CRITICA LIMITED — Director's Dealing 2006

Sep 28, 2006

Appendix 3X

Rule 3.19A.1

Initial Director's Interest Notice

Information or documents not available now must be given to ASX as soon as available. Information and documents given to ASX become ASX's property and may be made public.

Introduced 30/9/2001.

	Name of entity VENTURE MINERALS LIMITED
ACN 119 678 385

We (the entity) give ASX the following information under listing rule 3.19A.1 and as agent for the director for the purposes of section 205G of the Corporations Act.

Name of Director	Mel Ashton
Date of appointment	12 May 2006

Part 1 - Director's relevant interests in securities of which the director is the registered holder In the case of a trust, this includes interests in the trust made available by the responsible entity of the trust

Number & class of securities
Nil

Part 2 – Director's relevant interests in securities of which the director is not the registered holder

In the case of a trust, this includes interests in the trust made available by the responsible entity of the trust

Name of holder & nature of interest Note: Provide details of the circumstances giving rise to the relevant interest.	Number & class of Securities
Kingsford Investments Pty Ltd $\le$ The Ashton Trust $>$ Director & Shareholder	1,000,000 Ordinary fully paid shares

⁺ See chapter 19 for defined terms.

Part 3 - Director's interests in contracts

Detail of contract	N/A
Nature of interest	N/A
Name of registered holder (if issued securities)	N/A
No. and class of securities to which interest relates	N/A

Date: 29 September 2006

⁺ See chapter 19 for defined terms.