PRODIGY GOLD NL — Annual Report 2004

Sep 30, 2004

TANTALUM AUSTRALIA NL AND CONTROLLED ENTITIES

ABN 58 009 127020

FINANCIAL REPORT

YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2004

CONTENTS

Directors' Report
Corporate Governance Statement
Financial Statements
Directors' Declaration
Independent Audit Report
Additional Shareholder Information

DIRECTORS' REPORT

The directors present their report together with the financial report of Tantalum Australia NL ("parent entity" or "the company") and of the economic entity, being the parent entity and its controlled entities, for the year ended 30 June 2004 and the auditor's report thereon.

Directors

The names of directors in office at any time during or since the end of the year are:

Mr Michael George Fotios

Mr Timothy John King

Ms Sasya Sebi

Mr David Reynolds

Directors have been in office since the start of the financial year to the date of this report unless otherwise stated.

Principal Activities

The principal activities of the economic entity during the financial year were the continued active exploration, evaluation and development programs on its tantalum and gold projects.

There were no significant changes in the nature of the economic entity's principal activities during the financial year.

Operating Results

The consolidated loss of the economic entity for the year ended 30 June 2004 amounted to (\$2,987,102)

(2003: loss of \$4,630,934).

Dividends

There were no dividends paid or declared during the year.

Significant Changes in the State of Affairs

The following significant changes in the state of affairs of the economic entity occurred during the financial year:

• On 31 July 2003, the parent entity entered into a license agreement with the Trustees of Boston University for $(a)$ the exclusive worldwide rights to the solid oxygen-ion-conducting membranes processing technology for the production of a number of metals including tantalum, niobium, yttrium, germanium, tungsten and nickel.
• On 17 November 2003, Tantalum Australia Operations Pty Ltd, (a controlled entity), entered into an agreement $(b)$ to acquire all of the issued share capital of Rare Resources NL
• $(c)$ On 1 December 2003, Rare Resources NL (a controlled entity), entered into an agreement with BHP Billiton Minerals Pty Ltd (BHPB) for BHPB to earn an interest in one of Rare Resources NL's tenements in the Gascovne region of WA and form a joint venture to explore for base metals on the tenement.
• $(d)$ On 3 December 2003, the parent entity entered into an option agreement with the Trustees of Boston University to acquire the exclusive worldwide rights to the solid oxygen-ion-conducting membranes processing technology for the production of titanium and magnesium metals.
• On 13 May 2004, Tantalum Australia Operations Pty Ltd entered into a 2 year agreement to supply tantalum $(e)$ concentrates to a Chinese refiner.
• $(f)$ On 1 June 2004, Tantalum Australia Operations Pty Ltd (TAO) entered into an agreement with Aztec Resources Ltd for TAO to earn an interest in the "Brockman Tenements" in the Kimberley region of WA and form a joint venture to carry out a program of exploration and development for rare metals on the tenements.

Events Subsequent to Reporting Date

On 3 June 2004, the company issued a prospectus for a fully underwritten non-renounceable rights issue to shareholders of the company to raise additional funds totalling \$1,521,177 through the issue of 25,352,955 shares in the company at an issue price of 6 cents each, on the basis of one new share for every ten shares held.

The closing date for the offer was 30 June 2004. The capital raising was subsequently completed during July 2004 following settlement of the application shortfall with the underwriters and allotment and issue of the new shares.

Except for the above, no other matters or circumstances have arisen since the end of the financial year which significantly affected or may significantly affect the operations of the economic entity, the results of those operations, or

DIRECTORS' REPORT

the state of affairs of the economic entity in future financial years.

Future Developments

The economic entity will continue the exploration, evaluation and development programs on its tantalum and gold projects during the next financial year.

The company intends to raise additional capital during the next financial year to assist with financing the above activities.

Environmental Issues

The economic entity's operations are subject to significant environmental regulation under the law of the Commonwealth and State. The company monitors its compliance with environmental regulations on an ongoing basis. The Directors are not aware of any significant breaches during the period covered by this report.

Information on Directors

The relevant qualifications and experience of the company's directors are set out in the following table:

Name	Position	Qualifications and Experience
Mr T. King	Non- Executive Chairman	Mr King is a Chartered Accountant with over 21 years experience in corporate finance, accounting and taxation. Formerly a partner with a West Perth accounting firm, Mr King is a director of several listed public companies including Western Areas NL, Sphere Investments Limited, Legend Corporation Ltd and is Chairman of Reclaim Industries Limited. Mr King is also Chairman of SIDS and Kids WA and the Rehabilitation Foundation. Mr King has extensive experience in the management, administration and financing of companies across a range of industries, including particularly the resource industry. He is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants, the Securities Institute of Australia, the Institute of Company Directors and the Taxation Institute of Australia.
Mr M. Fotios	Managing Director	Mr Fotios is currently the Managing Director of Tantalum Australia NL. He has a BSc (Hons) majoring in geology from UWA. Over the last 22 years he has had continuous involvement in the mineral exploration and mining industries, working for large companies such as Homestake Australia Ltd, Sons of Gwalia NL and also being involved in the junior exploration sector. He has also completed an evaluation of projects overseas including the Philippines and the United States focussing in the most part on gold, tantalum and to a lesser extent base metals.
		Mr Fotios has been the Managing Director the Company since 1992.
Ms S. Sebi	Non- Executive Director	Ms Sebi has 8 years experience in corporate management and finance and is on the board of several operating subsidiary companies of a Malaysian listed corporation. She has a B.Comm, Graduate Diploma of Economics and Master of Finance gained from Australian Universities.
Mr D. Reynolds	Non- Executive Director	Mr Reynolds is Manager of KEMET's Anode Manufacturing facility in Simpsonville South Carolina, USA. He has spent over 26 years working in various positions at Union Carbide and KEMET including Engineering, and Manufacturing at various tantalum locations. He has been working directly with tantalum raw material since 1995 and has been a member of T.I.C. (Tantalum-Niobium International Study Centre) Executive Committee since 2001. He has a BS degree from the University of South Carolina.

Directors' and Executive Officers' Emoluments

The board is responsible for determining and reviewing remuneration arrangements for the board and executive officers.

Further disclosure relating to directors' and executive officers' emoluments and remuneration practices is included in Note 6 of the financial report.

DIRECTORS' REPORT

Corporate Governance

The board recognises the need for the highest standards of corporate governance and accountability and has formally adopted a number of formal charters, codes and policies for the company with reference to the corporate governance principles and best practice recommendations published by the ASX Corporate Governance Council in March 2003.

A summary of the company's corporate governance practices is set out in the Corporate Governance Statement following this Directors' Report.

Meetings of Directors

During the financial year, 11 meetings of directors were held. Attendances by each director during the year were:

	Board meetings attended
Mr M. Fotios	11
Mr T. King	11
Ms S. Sebi	6
Mr D. Revnolds	8

Due to the current size and composition of the company's board, the full board deals with all board related matters rather than delegating responsibilities to board committees.

Directors and Auditors Indemnification

During or since the end of the financial year the company has not given an indemnity or entered an agreement to indemnify Directors and Auditors.

Options

The company or controlled entities have not granted options over unissued shares or interest during or since the financial year to directors or any of the five most highly remunerated officers as part of their remuneration.

At the date of this report, the unissued ordinary shares of Tantalum Australia NL under option are as follows:

Grant Date	Date of Expiry	Exercise Price	Number Under Option
13 March 2001.	28 February 2005	25 cents	1.095.000

During the year ended 30 June 2004 no issued options were exercised.

Proceedings on Behalf of Company

No person has applied for leave of Court to bring proceedings on behalf of the company or intervene in any proceedings to which the company is a party for the purpose of taking responsibility on behalf of the company for all or any part of those proceedings.

The company was not a party to any such proceedings during the year.

Signed in accordance with a resolution of the Board of Directors.

Michael George Fotios Director

Dated this	dav of	2004

During the 2004 financial year, the Company conducted a thorough review of its corporate governance practices against the 10 essential corporate governance principles and 28 best practice recommendations that were published in March 2003 by the ASX Corporate Governance Council. As a result of this review the Company has strengthened its corporate governance in certain areas and documented its corporate governance practices into a number of formal Charters. Codes and Policies, which were adopted by the Directors at a board meeting of the Company in June 2004. Full details of the Company's corporate governance policies and procedures have been made publicly available on the Company's web site at www.tantalumaustralia.com.

Set out below is a summary of the Company's corporate governance practices that have been adopted with reference to the ASX Corporate Governance Council's 10 essential corporate governance principles.

Due to the current size and activities of the Company, the board has resolved not to adopt some of the best practice recommendations at this stage. In addition, the process of formally documenting and implementing policies and procedures relating to some of the best practice recommendations is still continuing. Where the Company has resolved not to comply or is not currently complying with a particular recommendation, the reasons for this are also detailed below.

Lay Solid Foundations for Management and Oversight (Principle 1)

The Company has adopted a formal Board Charter that sets out the role and responsibilities of the Board and those delegated to senior management.

The Board is responsible for determining and monitoring the objectives and strategic direction of the Company. The senior management are responsible for the efficient and effective operation of the Company in accordance with the objectives and strategies determined by the Board.

Structure the Board to Add Value (Principle 2)

Board Composition:

The Company's Board as at the date of this Annual Report consists of four members, being the Chairman - Mr Timothy King, Managing Director - Mr Michael Fotios and two Non-Executive Directors - Ms Sasya Sebi and Mr David Reynolds.

The relevant qualifications and experience of the Company's directors are set out in the Directors' Report.

Independent Directors:

Best Practice Recommendations 2.1 and 2.2 recommend respectively that a majority of the Board should be independent directors and the chairperson should be an independent director.

Tantalum Australia is evolving from an exploration company to a producer. As an exploration company, directors and the chairman have taken large equity risk positions to provide funding support, particularly at difficult times in the equity markets. and director's emoluments have been at the lower end of the scale. This has assisted in providing confidence to investors as to the focus and commitment of the Board to achieve its objectives, and to keep costs down. Consultancy arrangements with directors on an as needed basis have also assisted the Company to access required skills, but keep the cost structure flexible and competitive. Consequently none of the current directors of the Company are considered to be independent directors.

The need for access to supporting equity and skills as required, and a flexible cost structure have been greater imperatives for Tantalum Australia as an exploration company, than the largely mutually exclusive concept of independence, which is much more relevant to larger corporations with substantial workforces.

However, as the Company is progressing from an explorer to a producer, albeit initially on a small scale, the concept of independence is becoming more relevant. The Company's requirement for access to director skills on a consulting basis is being replaced by the appointment of full time executives. However, the large equity holdings and periodic consultancy arrangements of certain directors remain.

