LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL

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Thursday, 26 May 2011

4189. Hon Robin Chapple to the Minister for Mines and Petroleum.

I refer to the Fourth Annual Kimberley Energy and Resources Development, 9 - 10 May 2011, Cable Beach Club Resort, Broome at which Dr Ivor Roberts, Executive Director - Mineral Titles Division, Department of Mines and Petroleum, spoke next on 'Government initiatives and mineral project approvals in the Kimberley', in which according to Mr Roberts, data from the Federal Government indicated that four billion had been expended last year on exploration, and 1 ask -

(1) Does form five expenditure support this figure?

(2) If yes to (1), what were the expenditure figures for 201O?

(3) Ifno to (1), why not?

(4) What were the expenditure figures for 2010?

(5) Can the Minister also advise what the total amount of expenditure exemptions for 2010 was?

(6) Which leaseholders sought and received expenditure exemptions for 2010?

Answer

(1) No.

(2) Not applicable.

(3) The exploration figure of four billion dollars quoted by Dr Ivor Roberts during his presentation at the Fourth Annual Kimberley Energy and Resources Development conference was for both minerals ($1.4017 billion) and petroleum ($2.4953 billion) and sourced from the Australian Bureau of Statistics' website at http://www.abs.gov.au/AUSST ATS/[email protected]/DetailsPage/8412.0Dec%20201 O?Open Document

(4) $1,600,511,395 (the combined total expenditure as reported from Form 5 submissions).

(5) Yes, $130,412,112.

(6) See tabled paper no [ ]

MINISTER FOR MINES AND PETROLEUM "

Attachment for Question on Notice 4189

List of leaseholders* that sought and received expenditure exemptions

Tenement Holders Ai MINERALS LTD ABM RESOURCES NL HAWTHORN RESOURCES LIMITED ABRA MINING LTD ACCENT RESOURCES NL LTD AGNEW GOLD MINING COMPANY PTY LIMITED ALCHEMY RESOURCES (THREE RIVERS) PTY LTD ALDERSHOT RESOURCES LTD ALKANE RESOURCES LTD XSTRATA NICKEL AUSTRALASIA OPERATIONS PTY LTD ALTIA RESOURCES PTY LTD AMINTA PTY LTD TROY RESOURCES NL ANDREW DRUMMOND & ASSOCIATES PTY LTD ASKINS PAUL WINSTON ANGLO AUSTRALIAN RESOURCES NL ANGLOGOLD ASHANTI LTD ANGLOGOLD ASHANTI AUSTRALIA LTD FRENCH DONALD VICTOR GREEN PETER EDWARD ANGLOGOLD ASHANTI AUSTRALIA LTD INDEPENDENCE GROUP NL ANGLOGOLD ASHANTI AUSTRALIA LTD NEWMONT BODDINGTON PTY LTD APEX GOLD PTY LTD APEX MINERALS NL ABRA MINING LIMITED API MANAGEMENT PTY LTD AQUILA STEEL PTY LTD AMCI (10) PTY LTD ARAGON RESOURCES LTD ARCHER BUILDERS PTY LTD ARCHER GLENN DOUGLAS SOKLICH PAMELA ANN ARGYLE DIAMONDS LTD ARMADA MINING LMITED ASHBURTON GOLD MINES NL ASHLING RESOURCES NL OUTOKUMPU ZINC AUSTRALIA PTY LTD SIPA RESOURCES (1987) LTD ATKINS COLIN ROSS ATW GOLD CORP AUSTRALIA PTY LTD AUDAX MINERALS PTY LTD AUDAX RESOURCES LTD CONSOLIDATED RESOURCES NL AURA ENERGY LTD AURIONGOLD EXPLORATION PTY LTD BIG BELL GOLD OPERATIONS PTY LTD AURORA GOLD (WA) PTY LTD AUROX RESOURCES LTD AURUM GOLD PTY LTD AUSPREY RESOURCES PTY LTD AUSQUEST LTD AUSTRALIAN GOLD RESOURCES PTY LTD AUSTRALIAN NICKEL MINES PTY LTD AUVEX RESOURCES LIMITED AVOCA MINING PTY LTD

