTRALIAN MINES

Blair production for July & exploration update - Web Site

ANTARES ENERGY

On-Market Share Buy-Back - Web Site

BURDEKIN PACIFIC

Suspension from Official Quotation - Web Site

BEACH PETROLEUM

AZA: Basker-2 Drilling Progress Report - Web Site

BOUNTY OIL & GAS

Utopia-5 - Progress Report 1

Period: 24 hrs to 6am on 30/8/05.
Current Depth: 350m mRT
Progress: Pressure test BOP’s. Run in hole; drill in 8 ½” (216mm) hole to 139mRT. Perform F.I.T. Drill ahead in 8 ½” (216mm) hole to 350 mRT.
Hydrocarbon Indications: Hydrocarbon shows will only be reported after wireline logs have been run and evaluated at the Total Depth of the well.
Primary and Secondary Targets: The primary target is the Early Cretaceous Murta Formation. - Web Site

CLIMAX MINING

Continuous Disclosure - Remuneration of CEO - Web Site

DISCOVERY NICKEL

Share Purchase Plan raises $3 million - Web Site

EASTERN CORPORATION

Shareholder Newsletter - Web Site

EXCEL COAL

Full Year Accounts - Web Site

FOX RESOURCES

Managing Director's Presentation - Web Site

GIRALIA RESOURCES

Further addition to Uranium portfolio - Web Site

KAROON GAS

Becoming a substantial holder - Web Site

KINGSGATE CONSOLIDATED

Daily Share Buy-Back Notice - Web Site

KAGARA ZINC

Mungana Drilling Update - Web Site

LYNAS

Final Director's Interest Notice - Web Site

MIDAS RESOURCES

Cap of Midas Mining China Ltd & Loan Funds from a Director - Web Site

MOTO GOLDMINES

Appendix 3B - Completion of Placement - Web Site

MONTO MINERALS

Chairman's Address/Resignation of Alternate Director - Web Site

NGM RESOURCES

Change of Director's Interest Notice - Web Site

NEW HOPE

Appendix 3B-exercise of Management Options - Web Site

ORIGIN ENERGY

Preliminary Final Report - Web Site

PEPINNINI MINERALS

Exploration Update - Web Site

PERSEVERANCE

Ceasing to be a substantial holder - Web Site

PETRATHERM

Yerila-1 Successfully Completed - Web Site

RED 5

Appendix 3B - Web Site

TERRA GOLD MINING

Change in substantial holding - Web Site

TRITTON RESOURCES

Change in substantial holding from SRL - Web Site

Monday 29 August 2005 (Close of Business - New York)
All Ords	4368.6	-50.5		Dow Jones	10,463.05	+65.76
ASX100	3561.6	-46.8		S&P 500	1212.28	+7.18
ASX200	4396.8	-55.7		Nasdaq	2137.65	+16.88
ASX300	4391.0	-55.1		Gold - spot/oz	US$436.40	-0.40
Materials (GIC)	7879.4	-168.4		Silver - spot/oz	US$6.77	+0.10
Energy (GIC)	10,441.6	+57.3		Platinum - spot	US$912.00	+6.00
AGC Macquarie Au	2978	-11.6		Palladium - spot	US$181.00	+1.00
Hartleys Explorers Index	6589	na		Bridge CRB Futures Index	315.25	+3.40
Shanghai Composite	1154.4	-17.4		Light Crude (NYM - $US per bbl.)	US$67.20	+1.07
FTSE 100	5228.1	na		Natural Gas (NYM - $US per mmbtu.)	US$11.14	+1.33
Nikkei	12,309.8	-129.7		Copper (LME - spot $US/tonne)	3828	+32
Hang Seng	14,837.0	-145.9		Lead (LME - spot $US/tonne)	906	+10
A$ = US75.27		-0.33		Zinc (LME - spot $US/tonne)	1342	+26
A$ = 83.27yen		-0.04		Nickel (LME - spot $US/tonne)	14,895	-95
A$ = 0.615euro		unch		Aluminium (LME - spot $US/tonne)	1879	+23
US 10-Year Bond	4.173%	-0.016		Tin (LME - spot $US/tonne)	7220	+20
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Monday, August 29 2005, 9:16 PM

BEACONSFIELD GOLD

Change of Director's Interest Notice - Web Site

LAKES OIL

BELLARINE 1 WELL
PEP 163, ONSHORE OTWAY BASIN, VICTORIA

Lakes Oil N.L. (“LKO”) advises that at 6:00 AM this morning the Bellarine 1 well was at a depth of 2,137 metres having progressed 14 metres over the weekend.

Currently a “fishing” operation is being carried out to retrieve a stuck drill pipe. During the next twenty-four hours it is planned to retrieve the stuck drill pipe and drill ahead.

As at 11:00 AM the drill pipe had been engaged by the fishing tool and being worked out of the hole.

Jupiter Energy Victoria Pty Ltd is earning a 50% interest in permit PEP 163 by funding the first $1.2 million of the cost of drilling the Bellarine 1 well.

- Web Site

A1 MINERALS

Release of restriction on share issue to Wongatha People - Web Site

AED Oil

Change in substantial holding from EQT - Web Site

ARROW ENERGY

Entitlement Offer Update - Web Site

AUSTRAL COAL

CEY's LR 3.2 Extension Notice re CEY Bid for AUO - Web Site

BHP BILLITON

On-market Share Buy-back - Web Site

CENTRAL PETROLEUM

KEY POINTS

• Six well programme testing 100million barrel (mmboe) onshore targets.
• Three oil wells and three gas (two appraisal) wells planned.
• Projects 100% owned subject to listing.
• Rail, road and pipeline infrastructure in place.
• Helium potential - MOU signed with BOC for joint development.
• Potential for Gas to Liquids (GTL) applications for value adding to gas discoveries.
• Very high success leverage for share price.
• Assets valued independently at A$0.33ps pre IPO (A$0.25ps diluted). - Web Site

EQUIGOLD

Change of Director's Interest Notice - Web Site

ENTEK ENERGY

Initial Director's Interest Notice - Web Site

ENTEK ENERGY

Director Appointment - Web Site

HADDINGTON RESOURCES

Revised Appendix 3B - Web Site

HANNANS REWARDS

Director increases shareholding as company heads into drill programme.

Hannans Reward announced earlier in the week that they will be resuming drilling at the company’s Sunday gold project where previous drilling has returned intercepts grading 1m @ 26.33g/t from 65m and 1m @ 21.66g/t from 51m. - Web Site

JUBILEE MINES

Appendix 3B - Web Site

LAKE RESOURCES

Director Resignation - Web Site

MURCHISON METALS

Project Status Update - Stage 1 - Web Site

MINERALS CORP

Appendix 3B - Issue of Debentures - Web Site

PERSEUS MINING

Change of Director's Interest Notice x4 - Web Site

QUEENSLAND GAS

Appendix 3B - Web Site

QUEENSLAND GAS

Initial Director's Interest Notice - Web Site

RESOURCE MINING CORP

Drilling Progress - Second Drill on Site

RUSINA MINING

Appendix 3B - Web Site

STRAITS RESOURCES

Interim Dividend Payment Timetable - Web Site

WESTERN PLAINS GOLD

Western Plains Gold Commences its Exploration Program - Web Site

AGINCOURT RESOURCES

Preliminary Final Report and Full Year Accounts

BLINA DIAMONDS

RECORD ALLUVIAL RESULT 22 CPHT FROM NEW ELLENDALE 9 NORTH DISCOVERY

Blina Diamonds NL (ASX: BDI) has received additional bulk sample results from the Ellendale 9 North project area. The highlight of the most recent data is an outstanding result from sample BLBS105. A total of 48 diamonds weighing 22.23 carats were recovered from the 100 tonnes of material processed. This gives the sample grade of over 22 carats per hundred tonnes (cpht), far and away the best grade result achieved for an alluvial sample from the Ellendale area. The diamonds recovered from this sample have an average size of 0.463 carats with the largest diamond stone weighing 2.02 carats. Six of the diamonds recovered weighed in excess of one carat with a number of these being yellow gems.

The result from BLBS105 continues the run of high-grade samples recorded from the Ellendale 9 North area. Like the BLBS106 result that Blina announced last week, BLBS105 was recovered from the western-most of two old alluvial channels that once drained the Ellendale 9 lamproite. All samples processed to date from the central section of this channel have produced high grades....... - Web Site

BEACH PETROLEUM

AZA's Crystal Ocean Arrival Tour Media Release - Web Site

BEACH PETROLEUM

GOG: Kiana-1 PEL 107 Progress Report - Web Site

BEACH PETROLEUM

Drilling Report Kiana 1 - Web Site

COAL & ALLIED

Director Resignation/Final Directors Interest Notice - Web Site

CRESCENT GOLD

Change in substantial holding - Web Site

CURNAMONA ENERGY

Fourth Quarter Activities & Cashflow Report - Web Site

EMPEROR MINES

Result of Meeting

Emperor Mines today released an ASX Announcement confirming the outcome of today’s EGM which which approved the debt to equity conversion rights contained in a Convertible Loan Agreement that the Company has entered into with DRD (Isle of Man) Limited - Web Site

ENTEK ENERGY

Appendix 3B - Web Site

GATEWAY MINING

Appendix 3B - Web Site

GRD

Change of Director's Interest Notice - Web Site

GRAYNIC METALS

Short Form Disclosure Document - Web Site

HAVILAH RESOURCES

Fourth Quarter Activities & Cashflow Report

HIGHLIGHTS - MORE COPPER AND COBALT AT MUTOOROO

• Further encouraging intersections of copper and cobalt from drilling at Mutooroo within the modelled potential resource envelope, including 6 metres of 1.4% Cu and 1600 ppm Co.
• Agreement reached with Placer Dome Australia Limited (Placer) that will extinguish Placer’s interest in Exploration Licence 2720, which includes the Kalkaroo deposit.
• Contracting a second RC drilling rig for further drilling of the Kalkaroo deposit with the aim expanding the size of the current Kalkaroo resource and discovering repetitions of the orebody along the strike of the Kalkaroo copper-gold horizon.
• Sale of three non-priority Gawler Craton projects in exchange for a 10% interest in Monax Mining Limited and a 1:3 priority offer for Havilah shareholders in the Monax IPO
• Announcement of a hard rock uranium exploration strategy focused on the Radium Hill area.
• Curnamona Energy progressed towards drilling with acquisition of all required drilling and logging equipment and completion of a new electromagnetic survey over the Yarramba palaeovalley- Web Site

HADDINGTON RESOURCES

Secondary Trading Notice - Web Site

HADDINGTON RESOURCES

Appendix 3B - Issue of Options - Web Site

KORAB RESOURCES

Admission to Official List - Web Site

KORAB RESOURCES

Constitution - Web Site

MINDAX LIMITED

Release of Securities from Escrow - Web Site

METEX RESOURCES

Metex Realises $3m Investment - Web Site

MOLY MINES

Becoming a substantial holder - Web Site

ORIGIN ENERGY

Results Announcement Presentation - Web Site

PALADIN RESOURCES

Langer Heinrich Uranium Project, Namibia
Bank Approval for US$71M Project Finance

The Directors of Paladin Resources Ltd (“Paladin”) are pleased to advise that bank approval has been obtained for the debt component of the funding required to develop the Langer Heinrich Uranium Project in Namibia.

Paladin has accepted credit committee approved offers of financing totalling US$71M, consisting of a 7 year Project Finance Facility of US$65M and a Standby Cost Overrun Facility of US$6M. The facilities are being provided by Société Genéralé Australia Branch (as lead arranger), Nedbank Limited and Standard Bank of South Africa Ltd. Drawdown on the financing is subject to completion of legal due diligence and documentation, and fulfilment of other conditions precedent usual for this type of funding..... - Web Site

PERILYA

Full Year Financial Result - Web Site

ROMA PETROLEUM

Annual Report & Notice of AGM

STRAITS RESOURCES

Media Release June Half Year Report - Web Site

STRAITS RESOURCES

June 2005 Half Year Report - Web Site

AGINCOURT RESOURCES

Ceasing to be a substantial holder

ALINTA LIMITED

AIH Priced at Top of Range - Web Site

AUSTRALIAN MAGNESIUM

Extraordinary General Meeting of Shareholders - Web Site

AMADEUS ENERGY

Open Briefing Amadeus MD on Growth Strategy - Web Site

ARAFURA RESOURCES

Sale of Coronet Hill Tin Tungsten Tenement - Web Site

ALEXANDER RESOURCES

Appointment of Managing Director & CEO - Web Site

AZTEC RESOURCES

Appointment of Chief Operating Officer - Web Site

ANTARES ENERGY

Trading Halt - Web Site

BURDEKIN PACIFIC

Mineral Resource Statement Mt Kasi - Web Site

BEACH PETROLEUM

ORG ann: Weekly Drilling Report - Web Site

CRESCENT GOLD

Letter to Shareholders - Web Site

CONSOLIDATED RUTILE

Change in substantial holding from PPT - Web Site

COPPER STRIKE

Futher impressive hits at Einasleigh - Web Site

DIORO EXPLORATION

Change of Director's Interest Notice - Web Site

DRAGON MINING

Concludes Finland Nickel Alliance with Inco Ltd - Web Site

ELK PETROLEUM

August 2005 Investor Presentation - Web Site

ENTEK ENERGY

Reinstatement to Official Quotation - Web Site

GINDALBIE GOLD

Change in substantial holding - Web Site

GINDALBIE GOLD

Entitlement Issue Shortfall Placed - Web Site

HANNANS REWARDS

Drilling recommences at Sunday gold project - Web Site

INTEGRA MINING

Notice of Annual General Meeting - Web Site

INNAMINCKA PETROLEUM

Ginko 1 Gas Discovery - Web Site

KINGSGATE CONSOLIDATED

Interim Mineral Resources & Ore Reserves - Chatree Update - Web Site

LODESTONE

Invitation to participate in Share Purchase Plan - Web Site

MOTO GOLDMINES

Directors Interest Notices - Web Site

PLATINUM AUSTRALIA

Addendum to ASX Release of 25 August 2005 - Web Site

POLARIS METALS

Drilling to commence at Jackson Gold Prospect WA - Web Site

ROC OIL

Half Yearly Report & Half Year Accounts - Web Site

ST BARBARA MINES

Amended Marvel Loch Drilling Result - Web Site

SYDNEY GAS

New CEO for Sydney Gas - Web Site

STRAITS RESOURCES

Change in substantial holding for TTT - Web Site

TERRA GOLD MINING

Change in substantial holding - Web Site

Friday 26 August 2005 (Close of Business - New York)
All Ords	4419.1	+25.5		Dow Jones	10,397.29	-53.34
ASX100	3608.4	+22.4		S&P 500	1205.10	-7.27
ASX200	4452.5	+28.0		Nasdaq	2120.77	-13.60
ASX300	4446.1	+27.5		Gold - spot/oz	US$436.80	-1.10
Materials (GIC)	8047.8	+168.1		Silver - spot/oz	US$6.67	-0.13
Energy (GIC)	10,384.3	+106.8		Platinum - spot	US$896.00	unch
AGC Macquarie Au	2989	+47.0		Palladium - spot	US$180.00	-1.00
Hartleys Explorers Index	6588	-13.6		Bridge CRB Futures Index	311.85	-0.04
Shanghai Composite	1171.9	-0.6		Light Crude (NYM - $US per bbl.)	US$66.13	-1.36
FTSE 100	5228.1	-27.6		Natural Gas (NYM - $US per mmbtu.)	US$9.81	-0.02
Nikkei	12,439.5	+34.3		Copper (LME - spot $US/tonne)	3828	+32
Hang Seng	14,982.9	+93.8		Lead (LME - spot $US/tonne)	906	+10
A$ = US75.60		-0.13		Zinc (LME - spot $US/tonne)	1342	+26
A$ = 83.31yen		-0.17		Nickel (LME - spot $US/tonne)	14,895	-95
A$ = 0.615euro		-0.001		Aluminium (LME - spot $US/tonne)	1879	+23
US 10-Year Bond	4.189%	+0.029		Tin (LME - spot $US/tonne)	7220	+20
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Friday, August 26 2005, 9:15 PM

DOW JONES

Wall Street finished a disappointing week lower Friday as a sharp drop in oil prices failed to ease worries about declining consumer confidence.

Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan on Friday cautioned Americans against thinking the value of their homes and other investments will only go higher, saying "history has not dealt kindly" with that kind of optimism.
Greenspan also said that bloated trade and budget deficits threaten the long-term health of the U.S. economy.

MOUNT BURGESS

TSUMKWE DIAMOND EXPLORATION PROJECT NAMIBIA (Listing Rule 3.1)
Fresh Kimberlitic Garnets Recovered from Drilling

On 18 April 2005 the Company announced that results from Drill Hole NAM 657 had yielded 35 kimberlitic pyrope garnets, 8 of which had been classified as very fresh Class 4 garnets¹, indicating the possible presence of a kimberlite source within close proximity.

Results from follow-up drilling conducted in this area are now being received. NAM 772 drilled 3km south east of NAM 657 has yielded 11 kimberlitic pyrope garnets, 6 of which have been classified as fresh Class 4 garnets and NAM 767 drilled 2km north-north-east of NAM 657 has yielded 1 very fresh Class 4 garnet (see attached plan). These results indicate that the garnets have travelled only a short distance from their kimberlite source.

A number of G10 garnets² and a diamond have previously been recovered in this area.

Drilling in this area is continuing...... - Web Site

MOUNT BURGESS

Results of General Meeting - Web Site

ADELAIDE BRIGHTON

Change in substantial holding - Web Site

ANGLOGOLD

Change in substantial holding for RED - Web Site

ALCASTON MINING

Disclosure Document - Web Site

ARAFURA RESOURCES

ARAFURA SELLS CORONET HILL TENEMENT
· Arafura Resources agrees to sell its Coronet Hill tenement holding to Segue Resources Ltd.
· Arafura will receive a cash payment of $50,000 and 500,000 vendor shares.
- Web Site

AUSTRALIAN MINES

Change of Director's Interest Notice - Web Site

BRANDRILL

Appendix 3B - New Issue on Conversion of Notes - Web Site

BHP BILLITON

Notification of Change of Interests of Directors - Web Site

BHP BILLITON

Notification of Change of Interests of Directors - Web Site

BULLION MINERALS

Corporate Overview on Website - Web Site

BATAVIA MINING

Appendix 3B - Web Site

CONQUEST MINING

Change in substantial holding - Web Site

DEEP YELLOW

Change of Director's Interest Notice - Web Site

EQUINOX MINERALS

Appendix 3B - New Issue - Web Site

FORTESCUE METALS

2005 Financial Year Report - Web Site

GEODYNAMICS

Audited 2005 Financial Report including Appendix 4E - Web Site

GRANGE RESOURCES

Change to Office Location - Web Site

LYNAS

Becoming a substantial holder - Web Site

MAGELLAN PETROLEUM

Change in substantial holding from CBA - Web Site

MOTO GOLDMINES

Appendix 3B - Web Site

NGM RESOURCES

Notice of General Meeting - Web Site

RANGE RESOURCES

Appointment of Key Director - Web Site

SINO GOLD

Half Yearly Report & Half Year Accounts - Web Site

VULCAN RESOURCES

Secondary Trading Notice - Web Site

AQUARIUS PLATINUM

Appendix 3B - Web Site

ASTRO MINING

Becoming a substantial holder - Web Site

ARC ENERGY

VPE's Jingemia-6 Drilling Report - Web Site

BENDIGO MINING

Full Year Accounts - Web Site

BEACH PETROLEUM

AZA: Basker-2 Drilling Progress Report - Web Site

BEACH PETROLEUM

Appendix 3B - Web Site

BOUNTY OIL & GAS

Utopia-5 Preparing to Commence Drilling

Bounty Oil & Gas NL is pleased to advise that drilling operations are expected to commence in the Utopia oil field this evening.
The Hunt Energy Services Rig #3 has been mobilised to the Utopia-5 wellsite and rigging up is being completed.
Period: 6am on 26/8/05.
Progress: Rig mobilised to site and rigging up.
Hydrocarbon Indications: Hydrocarbon shows will only be reported after wireline logs have been run and evaluated at the Total Depth of the well.
Primary and Secondary Targets: The primary target is the Early Cretaceous Murta Formation. - Web Site

CLIMAX MINING

Appointment of Chief Executive Officer - Web Site

CUE ENERGY

Jeruk -2 ST 5 Drilling Report - Web Site

EMPIRE OIL & GAS

Appendix 3B - Web Site

KAGARA ZINC

Mungana Drilling Update

Kagara is pleased to announce progress results of deep drilling currently underway at the Mungana gold and basemetal deposit. Four moderate to high grade basemetal intersections have been returned from holes 880W2, 880W3, 883W1 and 883W2 (see attached table).

Hole 880W2 returned 3.02 metres grading 18.1% zinc, 1.6% copper, 86 grams per tonne silver and 0.98 grams per tonne gold from 811.40 metres down hole. Hole 880W3 is located approximately 50 metres above and 40 metres west of 880W2 and returned a 13.94 metre intersection grading 16.8% zinc, 3.4% copper, 205 grams per tonne silver and 1.10 grams per tonne gold from 755.60 metres down hole. Hole 883W1 returned an intersection of 4.50 metres from 815.55 metres down hole grading 8.4% zinc, 0.9% copper, 68 grams per tonne silver and 0.82 grams per tonne gold.

Hole 883W2, which is located on 3775E, has intersected 7.90 metres of high grade zinc sulphide mineralisation from 982.50 metres down hole. This intersection for which assays are not yet available, is located approximately 350 metres down dip of hole 847 which was drilled last year and returned 9.19 metres @ 22.9% zinc, 2.3% Copper, 0.5% Lead, 36 grams per tonne silver and 1.27 grams per tonne gold.

Hole 883W2 opens up the potential for a significant increase in basemetal mineralisation along strike to the west, up dip to the minus 150 RL level and down dip. Further wedge holes are planned to infill the 300 metre gap between hole 847 and hole 883W2, to test for westward extensions and to infill between the intersection in 883W2 and the two intersections in 880W2 and 880W3........

- Web Site

KAGARA ZINC

Offer of Options under ESOP - Web Site

METALLICA MINERALS

Positive Test Results boost prospects for Nornico Nickel Pro - Web Site

MEDUSA MINING

Rights Issue - Despatch of Prospectus - Web Site

NAMAKWA DIAMOND

Record Diamond Sale Prices Achieved - Web Site

NEW ZEALND OIL & GAS

Preliminary Final Report - Web Site

OROPA

Response to ASX Query - Share Price - Web Site

QUEENSLAND GAS

Issue of shares upon exercise of share options - Web Site

RED 5

Ceasing to be a substantial holder - Web Site

SANTOS

ISS: Awarded Devt of Geospatial Data Integration Environment - Web Site

SYDNEY GAS

New CEO for Sydney Gas

The Board of Sydney Gas Ltd today appointed Andrew Purcell as Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director.

Mr Purcell was previously the Chief Operating Officer of Sydney Gas and has been acting CEO since 22 June of this year.

In announcing the appointment, Chairman Michael Knight said that over the past 2 months the Board closely monitored Mr Purcell's performance. It also used the Springbank Group executive search firm to benchmark him against potential external candidates.

“The Board is now very satisfied that in Andrew Purcell we have a chief executive who is both well-qualified to do the job and compares favourably with the potential candidates who would be available if we sought an outside applicant”.

“Andrew has considerable operational experience both in Australia and overseas, strong leadership skills and is well respected by his peers”.

“I have enjoyed working with Andrew over the past 2 months and am confident he will play a pivotal role in reinvigorating Sydney Gas”.

“Given the relatively small size of Sydney Gas, and because we now have a CEO with strong technical expertise, it is no longer proposed to also have a position for a Chief Operating Officer”. - Web Site

VULCAN RESOURCES

Appendix 3B - Web Site

VOYAGER ENERGY

Change in substantial holding - Web Site

LAKES OIL

Drilling update Bellarine 1 well - Web Site

ARROW ENERGY

Final Agreements for Funding, Ownership and Operation of Kogan North Gas Processing Facilities Unconditional
The Directors of Arrow Energy NL (Arrow) are pleased to advise that the Agreements for the construction, funding and ownership of the Kogan North Central Gas Processing Facilities (CGPF) between Arrow and Australian Pipeline Trust (APA) have become unconditional.
Gas tolling arrangements for the CGPF between Arrow/CS Energy and APA have also become unconditional. These Agreements allow for APA to fund the construction, own and operate the facilities for 15 years.
The CGPF will filter, dehydrate, compress, meter and deliver the gas from the Kogan North Arrow and CS Energy joint venture coal seam gas field into APA’s Roma to Brisbane pipeline for transportation to CS Energy’s Swanbank E Power Station.
The facilities and contractual arrangements have been designed to allow for future potential expansion........ - Web Site

ASHBURTON MINERALS

SRL ann: Yandan Joint Venture Update - Web Site

AUSTMINEX

Cap Raising & Drilling to Commence at Coolgardie - Web Site

AUSTRALIAN WORLDWIDE

Commentary for the 12 months to June 30 2005 - Web Site

BERKELEY RESOURCES

Initial Review Confirms Significant Uranium Prospectivity - Web Site

BEACH PETROLEUM

Progress Report - Kiana-1 - Web Site

BEACH PETROLEUM

Drilling Report Kiana-1 PEL 107 Cooper/Eromanga Basin SA - Web Site

CENTENNIAL COAL

NCIG Wins Right to Build New Coal-Loader - Web Site

CALTEX

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

DRAGON MINING

DRAGON CONCLUDES FINLAND NICKEL ALLIANCE WITH INCO LTD

Dragon Mining NL is pleased to announce the formation of a 3-year nickel alliance in Finland with Inco Ltd of Canada. The alliance will involve project generation work to be carried out by geoscientists working for Dragon?s wholly owned subsidiary Polar Mining Oy. Inco will contribute 50,000 to the project generation costs in the first year and then ?30,000 per year for the next 2 years. Inco can then earn a 50% interest in the identified projects by spending the first US$500,000 of exploration expenditure on each project. Polar Mining will manage the exploration until the first US$2 million has been spent on each project.

The alliance agreement excludes tenements and some adjacent lands already held by Inco in northern Lapland and areas in the Kuhmo-Suomussalmi Greenstone belt subject of a previous agreement between Dragon and Vulcan Resources Ltd. The Inco-Dragon alliance does not preclude Dragon from continuing its gold exploration activities in any area including the identified nickel project areas. - Web Site

EASTERN CORPORATION

Galilee Energy Update - Web Site

EXCEL COAL

NCIG preferred developer of third Newcastle Coal Loader - Web Site

HAVILAH RESOURCES

Appendix 3B - Web Site

KAROON GAS

Appendix 3B - Web Site

KINGSGATE CONSOLIDATED

Media Release Full Year Financial Results 2005 - Web Site

KINGSGATE CONSOLIDATED

Preliminary Final Report - Web Site

KORAB RESOURCES

Statement of commitments based on actual funds raised - Web Site

KORAB RESOURCES

Corporate Governance Statement - Web Site

KORAB RESOURCES

Impact of International Financial Reports Standards - Web Site

KORAB RESOURCES

Statement of Financial Position Based on Actual Funds Raised - Web Site

KORAB RESOURCES

Confirmation of Issue of Securities & Payments - Web Site

KORAB RESOURCES

Top 20 shareholders - Web Site

KORAB RESOURCES

ASX Imposed & Voluntary escrow securities - Web Site

KORAB RESOURCES

Distribution Schedule - Web Site

KORAB RESOURCES

Pre-Quotation Disclosure - Web Site

KORAB RESOURCES

Circular: Commencement of Official Quotation - Web Site

PETRA DIAMONDS

Alto Cuilo - further new kimberlitic anomaly identified - Web Site

RIO TINTO

Rio Tinto Iron Ore Korean sales contracts - Web Site

SUB-SAHARA RESOURCES

Drilling at Zara Gold Project in Eritrea commences - Web Site

SANTOS

Half Yearly Report & Half Year Accounts - Web Site

TERRA GOLD MINING

Change in substantial holding - Web Site

Thursday 25 August 2005 (Close of Business - New York)
All Ords	4403.8	-13.2		Dow Jones	10,450.63	+15.76
ASX100	3597.2	-8.4		S&P 500	1212.37	+2.78
ASX200	4437.2	-9.2		Nasdaq	2134.37	+5.46
ASX300	4431.1	-9.5		Gold - spot/oz	US$437.90	+1.00
Materials (GIC)	7996.3	-67.4		Silver - spot/oz	US$6.80	-0.08
Energy (GIC)	10,277.5	+192.1		Platinum - spot	US$896.00	-2.00
AGC Macquarie Au	2942	-61.9		Palladium - spot	US$181.00	-1.00
Hartleys Explorers Index	6602	+22.4		Bridge CRB Futures Index	311.89	-1.83
Shanghai Composite	1172.5	+5.3		Light Crude (NYM - $US per bbl.)	US$67.49	+0.17
FTSE 100	5255.7	-19.5		Natural Gas (NYM - $US per mmbtu.)	US$9.83	-0.19
Nikkei	12,405.2	-97.1		Copper (LME - spot $US/tonne)	3796	-5
Hang Seng	14,889.1	+15.3		Lead (LME - spot $US/tonne)	896	-8
A$ = US75.73		+0.17		Zinc (LME - spot $US/tonne)	1316	-14
A$ = 83.48yen		+0.07		Nickel (LME - spot $US/tonne)	14,990	-130
A$ = 0.616euro		unch		Aluminium (LME - spot $US/tonne)	1856	-20
US 10-Year Bond	4.160%	-0.019		Tin (LME - spot $US/tonne)	7200	-150
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Thursday, August 25 2005, 9:16 PM

LAKES OIL

BELLARINE 1 WELL
PEP 163, ONSHORE OTWAY BASIN, VICTORIA

Lakes Oil N.L. (“LKO”) advises that at 6:00 AM this morning the Bellarine 1 well was drilling ahead at a depth of 2,103 metres having progressed 101 metres in the past twenty-four hours.