Whilst the Company will progressively increase the independence of its directors over time, compliance with the best practice in this area is not considered a current imperative, due to the additional direct cost of employing such directors, the view that there would not be an increase in board skills (only independence), and the risk that inefficiency will occur in the board decision making process whilst the independent directors become familiar with the Company's business.

The positions of Chairman and Managing Director within the Company are held by different people. Their respective roles and responsibilities are set out in the Company's Board Charter.

Board Nomination Committee:

Best Practice Recommendation 2.4 recommends that the Board should establish a nomination committee to assess the necessary competencies of board members, review board succession plans, evaluate the board's performance and make recommendations for the appointment and removal of board members. However, due to the current size and composition of the Company's Board, the full Board will be responsible for the above duties.

Appointment of Directors:

The Board Charter sets out the Company's policy for the appointment of directors.

Directors are appointed under the terms of the Company's constitution. Appointments to the Board are based upon merit and against criteria that serves to maintain an appropriate balance of skills, expertise and experience on the board. The categories considered necessary for this purpose are a blend of accounting and finance, business, industry and administration skills.

Directors are to be appointed pursuant to formal agreements. The expectations for time to be committed to attend Board meetings and participate in committees and other activities of the Company should be set out in writing.

An induction pack should be provided to all new directors which includes information in relation to the Company's operations, structure, constituent documents, financial position and strategic and business plans.

Independent Professional Advice:

If a director considers it necessary to obtain independent professional advice to properly discharge their responsibilities as a director of the Company then, provided the director first obtains approval for incurring such expense from the Chairman, the Company will pay the reasonable expenses associated with obtaining such advice.

Promote Ethical and Responsible Decision-Making (Principle 3)

The Company has adopted a formal Code of Conduct for Company Directors and Senior Executives.

The Code requires directors and senior executives to act in the best interests of the Company and to promote and exercise the highest standards of ethics and integrity at all times in performing their duties for the Company.

The Company has also formally adopted a Share Trading Policy. The Policy sets out when trading in the Company's shares is permitted by directors, senior managers, employees and related parties and sets out procedures to limit the risk of insider trading.

Safequard Integrity in Financial Reporting (Principle 4)

As a mining exploration company, the Company provides a report on its activities to the ASX at the end of each quarter. In addition the Company provides a copy of its audited half year and full year financial accounts to the ASX and ASIC.

Internal Sign off:

Prior to signing off the half year and full year financial accounts and approving them for release to the market, the Board requires the Managing Director and the Chief Financial Officer to state in writing to the Board that the financial accounts present a true and fair view, in all material respects, of the Company's financial position and operational results and are in accordance with relevant accounting standards.

Audit Committee:

Best practice recommendations 4.2, 4.3 and 4.4 recommend that the Board should establish an audit committee. consisting of independent, non-executive directors and adopt a formal charter setting out the committee's role and responsibilities.

As mentioned above with respect to a board nomination committee, due to the current size and composition of the Company's Board, the full Board will be responsible for the duties that would be assigned to an audit committee. The relevant duties are set out in the Company's Board Charter.

Appointment of External Auditor:

The Board is responsible for selecting and appointing the Company's external auditor. The Board is also responsible for monitoring and reviewing the independence and quality of the audit services provided.

Make Timely and Balanced Disclosure (Principle 5)

The Company's shares are listed on the ASX and as such the Company is required to comply with the continuous disclosure requirements set out in the ASX Listing Rules.

In order to ensure that the Company meets its obligations with regard to the continuous disclosure requirements, the Company has adopted a Continuous Disclosure Policy.

The Policy sets out the Company's obligations and its policies and procedures to ensure timely and accurate disclosure of price sensitive information to the market.

Respect the Rights of Shareholders (Principle 6)

The Company endeavours to provide shareholders with important information on the Company in a timely and efficient manner. The Company promotes direct communication with shareholders and encourages them to direct questions or requests for further information to the Managing Director, Company Secretary or the Board.

The Company has adopted a Shareholder Communication Policy to formalise its practices in this regard.

In addition to direct mailing of information to shareholders, the Company posts up to date information on the Company's activities, together with copies of all information released to the ASX, on its web site.

Shareholder meetings are an important forum for investors to meet with the Board and senior management and discuss matters concerning the Company.

The Company's external auditor attends all annual general meetings of the Company and is available to answer shareholder questions regarding the conduct of the audit and the preparation and content of the auditor's report.

Recognise and Manage Risk (Principle 7)

The Company's Board is responsible for ensuring that appropriate policies and procedures are in place to identify and manage risks throughout the Company. The Company currently has a range of risk management policies and procedures in place. However, as part of the Company's review of its corporate governance practices, the Board has .
formulated guidelines from which to prepare a formal Risk Management Policy for the Company. The Company is aiming to have the formal Policy document completed by 31 December 2004.

As part of the ongoing monitoring of the Company's risk management policies, the Board will require the Managing Director and the Chief Financial Officer to state to the Board in writing when presenting the half and full year financial statements, that to the best of their knowledge, the integrity of the financial statements is founded on a sound system of risk management and internal compliance and control which implements the policies adopted by the Board and, that the Company's risk management and internal compliance and control system is operating efficiently and effectively in all material respects.

Encourage Enhanced Performance (Principle 8)

The Board is responsible for reviewing its performance and that of its individual directors, committees (where appointed) and senior management.

A formal review will be conducted on an annual basis. The Board will determine the scope and detailed procedures for assessing performance against both measurable and qualitative indicators.

The first formal review of individual directors' and senior executives' performances will be conducted during October 2004.

Individual directors are expected to continually monitor and review their own performance and undertake ongoing education to ensure they have sufficient time, information, knowledge and skills to effectively discharge their duties and responsibilities to the Company.

The Chairman is responsible for ensuring that board meetings are held at regular intervals and that board packs contain the necessary information and are circulated in a timely manner prior to meetings to allow the directors to properly review and scrutinise the information to facilitate effective decision making.

Remunerate Fairly and Responsibly (Principle 9)

Remuneration Policies:

Best Practice Recommendation 9.2 recommends that the Board should establish a remuneration committee with responsibility for reviewing and making recommendations to the Board on senior executive remuneration and incentive policies and packages and the remuneration framework for directors. However, due to the current size and composition of the Company's Board, the full Board will be responsible for the above duties.

The Board recognises that its remuneration policy must be structured to attract, motivate and retain key employees and encourage them to deliver performance to create value for shareholders.

The Board has agreed on the following set of key Remuneration Policy Guidelines from which to determine the remuneration policy for directors, senior executives and employees:

Individual reward should be based on performance across a range of measurable and qualitative indicators

Rewards to executives should be linked to creating value for shareholders

Remuneration arrangements should be equitable and facilitate the deployment of senior management across the various divisions of the Company

Remuneration packages should be comparable and competitive against remuneration packages of other companies within the industries which the Company operates.

Recognise the Legitimate Interests of Stakeholders (Principle 10)

The Company has adopted a Corporate Code of Conduct for all of its employees in order to ensure the Company meets its legal and other obligations to legitimate stakeholders. These stakeholders include shareholders, customers, suppliers, employees and the community as a whole.

Employees are expected to apply the principles and guidelines set out in the Code at all times in carrying out their duties for the Company.

STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2004

		Economic Entity		Parent Entity
	Note	2004 \$	2003 \$	2004 \$	2003 \$
Revenues from ordinary activities	3	522,600	2,264,420	175,307	44,211
Changes in inventories of finished goods and work in progress		69,303	(1,590,683)
Inventory write off			(2,204,294)
Write-down of inventory to net realisable value		(575, 524)
Employee benefits expenses		(499, 761)	(326, 266)	(335, 133)	(176, 474)
Depreciation and amortisation expenses	4	(289, 639)	(866, 629)	(71, 914)	(98, 605)
Borrowing costs		(37, 837)	(7, 213)	(21, 592)	(7, 213)
Consultancy expenses		(576, 830)	(338, 256)	(340, 431)	(130, 658)
Directors fees		(93,000)	(65,000)	(93,000)	(65,000)
Rehabilitation, mining and exploration costs		(307, 020)	(757, 589)	(31, 403)	(109, 598)
Legal fees		(228, 157)	(16, 868)	(194, 464)	(4,046)
Research and development costs		(289, 349)	(316, 709)
Provision for doubtful debts	4		(75, 807)	(1,965,309)	(1, 394, 956)
Other expenses from ordinary activities		(543, 282)	(330, 040)	(393, 436)	(433, 743)
(Loss) from ordinary activities before income tax (benefit)	4	(2,987,102)	(4,630,934)	(3,271,375)	(2,376,082)
Income tax (benefit) relating to (loss) from ordinary activities	5
Net (loss) attributable to members of the parent entity		(2,987,102)	(4,630,934)	(3,271,375)	(2,376,082)
Basic earnings per share (cents per share)	8	(1.3)	(2.4)
Diluted earnings per share (cents per share)	8	(1.3)	(2.4)

The accompanying notes form part of these financial statements.

AS AT 30 JUNE 2004
		Economic Entity		Parent Entity
	Note	2004 \$	2003 \$	2004 \$	2003 S
CURRENT ASSETS
Cash assets	9	245,189	304,430	231,709	108,339
Receivables	10	196,583	452,954	188,140	5,937,813
Inventories	11	86,694	17,392
Other	13	163,685	406,584	163,685	406,584
TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS		692,151	1,181,360	583,534	6,452,736
NON-CURRENT ASSETS
Receivables	10	704,192	631,253	6,490,816	580,223
Intangible assets	14	193,831
Property, plant and equipment	15	3,053,020	2,534,127	485,268	553,979
Exploration, evaluation, development expenditure	16	4,888,502	2,537,558	3,177,922	2,537,558
Other	13		338,633		338,633
TOTAL NON CURRENT ASSETS		8,839,545	6,041,571	10,154,006	4,010,393
TOTAL ASSETS		9,531,696	7,222,931	10,737,540	10,463,129
CURRENT LIABILITIES
Payables	17	1,835,946	1,584,761	1,553,496	1,229,869
Interest-bearing liabilities	18	172,659	384,554	128,769	384,554
Provisions	19	144,984	182,403	144,984	182,403
TOTAL CURRENT LIABILITIES		2,153,589	2,151,718	1,827,249	1,796,826
NON-CURRENT LIABILITIES
Provisions	19	712,778	657,992	604,278	610,992
TOTAL NON-CURRENT LIABILITIES		712,778	657,992	604,278	610,992
TOTAL LIABILITIES		2,866,367	2,809,710	2,431,527	2,407,818
NET ASSETS		6,665,329	4,413,221	8,306,013	8,055,311
EQUITY
Contributed equity	20	42,078,778	38,556,701	42,078,778	38,556,701
Accumulated losses	21	(35, 413, 449)	(34, 143, 480)	(33, 772, 765)	(30, 501, 390)
TOTAL EQUITY		6,665,329	4,413,221	8,306,013	8,055,311

STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION

The accompanying notes form part of these financial statements.

STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2004

		Economic Entity		Parent Entity
	Note	2004 \$	2003 \$	2004 \$	2003 S
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Receipts from customers		1,019,187	1,649,623	216,522
Payments to suppliers and employees		(2,551,338)	(2,936,379)	(2,201,723)	(1,529,702)
Interest received		41,500	27,132	32,274	25,052
Borrowing costs		(37, 837)		(21, 592)
Net cash provided by / (used in) operating activities	26	(1,528,488)	(1,259,624)	(1,974,519)	(1,504,650)
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment			4,262		2,344
Proceeds from sale of investments			14,625		14,625
Cash acquired through acquisition		324
Loans from associates (net of cash acquired)		500
Purchase of property, plant and equipment		(507, 889)	(105, 825)	(3,203)	(8,205)
Payments for exploration, evaluation and development		(956, 141)	(384, 452)	(628,000)	(318, 189)
Environmental bond deposits refunded		13,629	14,578	11,128	14,578
Net cash provided by / (used in) investing activities		(1,449,577)	(456, 812)	(620, 075)	(294, 847)
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Proceeds from issue of shares		3,483,326	1,269,760	3,483,326	1,269,760
Proceeds from sale of unmarketable parcels of shares		130,603		130,603
Repayment of hire purchase borrowings		(4,709)	(10, 629)	(4,709)	(10, 629)
Repayment of director's toan	6	(311,078)		(91,078)
Repayment of borrowings		(234, 253)		(126, 402)
Share issue costs		(165, 922)	(64, 798)	(165, 923)	(64, 798)
Loans provided to controlled entities				(527, 853)
Loans from directors		20,000	368,768	20,000	368,768
Net cash provided by / (used in) financing activities		2,917,967	1,563,101	2,717,964	1,563,101
Net increase / (decrease) in cash held		(60,098)	(153, 335)	123,370	(236, 396)
Cash at 1 July 2003		304,430	457,765	108,339	344,735
Effect of exchange rates on cash holdings in foreign currencies		857
Cash at 30 June 2004	9	245,189	304,430	231,709	108,339

The accompanying notes form part of these financial statements.

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2004 NOTE 1: STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

The financial report is a general purpose financial report that has been prepared in accordance with applicable Australian Accounting Standards, Urgent Issues Group Consensus Views, other authoritative pronouncements of the Australian Accounting Standards Board and the Corporations Act 2001.

The financial report covers the economic entity of Tantalum Australia NL and controlled entities, and Tantalum Australia NL as an individual parent entity. Tantalum Australia NL is a listed public company, incorporated and domiciled in Australia.

The financial report has been prepared on an accruals basis and is based on historical costs and does not take into account changing money values or, except where stated, current valuations of non-current assets. Cost is based on the fair values of the consideration given in exchange for assets.

The following is a summary of the material accounting policies adopted by the economic entity in the preparation of the financial report. The accounting policies have been consistently applied, unless otherwise stated.

Principles of Consolidation $(a)$

A controlled entity is any entity controlled by Tantalum Australia NL. Control exists where Tantalum Australia NL has the capacity to dominate the decision-making in relation to the financial and operating policies of another entity so that the other entity operates with Tantalum Australia NL to achieve the objectives of Tantalum Australia NL, A list of controlled entities is contained in Note 12 to the financial statements.

All inter-company balances and transactions between entities in the economic entity, including any unrealised profits or losses, have been eliminated on consolidation.

Where controlled entities have entered or left the economic entity during the year, their operating results have been included from the date control was obtained or until the date control ceased.

$(b)$ Income Tax

Legislation to allow groups, comprising a parent entity and its Australian resident wholly owned entities, to elect to consolidate and be treated as a single entity for income tax purposes was substantially enacted on 21 October 2002. At the date of this report the directors have not assessed the effect, if any, that the implementation of the tax consolidation system may have on the parent entity and the economic entity, and accordingly, the directors have not made a decision whether or not to elect to be taxed as a single entity.

Therefore the financial effect of the implementation of the tax consolidation system on the parent entity and the economic entity has not been recognised in the financial statements.

The economic entity adopts the liability method of tax-effect accounting whereby the income tax expense is based on the profit from ordinary activities adjusted for any permanent differences.

Timing differences which arise due to the different accounting periods in which items of revenue and expense are included in the determination of accounting profit and taxable income are brought to account as either a provision for deferred income tax or as a future income tax benefit at the rate of income tax applicable to the period in which the benefit will be received or the liability will become payable.

Future income tax benefits are not brought to account unless realisation of the asset is assured beyond reasonable doubt. Future income tax benefits in relation to tax losses are not brought to account unless there is virtual certainty of realisation of the benefit.

The amount of benefits brought to account or which may be realised in the future is based on the assumption that no adverse change will occur in income taxation legislation and the anticipation that the economic entity will derive sufficient future assessable income to enable the benefit to be realised and comply with the conditions of deductibility imposed by the law.

$(c)$ Inventories

Inventories are measured at the lower of cost and net realisable value. The cost of manufactured products includes direct materials, direct labour and an appropriate portion of variable and fixed overheads. Overheads are applied on the basis of normal operating capacity. Costs are assigned on the basis of weighted average costs. The cost of mining stocks includes direct material, direct labour, transportation costs and variable and fixed overhead costs relating to mining activities.

NOTE 1: STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

$(d)$ Property, Plant and Equipment

Each class of property, plant and equipment is carried at cost or fair value less, where applicable, any accumulated depreciation.

Property

Freehold land and buildings are measured on the fair value basis, being the amount for which an asset could be exchanged between knowledgeable willing parties in an arm's length transaction.

Plant and equipment

Plant and equipment are measured on the cost basis.

The carrying amount of plant and equipment is reviewed annually by directors to ensure it is not in excess of the recoverable amount from these assets. The recoverable amount is assessed on the basis of the expected net cash flows which will be received from the assets employment and subsequent disposal. The expected net cash flows have not been discounted to their present values in determining recoverable amounts.

The cost of fixed assets constructed within the economic entity includes the cost of materials, direct labour, borrowing costs and an appropriate proportion of fixed and variable overheads.

Depreciation

The depreciable amount of the fixed assets including buildings and capitalised lease assets, but excluding freehold land, is depreciated on either a straight line or reducing balance method over their useful lives to the economic entity commencing from the time the asset is held ready for use. Leasehold improvements are depreciated over the shorter of either the unexpired period of the lease or the estimated useful lives of the improvements.

Depreciation rates are reviewed at least annually and where necessary, adjusted to reflect the most recent assessments of the useful lives of the respective assets, having regard to such factors as asset usage and the rate of technical and commercial obsolescence.

In addition depreciation methods are reviewed at least annually and, if there has been a change in the expected pattern of consumption or loss of future economic benefits, the method applied is changed to reflect the changed pattern.

The depreciation rates used for each class of depreciable assets during the year are:

Class of Fixed Asset	Depreciation Rate
Leasehold improvements	20%
Plant and equipment	$5\% -40\%$ (amended from 10%-40% in prior years)
Leased plant and equipment	10%-40%

$(e)$ Leases

Leases of fixed assets where substantially all the risks and benefits incidental to the ownership of the asset, but not the legal ownership, are transferred to entities in the economic entity are classified as finance leases. Finance leases are capitalised, recording an asset and a liability equal to the present value of the minimum lease payments, including any guaranteed residual values. Leased assets are depreciated on a straight line basis over their estimated useful lives where it is likely that the economic entity will obtain ownership of the asset or over the term of the lease. Lease payments are allocated between the reduction of the lease liability and the lease interest expense for the period.

Lease payments for operating leases, where substantially all the risks and benefits remain with the lessor, are charged as expenses in the periods in which they are incurred.

Lease incentives under operating leases are recognised as a liability. Lease payments received reduce the liability.

Investments $(f)$

Non-current investments are measured on the cost basis. The carrying amount of non-current investments is reviewed annually by directors to ensure it is not in excess of the recoverable amount of these investments. The recoverable amount is assessed from the quoted market value for listed investments or the underlying net assets for other non-listed investments. The expected net cash flows from investments have not been

NOTE 1: STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

discounted to their present value in determining the recoverable amounts.

Research and Development Expenditure $(q)$

Research and Development costs are charged to profit from ordinary activities before income tax as incurred or deferred where it is expected bevond any reasonable doubt that sufficient future benefits will be derived so as to recover those deferred costs.

$(h)$ Exploration and Development Expenditure

Exploration, evaluation and development expenditure incurred is accumulated in respect of each identifiable area of interest. These costs are only carried forward to the extent that they are expected to be recouped through the successful development and exploitation of the area of interest or alternatively by its sale and where activities in the area have not vet reached a stage which permits reasonable assessment of the existence of economically recoverable reserves and active and significant operations in, or in relation to, the area of interest are continuing.

Accumulated costs in relation to an abandoned area are written off in full against profit in the year in which the decision to abandon the area is made.

When production commences, the accumulated costs for the relevant area of interest are amortised over the life of the area according to the rate of depletion of the economically recoverable reserves.

A regular review is undertaken of each area of interest to determine the appropriateness of continuing to carry forward costs in relation to that area of interest.

Costs of site restoration are provided over the life of the facility from when exploration commences and are included in the costs of that stage. Site restoration costs include the dismantling and removal of mining plant. equipment and building structures, waste removal, and rehabilitation of the site in accordance with clauses of the mining permits. Such costs are determined using estimates of future costs, current legal requirements and technology on an undiscounted basis. Any changes in the estimates for the costs are accounted for on a prospective basis. In determining the costs of site restoration, there may be uncertainty regarding the nature and extent of the restoration due to community expectations and future legislation. Accordingly the costs are determined on the basis that the restoration will be completed within one year of abandoning the site.

$(i)$ Intangibles

Goodwill

Goodwill and goodwill on consolidation are initially recorded at the amount by which the purchase price for a business or for an ownership interest in a controlled entity exceeds the fair value attributed to its net assets at date of acquisition. Both purchased goodwill and goodwill on consolidation are amortised on a straight-line basis over the period of 3 years. The balances are reviewed annually and any balance representing future benefits for which the realisation is considered to be no longer probable are written off.

$(i)$ Foreign Currency Transactions and Balances

Foreign currency transactions during the year are converted to Australian currency at the rates of exchange applicable at the dates of the transactions. Amounts receivable and payable in foreign currencies at balance date are converted at the rates of exchange ruling at that date.

