CRITICA LIMITED — Director's Dealing 2008

Feb 3, 2008

Appendix 3X Initial Director’s Interest Notice

Rule 3.19A.1

Appendix 3X

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	Hamish Halliday
Date of appointment	30 January 2008

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

200,000 fully paid ordinary shares.

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 interestNote: Provide details of the circumstances givingrise to the relevant interest.(1) McTavish Industries	Number & class of Securities625,000 $0.48 cent unlisted options exercisableon or before 30 November 2009; and625,000 $0.58 cent unlisted options exercisableon or before 30 November 2009; and1,000,000 $0.25 cent unlisted options exercisableon or before 30 June 2009; and2,000,000 fully paid ordinary shares.

• See chapter 19 for defined terms.

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(2) Black Peak Holdings Pty Ltd	900,000 $0.25 cent listed options exercisable onor before 30 June 2008; and5,000 fully paid ordinary shares; and3,625,000 fully paid ordinary shares.

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 whichinterest relates	N/A

Date: 4 February 2008

• See chapter 19 for defined terms.

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