Increased total gas readings of up to 18 units have been recorded in the interval 2,030 – 2,100 metres.

During the next twenty-four hours it is planned to drill ahead.

Jupiter Energy Victoria Pty Ltd is earning a 50% interest in permit PEP 163 by funding the first $1.2 million of the cost of drilling the Bellarine 1 well.

- Web Site

LAKES OIL

Change of Director's Interest Notice - Web Site

LAKES OIL

Change of Director's Interest Notice - Web Site

LAKES OIL

Change of Director's Interest Notice - Web Site

MALACHITE RESOURCES

Mt Ramsay Project in Tasmania has intersected encouraging sulphide mineralisation.

The hole was at 318m depth late on Wednesday, August 24th, and has so far penetrated several discrete sulphide-rich zones and bands of breccia with sulphide matrix, comprising dominantly pyrrhotite but with subordinate pyrite and chalcopyrite. The strongest mineralisation is hosted by calc-silicate hornfels. Disseminated and veinlet sulphides, also dominated by pyrrhotite, are visible throughout much of the remainder of the core.

An initial batch of core samples has been sent for assay to determine whether the sulphide mineralisation at Mt Ramsay is tin-bearing, as it is at the nearby Renison Bell and Mt Bischoff tin mines.

Drilling progress has been much slower than was hoped, due in large measure to unusually severe winter weather, including gales and heavy snow. Drilling is continuing and the current hole is planned to reach a total depth of 450m.- Web Site

ACCENT RESOURCES

The Company will be officially quoted on the ASX on Friday 26 August 2005 at 11.00 am WST.

Project News – Drilling to commence

The Company has entered into a Drilling Agreement with Colby Drilling to provide preferred drilling services to Accent. The agreement provides for the provision of drilling services by Colby on a preferential availability of drilling rigs over the period of the agreement up to an total value of $300,000 at prevailing commercial rates.

The Company intends to carry out infill drilling at its Norseman Gold Project as soon as possible after listing. In addition, when appropriate, drilling will be carried out at Mt Gibson to test the extent of the iron formations that outcrop over a strike length of approximately 6 km. Colby Drilling has extensive experience in the drilling of iron ore resources. - Web Site

AGINCOURT RESOURCES

Becoming a substantial holder for NEL

AUSTRALIAN MAGNESIUM

Preliminary Final Report/Full Year Accounts - Web Site

BLINA DIAMONDS

KIM's:Blina Diamonds High Grade Results -E9 North Alluvials - Web Site

BUKA MINERALS

Change of Company Secretary - Web Site

BORAL

Change in substantial holding - Web Site

BLUESTONE TIN

Change of Director's Interest Notice - Web Site

BLUESTONE TIN

Change of Director's Interest Notice - Web Site

BLUESTONE TIN

Change of Director's Interest Notice - Web Site

CENTRAL PETROLEUM

As part of its push towards a major capital raising, Central Petroleum Limited has recently commissioned a formal valuation of its interests in central Australia subject to the success of the capital raising and granting of all of the permits concerned.

The valuation of AUD$27 million reflects the prospectivity of the permits concerned hosting the prospects Central is targeting for total upside (“high”) potentially recoverable resources of 300 MMbls oil, 3,400 BCFG (3.4 TCFG) and 105 BCF Helium in an initial 6 well programme over a two year period. Central has signed a MOU with BOC Global Helium, Inc. of New Jersey, one of the world’s biggest suppliers of Helium, aimed at a joint venture to exploit commercially any Helium reserves discovered in Central’s 41 million acres of ground in central Australia.

A disclosure document for a capital raising of a maximum of AUD$25 million is in preparation and is planned for release shortly. The planned capital structure of the raising would result in a net asset backing per share undiluted of about 25 cents per share subject to the success of the capital raising and the granting of all of the permits concerned. (Four permits are already granted.) - Web Site

COPPER STRIKE

Appendix 3B - Web Site

DURBAN ROODEPOORT

New Finance Director for DRDGold - Web Site

DURBAN ROODEPOORT

Steady post-restructuring recovery at SA operations - Web Site

DURBAN ROODEPOORT

New Finance Director appointed - Web Site

INDEPENDENCE GROUP

Change in substantial holding - Web Site

MOBY OIL & GAS

Appendix 3B - Web Site

MINARA RESOURCES

MINERAL RESOURCES AND RESERVES STATEMENT AS AT 30 JUNE 2005

• Position largely unchanged since 30 June 2004
• Mining head grade to continue at 1.30% Ni for next five years
• Statement does not include recent acquisitions at Toomey Hill, Pyke Hill, Coglia Well

The Minara Ore Resource and Reserve position is largely unchanged since June last year after allowing for depletion for production through the Murrin Murrin plant and the addition of stockpiles to the Resource total. Only minor changes have been applied to the financial and processing parameters in determining the economic value of ore blocks within the total mineral resource.

The three million tonnes decrease in Minara’s Reserves is due to processing depletion. The five million tonnes increase in the Resources is due to the inclusion of ROM and medium grade stockpiles2 into the measured category in line with JORC 2004 compliance. The expected mining head grade for the next 5 years is 1.30% Ni. From year 6 the nickel grade gradually declines to 1.15%Ni over the following 10 years. [This does not include feed from supplementary sources such as Leinster oxide ore]. - Web Site

MINARA RESOURCES

HALF YEAR RESULTS - SUMMARY OF EVENTS

• Dividend of 5 cents per share declared
• Gross profit of $32.3 million for the half year and a net profit of $16.5 million
• Statutory plant shutdown completed
• Heap Leach R&D accelerated
• Recent acquisitions add significantly to mine resource and grade - Web Site

MINARA RESOURCES

YML ann: Coglia Beneficiation Results - Web Site

MINERALS CORP

Appendix 3B - Share Purchase Plan - Web Site

NORTHERN GOLD

Financial Statements 2004-05 - Web Site

OROPA

Presentation - Web Site

OXIANA LIMITED

Appendix 3B - Exercise of Executive Options - Web Site

RESOURCE PACIFIC

Full Year Accounts - Web Site

RED RIVER RESOURCES

Appendix 3B - Conversion of Options - Web Site

SANTOS

Santos reports first half profit of $290 million

- Web Site

SANTOS

AEY ann: Santos Limited - Weekly Drilling Report - Web Site

SANTOS

Weekly Drilling Report - Web Site

SUB-SAHARA RESOURCES

Drilling at Zara Gold Project in Eritrea commences.

Diamond drilling at the Zara Gold Project situated 160km north-west of the capital city Asmara in Eritrea has commenced.
At this stage, the drilling will focus on 2 areas – Koka and Konate (Figure 1). Both areas (and others not part of this programme) were identified by artisanal miners and confirmed by rock chip and soil samples by both Sub-Sahara and joint venture partner Dragon Mining Limited.

At Koka, a 10-15 metre wide zone has been identified over a strike length of 400 metres. A quartz stockwork within the shear zone has been the focus of the artisanal miners and this zone has been verified by Sub-Sahara with numerous samples returning values in excess of 10g/t gold with a peak value of 1010.7g/t gold (32ozs).

At Konate, a 10-15 metre wide shear zone extending over 300 metres has been identified with numerous rock chip samples returning gold values in excess of 5g/t gold with a peak value of 957g/t gold (31ozs).

At both sites, the topography has been very challenging and, the extent of the artisanal activity (now terminated), has determined that drilling should intersect mineralisation at about 80-90 metres vertical depth.

The return of results for this drilling will be slow given the isolation of the site, depth of drilling and the need to send samples to Australia for quality control.

Sub-Sahara is very optimistic about the potential of this project and will make further announcements when information comes to hand.- Web Site

ARC ENERGY

Jingemia 9 Update - Web Site

BLINA DIAMONDS

Additional High Grade Results - Ellendale 9 North Alluvials - Web Site

BHP BILLITON

Preliminary Final Report - Web Site

BHP BILLITON

MAR: Update on Mt Ramsay Project Tasmania - Web Site

BUKA MINERALS

Buka Gold Limited - Lodgement of Prospectus - Web Site

BLUESTONE TIN

Change in substantial holding - Web Site

DIORO EXPLORATION

Share Purchase Plan & Placement

The directors of Dioro Exploration NL (“Dioro” or “Company”) are pleased to announce they are implementing a Share Purchase Plan (“SPP”) to offer eligible shareholders the opportunity to increase their shareholding by participation in an equity raising of up to $5,000,000. This will give eligible shareholders the opportunity to acquire shares with no brokerage or stamp duty costs. For many shareholders this will enable them to increase their holding to a marketable parcel of shares (being 8,064 shares based on the last closing price of 6.2 cents). The SPP will be offered to all shareholders on the register of the Company (and with registered addresses in Australia) as at 5pm (WST) Friday 26 August 2005.- Web Site

EXTRACT RESOURCES

Capital Raising

FLINDERS DIAMONDS

Commences first drilling in the Pilbara - Web Site

GOLDEN TIGER

Becoming a substantial holder - Web Site

GOLDEN TIGER

Change in substantial holding - Web Site

GOLDEN TIGER

Final Director's Interest Notice - Web Site

INTEGRA MINING

Becoming a substantial holder - Web Site

LAFAYETTE MINING

Annual Report - 2005 - Web Site

MAGELLAN PETROLEUM

Weekly Drilling Report - Sandhills-2Z and Kiana-1 - Web Site

MIRABELA NICKEL

Results from Southern Zone extend Santa Rita Resource - Web Site

MICHELAGO LIMITED

BioGold Official Opening Ceremony - Web Site

OIL SEARCH

BMC Mining Forum Presentation - Web Site

PLATINUM AUSTRALIA

1st Results from Resource Definition Drilling @ Smokey Hills - Web Site

STRIKE OIL

Weekly Drilling Report 25 August 2005 - Web Site

TITAN RESOURCES

New Resource Estimate for the Widgie 3 Nickel Deposit - Web Site

VOYAGER ENERGY

VPE: Jingemia-6 Drilling Report - Web Site

VICTORIA PETROLEUM

SUR: Update on Completion Program East Flour Bluff Gas Field - Web Site

VIEW RESOURCES

View Resources to Use BHP Billiton Technology - Web Site

WESTERN PLAINS GOLD

Taylor Collison (Broker) Presentation - Web Site

AGINCOURT RESOURCES

To acq Brazilian Gold Project & Vic Expl Proj from CSM

AGL

Full Year Financial Results Presentation - Web Site

AGL

12 months to 30/06/05 Highlights - Web Site

AGL

Open Briefing AGL MD on FY05 Results - Web Site

ALINTA LIMITED

Appendix 3B - Web Site

ARROW ENERGY

Operations Update - Web Site

ARAFURA RESOURCES

ARAFURA EXPANDS NORTHERN TERRITORY URANIUM HOLDINGS

• Arafura Resources has identified uranium mineralisation on the Lucy Creek tenement, currently in application.
• Ground reconnaissance has returned uranium assays to 480ppm (1.25 lb/tonne) U3O8 in rock chip samples. - Web Site

AUSTMINEX

Ceasing to be a substantial holder from SDL - Web Site

AUSTRALIS MINING

Release from Escrow - Web Site

AZTEC RESOURCES

Director Appointment - Web Site

BURDEKIN PACIFIC

Trading Halt - Web Site

BMA GOLD

Appendix 3B - Web Site

BOW ENERGY

OEX: ATP 805P Surat Basin Farmin - Increased to 50% - Web Site

BEACH PETROLEUM

Drilling Report - Kiana-1 - Web Site

CAPRAL ALUMINIUM

Details of CEO Remuneration Package - Web Site

CENTENNIAL COAL

Appendix 3B - Web Site

CASPIAN OIL & GAS

Proposed Issue of New Securities - Web Site

CONSOLIDATED RUTILE

Change in substantial holding from CBA - Web Site

ENERGY DEVELOPMENTS

Full Year Results Presentation - Web Site

ENERGY DEVELOPMENTS

ENE Delivers Record Operating Profit - Web Site

EQUINOX MINERALS

Equinox Set to Raise Cdn$28.75m - Underwriters Take Option - Web Site

FIRST AUSTRALIAN

Successful completion on 2 Lake Long Wells - Web Site

GOLDSTAR RESOURCES

Appendix 3B - Web Site

GIRALIA RESOURCES

Drilling Commenced at Blue Rose Copper-Gold-Moly Project - Web Site

HINDMARSH RESOURCES

Drilling to Commence - Web Site

MURCHISON METALS

Appendix 3B - Web Site

MINARA RESOURCES

Mineral Reserves and Resources Statement - Web Site

MINARA RESOURCES

Half Year Results - Web Site

POLARIS METALS

Gardiner Range Uranium Project - Web Site

REPUBLIC GOLD

Change of Director's Interest Notice - Web Site

REED RESOURCES

Change of Director's Interest Notice - Web Site

RESOURCE PACIFIC

Change of Director's Interest Notice x2 - Web Site

SYDNEY GAS

Interest Payment 1/09/05 - Convertible Notes June 2006

Sydney Gas Ltd advises that the record date for the next interest payment on the Convertible Notes June 2006 (ASX Code: SGLGA) will be on 1 September 2005. The quarterly interest due to be paid on 9 September 2005 at the rate of 12% per annum on the face value of 60 cents will be 1.8148 cents per Convertible Note June 2006.
The Convertible Notes will become ex-interest at the start of trading on Friday, 26 August 2005. - Web Site