The gains and losses from conversion of assets and liabilities, whether realised or unrealised, are included in profit from ordinary activities as they arise.

Employee Benefits $(k)$

Provision is made for the company's liability for employee benefits arising from services rendered by employees to balance date. Employee benefits expected to be settled within one year arising from wages and salaries, annual leave and long service leave have been measured at their nominal amounts plus related on-costs. Other employee benefits, including related on-costs, payable later than one year have been measured at the present value of the estimated future cash outflows to be made for those benefits.

Contributions are made by the economic entity to employee nominated eligible superannuation funds and are charged as expenses when incurred.

$(1)$ Cash

For the purpose of the statement of cash flows, cash includes:

NOTE 1: STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

• cash on hand and at call deposits with banks or financial institutions, net of bank overdrafts; and
• investments in money market instruments with less than 14 days to maturity.

$(m)$ Revenue

Revenue from the sale of goods is recognised upon the delivery of goods to customers.

Revenue from rental properties is recognised when the company has a right to receive the rent in accordance with the lease agreement.

Interest revenue is recognised on a proportional basis taking into account the interest rates applicable to the financial assets.

Revenue from the rendering of a service is recognised upon the delivery of the service to the customers.

All revenue is stated net of the amount of goods and services tax (GST).

$(n)$ Goods and Services Tax (GST)

Revenues, expenses and assets are recognised net of the amount of GST, except where the amount of GST incurred is not recoverable from the Australian Tax Office. In these circumstances the GST is recognised as part of the cost of acquisition of the asset or as part of an item of the expense. Receivables and payables in the statement of financial position are shown inclusive of GST.

Comparative Figures $(o)$

Where required by Accounting Standards comparative figures have been adjusted to conform with changes in presentation for the current financial vear.

Adoption of Australian Equivalents to International Financial Reporting Standards $(p)$

Australia is currently preparing for the introduction of International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) effective for financial vears commencing 1 January 2005. This requires the production of accounting data for future comparative purposes at the beginning of the 2005 financial year.

The economic entity's management, along with its auditors, are assessing the significance of these changes and preparing for their implementation. We will seek to keep stakeholders informed as to the impact of these new standards as they are finalised.

The directors are of the opinion that the key differences in the economic entity's accounting policies which will arise from the adoption of IFRS are:

Exploration and Evaluation of Mineral Resources

The IFRS standard on Exploration and Evaluation and Evaluation of Mineral Resources will not be issued until late 2004. The impacts of changes from Tantalum Australia' NL's existing accounting policy. which is in accordance with AASB 1022 Accounting for Extractive Industries, are not vet determinable.

Impairment of Assets

The economic entity currently determines the recoverable amount of an asset on the basis of undiscounted net cash flows that will be received from the assets use and subsequent disposal. In terms of pending AASB 136: Impairment of Assets, the recoverable amount of an asset will be determined as the higher of fair value less costs to sell and value in use. It is likely that this change in accounting policy will lead to impairments being recognised more often than under the existing policy.

Goodwill on Consolidation

Under the proposed changes to the IAS 22: Business Combinations, goodwill is to be capitalised to the statement of financial position and subjected to an annual impairment test. Amortisation of goodwill is to be prohibited. Current accounting policy of the entity is to amortise goodwill on a straight line basis over the period of 3 years.

NOTE 1: STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Non-current Investments

Under the pending AASB 139: Financial instruments: Recognition and Measurement, financial instruments that are classified as available for sale instruments must be carried at fair value. Unrealised gains or losses may be recognised either in income or directly to equity. Current accounting policy is to measure non-current investments at cost, with an annual review by directors to ensure that the carrying amounts are not in excess of the recoverable value of the instrument.

Income Tax

Currently, the economic entity adopts the liability method of tax-effect accounting whereby the income tax expense is based on the accounting profit adjusted for any permanent differences. Timing differences are currently brought to account as either a provision for deferred income tax or future income tax benefit. Under the Australian equivalent to IAS 12, the economic entity will be required to adopt a balance sheet approach under which temporary differences are identified for each asset and liability rather than the effects of the timing and permanent differences between taxable income and accounting profit.

$(q)$ Going Concern

The financial statements have been prepared on the going concern basis of accounting which assumes that the economic entity will be able to meet its commitments, realise its assets and discharge its liabilities in the ordinary course of business.

The economic entity's ability to continue as going concern is contingent upon raising additional capital to fund exploration commitments, other principal activities and working capital. If additional capital is not raised, the going concern basis may not be appropriate with the result that the entity may have to realise its assets and extinguish its liabilities other than in the ordinary course of business and at amounts different from those stated in the financial report. No allowance for such circumstances has been made in the financial report.

NOTE 2: FUNDAMENTAL ERROR

An error was made in the financial statements of the economic entity for the years ended 30 June 2002 and 30 June 2003. This error relates to the incorrect treatment of the discount on acquisition from the buy back of a 50% interest in Tantalum Australia Operations Pty Ltd (Controlled entity). The buy back from Kemet Corporation (vendor) involved the payment of \$250,000, and the cancellation of an off-take agreement.

The result of this error was a misclassification of assets for the year ended 30 June 2002 and an understatement of the assets and an overstatement of accumulated losses for the year ended 30 June 2003.

The error has been corrected in the financial report for the year ended 30 June 2004.

The restated financial information for 2002 and 2003 is presented below as if the error had not been made.

Statement of financial position	Economic Entity		Parent Entity
	2003 \$	2002 S	2003 S	2002 \$
Restatement of total current assets:
As previously reported	1.181.360	2.953.656	6.452.736	6,878,115
Correction	$\overline{\phantom{a}}$	(386.351)	$\omega$	w
Restated balance	1.181.360	2.567.305	6.452.736	6,878,115

	Economic Entity		Parent Entity
	2003	2002	2003	2002
NOTE 2: FUNDAMENTAL ERROR (CONT'D)	\$	\$	\$	S
Restatement of total non-current assets:
As previously reported	6,041,571	7,170,647	4,010,393	3,907,781
Correction	1,717,133	386,351
Restated balance	7,758,704	7,556,998	4,010,393	3,907,781
Restatement of accumulated losses:
As previously reported	(34, 143, 480)	(29,512,546)	(30, 501, 390)	(28, 125, 308)
Correction	1,717,133
Restated balance	(32, 426, 347)	(29,512,546)	(30, 501, 390)	(28, 125, 308)
Statement of financial performance
Restatement of rehabilitation, mining and exploration costs:
As previously reported	757,589	256,711	109,598	256,500
Correction	(496, 330)
Restated balance	261,259	256,711	109,598	256,500
Restatement of changes in inventories of finished goods and work in progress:
As previously reported	1,590,683	2,552,542
Correction	(1,055,165)
Restated balance	535,518	2,552,542
Restatement of other expenses:
As previously reported	330,040	272,712	433,743	373,968
Correction	(165, 639)
Restated balance	164,401	272,712	433,743	373,968

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2004

	NOTE 2: FUNDAMENTAL ERROR (CONT.)	Economic Entity		Parent Entity
		2004	2003	2004	2003
	NOTE 3: REVENUE	\$	\$	\$	\$
	Operating activities:
	sale of goods		1,819,167
	interest received-other persons	41,500	27,132	32,274	25,052
	rebates	333,200	341,793
	other revenue	145,113	2,190	143,033	2,190
		519,813	2,190,282	175,307	27,242
	Non-operating activities:
	proceeds on disposal of property, plant and equipment		4,262		2,344
	proceeds on disposal of non- current investments		14,625		14,625
	Foreign exchange gain	2,787	55,251
		2,787	74,138		16,969
	Total Revenue	522,600	2,264,420	175,307	44,211
		Economic Entity		Parent Entity
	NOTE 4: (LOSS) FROM ORDINARY ACTIVITIES	2004 S	2003 \$	2004 \$	2003 \$
	(Loss) from ordinary activities before income tax has been determined after the following:
(a)	Expenses
	Cost of sales		1,590,683
	Cost of investments sold		12,000		12,000
	Depreciation of non-current assets:
	plant and equipment	203,413	836,089	71,914	98,605
	leasehold improvements	30,846	30,540
	Total depreciation (Note 15)	234,259	866,629	71,914	98,605
	Amortisation of non-current assets:
	Goodwill	55,380
	Total amortisation	55,380
	Write-down of non-current investments to recoverable amount		1,000
	Foreign currency translation losses	1,930	33,756
	Bad and doubtful debts:
	trade debtors		75,807
	Wholly-owned subsidiaries			1,965,309	1,394,956
	Total bad and doubtful debts		75,807	1,965,309	1,394,956

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 HINE 2004

ACTIVITIES (CONT.) (b) assets:	NOTE 4: (LOSS) FROM ORDINARY Revenue and Net Gains Net gain on disposal of non-current	2004 \$	2003 \$	2004	2003
				\$	S
	property, plant and equipment		(782)		(364)
	Investments		(2,625)		(2,625)
	Foreign currency translation gains	857	21,495
(c)	Significant Revenues and Expenses
expense	The following significant revenue and items relevant are in explaining the financial performance:
expenditure	Write-off of capitalised exploration	(307,020)	(736, 644)	(31, 403)	(109, 598)
Consideration investments	disposal οf on		14,625		14,625
	Carrying amount of investments sold		(12,000)		(12,000)
	Net gain on disposal of investments		2,625		2,625
		Economic Entity		Parent Entity
NOTE 5: INCOME TAX		2004 \$	2003 S	2004 \$	2003 \$
(a) on follows:	The prima facie tax (benefit) is reconciled to the income tax (benefit) relating to the (loss) ordinary activities as
30% (2003: 30%)	Prima facie tax (benefit) on (loss) from ordinary activities before income tax at	(896, 130)	(1,389,280)	(981, 412)	(712, 825)
differences	Decrease in tax benefit due to permanent	2,194	226,901	750	29,816
	Decrease in tax benefit due to decision
	not to book future tax benefit due to
	uncertainty over future recovery of tax losses and timing differences (Note 5(b))	893,936	1,162,379	980,662	683,009

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Income tax (benefit) attributable to (loss) from ordinary activities before income tax

$\sim$

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2004

NOTE 5: INCOME TAX EXPENSE (CONT.)

(b) Deferred income tax (benefits) not taken to account:

At 30 June 2004, the parent entity has unconfirmed estimated carried forward tax losses of (\$9,845,210), (2003; \$8,306,891).

At 30 June 2004, the economic entity has unconfirmed estimated carried forward tax losses of (\$22,275,380), (2003 \$18,011,112).

The potential future income tax benefit arising from tax losses and timing differences has not been recognised as an asset because recovery of tax losses is not virtually certain and recovery of timing differences is not assured beyond any reasonable doubt.