Pagelof11 Tenement Holders AVOCA RESOURCES LTD INTEGRA MINING LTD BAKER GLENN WILLIAM BHASIN NEELESH MAJSTROVICH ROBERT ANTHONY HANNANS REWARD LTD BAKER GLENN WILLIAM HANNANS REWARD LTD BARCLAY HOLDINGS LTD BARRA RESOURCES LTD BARRANCO RESOURCES NL BARRICK (AUSTRALIA PACIFIC) LIMITED BARRICK (AUSTRALIA PACIFIC) LIMITED KALGOORLIE LAKE VIEW PTY LTD BARRICK (DARLOT) NL BARRICK (GRANNY SMITH) PTY LTD BARRICK (GRANNY SMITH) PTY LTD BARRICK (GSM) LTD (ACN 002 594881) BARRICK (GRANNY SMITH) PTY LTD BARRICK (GSM) LTD (ACN 002 594 881) CRESCENT GOLD LTD BARRICK (KALGOORLlE) LTD BARRICK (LAWLERS) NL BARRICK (PLUTONIC) LIMITED BEADELL RESOURCES LIMITED BELLAMEL MINING LTD BELLRIVER PTY LTD ST. BARBARA LTD BESTBET PTY LTD BGC CONTRACTING PTY LTD BHP BILLITON NICKEL WEST PTY LTD BHP BILLITON YEELIRRIE DEVELOPMENT COMPANY PTY LTD BIG BELL GOLD OPERATIONS PTY LTD BIGHEAD ENTERPRISES PTY LTD BLACK MOUNTAIN GOLD LIMITED BLACK MOUNTAIN GOLD LIMITED DALRYMPLE RESOURCES PTY LTD NORILSK NICKEL WILDARA PTY LTD BLACKFIN PTY LTD BLAIR NICKEL MINE PTY LTD BLiNA MINERALS NL BMV PROPERTIES PTY LTD BOGADA GOLD PTY LTD CONTRACTING PTY LTD BORAL MASONRY LTD BORAL RESOURCES (SA) LTD BORAL RESOURCES (WA) LTD BORAL TRANSPORT LTD BORDER RESOURCES NL PADDINGTON GOLD PTY LTD BOXCUT MINING PTY LTD BREAKAWAY RESOURCES LTD (ACN 061 595 051) BRILLIANTGOLD PTY LTD BRUMBY CREEK NL BRUMBY RESOURCES LTD BULLETIN RESOURCES PTY LTD CABLE SANDS (WA) PTY LTD CABLE SANDS PTY LTD CAMECO AUSTRALIA PTY LTD CAMERON-BROWN BRUCE MCKENZIE LAMPTON PTY LTD

Page 2 of 11 Tenement Holders CAMUCO PTY LTD CARLINGA MINING PTY LTD CARNEGIE GOLD PTY LTD CATALYST METALS LTD CAULDRON ENERGY LTD CAZALY IRON PTY LTD ABRA MINING LTD CAZALY RESOURCES LTD CENTAURUS METALS LIMITED CENTRAL NORSEMAN GOLD CORPORATION LTD CLANCY EXPLORATION LIMITED CLAUSSEN ALLAN FRANK CLIFFS ASIA PACIFIC IRON ORE PTY LTD COCKBURN CEMENT LTD COMET RESOURCES LTD CONCEPT NOMINEES PTY LTD COUNTY BRIAN STANLEY SUPAJET PTY LTD CREASY MARK GARETH CREASY MARK GARETH GEL RESOURCES PTY LTD CREASY MARK GARETH DUKETON RESOURCES PTY LTD CREASY MARK GARETH NAVIGATOR (BRONZEWING) PTY LTD CRESCENT GOLD LTD CRUSADER RESOURCES LTD CUE MINERALS PTY LTD CULLEN EXPLORATION PTY LTD CUSACK BRIAN JOHN DALRYMPLE RESOURCES PTY LTD NORILSK NICKEL WILDARA PTY LTD DALRYMPLE RESOURCES PTY LTD ST. BARBARA LTD DAMPIER (PLUTONIC) PTY LTD DAMPIER SALT LTD DANEHILL NOMINEES PTY LTD DE GREY MINING LTD DE GREY MINING LTD THUNDELARRA EXPLORATION LTD DELTA GOLD EXPLORATION PTY LTD DELTA GOLD LTD DELTA GOLD LTD CRESCENT GOLD LTD DELTA GOLD LTD BARRICK (KANOWNA) LTD (ACN 010 511 789) DEPARTMENT OF MARINE AND HARBOURS NL DEVINE VERONICA PATRICIA HANSON CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS PTY LTD DIMENSION STONE GROUP AUSTRALIA PTY LTD DIORO EXPLORATION NL DIORO EXPLORATION NL LA MANCHA RESOURCES AUSTRALIA PTY LTD DIXON TREVOR JOHN DORAL MINERAL SANDS PTY LTD DUKETON RESOURCES PTY LTD REGIS RESOURCES LIMITED DYNASTY METALS AUSTRALIA LTD EAGLE MINING PTY LTD AUSTRALIAN METALS CORPORATION PTY LTD HUNTER RESOURCES PTY LTD ECHO RESOURCES LTD EDNA MAY OPERATIONS PTY LTD