SANTOS

Half Year Results Presentation - Web Site

STUART PETROLEUM

Report to Shareholders - Web Site

TERRA GOLD MINING

Change in substantial holding - Web Site

TERRA GOLD MINING

Emerson Exploration - Off-Market Bid for Terra Gold - Web Site

TRI ORIGIN MINERALS

Drilling to Commence at Woodlawn and Lewis Ponds Update - Web Site

TRITTON RESOURCES

Ceasing to be a substantial holder - Web Site

UNION CAPITAL

Supplementary Disclosure Document - Web Site

Wednesday 24 August 2005 (Close of Business - New York)
All Ords	4424.2	-27.4		Dow Jones	10,434.87	-84.71
ASX100	3613.4	-24.4		S&P 500	1209.59	-8.00
ASX200	4455.3	-29.6		Nasdaq	2128.91	-8.34
ASX300	4449.4	-29.3		Gold - spot/oz	US$436.90	-2.10
Materials (GIC)	8144.9	-91.9		Silver - spot/oz	US$6.88	-0.05
Energy (GIC)	10,085.4	-181.4		Platinum - spot	US$898.00	+2.00
AGC Macquarie Au	3004	-25.1		Palladium - spot	US$182.00	-2.00
Hartleys Explorers Index	6580	-69.8		Bridge CRB Futures Index	313.72	+0.80
Shanghai Composite	1167.1	+17.2		Light Crude (NYM - $US per bbl.)	US$67.32	+1.61
FTSE 100	5275.2	-25.0		Natural Gas (NYM - $US per mmbtu.)	US$10.02	+0.30
Nikkei	12,502.3	+29.3		Copper (LME - spot $US/tonne)	3801	-32
Hang Seng	14,873.9	-100.0		Lead (LME - spot $US/tonne)	904	-2
A$ = US75.56		-0.03		Zinc (LME - spot $US/tonne)	1330	-2
A$ = 83.41yen		+0.35		Nickel (LME - spot $US/tonne)	15,120	-20
A$ = 0.616euro		-0.002		Aluminium (LME - spot $US/tonne)	1876	-21
US 10-Year Bond	4.179%	-0.008		Tin (LME - spot $US/tonne)	7350	+50
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Wednesday, August 24 2005, 9:15 PM

LAKES OIL

BELLARINE 1 WELL
PEP 163, ONSHORE OTWAY BASIN, VICTORIA

Lakes Oil N.L. (“LKO”) advises that at 6:00 AM this morning the Bellarine 1 well was drilling ahead at a depth of 2,002 metres having progressed 24 metres in the past twenty-four hours since running back in the hole.

Following several gas peak of up to 38 units an open hole drill stem test was conducted over the interval 1,946 – 1978 metres on Tuesday 23 August 2005. The test was unsuccessful.

During the next twenty-four hours it is planned to drill ahead.

Jupiter Energy Victoria Pty Ltd is earning a 50% interest in permit PEP 163 by funding the first $1.2 million of the cost of drilling the Bellarine 1 well.

- Web Site

MACMIN SILVER

Notification re 20 September 2005 Option MMNOA Expiry - Web Site

BHP BILLITON

BHP BILLITON RESULTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2005

• Record EBITDA, EBIT and attributable profit with year on year EBIT increases in every Customer Sector Group.
• EBITDA up 52.5% to US$11.4 billion and EBIT up 70.0% to US$9.3 billion (both excluding exceptional items).
• Attributable profit (excluding exceptional items) up 85.5% to US$6.5 billion and record available cash flow of US$8.7 billion.
• Record annual production volumes for 11 commodities.
• Eight major growth projects commissioned during the year with a further ten major projects under development. Current project pipeline of US$11.9 billion of new growth related investments.
• Successful acquisition of WMC Resources Limited with integration proceeding to plan.
• Final dividend of 14.5 US cents declared (a 52.6% increase above the 2004 final dividend), bringing the full year dividend to 28.0 US cents per share. - Web Site

CAPRAL ALUMINIUM

Acquisition & renounceable rights issue - Web Site

COMET RESOURCES

Notice of Annual General Meeting - Web Site

ENTERPRISE ENERGY

Change of Director's Interest Notice - Web Site

HARDMAN RESOURCES

SOTTO-1 ST1 WELL RESULTS

Sotto-1 Exploration Well, PSC A
Progress and Current Status:
Acquisition and evaluation of wireline logs in the Sotto-1 ST1 well has confirmed that no hydrocarbon bearing intervals were encountered by the well. The “Stena Tay” rig is currently plugging and abandoning the Sotto-1 ST1 well, and on completion of this will move to the Espadon -1 location in PSC B.

Espadon-1 Exploration Well, PSC B
Well Location:
The Espadon-1 well is located approximately 108 kilometres west of Nouakchott, the Mauritanian capital, and 13 kilometres west of the Tiof Discovery. Water depth is approximately 1,680 metres.
Well Details:
The well is targeting a salt dome with draped Lower Miocene sands in a similar structural setting to the Chinguetti Field. The sands are of approximately the same age as the Chinguetti and Tiof oil discoveries. If successful the well will prove that oil has migrated a considerable distance to the west of the Tiof area.- Web Site

MURCHISON METALS

Placement to Strategic Investors - Web Site

MOTO GOLDMINES

Indentification of further significant mineralisation - Web Site

NEWCREST MINING

Change in substantial holding - Web Site

ROC OIL

HDR ann: Sotto 1 ST1 Well Results - Web Site

ROC OIL

Change of Director's Interest Notice - Web Site

TECTONIC RESOURCES

Clarification to Investor Presentation - Web Site

VOYAGER ENERGY

Shareholder Presentation-Energising the Perth Basin Together - Web Site

AMADEUS ENERGY

Full Year Results _- 30/06/05 - Web Site

AMADEUS ENERGY

Preliminary Final Report - Web Site

ARC ENERGY

VPE: Jingemia-6 Progress Report - Web Site

ARC ENERGY

ORG: Jingemia 9 Update - Web Site

ARC ENERGY

VOY's ann: ARC Announcement _ Jingemia-9 Update - Web Site

BARRA RESOURCES

Drilling targeting nickel sulphides to recomm at Riverina - Web Site

BLUESTONE TIN

Change in substantial holding - Web Site

BLUESTONE TIN

Change in substantial holding - Web Site

CONSOLIDATED RUTILE

Change in substantial holding from PPT - Web Site

CITIGOLD

Citigold Newsletter Issue 7

This issue contains the following interesting topics.

• Citigold announces Gold Ore Reserves
• Citigold's SOP's maintain safety and efficiency
• Peter Taylor at the forefront of exploration
• Golden future for gold price
• Share Purchase Plans benefit shareholders

Chris Towsey, announced this week a Probable Ore Reserve of 800,000 tonnes, at 13 grams per tonne of gold, for the Charters Towers gold project. This Ore Reserve is contained within the area covered by the overall 10 million ounce Inferred Mineral Resources announced in May.

The assessment and announcement of Citigold’s Ore Reserves is another important development towards realising the substantial value contained within the rich asset that is the Charters Towers goldfield.

The Probable Ore Reserve, containing 330,000 ounces of gold at a cut-off grade of 7 grams per tonne, is based on a report released on 22 August. In this report, Citigold stated its Reserve was derived from a total Indicated Mineral Resource of 740,000 tonnes, at 15 grams per tonne, containing 370,000 ounces of gold.- Web Site

DRAGON MINING

Becoming a substantial holder - Web Site

DIATREME RESOURCES

Response to ASX Query re Share Price - Web Site

ENVESTRA

Full Year results 2005 Market Presentation slides - Web Site

GOLDSTREAM MINING

Uranex NL - A Dedicated Uranium Explorer - Web Site

HADDINGTON RESOURCES

Regional Geochemical Survey at Bald Hill - Web Site

INTERNATIONAL GOLDFIELDS

Cape Lambert Iron Ore Project - Web Site

KAROON GAS

Appendix 3B - Web Site

MINCOR RESOURCES

Preliminary Final Report & Full Year Accounts - Web Site

MINDAX LIMITED

Appendix 3B - End of Restriction Period - Web Site

ST BARBARA MINES

Initial High Grade Drilling Results - Web Site

SUB-SAHARA RESOURCES

Barrick to spend an additional A$3,500,000 on the Nyanzaga Project in Tanzania.

Barrick Exploration Africa Limited (Barrick Gold Corporation) has informed Sub-Sahara that they have an approved budget of for the Nyanzaga project totalling US$2.7million over the next 12 months.

The increased expenditure will focus on drilling at the Tusker/Kilimanjaro prospects where previous activity has identified significant gold mineralisation and Sub-Sahara expects that exploration will advance with drill rig availability, which is currently at a premium in Tanzania.

Sub-Sahara is very excited about this massive expenditure increase and sees this move by Barrick as a strong endorsement of the project. - Web Site

STUART PETROLEUM

Appendix 3B-issue of shares upon conversion of options - Web Site

SUN RESOURCES

VPE: Update on Completion Program East Flour Bluff Gas Field - Web Site

TERRA GOLD MINING

Target's Statement - Web Site

A1 MINERALS

Brightstar Drilling Results - Web Site

AED Oil

Secures Floating Production Storage and Offloading Vessel - Web Site

AMADEUS ENERGY

Weekly Drilling Update Report - Web Site

ARC ENERGY

Appendix 3B - Web Site

AUSTRALIAN MINES

Response to ASX Query - Share Price - Web Site

ANVIL MINING

Anvil Confirms that Allegations are Unfounded - Web Site

BULLION MINERALS

Company Secretary - Web Site

BLACK RANGE

Change in substantial holding from SAR - Web Site

BEACH PETROLEUM

Drilling Report Kiana-1 PEL 107 Cooper/Eromanga Basin SA - Web Site

COOPER ENERGY

Media Release: Secures Key Offshore Stake in Cambodia BlockB - Web Site

D'AGUILAR GOLD

Becoming a substantial holder - Web Site

EMPIRE OIL & GAS

Closing of the August 2005 Prospectus Placement - Web Site

GOLDEN CROSS

Copper Hill Prospect Drilling - Results from Hole 47 - Web Site

GALLERY GOLD

Production recommences at Mupane - Web Site

HAVILAH RESOURCES

Appendix 3B - Web Site

HILLGROVE RESOURCES

Secures majority stake in Gawler Craton Tenement Package - Web Site

KINGSGATE CONSOLIDATED

Daily Share Buy-Back Notice - Web Site

MIDAS RESOURCES

Response to ASX Query - Share Price - Web Site

MOSAIC OIL

Notice to Option Holders & Exercise Form - Web Site

MONARCH RESOURCES

Change of Director's Interest Notice - Web Site

NEWCREST MINING

PEL's ann: Xanadu Drill Results - Newcrest Joint Venture - Web Site

ORIGIN ENERGY

Awarded new exploration permit in New Zealand - Web Site

QUEENSLAND ORES

Wolfram Camp Assay Results - Web Site

RED 5

Becoming a substantial holder - Web Site

REGAL RESOURCES

Results of Drilling Programme - Eucalyptus Project - Web Site

TAWANA RESOURCES

Eastern Gravels Diamond Value Exceeds Management Expectations

Main Points

• Diamonds from top 15 metres of Eastern Gravels valued at US$274 per carat. Operating costs for large-scale alluvial diamonds mines in South Africa estimated at US$3.60 per cubic metre. (Breakeven grade at average cost and at this valuation=1.32 carat per 100m3)
• Grade and economics to be determined by trial mining commencing fourth quarter 2005
• Minimal overburden supports operating cost estimates at lower end of range. Eastern Gravels deposit estimated at 80 million tonnes, which allows for potential large scale mining
• Eastern Gravels deposit adjacent to 8km by 2km Main Channel joint venture project with BHP Billiton
• Feeder Channel diamonds are of a different average size, appearance and value. This confirms our belief that there is an additional kimberlite source in the immediate vicinity of Eastern Gravels - Web Site

TRIAKO

Preliminary Final Report & Full Year Accounts - Web Site

TECTONIC RESOURCES

Capital Raising and Share Purchase Plan - Web Site

UNION CAPITAL

Becoming a substantial holder - Web Site

WESTERN PLAINS GOLD

Appendix 1A - ASX Listing application & agreement - Web Site

Tuesday 23 August 2005 (Close of Business - New York)
All Ords	4451.6	-11.1		Dow Jones	10,519.58	-50.31
ASX100	3637.8	-11.9		S&P 500	1217.59	-4.14
ASX200	4484.9	-14.4		Nasdaq	2137.25	-4.16
ASX300	4478.7	-14.4		Gold - spot/oz	US$439.00	+1.20
Materials (GIC)	8236.8	-52.1		Silver - spot/oz	US$6.93	-0.09
Energy (GIC)	10,266.8	-74.0		Platinum - spot	US$896.00	+5.00
AGC Macquarie Au	3029	-31.5		Palladium - spot	US$184.00	+4.00
Hartleys Explorers Index	6649	-55.2		Bridge CRB Futures Index	312.92	+0.37
Shanghai Composite	1150.0	-8.6		Light Crude (NYM - $US per bbl.)	US$65.71	+0.06
FTSE 100	5300.2	-18.2		Natural Gas (NYM - $US per mmbtu.)	US$9.72	+0.11
Nikkei	12,472.9	+20.4		Copper (LME - spot $US/tonne)	3833	-4
Hang Seng	14,973.9	-244.7		Lead (LME - spot $US/tonne)	906	+5
A$ = US75.59		+0.09		Zinc (LME - spot $US/tonne)	1332	-19
A$ = 83.06yen		+0.17		Nickel (LME - spot $US/tonne)	15,140	-220
A$ = 0.618euro		+0.001		Aluminium (LME - spot $US/tonne)	1897	+3
US 10-Year Bond	4.187%	-0.032		Tin (LME - spot $US/tonne)	7300	+90
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Tuesday, August 23 2005, 9:16 PM

AUSTINDO RESOURCES

Becoming a substantial holder - Web Site

LAKES OIL

FAR's ann: Rig secured for Eagle Project - Web Site

LAKES OIL

VPE: Signs Rig Contract for Eagle North-1 Drilling - Web Site

MINOTAUR EXPLORATION

Response to ASX Query re Warrior Uranium Deposit

WARRIOR URANIUM DEPOSIT – CLARIFICATION OF RESERVE DETAILS

Minotaur Exploration Ltd (ASX Code: MEP) wishes to advise that reserve details on the above project that were announced on 29 July 2005 were based on criteria no longer considered valid under JORC code.