The potential future income tax benefit will only be obtained if:

• The parent entity and/or the economic entity derives future assessable income of a nature and an amount イiነ sufficient to enable the benefit to be realised, or the benefit can be utilised by another company of the economic entity in accordance with Division 170 of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1997;
• The parent entity and /or the economic entity continues to comply with the conditions for deductibility $(ii)$ imposed by the law; and
• $(iii)$ No changes in tax legislation adversely affect the parent entity and / or the economic entity in realising the benefit.

NOTE 6: DIRECTORS' AND EXECUTIVES' REMUNERATION

(a) Names and positions held of parent entity directors and specified executives in office at any time during the financial vear:

Parent Entity Directors:

Mr T. King	Chairman (Non-executive)
Mr M. Fotios	Managing Director (Executive)
Ms S. Sebi	Director (Non-executive)
Mr D. Reynolds	Director (Non-executive)

Specified Executives:

Mr B. Rees	Exploration Manager
Mr T. Brittliffe	Operations Manager
Mr P. Raynor	Chief Financial Officer
Mr I. Kins	Business Development Manager
Mr P. Heydon	Mining Manager

(b) Parent Entity Directors' Remuneration:

	Primary		Total
Salary and Fees
	2003	2004	2003	2004
	\$	S	\$	\$
Mr T. King	52,520	41,200	52,520	41,200
Mr M. Fotios	155,000	156,334	155,000	156,334

NOTE 6: DIRECTORS' AND EXECUTIVES' REMUNERATION (CONT.)
Ms S. Sebi	15,000	15.000	15,000	15,000
Mr D. Reynolds	2.500	$\overline{\phantom{a}}$	2.500	w
Mr H. Crowley	12.500	$\overline{\phantom{a}}$	12.500
Mr K. Robinson	20,000	$\overline{\phantom{a}}$	20,000
	257,520	212.534	257.520	212,534

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2004

The service and performance criteria set to determine remuneration are included per Note 6(q).

(c) Specified Executives' Remuneration:

		Primary			Total
	Salary and Fees		Superannuation Contribution
	2003	2004	2003	2004	2003	2004
	\$	\$	\$	\$	\$	\$
Mr B. Rees	114,600	114,600	٠	26.664	114,600	141,264
Mr T. Brittliffe	18,999	115,784	$\blacksquare$	$\blacksquare$	18,999	115,784
Mr P. Raynor *	$\tilde{\phantom{a}}$	96,328	$\blacksquare$	8,670	à.	104,998
Mr I. Kins	84,000	84,000	$\blacksquare$	$\blacksquare$	84,000	84,000
Mr P. Heydon	100,768	100,000	$\blacksquare$	9.000	100.768	109,000
	318,367	510,712	$\blacksquare$	44.334	318,367	555,046

* Commenced 01 October 2003. Annual base salary, inclusive of superannuation of \$140,000.

The service and performance criteria set to determine remuneration are included per Note 6(g).

(d) Service agreements:

Remuneration and other terms of employment for the Chairman, Managing Director and Non-Executive Directors are not currently formalised in service agreements. Similarly, there are no formal service agreements in place currently for the Operations Manager and the Business Development Manager. Employment terms for the other specified executives are for a base annual salary, inclusive of super, which is to be reviewed annually and a one month notice period required on termination.

(e) Option holdings of parent entity directors and specified executives:

		Granted as						Total
	Balance 1.7.03	Remuner- ation	Options Exercised	Net Change Other*	Balance $30.6.04**$	Total Vested 30.6.04	Total Exercisable	Unexercis - able
Parent Entity Directors:
Mr T. King	500,000			(500,000) w.			$\tilde{ }$
Mr M. Fotios	1.000.000	$\blacksquare$		$-(1,000,000)$		$\overline{\phantom{a}}$ u.	w
Specified Executives:
Mr B. Rees	500,000			(500,000) $\ddot{\phantom{1}}$
Mr T. Brittliffe	500,000			(250,000) $\omega$	250,000	250.000	250,000	$\ddot{\phantom{0}}$
Mr I. Kins	125,000			w	125,000	125,000	125,000
Total	2.625.000			$-(2,250,000)$	375,000	375,000	375,000

* The Net Change Other refers to options that expired during the year.

** The Balance of options remaining at 30 June 2004 have an exercise price of 25c and expire on 28 February 2005.

NOTE 6: DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVES' REMUNERATION (CONT.)

(f) Shareholdings of parent entity directors and specified executives:

	Balance 1.7.03	Received as Remuneration	Options Exercised	Net Change Other*	Balance 30.6.04
Parent Entity Directors:
Mr T. King (Note 6(i))	3,340,200	aa.		$\overline{\phantom{a}}$	3,340,200
Mr M. Fotios (Note $6(i)$ )	8,224,610	aa.		$\blacksquare$ a.	8,224,610
Specified Executives:
Mr B. Rees	55,000	$\bullet$			55,000
Mr I. Kins	3,429,527	$\bullet$		(80,000)	3,349,527
Total	15,049,337	AA.		(80,000)	14,969,337

* Net Change Other refers to shares purchased or sold during the year.

(g) Remuneration practices:

The company's policy for determining the nature and amount of emoluments for senior executives, including executive directors, is based on a number of factors, including length of service, experience and performance of the individual concerned, and overall performance of the company. The contracts for service between the company and senior executives are on a continuing basis, the terms of which are not expected to change in the immediate future. Upon retirement executives are paid employee benefit entitlements accrued to date of retirement. Any options not exercised before or on the date of termination remain vested and exercisable at any time prior to their expiry date.

(h) Loans to directors and director related entities:

No loans were made to directors or their related entities during the year.

(i) Other transactions with directors and director related parties:

Sub-underwriting:

On 3 June 2004 Austminex NL and Michael Fotios ATF Michael Fotios Family Trust (both entities controlled by Mr Michael Fotios), and Rexfam Consulting Pty Ltd (a company in which Mr Timothy King has a relevant interest) each entered into a sub-underwriting arrangement with the underwriter of a non-renounceable rights issue capital raising by the parent entity.

Under the sub-underwriting arrangement Rexfam Consulting Pty Ltd had a sub-underwriting commitment to subscribe for \$200,000 of any shortfall. Austminex NL had a sub-underwriting commitment to subscribe for \$120,000 and Michael Fotios ATF Michael Fotios Family Trust had a sub-underwriting commitment to subscribe for \$180,000 of any shortfall.

No sub-underwriting fee was payable to the sub-underwriters.

NOTE 6: DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVES' REMUNERATION (CONT.)

Conversion of debt to equity:

In conjunction with the above sub-underwriting arrangements, on 3 June 2004 the parent entity entered into an agreement with Rexfam Consulting Pty Ltd to offset fees owed to Rexfam Consulting Pty Ltd by the parent entity for services performed on behalf of the parent entity totalling \$189,066 against the subscription amount for shares applied for by Rexfam Consulting Pty Ltd, at the election of Rexfam Consulting Pty Ltd, in the non-renounceable rights issue capital raising by the parent entity. The parent entity also entered into agreements with Austminex NL and Michael Fotios ATF Michael Fotios Family Trust on the same date to offset loan funds and fees owing to Austminex NL and Michael Fotios Family Trust respectively totalling \$252.977 against the subscription amounts for shares applied for by those entities in the non-renounceable rights issue capital raising.

As a result of the shortfall arising on the non-renounceable rights issue capital raising, the above \$189,066 debt to equity conversion of Rexfam Consulting Ry Ltd took place following the end of the financial year, during July 2004, in conjunction with the subscription for shares by Rexfam Consulting Pty Ltd in accordance with its sub-underwriting commitments. As a result of the sub-underwriting and their shareholder entitlements under the rights issue. Mr Tim King and his related entities' shareholding in the parent entity increased by 3,667,356 shares from 3,340,200 to 7,007,556 shares.

In addition, \$215,496 of the above debt to equity conversion of Austminex NL and Michael Fotios Family Trust took place following the end of the financial year, during July 2004, in conjunction with the subscription for shares by those entities in accordance with their sub-underwriting commitments on the shortfall from the non-renounceable rights issue capital raising. As a result. Mr Michael Fotios and his related entities' shareholdings in the parent entity increased by 3.591.607 shares from 8.224.610 to 11.816.217 shares.

Other services:

Mr G. Fotios, father of Mr Michael Fotios, was paid \$35,680 as remuneration for services rendered to the economic entity during the year. Mrs N. Smith, mother in law of Mr Michael Fotios, was paid \$14,170 wages and superannuation for cleaning services and Mrs N. Fotios, sister in law of Mr Michael Fotios, was paid \$10,084 wages and superannuation for corporate secretarial services during the year.

The terms and conditions of the transactions with directors and director related parties and entities were no more favourable than those available, or which might reasonably be expected to be available, on similar transactions with nondirector related parties and entities on an arm's length basis.

(i) Loans from directors and director related entities:

	Facility	Loans advanced	Accrued the year	Actual year Interest rate Accrued interest for end accrual		interest for the year	Actual year end accrual	Interest rate
			2004	2004	2004	2003	2003	2003
Director:	\$	S	\$	\$	%	\$	\$	%
Mr M. Fotios (Note 6(i), 18)	225.000	108,768	8.113	11.045	7.5	2.932	2.932	7.5
Mr T. King (Note 6(i), 18)	20.000	20,000	867	867	7.5	$\overline{\phantom{a}}$		w
Mr K. Robinson *	375.000	260,000	$\blacksquare$		$\blacksquare$	4.281	4.281	7.5

* Resigned 1 July 2003 and loan was subsequently repaid during the year.

	Economic Entity		Parent Entity
NOTE 7: AUDITORS' REMUNERATION	2004 \$	2003 \$	2004 \$	2003 S
Remuneration of the auditor of the parent entity for:
auditing or reviewing the financial report	26,000	20,000	26,000	10,000
other services	73,060	2.000	73,060	12,000
	99,060	22.000	99.060	12.000
The audit fees of the subsidiary companies are borne by the parent entity.
			Economic Entity
			$\sim$ $\sim$ $\sim$ $\sim$	aaaa

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2004

		Economic Entity
	NOTE 8: EARNINGS PER SHARE	2004 \$	2003 S
(a)	Net (loss) used in the calculation of basic and diluted EPS	(2,987,102)	(4,630,934)
(b)	Weighted average number of ordinary shares used in calculation of basic and diluted EPS	234, 121, 872	194.156.814

The 1,095,000 unlisted share options on issue which are exercisable at 25c each on or before their expiry date $(c)$ of 28 February 2005 have not been included in determining the basic or diluted EPS because due to the conditions existing at reporting date, it is not likely that the options will be exercised prior to their expiry date.

