BHP Billiton Limited

White Energy Company Limited (White Energy (ASX: WEC)) today announced BHP Billiton (ASX: BHP) has agreed to provide a US$35 million 7 year unsecured convertible funding facility. A Term Sheet has been signed subject to formal documentation, completion of due diligence and internal approvals on both sides.

Minotaur Exploration Ltd is pleased to announce that under its exploration alliance with Oxiana Limited (Oxiana), Oxiana have elected to sole fund the drilling of four iron oxide copper gold (IOCG) targets on the Gawler Craton and the Cloncurry district.

FerrAus Limited is pleased to advise of further developments on its 100% owned Silver Swan North nickel tenements in Western Australia as advised by Mithril Resources Limited (ASX: MTH) ("Mithril") as farminee to FerrAus over that project.

Shareholders with priority to Australia's newest uranium float, Toro Energy Limited (ASX: TOE), will dominate the Company'[s share register after the completion by Directors of the allocation of shares for the heavily backed capital raising and planned ASX listing.

Summary of Australian Companies Profit Percentages offshore investments.

Petra Diamonds Limited (ASX: PDL) ('Petra' or 'the Company'), the AIM-quoted and ASX-listed
diamond mining group, announces the identification of a new major magnetic
anomaly (148 hectares interpreted surface area) at the Alto Cuilo project in
north eastern Angola and a substantial increase in the number of other known
magnetic anomalies (from 69 to 219).