The reserve details were recorded in generally available public records (PIRSA open file envelope 03510) and were prepared in 1982. The Company considered that it was in shareholders best interests to reaffirm the existing public information so that the information was readily available to all existing stakeholders, rather than just those with specific knowledge of the project. However, it has now come to the Company’s notice that the estimates are not of a JORC compliant nature. The Company had no intention to mislead shareholders or the public in general, and now wishes to retract the statement that the Warrior deposit has an indicated reserve of 4,000 tonnes. Only JORC compliant resources or reserves will be announced in the future.

The Company plans to assess that part of the Warrior deposit that is located in its tenements by aircore drilling expected to commence in about two weeks.- Web Site

AGINCOURT RESOURCES

Nova Energy Limited (NEL) Lists On ASX

ARROW ENERGY

Results of Meeting - Web Site

ANEKA TAMBANG

Antam Appoints HSBC as Advisor for Investment in Freeport - Web Site

AUSTMINEX

Appendix 3B - Web Site

AUSTRAL COAL

Fourth Supplementary Bidder's Statement from CEY - Web Site

APEX MINERALS

Notice of General Meeting - Web Site

BRANDRILL

Expiry of Options - Web Site

BMA GOLD

Appendix 3B - Web Site

BONAPARTE DIAMOND MINES

Letter to Shareholders - Web Site

BEACH PETROLEUM

MAG: Progress Report - Sandhills-2 & Kiana-1 - Web Site

CLIMAX MINING

Philippine Government Approves Definitive Feasibility Study - Web Site

COPPER STRIKE

Directors & Employees Share Option Plan - Web Site

CALTEX

Director Appt & Resignation/Initial & Final Dir Int Notices - Web Site

GME RESOURCES

Change of Director's Interest Notice x4 - Web Site

HARDMAN RESOURCES

Mauritania Offshore Drilling Update

Sotto-1 Exploration Well, PSC-A
Progress and Current Status:
Since the last report on 16 August, the ‘Stena Tay’ drill rig has drilled Sotto-1 ST1 to a final total
depth of 3,279 metres. At midnight on 22 August 2005, preparations were underway to
commence acquisition of wireline logs as part of the planned drilling and evaluation programme.
Following completion of wireline logging, the Sotto-1 ST1 well will be plugged and abandoned
as planned and the ‘Stena Tay’ will move to the Espadon-1 exploration well in PSC-B.

Additional Wells to the 2005 Campaign
In addition to the 2005 exploration wells previously announced, Sotto, Espadon and Colin, the
Joint Venture Participants have also approved the drilling of the Labeidna exploration well in
PSC-B and a combined exploration and appraisal well to both appraise the Tevet discovery and
target a deeper exploration prospect beneath the Tevet Miocene reservoir in PSC-B. The location
of these wells can be found on the map that is available on the Hardman website
www.hdr.com.au.

Chinguetti Development Wells
The 'West Navigator’ drillship is continuing operations on Chinguetti development wells.
Hardman does not intend to provide detailed weekly reports during the course of the Chinguetti
development well drilling programme but will continue to report significant matters as appropriate
and in accordance with its continuous disclosure obligations.- Web Site

HARDMAN RESOURCES

WPL: Mauritania Offshore Drilling Update - Web Site

HORIZON OIL

Response to ASX Query - Share Price - Web Site

INDEPENDENCE GROUP

Appendix 3B - Conversion of Employee Options - Web Site

MURCHISON METALS

CGF & CIF: Response to Murchison Metals Announcement - Web Site

ORIGIN ENERGY

VPE:Jingemia-6 Drilling Report - Web Site

OIL SEARCH

2005 Interim Results Presentation - Web Site

OIL SEARCH

2005 Interim Dividend - Web Site

PALADIN RESOURCES

Amendment of ASX Code for Warrants - Web Site

PAN PACIFIC PETROL

Preliminary Final Report - Web Site

PETSEC ENERGY

Half Yearly Report/Half Year Accounts - Web Site

QUAY MAGNESIUM

Change in substantial holding - Web Site

RAWSON RESOURCES

Disclosure Document

REED RESOURCES

Appendix 3B - Issue of Options - Web Site

ROC OIL

HDR:Mauritania drilling programme Weekly Progress Report - Web Site

TAP OIL

Spudding of Takahe-1 Exploration Well - Web Site

TERRA GOLD MINING

Independent Directors Recommend Emerson Takeover Offer - Web Site

TIANSHAN GOLDFIELDS

Becoming a substantial holder - Web Site

THUNDELARRA EXPLORATION

Copernicus North - Drilling Results - Web Site

TECTONIC RESOURCES

Presentation to Potential Investors - Web Site

TRITTON RESOURCES

Ceasing to be a substantial holder from WBC - Web Site

WESTERN PLAINS GOLD

Circ.to Part.Orgs.- Commencement of Official Quotation - Web Site

WESTERN AREAS

Appendix 3B - New Issue (Option Conversion) - Web Site

ALKANE EXPLORATION

Open Briefing. Alkane. Newmont Farmin Agreement - Web Site

ARROW ENERGY

CEO Presentation to General Meeting - Web Site

BEACH PETROLEUM

AZA: Basker-2 Drilling Progress Report - Web Site

CAPRAL ALUMINIUM

Half Year Analyst Presentation June 05 - Web Site

CAPRAL ALUMINIUM

Half Yearly Report & Half Year Accounts - Web Site

CONSOLIDATED RUTILE

Becoming a substantial holder - Web Site

CONSOLIDATED RUTILE

Change in substantial holding from PPT - Web Site

GOLDEN STATE

Golden Eagle Natural Gas Project - Web Site

IBERIAN RESOURCES

Resource Upgrade&Pre-Feasibility Study of Montemor - Web Site

MACARTHUR COAL

Media Release:RecordFullYearNet Profit After Tax of A$61.4M - Web Site

MACARTHUR COAL

2005 Annual Results Presentation - Web Site

MARENGO MINING

MARENGO TO COMMENCE DRILLING ON BOWGAN URANIUM-GOLD PROJECT, NT

Marengo Mining Limited (ASX Code: MGO) today announced that it has secured a drilling contractor for its 100%-owned Bowgan uranium–gold project in the Northern Territory, with a reverse circulation percussion drilling program to commence in the last week of September.

The Bowgan Project represents a key exploration focus for Marengo in Australia, alongside its flagship Yandera copper-molybdenum project in Papua New Guinea, which it secured earlier this year as part of a long-term growth strategy in the Pacific Rim.

An initial drill program of some 1,000 metres will commence at Bowgan, focusing on the main target, which forms part of a 6 kilometre long linear magnetic anomaly that, in places, has a coincident electromagnetic anomaly.

The Bowgan Project is located along the Fish River Fault, approximately 300 kilometres northeast of Tennant Creek, within the Murphy Inlier, which is an extension of the world-class northern Australian uranium province. Regionally this province contains several significant deposits, including the Westmoreland uranium deposit and the Eva uranium-gold deposit. - Web Site

MURCHISON METALS

Share Placement - Web Site

ORCHARD PETROLEUM

South Belridge 6 well drilling program starts - Web Site

OXIANA LIMITED

Half Yearly Report - Web Site

OXIANA LIMITED

Prominent Hill Pre-Feasibility Study Presentation - Web Site

QUEENSLAND GAS

Appendix 3B - Web Site

RESOURCE PACIFIC

Investor Presentation - 30 June 2005 - Web Site

STUART PETROLEUM

Change of Director's Interest Notice - Web Site

SUN RESOURCES

Commencement of Eagle North-1 Drilling Early November 2005 - Web Site

WOODSIDE

NORTH WEST SHELF LNG4 SHUTDOWN

Woodside Energy Ltd., operator of the North West Shelf Venture, advises that it has shutdown one of its four LNG processing trains at the Karratha gas plant in Western Australia to repair a mixed refrigerant compressor.

The LNG4 repairs may take up to 30 days.

The venture is working closely with customers to minimise the impact of the shutdown on LNG deliveries.

The other three LNG processing trains at the Karratha facility are not affected by the shutdown. - Web Site

WOODSIDE

ROC:Drilling Update:Mauritania - Web Site

ATLAS GOLD

Change of Director's Interest Notice - Web Site

CAPRAL ALUMINIUM

CRG ann: Sale of Crane Aluminium Business - Web Site

INNAMINCKA PETROLEUM

Ginko 1 Daily Drilling Report - 22 August 2005 - Web Site

LYNAS

Chinese Joint Venture Business Licence Received - Web Site

MONARCH RESOURCES

Initial Director's Interest Notice - Web Site

NORWEST ENERGY

VPE ann: Jingemia-6 Drilling Report - Web Site

QUEENSLAND GAS

Non-Executive Director Appointment - Web Site

UNION CAPITAL

Share Placement Agreement - Web Site

ZIMPLATS

Annual Financial Report - Web Site

Monday 22 August 2005 (Close of Business - New York)
All Ords	4462.7	+32.8		Dow Jones	10,569.89	+10.66
ASX100	3649.7	+29.5		S&P 500	1221.73	+2.02
ASX200	4499.3	+37.7		Nasdaq	2141.41	+5.85
ASX300	4493.1	+37.1		Gold - spot/oz	US$437.80	+1.00
Materials (GIC)	8288.9	+152.6		Silver - spot/oz	US$7.02	+0.05
Energy (GIC)	10,340.8	+220.1		Platinum - spot	US$891.00	+4.00
AGC Macquarie Au	3061	+33.9		Palladium - spot	US$180.00	-1.00
Hartleys Explorers Index	6704	na		Bridge CRB Futures Index	312.55	+1.66
Shanghai Composite	1158.6	+8.4		Light Crude (NYM - $US per bbl.)	US$65.45	+0.10
FTSE 100	5318.4	+5.8		Natural Gas (NYM - $US per mmbtu.)	US$9.56	+0.45
Nikkei	12,452.5	+160.8		Copper (LME - spot $US/tonne)	3837	+53
Hang Seng	15,218.6	+180.0		Lead (LME - spot $US/tonne)	901	+18
A$ = US75.50		+0.35		Zinc (LME - spot $US/tonne)	1351	+18
A$ = 82.89yen		-0.15		Nickel (LME - spot $US/tonne)	15,360	+345
A$ = 0.617euro		-0.001		Aluminium (LME - spot $US/tonne)	1894	+22
US 10-Year Bond	4.219%	+0.008		Tin (LME - spot $US/tonne)	7210	-70
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BEMAX

Ginkgo Project on Schedule & Within Budget

The Board of Bemax Resources NL ("Bemax") is pleased to announce that all aspects of the delivery of the Pooncarie Project remain on schedule and within budget.

The total budget for the Pooncarie Project is AUD176.4 million. At this advanced stage of development, with all key construction contracts executed, and many executed on a lump sum basis, it is not anticipated that this budget will need to be revised.

The attached photographs of the Ginkgo mine site show that the assembly of the dredge is nearing completion with final fit out of hydraulics and electricals to follow. The wet plant is being readied to receive its new state of the art separation spirals, which will be delivered in modular form, to rapidly complete the wet plant. Manufacture of the spirals is now 50% complete and the spiral bank module frame manufacture is complete.

The attached photographs of the Broken Hill Mineral Separation Plant show all earthworks and foundations are substantially completed with erection of the steel frame scheduled for late September.

Other news includes:

• completion of 67% of the Haul Road, linking the Ginkgo mine site to the Silver City Highway;
• delivery of power poles is ahead of schedule and erection of the 124 kms of power line is progressing well;
• water storage dam, water from which will be used to flood the mining pit, is fillingwell from our six production bores which are in full operation, as shown in theattached photos;
• completion of the new Bemax Broken Hill office at the MSP site;
• up to 100 contractors and employees now full time on site;
• overburden removal in advance of the dredge path is progressing well;
• upgrade work to our operating Bunbury, Western Australia, Mineral SeparationPlant progressing on schedule.

At a time of record prices for the Company's titanium and zircon products we are pleased to report such excellent progress on development. Our dedicated in house project team, in conjunction with Project Manager, WorleyParsons, with their vast experience and resources, are performing at an outstanding level.

First sales from the Murray Basin are scheduled in the first half of 2006 following commissioning of the dredge, wet plant and mine site HMC processing facilities at Ginkgo in December and commissioning of the Broken Hill MSP and Bunbury MSP upgrade in January and February 2006 respectively.

- Web Site

LAKES OIL

BELLARINE 1 WELL
PEP 163, ONSHORE OTWAY BASIN, VICTORIA

Lakes Oil N.L. (“LKO”) advises that at 6:00 AM this morning the Bellarine 1 well was drilling ahead at a depth of 1,967 metres having progressed 111 metres in the past twenty-four hours.

During the next twenty-four hours it is planned to run an open hole drill stem test over the interval 1,946 metres to 1,978 metres.