	Economic Entity		Parent Entity
	2004	2003	2004	2003
NOTE 9: CASH ASSETS	\$	\$	\$	\$
Cash at bank	77,451	199,785	63,971	3,694
Deposits at call	167,738	104,645	167,738	104,645
	245,189	304,430	231,709	108,339
NOTE 10: RECEIVABLES
CURRENT
Trade debtors	209,888	483,618	144,595
Provision for doubtful debts	(56, 850)	(56, 850)
	153,038	426,768	144,595
Other debtors	43,545	26,186	43,545	21,708
Amounts receivable from wholly-owned subsidiaries *				7,188,105
Provision for doubtful debts wholly- owned subsidiaries			a.	(1,272,000)
	196,583	452,954	188,140	5,937,813

	Economic Entity		Parent Entity
NOTE 10: RECEIVABLES (CONT.)	2004 \$	2003 \$	2004 \$	2003 S
NON-CURRENT
Bond term deposits	704.192	631.253	591.351	580.223
Amounts receivable from wholly -owned subsidiaries *	w	$\overline{\phantom{a}}$	9.136.774
Provision for doubtful debts wholly- owned subsidiaries	w	$\bullet$	(3,237,309)
	704.192	631.253	6.490.816	580.223

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2004

* Amounts receivable from wholly owned subsidiaries have been reclassified as non current assets (AASB 1040).

	Economic Entity		Parent Entity
	2004	2003	2004	2003
NOTE 11: INVENTORIES	\$	\$	\$	S
Raw materials - at cost		2.750
Work in progress - at net realisable value		14.642
Finished goods - at net realisable value	86.694	$\overline{\phantom{a}}$	$\mathbf{u}_\mathbf{r}$	$\mathbf{w}$
	86,694	17.392

NOTE 12: CONTROLLED ENTITIES

$(a)$ Controlled Entities

	Country of Incorporation	Percentage Owned (%)
		2004	2003
Parent Entity:
Tantalum Australia NL	Australia	$\omega$
Subsidiaries of Tantalum Australia NL:
Tantalum Australia Operations Pty Ltd	Australia	100	100
Rare Resources NL (Note 12(b))	Australia	100	$\blacksquare$
Broad Arrow Mill Pty Ltd	Australia	100	100

(b) Controlled Entities Acquired

On 1 November 2003 Tantalum Australia Operations Pty Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of Tantalum Australia NL, acquired Rare Resources NL for a non-cash consideration of \$299,666. The consideration involved the issue of 2,996,668 ordinary shares by Tantalum Australia NL to the shareholders of Rare Resources NL on the basis of one Tantalum Australia NL share for every three Rare Resources NL shares held, at an issue price of 10 cents each.

	Economic Entity		Parent Entity
	2004	2003	2004	2003
NOTE 13: OTHER ASSETS	\$	\$	\$	\$
CURRENT
Drilling fund	130,324	400,000	130,324	400,000
Prepayments	33,361	6,584	33,361	6,584
	163,685	406,584	163,685	406,584
NON-CURRENT
Drilling fund		338,633		338,633
Shares in other associated entities				1,000
Provision for diminution				(1,000)
	$\mathbf{a}$	338,633	$\tilde{\phantom{a}}$	338,633
	Economic Entity		Parent Entity
	2004	2003	2004	2003
NOTE 14: INTANGIBLE ASSETS	\$	\$	\$	\$
Goodwill at cost	249,211
Accumulated amortisation	(55, 380)
	193,831
	Economic Entity		Parent Entity
NOTE 15: PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT	2004 \$	2003 \$	2004 \$	2003 \$
LAND AND BUILDINGS
At cost	87,322	87,322	87,322	87,322
PLANT AND EQUIPMENT
Plant and equipment:
At cost	6,385,625	5,907,163	921,512	918,309
Accumulated depreciation	(3,559,508)	(3,630,784)	(523, 565)	(451, 652)
	2,826,117	2,276,379	397,947	466,657
Leasehold improvements:
At cost	254,816	254,816
Accumulated amortisation	(115, 235)	(84, 390)
	139,581	170,426
Total plant and equipment	2,965,698	2,446,805	397,947	466,657
Total Property, Plant and Equipment	3,053,020	2,534,127	485,269	553,979

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2004

(a) Movements in carrying amounts for each class of property, plant and equipment between the beginning and the end of the year:

		Leasehold	Plant and
	Land at cost	Improvements	Equipment	Total
	\$	\$	\$	S
Economic Entity:
Balance at the beginning of year	87,322	170.426	2.276,379	2.534.127
Add back carried forward discount on acquisition to be eliminated as assets are depreciated (Note 2)			1,173,472	1,173,472
Less correct discount on acquisition to be eliminated as assets are depreciated (Note 2)			(955,580)	(955, 580)
Additions			536,772	536,772
Disposals			(28.014)	(28, 014)
Discount on acquisition added back against above disposals			26,502	26,502
Depreciation expense		(30, 845)	(384, 469)	(415, 314)
Discount on acquisition added back against above depreciation expense for the year			181,055	181,055
Carrying amount at the end of year	87,322	139,581	2.826,117	3,053,020

		Leasehold Land at cost Improvements Equipment	Plant and	Leased Plant and Equipment	Total
	S	\$	\$	\$	\$
Parent Entity:
Balance at the beginning of year	87,322		466,657 w	$\blacksquare$	553,979
Additions	$\overline{\phantom{a}}$		3.204 w	$\tilde{\phantom{a}}$	3,204
Disposals	$\overline{\phantom{a}}$			$\overline{\phantom{a}}$
Depreciation expense			(71, 914) $\overline{\phantom{a}}$	$\blacksquare$	(71, 914)
Carrying amount at the end of year	87.322		397.947 w	$\overline{\phantom{a}}$	485,269

NOTE 16: EXPLORATION, EVALUATION AND a kwa she wilaya wa shi ne chek

DEVELOPMENT EXPENDITURE	Economic Entity		Parent Entity
	2004 \$	2003 \$	2004 \$	2003 S
Costs carried forward in respect of areas of interest in exploration and evaluation phases	2,537,358	2.244.756	2,537,558	2.244.756
Costs incurred during the year	1,129,478	468.464	671.767	402,400
Addition through acquisition of controlled entity	29,244
Costs written off	(307, 020)	(736, 644)	(31, 403)	(109,598)
Discount on acquisition (Note 2)	1.499.442	560.782	$\overline{\phantom{a}}$
	4.888.502	2.537.358	3.177,922	2.537.558

أيدي الشوارات

Ultimate recoupment of exploration and evaluation expenditure carried forward is dependent on successful development and commercial exploitation, or alternatively, sale of the respective areas of interest.

		Parent Entity
2004 \$	2003 \$	2004 S	2003 S
997,272	1,158,088	889,346	903,312
838,674	426,673	664,150	326,557
1,835,946	1,584,761	1,553,496	1,229,869
		Parent Entity
2004 \$	2003 \$	2004 \$	2003 \$
20,000		20,000
	4,708		4,708
43,890
108.769	379.846	108,769	379,846
152,659	384,554	108,769	384,554
172,659	384,554	128,769	384,554
112,302
265,597	295,107	265,597	295,107
377,899	295,107	265,597	295,107
		Economic Entity Economic Entity

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2004

(b) The Chattel mortgages are secured by certain plant and equipment of Tantalum Australia Operations Pty Ltd (Controlled Entity). The registered security interest over the mortgaged plant and equipment will be discharged once final repayment is executed on 7 October 2004.

(c) A loan agreement was entered into between the parent entity and Austminex NL (a company associated with Mr Michael Fotios, Managing Director of the economic entity). This loan is to provide working capital for the parent entity for an amount up to \$225,000. As at 30 June 2004, the loan was drawn down to \$108,768. The loan is secured by a fixed charge over tantalum concentrate currently held by the parent entity and a large ball mill in Norseman owned by the parent entity. The interest rate on the loan is 7.5% per annum. (Note 6(j)).

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2004

		Economic Entity		Parent Entity
	NOTE 19: PROVISIONS	2004	2003	2004	2003
		\$	\$	\$	\$
CURRENT
	Employee benefits (Note 19(a))	144,984	182,403	144,984	182,403
	NON-CURRENT
	Employee benefits (Note 19(a))	40,578	49,792	40,578	49,792
	Environmental bonds	672,000	608,000	563,500	561,000
Other bonds		200	200	200	200
		712,778	657,992	604,278	610,992
	(a) Aggregate employee benefits	185,562	232,195	185,562	232,195
	(b) Number of employees at year end	20	23	20	23
		Economic Entity		Parent Entity
	NOTE 20: CONTRIBUTED EQUITY	2004	2003	2004	2003
		\$	\$	\$	\$
253,529,546 (2003:208,713,897) fully paid ordinary shares (Note 20(a))		42,078,777	38,556,701	42,078,777	38,556,701
	(a) Ordinary shares
	At the beginning of the reporting period	38,556,701	37,351,739	38,556,701	37,351,739
	Shares issued during the year
	11,781,481 ordinary fully paid shares issued at 9 cents per share	1,060,333		1,060,333
	2,996,668 ordinary fully paid shares issued at 10cents per share-Rare Resources NL shareholders	299,666		299,666
	20,000,000 ordinary fully paid shares issued at 8 cents per share	1,600,000		1,600,000
	6,287,500 ordinary fully paid shares issued at 8 cents per share	503,000		503,000
	3,750,000 ordinary fully paid shares issued at 6 cents per share	225,000		225,000
	6,000,000 ordinary fully paid shares issued at 8 cents per share		480,000		480,000
	2,533,307 ordinary fully paid shares issued at 6 cents per share		151,998		151,998
	12,000,000 ordinary fully paid shares issued at 5 cents per share		600,000		600,000
	755,234 ordinary fully paid shares issued at 5 cents per share		37,762		37,762
	Transaction costs relating to share issues	(165, 922)	(64, 798)	(165, 922)	(64, 798)
		42,078,778	38,556,701	42,078,778	38,556,701

	NOTE 20: CONTRIBUTED
(CONT)

EQUITY

,,,,,,,,
		Number	Number	Number	Number
	At the beginning of reporting period	208,713,897	187,425,356	208,713,897	187,425,356
	Shares issued during year
	01 September 2003	11,381,481		11,381,481
	10 October 2003	400,000		400,000
	11 November 2003 *	2,996,668		2,996,668
	17 December 2003	20,000,000	$\tilde{\phantom{a}}$	20,000,000
	16 January 2004	6,287,500		6,287,500
	9 June 2004	3,750,000		3,750,000
	24 October 2003		1,000,000		1,000,000
	15 November 2003	$\blacksquare$	5,000,000		5,000,000
	12 February 2003		2,533,307		2,533,307
	23 June 2003	$\blacksquare$	12,000,000		12,000,000
	27 June 2003		755,234		755,234
	At reporting date	253,529,546	208,713,897	253,529,546	208.713.897

* On the acquisition of Rare Resources NL the parent entity issued 2,996,668 ordinary shares at 10 cents each to the shareholders of Rare Resources NL on the basis of one share for every three shares held in Rare Resources NL.