Page 3 of 11 Tenement Holders ELIXIR HOLDINGS PTY LTD TROY RESOURCES NL EMPIRE RESOURCES LTD ENCOUNTER RESOURCES LTD ENEABBA MINING PTY LTD ENIGMA MINING LTD CENTAUR MINING AND EXPLORATION LTD NORILSK NICKEL CAWSE PTY LTD ENMIC PTY LTD ERIKKSON ARNE OLAVI EVERED SMITH & CO. PTY LTD FALCON MINERALS LTD FERRO METALS AUSTRALIA PTY LTD FITZGERALD COLIN KINGSLEY FITZGERALD JACOMYNTJE JOHANNA ADRIANNA FMG PILBARA PTY LTD FOCUS MINERALS LTD (ACN 005 470 799) FOCUS OPERATIONS PTY LTD FORSAYTH NL FOX RADIO HILL PTY LTD FOX RESOURCES LTD FQM AUSTRALIA NICKEL PTY LTD FRASERX PTY LTD FRENCH DONALD VICTOR GREEN PETER EDWARD MCKEAIG BEVERLEY DAWN FYI RESOURCES LTD GARBUD ROBERT SYDNEY KJELLGREN GARY HERBERT SPRAGGON ROBIN GUY GARNET INTERNATIONAL RESOURCES PTY LTD GARREG PTY LTD ACCENT RESOURCES NL WP & EA DARCEY PTY LTD GEL RESOURCES PTY LTD GEL RESOURCES PTY LTD NEWMONT EXPLORATION PTY LTD GENERAL MINING CORPORATION LTD GEODEX RESOURCES PTY LTD QUADRIO RESOURCES PTY LTD GIBSON METALS PTY LTD GILT-EDGED MINING NL GILT-EDGED MINING NL TRIBUNE RESOURCES NL GINDALBIE METALS LTD GINDALBIE METALS LTD ROYAL RESOURCES LTD GIRALIA RESOURCES NL GIRALIA RESOURCES NL HAOMA MINING NL GIRALIA RESOURCES NL XSTRATA NICKEL AUSTRALASIA OPERATIONS PTY LTD GIRALIA RESOURCES NL XSTRATA NICKEL AUSTRALASIA OPERATIONS PTY LTD MACDONALD STANLEY ALLAN GLiNTAN PTY LTD GLOBAL ADVANCED METALS WODGINA PTY LTD GME RESOURCES LTD GOLD ROAD RESOURCES LIMITED GOLDCREST MINES PTY LTD GOLDEN CLIFFS NL GOLDPHYRE WA PTY LTD