Jupiter Energy Victoria Pty Ltd is earning a 50% interest in permit PEP 163 by funding the first $1.2 million of the cost of drilling the Bellarine 1 well.

- Web Site

SMC GOLD

Change in substantial holding from CVC - Web Site

ANGLOGOLD

RED: Media Release: Strengthens Siana Gold Project - Web Site

AGL

Notification of Annual General Meeting - Web Site

ARC ENERGY

Ceasing to be a substantial holder - Web Site

BHP BILLITON

TYC: Supplementary Target's Statement - Web Site

BULLION MINERALS

Change of Director's Interest Notice - Web Site

BLACK RANGE

Changes to the Board of Directors & Company Secretary - Web Site

BLACK RANGE

Initial Director's Interest Notice - Web Site

BLACK RANGE

Change of registered office & principal place of business - Web Site

BLACK RANGE

Final Director's Interest Notice - Web Site

BLACK RANGE

Change of Director's Interest Notice - Web Site

CHAMELEON MINING

Market Release: Annual Listing Fees - Web Site

GOLDSTAR RESOURCES

Share Placement Closes Oversubscribed - Web Site

HELIX RESOURCES

Mt Venn Drilling Results - Web Site

JUBILEE MINES

Change of Director's Interest Notice - Web Site

MURCHISON METALS

Appendix 3B - Web Site

NEWCREST MINING

Full Year Financial Results Presentation - Web Site

OROPA

Change of Director's Interest Notice - Web Site

RED 5

Appendix 3B - Share Allotment - Web Site

TANTALUM AUSTRALIA

Sale of Gold Assets to Accent Resources NL

VULCAN RESOURCES

Vulcan Raises $1.65 million - Web Site

VOYAGER ENERGY

Change in substantial holding - Web Site

VOYAGER ENERGY

Change of Director's Interest Notice - Web Site

VOYAGER ENERGY

Change of Director's Interest Notice - Web Site

VOYAGER ENERGY

Change of Director's Interest Notice - Web Site

VOYAGER ENERGY

Appendix 3B - Web Site

WESTERN PLAINS GOLD

Becoming a substantial holder - Web Site

WESTERN PLAINS GOLD

Becoming a substantial holder - Web Site

WESTERN PLAINS GOLD

WPG to begin trading & exploration programs - Web Site

WESTERN PLAINS GOLD

Initial Director's Interest Notice - Web Site

WESTERN PLAINS GOLD

Initial Director's Interest Notice - Web Site

WESTERN PLAINS GOLD

Initial Director's Interest Notice - Web Site

WESTERN PLAINS GOLD

Employees & Officers Share Option Plan - Web Site

WESTERN PLAINS GOLD

Constitution - Web Site

ANGLOGOLD

RED: Siana Gold Project interest increased - Web Site

ALLIANCE ENERGY

Follow Up Uranium Exploration at Beverley 4 Mile Prospect - Web Site

BEACH PETROLEUM

Drilling Report Kiana-1 Spud PEL 107 Cooper/Eromanga Basin - Web Site

CENTRAL PETROLEUM

Central, subject to settlement of various dealings, has operating rights over approximately 165,000 sq.km. (41 million acres) of ground including permit EP 93 in the Pedirka Basin, in which two prospects with assessed (success case) P50 potentially recoverable petroleum resources of 118 MMbbls are considered mature for drilling. - Web Site

COUGAR METALS

Change in substantial holding - Web Site

CITIGOLD

Gold Ore Reserves Report

Following the announcement of Citigold's 10 million ounce gold Inferred Mineral Resource report in May, Citigold Corporation today is pleased to release its 'Report on the Indicated Mineral Resources and Probable Ore Reserves for the Charters Towers Gold Project'.

The assessment and announcement of Citigold's Ore Reserves is another important development towards realising the substantial value contained within the rich asset that is the Charters Towers goldfield.

The total Probable Ore Reserves for the overall Charters Towers project are 800,000 tonnes at 13 g/t Au containing 330,000 ounces of gold at a 7 g/t Au cut-off, rounded to two significant figures. - Web Site

DURBAN ROODEPOORT

EMP: Emperor Board Urges Shareholder Vote - Web Site

EMPIRE OIL & GAS

Results of Meeting - Web Site

GOLDEN CROSS

Copper Hill Prospect Drilling Results - Web Site

GIANTS REEF

Giants Reef to Reposition as Focused Explorer - Web Site

HELIX RESOURCES

MT VENN DRILLING RESULTS

The Company is pleased to advise that complete assay results from the recent reverse circulation drilling program at its Mt Venn Copper and Nickel Project, near Laverton in Western Australia have now been received.

Twenty- four holes were drilled for a total of 3,031 metres, with most holes drilled to between 120 and 160 metres depth on 60 degrees inclinations. The targets for the drilling were the EM and magnetic anomalies situated below the gossanous outcrops along a 6 kilometre strike length of the south western edge of the Mt Venn intrusion.

Significant drill intersections are reported in the attached table. Best assay results were from previously reported hole MVRC 10, which intersected 2 metres grading 1.2% Nickel from a 4 metre wide zone grading 1.3% Copper. Most drill holes contained broad widths of geochemically anomalous copper and nickel varying from several metres up to 60 metres in drilled widths. Evidence of weak platinum group metal anomalism was detected in only one drill hole specifically targeted into a titaniferous magnetite portion of the Mt Venn intrusion. - Web Site

INTEGRA MINING

Change of Director's Interest Notice - Web Site

IMPERIAL ONE

Change of Director's Interest Notice - Web Site

JUBILEE MINES

Presentation to Shareholders & Investors - Web Site

KINGSGATE CONSOLIDATED

Form 484 - Cancellation of Shares - Web Site

KIMBERLEY DIAMOND

Appendix 3B - Web Site

NEWCREST MINING

Full Year Financial Results - Web Site

NEWCREST MINING

Full Year Financial Results - Media Release - Web Site

OXIANA LIMITED

Becoming a substantial holder - Web Site

RED 5

Siana Gold Project interest increased,
a substantial new JV partner and strategic alliance with First Metro, the Philippines largest investment bank.

Red 5 has increased its beneficial interest in the Siana Gold Project from 80 percent to 90 percent.

Merrill Crowe Corporation, a Philippine mining investment company, has purchased the JCG Resources’ 20 percent interest in Siana and on-sold, under pre-emptive rights, a 10 percent interest to Red 5.

The Red 5 purchase consideration to Merrill Crowe is satisfied by the issue of 16,829,865 million Red 5 shares for a deemed value of US$1.65 million. Merrill Crowe intends to retain approximately 5.6 million shares, equivalent to 2.1% of the expanded Red 5 issued capital, with the balance to be on-sold. - Web Site

RED RIVER RESOURCES

Change of Director's Interest Notice - Web Site

TENNANT CREEK GOLD

Appendix 3B - Exercise of Options - Web Site

VIEW RESOURCES

View Sells Coogee Tenements - Web Site

WESTRALIAN GAS & POWER

Exploration Update - Web Site

WESTERN PLAINS GOLD

Updated status of Tenements - Web Site

WESTERN PLAINS GOLD

Updated Pro Form Accounts/IFRS - Web Site

WESTERN PLAINS GOLD

Escrowed Securities - Web Site

WESTERN PLAINS GOLD

Top 20 shareholders - Web Site

WESTERN PLAINS GOLD

Distribution Schedule/Top 20/Shares released from escrow - Web Site

WESTERN PLAINS GOLD

Admission to Official List - Web Site

ADELAIDE BRIGHTON

Amendment Adelaide Brighton June 2005 Half Year Report - Web Site

AUROX RESOURCES

Appendix 3B - Web Site

BOW ENERGY

Drilling Operations Update - Oil Show Being Tested - Web Site

BEACH PETROLEUM

App 3B Issue of New Shares/Conversion of Bonus Options 06 - Web Site

CARPENTER PACIFIC

Successful Recompletion Phase Two of Childers #1 Well - Web Site

CONSOLIDATED RUTILE

Change in substantial holding from QBE - Web Site

CSR

Ceasing to be a substantial holder from IFL - Web Site

D'AGUILAR GOLD

Appendix 3B - Web Site

FIRST AUSTRALIAN

Houston Initiative - Web Site

GAS2GRID

Update on Drilling Activity-Malolos 1 & Nuevo Malolos - Web Site

GRD

Change of Director's Interest Notice - Web Site

GRYPHON MINERALS

JV in Major Gold Province-Banfora Gold Project - Web Site

IMAGE RESOURCES

Appendix 3B - Exercise of Options - Web Site

INNAMINCKA PETROLEUM

Ginko 1 Daily Drilling Report - 19 August 2005 - Web Site

JUBILEE MINES

Prospero Deposit Drilling Update - Web Site

KINGSGATE CONSOLIDATED

Daily Share Buy-Back Notice - Web Site

KENTOR GOLD

Exploration Update - Web Site

LAFAYETTE MINING

Resource Increase at Rapu Rapu

Exploration drilling at the Hixbar mine area has proven to be successful, with the initial program providing results that have enabled the definition of an inferred resource of 1.3 million tonnes grading 1.7 grams per tonne gold and 15.4 grams per tonne silver, Lafayette Mining’s CEO, Mr Andrew McIlwain announced today.

The Hixbar deposit that is currently being explored by Rapu Rapu Minerals is located less than three kilometres west of Lafayette’s Rapu Rapu Project, and was previously an open cut and underground mine that was commercially developed in the 1930s and produced copper and pyrite through to the early 1960s.

“We have always seen Hixbar as a great opportunity once production capacity had been established at the Rapu Rapu Project,” said McIlwain.

“The mineralisation at Hixbar is a repetition of what we are currently mining in the Ungay orebody, and this drilling has concentrated on the gold oxide potential surrounding the old mine. Encouragingly, these results are all from within a maximum depth of around 20m from surface and mining will be simple. Additionally, previous work has identified the continuation of deeper sulphide mineralisation and we will work towards confirming this into resource status as well,” he said. - Web Site

MURCHISON METALS

Placement Prospectus - Web Site

MOTO GOLDMINES

New Directors Reflect Change of Focus For Moto Gold

A policy advisor, an operations expert and a banker have been appointed to the Board of Moto Goldmines Limited (ASX:MOE, TSX:MGL) to reflect a move from exploration to project feasibility and development.

Mr Walter Kansteiner, Mr David Hodgson and Dr Jeff O'Leary will replace Mr Reg Gillard and Mr Patrick Flint who have retired as directors. Mr. Flint will continue to serve as Chief Financial Officer and Company Secretary.

"The experience, expertise and commitment of the new appointments will help achieve our goal of advancing to the completion of a feasibility study as soon as possible," said Klaus Eckhof, Moto Goldmines Limited Managing Director.
- Web Site

OILEX

BOW: Drilling Operations Update - Web Site

OXIANA LIMITED

Half Year Accounts - Web Site

OXIANA LIMITED

Half Year Report 2005 - Web Site

QUEENSLAND GAS

Richard Cottees Presentation to Shareholders - Web Site

TERRA GOLD MINING

Change in substantial holding - Web Site

WESFARMERS

Change of Director's Interest Notice - Web Site

Friday 19 August 2005 (Close of Business - New York)
All Ords	4429.9	+19.7		Dow Jones	10,559.23	+4.30
ASX100	3620.2	+14.9		S&P 500	1219.71	+0.69
ASX200	4461.6	+18.7		Nasdaq	2135.56	-0.52
ASX300	4456.0	+18.6		Gold - spot/oz	US$436.80	-2.60
Materials (GIC)	8136.3	+96.9		Silver - spot/oz	US$6.97	+0.01
Energy (GIC)	10,120.7	+143.6		Platinum - spot	US$887.00	-4.00
AGC Macquarie Au	3027	+10.4		Palladium - spot	US$181.00	-1.00
Hartleys Explorers Index	6704	+30.4		Bridge CRB Futures Index	310.89	+1.20
Shanghai Composite	1150.2	+2.1		Light Crude (NYM - $US per bbl.)	US$65.35	+2.08
FTSE 100	5312.6	+43.3		Natural Gas (NYM - $US per mmbtu.)	US$9.11	+0.18
Nikkei	12,291.7	-15.6		Copper (LME - spot $US/tonne)	3776	+50
Hang Seng	15,038.6	-109.5		Lead (LME - spot $US/tonne)	877	+18
A$ = US75.15		-0.16		Zinc (LME - spot $US/tonne)	1323	+17
A$ = 83.04yen		-0.20		Nickel (LME - spot $US/tonne)	15,175	+55
A$ = 0.618euro		-0.001		Aluminium (LME - spot $US/tonne)	1879	+23
US 10-Year Bond	4.211%	-0.005		Tin (LME - spot $US/tonne)	7160	+280
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Friday, August 19 2005, 9:15 PM

DOW JONES

Oil prices rose more than $2 a barrel on Friday, bouncing back from a dip earlier this week as markets reacted to a fire at a massive refining complex in Venezuela and developments in Ecuador, where protesters had forced a halt to production.

LAKES OIL

BELLARINE 1 WELL
PEP 163, ONSHORE OTWAY BASIN, VICTORIA

Lakes Oil N.L. (“LKO”) advises that at 6:00 AM this morning the Bellarine 1 well was was drilling ahead at a depth of 1,771 metres having progressed 17 metres in the past twenty-four hours.

During the next twenty-four hours it is planned to drill ahead.

Jupiter Energy Victoria Pty Ltd is earning a 50% interest in permit PEP 163 by funding the first $1.2 million of the cost of drilling the Bellarine 1 well.

- Web Site

MACMIN SILVER / NEW GUINEA GOLD

NEW GUINEA GOLD - AUGUST SHAREHOLDER UPDATE

Vancouver - 18 August 2005 New Guinea Gold Chairman and CEO, Bob McNeil, has provided the following update for investors:

• Construction of the Sinivit Gold Project (effective 92% NGG) in Papua New Guinea is underway and initial production is expected to begin at the end of the first quarter of 2006. A ground breaking ceremony will be held August 25th, with PNG Government Ministers and officials in attendance. New Guinea Gold is in the process of updating Sinivit technical reports in order to be able to provide a 43-101 compliant resource estimate. Project Geoscience Pty Ltd of Australia has been engaged to provide this independent report in mid-September.

• Exploration on other properties New Guinea Gold's new drill rig, (owned by NGG) will arrive at the Sehulea property in late September and is expected to be drilling at this property and adjacent Normanby property throughout the next twelve months. Fifteen kilometres of trenching have been completed at the Simuku porphyry copper project (90% NGG - see August 8 release) with the results of some 4,000 trench channel samples expected to be available and assessed by late September. On August 9, the Company announced the discovery of the source of some of the alluvial gold at the Yup River Property (50% NGG). Results of the drilling program at the Allemata gold project (50% NGG) are expected mid September.
  
  At the Mt Nakru porphyry copper gold project (75% NGG) a major trenching program is underway, while at the Mt Penck gold project (60% NGG) the Company is preparing drill targets for a program scheduled to start later this fall. This program will use a new drill rig purchased by Kanon Resources (50/50 NGG and Vangold) which should arrive in PNG in late fall. Exploration will shortly be restarting at Bismarck (50% NGG), a Porgera type project with disseminated gold plus high grade gold veins.
  

• The Web Site (www.newguineagold.ca) has been updated and relaunched. The site now includes a convenient summary of New Guinea Gold's twelve PNG projects, details of each project, news releases, corporate data, plus information on Papua New Guinea.

• Bob McNeil will be returning to Vancouver and Toronto in September to meet and update investors and analysts on New Guinea Gold, prior to further planned meetings in the USA and Europe this fall.

New Guinea Gold (NGG: TTSX-V) has five advanced projects in Papua New Guinea which have had substantial testing by both drilling and surface trenching. The initial four projects are gold, and the fifth project is copper with significant other metal credits. The Company also has interests of up to 50% in seven other projects.

- Web Site

MACMIN SILVER

Relodgement of Appendix 3Y to Correct Date - Web Site

ADELAIDE BRIGHTON

Adelaide Brighton June 2005 Half Year Result - Web Site

ABRA MINING

Jidi Jidi Aboriginal Corporation Statement - Web Site

ARROW ENERGY

Supplementary Disclosure Document - Web Site

AUSQUEST LIMITED

Drummond Drilling Update - Web Site

BARAKA PETROLEUM

New Mauritanian Government approves Farm-out agreement - Web Site

BLACK RANGE

Turon Offer Closed - Web Site

EAGLE BAY RESOURCES

Exploration Update Presentation August 2005 - Web Site

EXTRACT RESOURCES

Appointment of Joint Company Secretary

IBERIAN RESOURCES

Options to be Released from Escrow - Web Site

MOSAIC OIL

Appendix 3B - Issue of Employee Ctg Shares - Web Site

NIQUEST

Response to ASX Query - Share Price - Web Site

SABRE RESOURCES

Becoming a substantial holder - Web Site

STRIKER RESOURCES

Appendix 3B - Web Site

STRIKER RESOURCES

Change of Name & Status to North Australian Diamonds Ltd - Web Site

SANTOS

Appendix 3B - 19 August 2005 - Web Site

TECTONIC RESOURCES

Suspension from Official Quotation - Web Site

UNION CAPITAL

Non-Renounceable Rights Prospectus Dispatch Notice - Web Site

AGD MINING

Shareholder Support for Augusta Mine Development - Web Site

ARROW ENERGY

Media Release re Tipton West Project - Web Site

ARROW ENERGY

COI: Sale of Tipton West Coal Seam Gas Project Minority Int. - Web Site

ANVIL MINING

Anvil Responds to Latest Media Reports - Web Site

AVOCA RESOURCES

Appendix 3B - Web Site

BASS STRAIT OIL

Appointment of Chief Executive Officer - Web Site

BLACK RANGE

Black Range Results of General Meeting 19 August 2005 - Web Site

CBH RESOURCES

Change of Director's Interest Notice - Web Site

CLUFF RESOURCES

Ruby Project Production Update - Web Site

ENERGY DEVELOPMENTS

Change in substantial holding - Web Site

FLINDERS DIAMONDS

Change in substantial holding - Web Site

GOLDSTAR RESOURCES

Results of General Meeting - Web Site

GME RESOURCES

Rights Issue Allotment & Issue - Web Site

HAVILAH RESOURCES

KALKAROO - PAYMENT TO PLACER

In accordance with the agreement reached with Placer Dome Australia Limited (formerly called Placer Dome Asia Pacific Limited) (Placer) for the extinguishment of its interests in Exploration Licence 2720, Havilah advises that it paid the first installment of the advance royalty payment of $2 million on 12 August 2005.

With this first payment, Placer's clawback rights and option, along with its right to receive any further royalty payments, will cease. Havilah is now free to pursue development of the deposit with full ownership.

The second installment of $0.5 million is to be made when a Mining Operation Plan Approval is granted by the Department of Primary Industry and Resources, South Australia, in respect of any planned mining operation on Exploration Licence 2720.

Havilah also wishes to advise that it has raised $1.284 million via a placement at a price of $1.07, issuing 1.2 million additional shares.

Following the payment to Placer and the placement, Havilah has approximately $4.25 million cash on hand with which to pursue its Curnamona Craton exploration. Over the next few months two high capacity RC drilling rigs will be employed full time on drilling out the Mutooroo copper-cobalt resource and expanding the Kalkaroo copper-gold-molybdenum deposit from its present 80 million tonnes of 0.9% copper equivalent. Several high priority structural targets for repetition of the Kalkaroo deposit identified from new detailed aeromagnetics will also be drilled.

Results of the drilling will be released progressively as they come to hand from the assay laboratory. - Web Site

HERALD RESOURCES

Dairi Project Update - Improved Feasibility Study Results - Web Site

LYNAS

Retirement of Director - D Davidson - Web Site

MATILDA MINERALS

Successful Mineral Sands Exploration at Tiwi Islands - Web Site

MONARCH RESOURCES

Appendix 3B - Exercise of Listed Options - Web Site

NORWEST ENERGY

VPE's Jingemia-6 Drilling Report Jingemia Oil Field - Web Site

ORD RIVER RESOURCES

Start of Drilling Operations - Web Site

QUEENSLAND GAS

Results of general meeting - Web Site

SANTOS

CUE: Jeruk -2 ST 4 Drilling Report - Web Site

TERRA GOLD MINING

Notice of Despatch of Offers - Web Site

TRITTON RESOURCES

Ceasing to be a substantial holder - Web Site

UNIVERSAL RESOURCES

Scanlan Drilling Results - Web Site

VOYAGER ENERGY

Becoming a substantial holder - Web Site

ATLAS GOLD

Change of Director's Interest Notice - Web Site

AUSTMINEX

Change of Director's Interest Notice - Web Site

AUSTRAL COAL

Preliminary Final Report - Web Site

AUROX RESOURCES

Change of Director's Interest Notice - Web Site

BOW ENERGY

Drilling Ops Update - Oil Show to be tested - Web Site

CAZALY RESOURCES

Loeb Aron Research Report - Web Site

EXCEL COAL

Managing Director's Presentation re FY 2005 Results - Web Site

EXCEL COAL

Wambo Underground Expansion - Web Site

INTEGRA MINING

Ceasing to be a substantial holder - Web Site

INNAMINCKA PETROLEUM

Progress Report - Ginko 1 (PEL101) - Web Site

KINGSGATE CONSOLIDATED

Daily Share Buy-Back Notice - Web Site

KENTOR GOLD

Change in substantial holding from CBA - Web Site

METEORIC RESOURCES

Change of Director's Interest Notice - Web Site

MEDUSA MINING

Investor Presentation - 18 August 2005 - Web Site

MOBY OIL & GAS

Change in substantial holding from CBA - Web Site

NEWMONT

Appoints VP Global Communications - Web Site

QUEENSLAND GAS

Chairman's Address to Shareholders' Meeting - Web Site

RED 5

Trading Halt - Web Site

VIEW RESOURCES

Excellent Nickel Drilling Intersections Achieved at Zone 29 - Web Site

WOODSIDE

ORG: Origin to acquire additional interests in BassGas - Web Site

Thursday 18 August 2005 (Close of Business - New York)
All Ords	4410.2	-19.7		Dow Jones	10,554.93	+4.22
ASX100	3605.3	-20.1		S&P 500	1219.02	-1.22
ASX200	4442.9	-25.0		Nasdaq	2136.08	-9.07
ASX300	4437.4	-25.0		Gold - spot/oz	US$439.40	-0.60
Materials (GIC)	8039.4	-120.5		Silver - spot/oz	US$6.96	unch
Energy (GIC)	9977.1	-174.6		Platinum - spot	US$891.00	+3.00
AGC Macquarie Au	3017	-83.9		Palladium - spot	US$182.00	-1.00
Hartleys Explorers Index	6673	-86.7		Bridge CRB Futures Index	309.69	-0.42
Shanghai Composite	1148.0	-44.8		Light Crude (NYM - $US per bbl.)	US$63.27	+0.02
FTSE 100	5269.3	-23.4		Natural Gas (NYM - $US per mmbtu.)	US$8.93	-0.46
Nikkei	12,307.4	+34.3		Copper (LME - spot $US/tonne)	3726	-126
Hang Seng	15,148.1	-301.5		Lead (LME - spot $US/tonne)	859	-34
A$ = US75.31		-0.74		Zinc (LME - spot $US/tonne)	1306	-5
A$ = 83.24yen		-0.36		Nickel (LME - spot $US/tonne)	15,120	-455
A$ = 0.619euro		-0.001		Aluminium (LME - spot $US/tonne)	1856	-69
US 10-Year Bond	4.216%	-0.057		Tin (LME - spot $US/tonne)	6880	-280
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Thursday, August 18 2005, 9:15 PM

LAKES OIL

BELLARINE 1 WELL
PEP 163, ONSHORE OTWAY BASIN, VICTORIA

Lakes Oil N.L. (“LKO”) advises that at 6:00 AM this morning the Bellarine 1 well was running back into the hole after a bit change. The well is at a depth of 1,754 metres having progressed 41 metres in the past twenty-four hours.

During the next twenty-four hours it is planned to run a survey and a wiper tip prior to drilling ahead.

Jupiter Energy Victoria Pty Ltd is earning a 50% interest in permit PEP 163 by funding the first $1.2 million of the cost of drilling the Bellarine 1 well.

- Web Site

LAKES OIL

Appendix 3B - Web Site

LAKES OIL

CAPITAL RAISING

Lakes Oil N.L. (“LKO”) advises that the recent capital raising closed on 12 August 2005 almost fully subscribed including the firm commitments with applications for 143,250,321 shares. Directors will allot these shares on Friday 19 August 2005. Issuer Sponsored Holding Statements and Chess Advices will be dispatched on 24 August 2005.

Directors expect to place the balance of 6,169,831 shares shortly.

- Web Site

AUROX RESOURCES

Change of Director's Interest Notice - Web Site

BMA GOLD

Grant of Employee Share Options - Web Site

CSR

Change of Director's Interest Notice - Web Site

CUE ENERGY

STO: Weekly Drilling Summary w/e 18 August 2005 - Web Site

ECHELON RESOURCES

Full Year Accounts - Web Site

ENERGY RESOURCES

Initial Director's Interest Notice - Web Site

ENTEK ENERGY

Final Director's Interest Notice - Web Site

HAVILAH RESOURCES

Significant new Olympic Dam type discovery near Monax Mining tenements at Carrapateena Prospect - Web Site

INTERNATIONAL GOLDFIELDS

Suspension from Official Quotation - Web Site

IMAGE RESOURCES

Change of Director's Interest Notice - Web Site

JUBILEE MINES

Appendix 3B - Web Site

MOTO GOLDMINES

Changes to the Board of Directors - Web Site

NEWCREST MINING

Change of Director's Interest Notice x6 - Web Site

SANTOS

AEY ann: Santos Limited - Weekly Drilling Report - Web Site

SANTOS

Acquires additional Gippsland Basin interests

Santos Limited (Santos) has expanded its interests in Victoria's Gippsland oil and gas fields with the announcement today of the acquisition of Trinity Gas Resources Pty Ltd. - Web Site

TERRA GOLD MINING

Final Bidder's Statement - Web Site

VOYAGER ENERGY

Change in substantial holding - Web Site

WESTMAG

Drilling Results - Lithocaps - Web Site

AUDAX RESOURCES

Becoming a substantial holder - Web Site

AUDAX RESOURCES

Change of Director's Interest Notice - Web Site

ARC ENERGY

VPE: Jingemia-6 Progress Report - Web Site

BULLION MINERALS

Change in substantial holding - Web Site

BOUNTY OIL & GAS

Utopia Oil Field drilling to commence/Sale of Perth Basin interests

Utopia Oil Field
Bounty Oil & Gas NL (Bounty) is pleased to advise that infill drilling in its Utopia oil field, located in south-west Queensland, is expected to commence on Wednesday 24 August 2005.
Mobilisation of the Hunt Energy Services Rig #3, which has been contracted to undertake the drilling of two new wells in the field, is underway.