At meetings of shareholders, each ordinary share is entitled to one vote when a poll is called, otherwise each shareholder has one vote on a show of hands

(b) Options

At reporting date there were 1,095,000 unlisted share options exercisable at 25 cents on issue to employees. These options expire on 28 February 2005.

NOTE 21: RETAINED LOSSES

	Economic Entity		Parent Entity
	2004 \$	2003 \$	2004 S	2003 \$
Retained losses at beginning of year	(34, 143, 480)	(29, 512, 546)	(30,501,390)	(28, 125, 308)
Adjustment to opening retained losses upon correction of fundamental error (Note 2)	1,717,133
Net losses attributable to members of the parent entity	(2,987,102)	(4.705.744)	(3,271,375)	(2.376.082)
Deconsolidation of subsidiary		74,810
Retained losses at end of year	(35, 413, 449)	(34, 143, 480)	(33, 772, 765)	(30, 501, 390)
	Economic Entity			Parent Entity
NOTE 22: TOTAL EQUITY RECONCILIATION	2004 \$	2003 \$	2004 \$	2003 \$

4,413,221

1,717,133

7,839,193

$\overline{a}$

8,055,311

$\overline{a}$

Total equity at beginning of year

Adjustment to opening total equity upon correction of fundamental error (Note 2)

9,226,431

NOTE 22: TOTAL EQUITY RECONCILIATION (CONT.)
Total changes in parent and economic entity interest in equity recognised in statement of financial performance	(2,987,102)	(4,630,934)	(3,271,375)	(2,376,082)
Transactions with owners as owners:
Contribution of equity	3,522,077	1,204,962	3,522,077	1,204,962
Total equity at end of year	6,665,329	4,413,221	8,306,013	8,055,311
NOTE 23: CAPITAL AND LEASING
COMMITMENTS	Economic Entity		Parent Entity
	2004 \$	2003 \$	2004 \$	2003 \$
(a) Finance and Mortgage Commitments
Payable
not later than 1 year	93,443	4,708	68,368	4,708
Minimum lease payments	93,443	4,708	68,368	4,708
Less future finance charges	(3,481)	(125)	(2,723)	(125)
Total Lease Liability	89,962	4,583	65,645	4,583
(b) Operating Lease Commitments
Non-cancellable operating leases contracted for but not capitalised in the financial statements
Payable
not later than 1 year
	93,072	88,632	93,072	88,632
later than 1 year but not later than 5 years	62,048	150,680	62,048	150,680
	155,120	239,312	155,120	239,312

The lease allows for subletting of part or all lease areas conditional on landlord consent.

(c) Research and Development

Payable

$-$ not later than 1 year	80.700 $\omega$	$\overline{\phantom{a}}$	$\bullet$
$-$ later than 1 year but not later than 5 years	146.800	$\bullet$	146,800
	227,500 $\mathbf{w}$	$\mathbf{a}$	146,800

(d) Exploration expenditure

In order to maintain current rights of tenure to exploration tenements, the economic entity and the parent entity are required to perform minimum exploration work to meet the minimum expenditure requirements specified by various State Governments. These obligations are not provided for in the financial report and are subject to renegotiation when application for a mining lease is made and at other times.

avable

$-$ not later than 1 year	260.780	448.000	151.700	188,200
$-$ later than 1 year but not later than 5 years	1.043.120	1.100.000	606,800	188,200
$-$ Later than 5 years		1.950.000	$\mathbf{a}$	$\overline{\phantom{a}}$
	1,303,900	3,498,000	758,500	376,400

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2004

NOTE 24: CONTINGENT LIABILITIES AND CONTINGENT ASSETS	Economic Entity		Parent Entity
	2004 \$	2003 \$	2004 \$	2003 \$
Estimates of the potential financial effect of contingent liabilities that may become payable:
Bank quarantee
The parent entity has provided a bank guarantee to third party in relation to the Business Card facility. A term deposit of the same amount secures this guaranty.	5.000			5.000

Environmental

The economic entity provides for all known environmental liabilities. While the Directors believe that, based upon current information, its current provisions for the environmental rehabilitation are adequate, there can be no assurance that material new provisions will not be required as a result of new information or regulatory requirements with respect to known sites or identification of new remedial obligations at other sites.

Bonus

Under the Sale Agreement relating to the acquisition of Rare Resources NL by Tantalum Australia Operations Pty Ltd, a performance target was set out and may give rise to bonus payments upon satisfaction of specified conditions. The Directors however are of the opinion that until economically recoverable reserves are established a provision is not required.

600.000

NOTE 25: SEGMENT REPORTING

Primary reporting - Business segments

		Gold	Tantalum			Other	Economic Entity
	2004	2003	2004	2003	2004	2003	2004	2003
	\$'000	\$'000	\$'000	\$'000	\$'000	\$'000	\$'000	\$'000
REVENUE
External sales	$\blacksquare$		$\blacksquare$	1,819	$\omega$		$\omega$	1,819
Total segment revenue		w	$\blacksquare$	1,819	w		÷	1,819
Unallocated revenue							523	445
Total revenue from ordinary activities							523	2,264
RESULT
Segment result	(82)	$\omega$	(1,054)	(3,000)	w	$\blacksquare$	(1, 136)	(3,000)
Unallocated expenses net of unallocated revenue							(1,851)	(1,631)

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2004
-------------------------------------------------------------------	--	--	--

NOTE 25: SEGMENT REPORTING (CONT.)
(Loss) from ordinary activities before income tax (benefit) Income tax (benefit)						(2,987)	(4,631)
(Loss) from ordinary activities after income tax (benefit)						(2,987)	(4,631)
Net (Loss)						(2,987)	(4,631)
ASSETS
Segment assets	4,255	3,958	4,628	3,128	w.	8,883	7,086
Unallocated assets						649	137
Total assets						9,532	7,223
LIABILITIES
Segment liabilities	2,144	561	361	47	50	2,505	658
Unallocated liabilities						361	2,152
Total liabilities						2,866	2,810
OTHER
Acquisitions of non- current segment assets	3	8	168	98		171	106
Depreciation and amortisation of segment assets	72	44	162	767	56	234	867
Other non-cash segment expenses	31	26	793	2,204	117	824	2,347

Secondary reporting - Geographical segments

The economic entity's business segments are located in Australia.

Accounting Policies

Segment revenues and expenses are those directly attributable to the segments and include any joint revenue and expenses where a reasonable basis of allocation exists.

Segment assets include all assets used by a segment and consist principally of cash, receivables, inventories, intangibles and property, plant and equipment, net of allowances and accumulated depreciation and amortisation. While most assets can be directly attributed to individual segments, the carrying amount of certain assets used jointly by two or more segments is allocated to the segments on a reasonable basis. Segment liabilities consist principally of accounts payable, employee entitlements, accrued expenses, provisions and borrowings. Segment assets and liabilities do not include deferred income taxes.

Business Segments

The economic entity has the following business segments:

• Gold division: Exploration of gold. $\sim$
• Tantalum division: Exploration, research and development of tantalum.

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2004

		Economic Entity		Parent Entity
	NOTE 26: CASH FLOW INFORMATION	2004 \$	2003 \$	2004 \$	2003 \$
(a)	Reconciliation of Cash Flow from Operations with (Loss) from Ordinary Activities after Income Tax
	(Loss) from ordinary activities after income tax	(2,987,102)	(4,630,934)	(3,271,375)	(2,376,082)
	Cash flows excluded from (loss) from ordinary activities attributable to operating activities
	Non-cash flows in (loss) from ordinary activities
	Amortisation - Goodwill on consolidation	55,380
	Depreciation	234,259	866,629	71,914	96,626
	Write-off of capitalised exploration expenditure	307,020	736,644	31,403	109,598
	Amounts set aside to provisions	(46, 634)	12,213	(46, 634)	12,213
	Adjustment due to deconsolidation of associate		(74, 810)
	Net (gain) /loss on disposal of property, plant and equipment	1,512	(781)		(364)
	Net gain on disposal of investments		(2,625)		(2,625)
	Interest paid-financed equipment	19,969		3,724
	Unrealised foreign exchange (gain)/loss	(854)
	Provision for doubtful debts		516	1,965,309	1,215,666
	Changes in assets and liabilities, net of the effects of purchase and disposal of subsidiaries
	(Increase)/decrease in receivables	743,436	844,624	319,214	1,064,853
	(Increase)/decrease in inventories	(69, 303)	833,153
	Provision for diminution in investments				1,000
	Increase/(decrease) in trade creditors, accruats and provisions	213,829	155,747	415,355	478,000
	Increase/(decrease) in loans with subsidiaries & associates			(1,463,429)	(2, 103, 535)
	Cash flow from operations	(1,528,488)	(1,259,624)	(1,974,519)	(1,504,650)
		Economic Entity		Parent Entity
		2004 S	2003. \$	2004 \$	2003 \$
(b)	Acquisition of controlled entities
	During the year 100% of the controlled entity Rare Resources NL was acquired.
	Details of this transaction are:
	Purchase consideration-non cash	299,666
	Assets and liabilities held at acquisition date
	Cash	324
	Receivables	74,240

	NOTE 26: CASH FLOW INFORMATION (CONT.)
	Property plant and equipment	1.850	$\bullet$	$\mathbf{u}$
	Exploration, evaluation and development expenditure	29.244
	Payables	(43,950)	$\mathbf{a}$	Ł
		61.708	$\bullet$	$\mathbf{u}$
	Goodwill on consolidation	249.211	$\overline{\phantom{a}}$	$\mathbf{u}$
(c)	Non-cash Financing and Investing Activities

Share issue

2.996.668 ordinary fully paid shares were issued at 10 cents each as the consideration for the purchase of Rare Resources NL.

NOTE 27: EMPLOYEE BENEFITS

Employees Share Option Arrangement

On 13 March 2001, 2,690,000 share options were granted to employees to accept ordinary shares at an exercise price of 25 cents. The options are exercisable on or before 28 February 2005. The options hold no voting or dividend rights and are not transferable.