Page 4 of 11 Tenement Holders GOLDSTONE HOLDINGS PTY LTD CAULDRON ENERGY LTD GONDWANA RESOURCES LTD GROSVENOR GOLD PTY LTD GROSVENOR GOLD PTY LTD PEPINNINI ROBINSON RANGE PTY LTD GRYPHON MINERALS LTD GUJ ALESSANDRO LUIGI GUNSON RESOURCES LTD HAMERSLEY EXPLORATION PTY LTD HAMERSLEY IRON PTY LTD HAMERSLEY IRON PTY LTD HAMERSLEY RESOURCES LTD HAMPTON HILL MINING NL ALTIA RESOURCES PTY LTD HAMPTON NICKEL LTD HAMPTON NICKEL PTY LTD PTY LTD HANCOCK PROSPECTING PTY LTD WRIGHT PROSPECTING PTY LTD HAMERSLEY RESOURCES LTD HANSON CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS PTY LTD HAOMA MINING NL HAWTHORN RESOURCES LIMITED HAYES MINING PTY LTD HBJ MINERALS PTY LTD HEDGES GOLD PTY LTD HERON RESOURCES LTD HOLCIM (AUSTRALIA) PTY LTD HOLOCENE PTY LTD HOPE DOWNS IRON ORE PTY LTD HAMERSLEY WA PTY LTD HOT HOLDINGS PTY LTD HRM RESOURCES AUSTRALIA LTD IDA GOLD PTY LTD PTY LTD ILUKA FINANCE LTD ILUKA MIDWEST LTD LTD IMAGE RESOURCES NL INDEPENDENCE GROUP NL INTEGRA MINING LTD INTERGLOBAL INVESTMENTS LTD INTERMIN RESOURCES LTD INTERNATIONAL PETROLEUM LTD IRON ROAD LTD ITOCHU MINERALS & ENERGY OF AUSTRALIA PTY LTD MITSUI IRON ORE CORPORATION PTY LTD BHP BILLITON MINERALS PTY LTD JABIRU METALS LTD JACKSON MINERALS LTD GROSVENOR GOLD PTY LTD JACKSON MINERALS LTD GROSVENOR GOLD PTY LTD PEPINNINI ROBINSON RANGE PTY LTD JAGUAR PROJECT PTY LTD JAPAN ALUMINA ASSOCIATES (AUSTRALIA) PTY LTD SOJITZALUMINA PTY LTD BHP BILLITON ALUMINIUM (RAA) PTY LTD BHP BILLITON ALUMINIUM (WORSLEY) PTY LTD JINDALEE RESOURCES LTD

Page 5 of 11 Tenement Holders JINDALEE RESOURCES LTD ALCHEMY RESOURCES (MURCHISON) PTY LTD JINKA MINERALS LTD JOHNSTON RONALD JAMES BANARANA PTY LTD JONES ROBERT JOSEPH COUPER BARRY JAMES JONES ROBERT JOSEPH DOW DAVID ROSS COUPER BARRY JAMES JURI EN INDUSTRIAL MINERALS PTY LTD KAGARA NICKEL PTY LTD KALGOORLIE LAKE VIEW PTY LTD BARRICK (AUSTRALIA PACIFIC) LIMITED KALGOORLIE MINING COMPANY (BULLANT) PTY LTD KANOWNA MINES LTD (ACN 053 530 037) KARRILEA HOLDINGS PTY LTD KELLYJAMES HENRY TRAKA RESOURCES LTD KIMBERLEY METALS LTD KJELLGREN NORMAN WILLIAM WIRRAMINNA GOLD NL KOOKYNIE RESOURCES PTY LTD FMR INVESTMENTS PTY LIMITED KOOLAN IRON ORE PTY LTD KUNDANA GOLD PTY LTD LA MANCHA RESOURCES AUSTRALIA PTY LTD LAKE HILLMAN MINING PTY LTD LAKE JOHNSTON PTY LTD LAKE RIVERS GOLD PTY LTD LATROBE MAGNESIUM LTD LAWSON GOLD LIMITED LEARMONTH LIMESTONE PTY LTD LEGEND MINING LTD LEGEND MINING LTD EAST COAST MINERALS NL LEGENDRE BRUCE ROBERT WASSE BERNFRIED GUNTER FRANZ DUKETON RESOURCES PTY LTD LEGENDRE BRUCE ROBERT WIRRAMINNA GOLD NL TROY RESOURCES NL LENNARD SHELF PTY LTD LENNARD SHELF PTY LTD MERIDIAN (LENNARD SHELF PROJECT) PTY LTD LINGER AND DIE PTY LTD NAVIGATOR (BRONZEWING) PTY LTD LIVESTOCK MARKETING PTY LTD LOST SANDS PTY LTD LOUISE MINERALS PTY LTD LUZENAC AUSTRALIA PTY LTD MAGELLAN METALS PTY LTD MAGMA METALS LTD MAGNESIUM RESOURCES PTY LTD MAl NCOAST PTY LTD SARACEN GOLD MINES PTY LTD MANHATTAN CORPORATION LIMITED MAVIA PTY LTD MAWSON WEST LTD MCALLISTER NORMAN ROBERT BARRICK (AUSTRALIA PACIFIC) LIMITED KALGOORLIE LAKE VIEW PTY LTD

Page 6 of 11 Tenement Holders MCDONALD LAWRENCE GEORGE MERCATOR GOLD AUSTRALIA PTY LTD MERIDIAN (LENNARD SHELF PROJECT) PTY LTD METEORE METALS PTY LTD METEORIC RESOURCES NL MIDAS RESOURCES LTD MIDWEST VANADIUM PTY LTD MILLENNIUM MINERALS LTD MINCOR RESOURCES NL MINCORTUNGSTEN PTY LTD MINERAL SAND MINING AND DEVELOPMENT PTY LTD MINJAR GOLD PTY LTD

MITSUI IRON ORE DEVELOPMENT PTY LTD NORTH MINING LTD CAPE LAMBERT IRON ASSOCIATES (REGISTERED BUSINESS NAME) PANNAWONICA IRON ASSOCIATES (REGISTERED BUSINESS NAME) ROBE RIVER MINING CO. PTY LTD MMG GOLDEN GROVE PTY LTD MOTO GOLDMINES AUSTRALIA LIMITED PADDINGTON GOLD PTY LTD MOUNT FINNERTY PTY LTD MOUNT GIBSON MINING LTD MOUNT MAGNET SOUTH NL MOUNT MARGARET NICKEL PTY LTD MPI NICKEL PTY LTD MPI NICKEL PTY LTD BHP BILLITON NICKEL WEST PTY LTD MT BARKER STONE PTY LTD MT MAGNET GOLD NL MT MAGNET GOLD NL TROY RESOURCES NL MT MINNIE MINING COMPANY PTY LTD MURCHISON COPPER MINES PTY LTD MURRIN MURRIN HOLDINGS PTY LTD GLENMURRIN PTY LTD MURRIN MURRIN HOLDINGS PTY LTD GLENMURRIN PTY LTD YILGARN MINING (WA) PTY LTD MURRIN MURRIN RESOURCES PTY LTD NARNOO MINING PTY LTD NAVIGATOR (BRONZEWING) PTY LTD NAVIGATOR RESOURCES LTD MAGMA METALS LTD NEMEX PTY LTD NEMEX PTY LTD FORTIS MINING LTD NEW HAMPTON GOLDFIELDS LTD LTD NEWCREST MINING LTD NEWCREST OPERATIONS LTD NEWCREST OPERATIONS LTD NEWMONT EXPLORATION PTY LTD NEWMONT PTY LTD NEWCREST OPERATIONS LTD N EWMONT WI LU NA GOLD PTY LTD NEWMONT YANDAL OPERATIONS PTY LTD NICHOLSON EAST PTY LTD NIWESTLTD NORILSK NICKEL CAWSE PTY LTD NORILSK NICKEL WILDARA PTY LTD

Page 7 of 11 Tenement Holders NORKAL PTY LTD BARRICK (AUSTRALIA PACIFIC) LIMITED NORKAL PTY LTD BARRICK (AUSTRALIA PACIFIC) LIMITED MACAPA PTY LTD NORTH AUSTRALIAN DIAMONDS LTD NORTH DONALD KIMBERLEY NORTH KALGURLI MINES PTY LTD BARRICK (AUSTRALIA PACIFIC) LIMITED NORTHERN MINERALS LTD NORTHERN MINING LTD NORTHWEST RESOURCES LTD NORTHWESTERN MINING CO. PTY LTD NOVA ENERGY PTY LTD NULLAGA PASTORAL co. PTY LTD NULLAGINE (JV) PTY LIMITED OCHRE RESOURCES LTD OLIVE ALAN JOHN MILLENNIUM MINERALS LTD OPUS EXPLORATION PTY LTD PACIFIC-NEVADA MINING PTY LTD PADDINGTON GOLD PTY LTD PADDINGTON GOLD PTY LTD BARRICK (KALGOORLlE) LTD PANCONTINENTAL MINING CORPORATION PTY LTD PANDANUS PARK ABORIGINAL CORPORATION PANGAEA METALS LTD PANGOLIN RESOURCES PTY LTD PEKO EXPLORATION PTY LTD PEREGRINE GOLD MINING NL BIG BELL GOLD OPERATIONS PTY LTD PEREGRINE GOLD MINING NL BIG BELL GOLD OPERATIONS PTY LTD PHANEROZOIC ENERGY PTY LTD ORE PTY LTD PILBARA MANGANESE PTY LTD PILBARA STONE PTY LTD PINECROFT PTY LTD HERMITAGE HOLDINGS PTY LTD DEVEREUX NOMINEES PTY LTD PALOMA HOLDINGS PTY LTD PIONEER RESOURCES LIMITED PIPER KEITH HOWARD TRAKA RESOURCES LTD PLATINA RESOURCES LTD PLATINUM AUSTRALIA LTD PROSPERITY RESOURCES (YALGOO) PTY LTD PLATINUM EXPLORATION NL PLATX PTY LTD PLUMRIDGE GOLD PTY LTD PLUTONIC (BAXTER) PTY LTD PLUTONIC GOLD PTY LTD POLARIS METALS PTY LTD POLARIS METALS PTY LTD SOUTHERN CROSS GOLDFIELDS LTD POLYMETALS (WA) PTY LTD PONTON MINERALS PTY LTD PROCNIMA EXPLORATION PTY LTD PROSPERITY RESOURCES (YALGOO) PTY LTD QUADRIO RESOURCES PTY LTD RAM RESOURCES LTD RAMELIUS RESOURCES LTD

Page8of11 Tenement Holders RAND EXPLORATION NL GILT-EDGED MINING NL TRIBUNE RESOURCES NL RANGE RIVER GOLD LIMITED RARE RESOURCES NL HAWTHORN RESOURCES LIMITED RCG PTY LTD REDPORT EXPLORATION PTY LTD REED RESOURCES LTD REEN GEOFFREY REGALPOINT RESOURCES LTD REGIS RESOURCES LIMITED RENISON BELL LTD MOUNT ISA MINES LTD RENISON LTD RENMORE PTY LTD RESOLUTE PTY LTD RICHMOND WILLIAM ROBERT RIDLEY RESOURCES LIMITED EXPLORATION PTY LTD ROB PETERJAMES ROBE RIVER MINING CO. PTY LTD ROYAL HARRY GOLD MINES NL SARACEN GOLD MINES PTY LTD ROYAL RESOURCES LTD MINJAR GOLD PTY LTD RUBICON RESOURCES LTD SACHSE PAUL ANTHONY JONES ROBERT JOSEPH COUPER BARRY JAMES SAMMY RESOURCES PTY LTD SANDFIRE RESOURCES NL SARACEN GOLD MINES PTY LTD SCADDAN ENERGY PTY LTD PREMIER COAL LTD SCORPION MINING PTY LTD SCOTIA NICKEL PTY LTD SHALINDEN PTY LTD SHAW RIVER RESOURCES LTD SHEPPARD ROBERT ERNST JOHN SIBERIA MINING CORPORATION PTY LTD SILVER LAKE RESOURCES LTD SILVER SWAN GROUP LIMITED SILVERTREE NOMINEES PTY LTD INTERNATIONAL PETROLEUM LTD SIMBA HOLDINGS PTY LTD SIMCOA OPERATIONS PTY LTD SINCLAIR NEIL WESLEY COOKE RICHARD HENRY PADDINGTON GOLD PTY LTD SIPA EXPLORATION NL SIPA EXPLORATION NL MINDAX ENERGY PTY LTD SIPA EXPLORATION NL MINDAX ENERGY PTY LTD SIPA EXPLORATION NL NEWMONT EXPLORATION PTY LTD SIPA EXPLORATION NL NEWMONT EXPLORATION PTY LTD SIPA RESOURCES (1987) LTD SIRIUS RESOURCES NL I SLATER ANTHONY WARREN GLUCINAJOSEPH DAVID

Page 9 of 11 Tenement Holders SMITRONALD SNOWPEAK NOMINEES PTY LTD GOLDCREST MINES PTY LTD SOKLICH HOLDINGS PTY LTD SOLOMON IVAN FREDERICK SOUTH BOULDER MINES LTD SOUTH KAL MINES PTY LTD SOUTHERN CROSS GOLDFIELDS LTD SPITFIRE OIL PTY LTD ST. BARBARA LTD ST. BARBARA LTD COMET RESOURCES LTD ST. BARBARA LTD HUNTER RESOURCES PTY LTD ST. BARBARA LTD MALANTI PTY LTD ST. BARBARA LTD TERRAIN MINERALS LTD ST. IVES GOLD MINING CO. PTY LTD STONE ENTERPRISES PTY LTD STRIKER DIAMONDS PTY LTD SWAN GOLD MINING LIMITED SYNERGY METALS LTD TALISMAN MINING LTD TALISON LITHIUM AUSTRALIA PTY LTD TANAMI EXPLORATION NL TECK AUSTRALIA PTY LTD TRITON GOLD (PROJECT A) PTY LTD TENNANT CREEK GOLD (NT) PTY LTD TERRA GOLD MINING PTY LTD THE GRIFFIN COAL MINING COMPANY PTY LIMITED THUNDELARRA EXPLORATION LTD TORO ENERGY LIMITED TRAKA RESOURCES LTD TREACY JOSEPH ALLEN GRYPHON MINERALS LTD TRITON GOLD (PROJECT A) PTY LTD TRONOX PTY LTD TIFIC PTY LTD TRONOX WESTERN AUSTRALIA PTY LTD YALGOO MINERALS PTY LTD TROY RESOURCES NL TUMA HOLDINGS PTY LTD U308 LTD URANEX NL VASSE COAL PTY LTD SOUTH WEST COAL CO. PTY LTD VENTUREX PILBARA PTY LTD VENTUREX SULPHUR SPRINGS PTY LTD WA WHITE ENERGY PTY LTD HAMILTON ELIZABETH AMANDA HAMILTON RICHARD STUART WHITE JOHN CLARK WALSH JOHN FRANCIS WANBANNA PTY LTD NIWEST LTD WARRIEDAR PTY LTD WATHEROO MINERALS PTY LTD WATTLE GULLY GOLD MINES NL GOLD DUST HOLDINGS PTY LTD WESFARMERS PREMIER COAL LTD WESTERN AREAS NL

Page 10 of 11 Tenement Holders WESTERN AREAS NL BHP BILLITON NICKEL WEST PTY LTD WESTERN AREAS NL MAGMA METALS LTD WESTERN AUSTRALIAN RESOURCES LTD WESTERN MINERAL SANDS PTY LTD WESTERN TITANIUM LTD WESTEX RESOURCES PTY LTD SIBERIA MINING CORPORATION PTY LTD WESTIRON PTY LTD AQUILA STEEL PTY LTD WESTWIN INVESTMENTS PTY LTD WHITE JOHN CLARK CAPRICORN RESOURCES PTY LTD WILUNA EXPLORATION PTY LTD WIRRAMINNA GOLD NL WIRRAMINNA GOLD NL TROY RESOURCES NL WOMBOLA GOLD PTY LTD WOMBOLA GOLD PTY LTD VAN DER BORGH PETER JONATHAN WOODARD GERALD WALTER WOODARD MAUREEN ANNE XSTRATA NICKEL AUSTRALASIA OPERATIONS PTY LTD XSTRATA NICKEL AUSTRALASIA OPERATIONS PTY LTD PIONEER RESOURCES LIMITED YAMARNA GOLDFIELDS NL JACKSON MINERALS LTD YILGARN MINING (WA) PTY LTD GLENMURRIN PTY LTD MURRIN MURRIN HOLDINGS PTY LTD YOUNG BRADFORD JOHN YOUNG DUNCAN THOMAS ZENITH MINERALS LTD

* Multiply names indicate joint tenement holders

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