Perth Basin
Bounty also advises that it has reached an agreement with Arc Energy (ARC) whereby Bounty will sell its 7.5% interest in Offshore Perth Basin permits WA-325-P and WA-327-P to Arc for A$1 million cash. An additional amount of up to $2 million will also be payable to Bounty on certain “success” thresholds being met following the drilling of the next two exploration wells in those permits. The thresholds are based on a subsequent commencement of appraisal drilling, the declaration of commerciality and the commencement of production.
The completion of the sale is subject to Joint Venture and statutory approvals.- Web Site

COMPASS RESOURCES

N T Drill Update No. 3 - Web Site

COMET RIDGE

Appendix 3B: Employee Share Incentive Option Plan - Web Site

CRESCENT GOLD

Media Release: New High Grade Extension - Web Site

EAST COAST MINERALS

Munni Munni Joint Venture Progress Report - Web Site

GREAT WESTERN EXPLORATION

Commencement of Drilling Programme - Web Site

JUBILEE MINES

Preliminary Final Report - Web Site

LODESTONE

Company Update - Web Site

ORIGIN ENERGY

Contact Energy Financial Results - Web Site

PACRIM ENERGY

Section 708A(5) Statement - Web Site

STRIKE OIL

Weekly Drilling Report - Web Site

TASMAN RESOURCES

Marathon South Drilling Programme Progress - Web Site

ADELAIDE BRIGHTON

Half Year Result Presentation - Web Site

AMADEUS ENERGY

Second successful oil well on Reeves County -Drilling Update - Web Site

AUSTRAL COAL

CEY:T/O's Panel:AustralCoalLtd02&02(R)-PanelPublishesReasons - Web Site

BORAL

Change in substantial holding from PPT - Web Site

BOW ENERGY

Drilling Operations Update - Web Site

CENTENNIAL COAL

Annual Results Briefing - Web Site

CH4

Investor Presentation - 2005 Financial Results - Web Site

CH4

30 June 2005 Audited Financial Statements - Web Site

CH4

CH4 Announces Maiden Profit - 1P Reserve Upgrade - Web Site

COMET RIDGE

Further Progress with US Strategy - Web Site

CARRICK GOLD

Change in substantial holding - Web Site

CONSOLIDATED RUTILE

Change in substantial holding from CBA - Web Site

CSR

Appendix 3B - Web Site

DEEP YELLOW

Drilling programme completed at the Napperby Project - Web Site

FOX RESOURCES

Appendix 3B - Conversion of Unlisted Options - Web Site

GREAT ARTESIAN OIL & GAS

Kiana-1 to commence drilling - Web Site

HARDMAN RESOURCES

Appendix 3B - Web Site

HILLGROVE RESOURCES

Change in substantial holding from AMP - Web Site

ILUKA RESOURCES

2005 Half Year Report including Appendix 4D - Web Site

ILUKA RESOURCES

AIFRS Presentation - Web Site

ILUKA RESOURCES

2005 Half Year Presentation to Investors - Web Site

ILUKA RESOURCES

Iluka Achieves Record Half Year Profit - Web Site

INNAMINCKA PETROLEUM

Progress Report - Ginko 1 (PEL101) - Web Site

KINGSGATE CONSOLIDATED

High Grade Extensions Identified at Chatree North - Web Site

LAFAYETTE MINING

Appendix 3B - Issue of shares on conversion of Conv. Notes - Web Site

LODESTONE

Drilling Underway and SPP Offered - Web Site

MAGELLAN PETROLEUM

Weekly Drilling Report - Sandhills-2 - Web Site

MEDUSA MINING

Co-O Gold Mine Extensions Philippines - Web Site

MARATHON RESOURCES

Paralana Ore System - simplified - Web Site

NGM RESOURCES

Placement - Web Site

OXIANA LIMITED

Appendix 3B - Web Site

RIMFIRE PACIFIC

Disclosure Document - Web Site

RIMFIRE PACIFIC

Appendix 3B: Prospectus Issue - Web Site

SONS OF GWALIA

Report to Creditors - Information for Shareholders - Web Site

SUNSHINE GAS

Share Placement Notice - Web Site

TERRA GOLD MINING

Notice of Despatch of Offers - Web Site

TIANSHAN GOLDFIELDS

Resignation & Appointment of Chairman - Web Site

WESFARMERS

Senior Appointment - Web Site

Wednesday 17 August 2005 (Close of Business - New York)
All Ords	4429.9	-16.4		Dow Jones	10,550.71	+37.26
ASX100	3625.4	-10.1		S&P 500	1220.24	+0.90
ASX200	4467.9	-13.3		Nasdaq	2145.15	+8.09
ASX300	4462.4	-12.7		Gold - spot/oz	US$440.00	-6.20
Materials (GIC)	8159.9	-92.6		Silver - spot/oz	US$6.96	-0.03
Energy (GIC)	10,151.7	-194.4		Platinum - spot	US$888.00	-3.00
AGC Macquarie Au	3100	+29.6		Palladium - spot	US$183.00	unch
Hartleys Explorers Index	6760	-15.3		Bridge CRB Futures Index	310.11	-1.96
Shanghai Composite	1192.8	+15.6		Light Crude (NYM - $US per bbl.)	US$63.25	-2.83
FTSE 100	5292.7	-29.6		Natural Gas (NYM - $US per mmbtu.)	US$9.75	na
Nikkei	12,273.1	-42.6		Copper (LME - spot $US/tonne)	3852	+56
Hang Seng	15,449.6	+6.0		Lead (LME - spot $US/tonne)	893	-13
A$ = US76.05		-0.90		Zinc (LME - spot $US/tonne)	1311	+10
A$ = 83.60yen		-0.69		Nickel (LME - spot $US/tonne)	15,575	-65
A$ = 0.620euro		-0.002		Aluminium (LME - spot $US/tonne)	1925	+22
US 10-Year Bond	4.273%	+0.054		Tin (LME - spot $US/tonne)	7160	-140
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Wednesday, August 17 2005, 9:16 PM

LAKES OIL

Results of General Meeting - Web Site

LAKES OIL

BELLARINE 1 WELL
PEP 163, ONSHORE OTWAY BASIN, VICTORIA

Lakes Oil N.L. (“LKO”) advises that at 6:00 AM this morning the Bellarine 1 well was drilling ahead at a depth of 1,713 metres having progressed 115 metres in the past twenty-four hours.

During the next twenty-four hours it is planned to drill ahead.

Jupiter Energy Victoria Pty Ltd is earning a 50% interest in permit PEP 163 by funding the first $1.2 million of the cost of drilling the Bellarine 1 well.

- Web Site

LAKES OIL

General Meeting Presentation - Web Site

MACMIN SILVER

TWIN HILLS SILVER MINE CONSTRUCTION UPDATE

The progress of construction undertaken around the Twin Hills mine site is highlighted in a series of photos which form part of this update.

• Unseasonal wet conditions in late June and throughout July have delayed the final shaping of the leach ponds and pad area until this week. Ground conditions for the laying and welding of the High Density Polyethylene (HDPE) liner have to be very dry to ensure quality welding and the integrity of the seams. The HPDE liner has been delivered to site and will be laid once a contractor ‘crew' is available.

• The requirement for crushed and screened ‘products' to be used during the construction activity has resulted in the commissioning of the Extec crushing and screening plant units. Waste rock and alluvium source materials, located within the Twin Hills Mining Lease, have been utilised for this purpose. As an example, one of these products is being used as the underlay protection layer for the HDPE liner on the leach pads and in the process ponds.

• Test work on the thirty (30) tonne silver ore sample extracted from a small surface slot near the top of the Twin Hills ore deposit is ongoing. Whilst a quantity of silver powder has been obtained, tests are in progress to optimise the leaching, stripping and purity of the silver powder.

• A programme of ‘grade control' drilling is currently being undertaken over the central part of the Twin Hills ore body. The aim of this drilling is to delineate the initial 200,000 tonnes of ore to be extracted from the deposit. Once this ore is mined, crushed and agglomerated, it will be stacked in 50,000 tonne cells on the heap leach pad where it will undergo leaching. These ‘pregnant' solutions from the heaps will be pumped through the electrowinning circuit as part of the commissioning phase to optimise the production of the silver powder product.

• Delays encountered during the construction phase, including wet weather and longer than anticipated lead times in sourcing all the components for the crushing (ex UK) and stacking circuits have meant that the construction phase has been extended. We had initially hoped to finish construction by October, but now believe that construction will be completed prior to the end of 2005.

The rise in the silver price over the last six months has not advanced as strongly as we might have anticipated, but is rising nonetheless. It has always been the intention of the Company to commence silver production once a strong up-trending silver price is in place; as the management is committed to maximising shareholder value from the development of the present reserves. The delays incurred to-date are not expected to adversely impact on the project.

Our present schedule is to complete construction towards the end of 2005, commission the plant in early 2006 with full production (subject to silver price) soon thereafter.

- Web Site

SEDIMENTARY HOLDINGS

Becoming a substantial holder from AMP - Web Site

ANGLOGOLD

IGO: Tropicana Joint Venture - Web Site

ARC ENERGY

Jingemia 6 spuds - Web Site

ARC ENERGY

ORG: Jingemia 6 Oil Appraisal/Devt Well commences - Web Site

AUSTRAL COAL

Austral Coal Limited 02 Panel Publishes Reasons - Web Site

BARAKA PETROLEUM

Change of Director's Interest Notice - Web Site

BLACK RANGE

Change in substantial holding - Web Site

BEACH PETROLEUM

Progress Report - Basker-2 - Web Site

CROESUS MINING

Croesus Announces Davyhurst Operation to be Placed on Care and Maintenance
Croesus Mining (ASX: CRS, “Croesus”) today announced that it has made the decision to place its Davyhurst operation on care and maintenance due to increasing mine costs.
Placing Davyhurst on care and maintenance will allow the Company to focus on the continued growth in gold production from the Norseman operations and maintain an aggressive exploration focus on the district. - Web Site

CROESUS MINING

Cancellation of Employee Options - Web Site

CONSOLIDATED RUTILE

Change in substantial holding from PPT - Web Site

GRAYNIC METALS

Non-Renounceable Pro Rata Offer of Options - Web Site

HADDINGTON RESOURCES

Drilling results - Fenceline - Web Site

NEWMONT

RRL ann: Commences Nickel exploration program - Web Site

NEW HOPE

Change in substantial holding from SOL - Web Site

PROSPERITY RESOURCES

Section 708A(6) Notice - Secondary Trading of New Securities - Web Site

RIO TINTO

2005 Half Year Report to Shareholders - Web Site

SINO GOLD

Change of Director's Interest Notice - Web Site

SYNERGY METALS

Appendix 3B - Issue of Options

SANTOS

Santos to supply gas to another new Australian power station

Santos Limited today announced that it has contracted to supply gas to another major new Australian power station.

Under the agreement, supply for the Kwinana gas fired power station announced yesterday by the WA Government, will come from the John Brookes field.

Santos (BOL) Pty Ltd (45% interest in the John Brookes field) and Apache Northwest Pty Ltd (55% and operator) has contracted with the developers, Wambo Power Ventures to supply the power station’s operator, NewGen Power, with 229 petajoules (PJ) of gas over 15 years. The term may be extended by a further 10 years by mutual agreement. First gas is expected to be delivered prior to the end of 2008.

Santos has also secured the potential for further value capture through exposure to the WA electricity market for the generation capacity not required by Western Power. - Web Site

TAP OIL

Appendix 3B/Change of Director's Interest Notice - Web Site

TECTONIC RESOURCES

Trading Halt - Web Site

ARC ENERGY

VPE: Jingemia-6 Oil Appraisal/Devt Well commences - Web Site

BORAL

Preliminary Final Report - Web Site

BEACH PETROLEUM

Peterborough 1 Spud - Web Site

CARRICK GOLD

Appendix 3B - Share Placement - Web Site

ENTERPRISE ENERGY

Appendix 3B-Share purchase plan share issue - Web Site

GOLDSTREAM MINING

Intersects high grade nickel sulphide at Mibango - Web Site

HAVILAH RESOURCES

Monax Mining Prospectus - Web Site

INTEGRA MINING

Annual Report - Web Site

KIMBERLEY DIAMOND

Open Briefing.Kimberley Diamond.Chairman on Outlook&Strategy - Web Site

METEX RESOURCES

Change of Director's Interest Notice - Web Site

NEW HOPE

Becoming a substantial holder from PPT - Web Site

NKWE PLATINUM

Annual Report - Web Site

ORIGIN ENERGY

Peterborough 1 Gas Exploration Well Commences - Web Site

ORIGIN ENERGY

VOY ann: Jingemia-6 Oil Appraisal/development well commences - Web Site

PLATSEARCH

Western Plains Gold Completes Its IPO - Web Site

RESOURCE MINING CORP

Change of Director's Interest Notice

SOUTHERN GOLD

Yarlbrinda South Radiometric Uranium Anomalies - Web Site

SUB-SAHARA RESOURCES

Asmara Project Update

Sub-Sahara's joint venture partner Sunridge Gold Corp (SGC-TSX.V) reports that the results of the recent sampling, mapping and geophysics programs have confirmed several additional high-priority gold and volcanogenic massive sulphide (VMS) targets within the Asmara Project, Eritrea. As a result of this new positive data, Sunridge plans to engage a second drill rig to expedite in-fill and step out drilling at the high-grade Adi Nefas and Debarwa VMS Deposits and to conduct initial exploration drilling on the newly defined areas.

Diamond drilling at Adi Nefas Gossan has progressed, completing 13 drill holes with initial assays expected in mid-September. In addition, the results of a new gravity survey completed at Adi Nefas confirm that the strike length of the mineralised structure extends for an additional 600 metres, increasing the potential strike length to about one kilometre. The current drill program is designed to test extensions of the deposit to the north, south and at depth. - Web Site

STRATEGIC MINERALS

Progressive Drill Results Woolgar - August 2005 - Web Site

UNION CAPITAL

Change of Director's Interest Notice - Web Site

VIEW RESOURCES

Becoming a substantial holder - Web Site

WOODSIDE

2005 Half Year Result Presentation - Web Site

WOODSIDE

Underlying profit increases in first-half 2005 - Web Site

WOODSIDE

Half Yearly Report - Web Site

AGL

Appendix 3B - Web Site

ALKANE EXPLORATION

Newmont to Farmin to Alkane Orange Gold-Copper Tenements - Web Site

ALINTA LIMITED

Half Year Result Presentation - Web Site

ALINTA LIMITED

Half Yearly Report & Accounts - Web Site

AUSTRAL COAL

CEY Media Release: CEY Extends Bid for AUO - Web Site

BOW ENERGY

Operations Update - Web Site

CAZALY RESOURCES

High Grade Uranium Project acq in Northern Territory - Web Site

CONQUEST MINING

Ellendale Program Update - Web Site

INDEPENDENCE GROUP

GSE ann: Results of rock chip sampling program - EL 5701 - Web Site

INNAMINCKA PETROLEUM

Daily Drilling Report - Ginko 1 - Web Site

KINGSGATE CONSOLIDATED

Daily Share Buy-Back Notice - Web Site

MATRIX METALS

Ceasing to be a substantial holder - Web Site

ORIGIN ENERGY

Contact Energy - IFRS Adoption - Web Site

PANCONTINENTAL OIL

Becoming a substantial holder - Web Site

PARAMOUNT MINING

Progress Report:Akwatia Diamond Project Ghana - Web Site

PEPINNINI MINERALS

Appendix 3B - Release of Restricted Securities from Escrow - Web Site