		Economic Entity		Parent Entity
		2004	2003 \$	2004 \$	2003 \$
(a)	Movement in the number of share options held by employees:
	Opening balance	1.345.000	2.690.000	1.345.000	2,690,000
	Lapsed during the year	(250,000)	(1,345,000)	(250,000)	(1,345,000)
	Closing Balance	1.095.000	1.345,000	1.095.000	1,345,000

Details of share options outstanding as $(b)$

at end of vear:

--------------
Grant Date	Expiry and Exercise Date	Exercise Price	Number	Number	Number	Number
13.3.01	28.02.05	25 cents	1.095.000	1.345.000	1.095.000	1,345,000

Superannuation plan

The Parent Entity does not have a superannuation fund but makes contributions to accumulation funds nominated by the employees. Contributions are charged against income as they are made.

NOTE 28: EVENTS SUBSEQUENT TO REPORTING DATE

Subsequent to reporting date, during July 2004, the parent entity completed a fully underwritten non-renounceable rights issue capital raising to shareholders of the parent entity to raise \$1,521,177 from the issue of 25,352,955 shares at 6 cents each, on the basis of one share for every ten shares held. The financial effect of this transaction has not been brought to account in the 2004 financial report. As a result of the capital raising and sub-underwriting agreements and debt to equity conversion agreements entered into with entities related to Mr Timothy King (Chairman) and M Michael Fotios (Managing Director) in relation to the capital raising, loans and other amounts owing to their related entities at the end of the financial year were subsequently repaid and the shareholdings of Mr Timothy King and Mr Michael Fotios and their related entities increased subsequent to the end of the financial year (Note 6(f),(i),(i)).

NOTE 29: FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

$(a)$ Interest Rate Risk

The economic entity's exposure to interest rate risk, which is the risk that a financial instrument's value will fluctuate as a result of changes in market interest rates and the effective weighted average interest rates on classes of financial assets and financial liabilities, is as follows:

						Fixed Interest Rate Maturing
	Weighted Average Effective		Floating Interest Rate		Within Year		1 to $5$ Years		Over 5 Years		Non-interest Bearing		Total
	Interest Rate		\$		\$			\$	\$		\$		S
	2004	2003	2004	2003	2004	2003			2004 2003 2004 2003		2004	2003	2004	2003
Financial Assets:
Cash	2.6	2.5	245,189 304,430									÷	245,189	304,430
Receivables							$\overline{\phantom{a}}$			$\overline{\phantom{a}}$	196,583	452,954	196,583	452,954
Total Financial Assets				245,189 304,430							196,583	452,954	441,772	757,384
Financial Liabilities:
Payables											$-1.835.946$ 1.584.761		1,835,946 1,584,761
Interest bearing liabilities	7.5	7.5		$\overline{\phantom{a}}$	172,659 384,554							۰.	172,659	384,554
Total Financial Liabilities					172,659 384,554						1,835,946 1,584,761		2,008,605 1,969,315

$(b)$ Credit Risk

The maximum exposure to credit risk, excluding the value of any collateral or other security, at balance date to recognised financial assets is the carrying amount, net of any provisions for doubtful debts of those assets, as disclosed in the statement of financial position and notes to the financial statements.

The economic entity does not have any material credit risk exposure to any single debtor or group of debtors under financial instruments entered into by the economic entity.

$(c)$ Net Fair Values

For financial assets and other assets and liabilities the net fair value approximates their carrying value.

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2004

NOTE 30: COMPANY DETAILS The registered office of the parent entity is: Tantalum Australia NL 13 Mumford Place Balcatta WA 6021 The principal place of business is:

Tantalum Australia NL

13 Mumford Place

Balcatta WA 6021

DIRECTORS' DECLARATION

The directors of the company declare that:

• $\overline{1}$ . the financial statements and notes, as set out on pages 10 to 38 are in accordance with the Corporations Act 2001:
• comply with Accounting Standards and the Corporations Regulations 2001; and $(a)$
• $(b)$ give a true and fair view of the financial position as at 30 June 2004 and of the performance for the year ended on that date of the company and economic entity;
• $\overline{2}$ . in the directors' opinion there are reasonable grounds to believe that the company will be able to pay its debts as and when they become due and payable.

This declaration is made in accordance with a resolution of the Board of Directors.

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Director

Michael Fotios

Dated this 30 th day of September 2004

Grant Thornton ^®

INDEPENDENT AUDIT REPORT TO MEMBERS OF TANTALUM AUSTRALIA NL

Scope

The financial report and directors' responsibility

The financial report comprises the statement of financial position, statement of financial performance, statement of cash flows, accompanying notes to the financial statements, and the directors' declaration for both Tantalum Australia NL (the company) and Tantalum Australia NL (the consolidated entity), for the year ended 30 June 2004. The consolidated entity comprises both the company and the entities it controlled during that year.

The directors of the company are responsible for the preparation and true and fair presentation of the financial report in accordance with the Corporations Act 2001. This includes responsibility for the maintenance of adequate accounting records and internal controls that are designed to prevent and detect fraud and error, and for the accounting policies and accounting estimates inherent in the financial report.

Audit approach

We conducted an independent audit in order to express an opinion to the members of the company. Our audit was conducted in accordance with Australian Auditing Standards, in order to provide reasonable assurance as to whether the financial report is free of material misstatement. The nature of an audit is influenced by factors such as the use of professional judgment, selective testing, the inherent limitations of internal control, and the availability of persuasive rather than conclusive evidence. Therefore, an audit cannot guarantee that all material misstatements have been detected.

We performed procedures to assess whether in all material respects the financial report presents fairly, in accordance with the Corporations Act 2001, Accounting Standards and other mandatory financial reporting requirements in Australia, a view which is consistent with our understanding of the company's and the consolidated entity's financial position, and of their performance as represented by the results of their operations and cash flows.

We formed our audit opinion on the basis of these procedures, which included:

• examining, on a test basis, information to provide evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the $\bullet$ financial report: and
• assessing the appropriateness of the accounting policies and disclosures used and the reasonableness of significant accounting estimates made by the directors.

While we considered the effectiveness of management's internal controls over financial reporting when determining the nature and extent of our procedures, our audit was not designed to provide assurance on internal controls.

Our audit did not involve an analysis of the prudence of business decisions made by the directors or management.

We have read the other information in the annual report to determine whether it contained any material inconsistencies with the financial report.

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Independence

In conducting our audit, we followed the applicable independence requirements of Australian professional ethical pronouncements and the Corporations Act 2001.

Audit opinion

In our opinion, the financial report of Tantalum Australia NL is in accordance with:

• $(a)$ the Corporations Act 2001, including:
• í) giving a true and fair view of the company's and consolidated entity's financial position as at 30 June 2004, and of their performance for the year ended on that date; and
• $\mathbf{u}$ complying with Accounting Standards in Australia and the Corporations Regulations 2001; and
  • (b) other mandatory financial reporting requirements in Australia.

Inherent uncertainty regarding continuation as a going concern

Without qualification to the audit opinion expressed above, attention is drawn to the following matter. As a result of the matters described in Note $1(r)$ , unless the economic entity is able to raise additional working capital to fund its ongoing exploration commitments and other activities, there is significant uncertainty whether it will be able to continue as a going concern and therefore whether it will realise its assets and extinguish its liabilities in the normal course of business and at amounts stated in the financial report.

And Monday

GRANT THORNTON CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS

Sear Might

SEAN MCGURK Partner

Signed at Perth this 30th day of September 2004

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FOR LISTED PUBLIC COMPANIES

Additional information required by the Australian Stock Exchange Ltd and not shown elsewhere in this report is set out below.

$\mathbf{1}$ . Shareholdings:

Distribution of Shareholders $(a)$

	Number of Holders
Size of holding category (number of shares held)	Ordinary Shares	Executive Options
$1 - 1,000$	14
$1,001 - 5,000$	96	$\bullet$
$5,001 - 10,000$	198	$\overline{\phantom{a}}$
$10,001 - 100,000$	979	$\blacksquare$
$100.001 -$ and over	340	2
	1,627	2

The number of shareholders holding less than a marketable parcel is 190. $(b)$

$(c)$ The names of the substantial shareholders listed in the holding company's register as at 29 September 2004 are:

Shareholder	Number of Ordinary shares	% Held of Issued Ordinary Capital
United Overseas Bank Ltd	27.775.000	9.96
Kemet Tantalum Pty Ltd	22,049.538	7.90

$(d)$ Voting Rights

The voting rights attached to each class of equity security are as follows:

Ordinary shares

Each ordinary share is entitled to one vote when a poll is called, otherwise each member present at a $\overline{\phantom{a}}$ meeting or by proxy has one vote on a show of hands.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FOR LISTED PUBLIC COMPANIES

(e)		20 Largest Shareholders - Ordinary Shares
	Name		Number of Ordinary Fully Paid Shares Held	% Held of Issued Ordinary Capital
	1.	United Overseas Bank Ltd	25,250,000	9.05
	2.	Kemet tantalum Pty Ltd	20,116,156	7.21
	3.	Fotios Michael George	6,456,260	2.32
	4.	Rexfam Trading Pty Ltd	5,453,107	1.96
	5.	Irrewarra Investments Pty	5,250,000	1.88
	6.	Bruges Pty Ltd	5,215,654	1.87
	7.	Austminex NL	5,053,333	1.81
	8.	Australia RBC Global Serv	4,541,667	1.63
	9.	Perth Select Seafoods Pty	4,373,000	1.57
	10.	Jemaya Pty Ltd	4.050.000	1.45
	11.	Dixtru Pty Ltd	3,908,764	1.40
	12.	Fakuba Pty Ltd	3,770,000	1.35
	13.	Tewal Pty Ltd	3,349,527	1.20
	14.	Maier Wolfgang	2,881,602	1.03
	15.	Vista Blue Limited	2,770,000	0.99
	16.	Ravina Ltd	2,700,000	0.97
	17.	Synergy Gold Inc	2,525,000	0.91
	18	Coultas Susanne	2,500,000	0.90
	19.	SGJ Investments Pty Ltd	2,287,787	0.82
	20.	Pope Desmond James	2,200,000	0.79
			114,651,857	41.11

$2.$ The name of the company secretary is Peter Farrah.

$\overline{3}$ . The address of the principal registered office in Australia is 13 Mumford Place, Balcatta, WA, 6021, Telephone: (08) 6241 1888

$\overline{4}$ . Registers of securities are held at the following addresses:

Western Australia

Applecross, WA, 6153.

5. Stock Exchange Listing:

Quotation has been granted for all the ordinary shares of the company on all Member Exchanges of the Australian Stock Exchange Limited.

Security Transfer Registrars Pty Ltd, 770 Canning Highway,

6. Unquoted Securities:

Options over Unissued Shares:

A total of 1,095,000 options are on issue to employees.

$\overline{7}$ . Other Disclosures: