| AGSO |
Australian Geological Survey Organisation. |
| Archaean |
Oldest geological period, over 2,500 million years ago. |
| ASIC |
Australian Securities & Investments Commission. |
| ASX |
Australian Stock Exchange Limited (ABN 98 008 624 691). |
| Board |
Board of directors of the Company as constituted from time to time. |
| Castle Creek Project |
Western Australian tenement E80/2693. |
| Cheroona Well Project |
Western Australian tenement E51/914. |
| Chesterfield JV |
Unincorporated joint venture formed pursuant to an agreement dated 10
September 2001 between the Company and St Barbara. |
Chesterfield JV
Tenements |
Chesterfield Project (excluding Western Australian tenements M51/785,
P51/2163, M51/95 and M51/547). |
| Chesterfield Project |
Group of Western Australian tenements as described in the Tenement
Schedule. |
| Company |
Independence Group NL (ABN 46 092 786 304). |
| Constitution |
Constitution of the Company. |
| Contributing Share |
Ordinary share in the capital of the Company partly paid to 0.1 cents each with 10 cents to pay after 31 December 2005. |
| Corporations Act |
Corporations Act 2001. |
| Dolphin |
Dolphin Resources Pty Ltd (ABN 38 078 097 355). |
| Dolphin JV |
Unincorporated joint venture formed pursuant to an agreement dated August 2001 between the Company and Dolphin. |
| Dolphin JV Projects |
Millidie Project and Dural Springs Project. |
| Dural Springs Project |
Western Australian tenements E51/958 and E53/955. |
| E |
Exploration licence if granted, otherwise an exploration licence application (WA). |
| Earth Xplore |
Earth Xplore Pty Ltd (ABN 26 08 943 913). |
| EL |
Exploration licence (SA). |
| ELA |
Exploration licence application (NT or SA). |
| Existing Future Permits |
Group of South Australian and Northern Territory tenements as described
in the Tenement Schedule (excluding the Musgrave Tenements). |
| Goldsearch |
Goldsearch Limited (ABN 73 006 645 754) and each of its subsidiaries
(within the meaning of section 9 of the Corporations Act). |
| Goldsearch JV |
Unincorporated joint venture formed pursuant to a letter agreement
dated 24 August 2000 between the Company, Goldsearch and Ranger. |
| Granted Future Permits |
Existing Future Permits granted to Goldsearch. |
| GSWA |
Geological Survey of Western Australia. |
| g/t |
Grams per tonne. |
| IME |
Independence Mining Exploration NL (ABN 29 092 786 233). |
| Independence |
Independence Group NL (ABN 46 092 786 304). |
| Jeerinah Project |
Western Australian tenements E47/1072 and E47/1073. |
| Lghtning Nickel |
Lightning Nickel Pty Ltd (ACN 098 270 789). |
| Listing Date |
Date of commencement of official quotation of the Shares on ASX. |
| M |
Mining lease (WA). |
| Millidie Project |
Western Australian tenements E52/1529 and E52/1530. |
| Moz |
Million ounces. |
| Musgrave Block |
East-west trending thrust complex of Proterozoic basement rocks
extending 500km along the border of South Australia and the Northern
Territory, and more than 250km into Western Australia. |
| Musgrave Project |
Group of South Australian and Northern Territory tenements as described
in the Tenement Schedule. |
| Musgrave Tenements |
South Australian tenements EL 2245 and EL 2435. |
| Nambi Project |
Western Australian tenement E37/690. |
| Non-Residents |
Persons domiciled outside Australia. |
| Official List |
Official list of entities that ASX has admitted and not removed. |
| Onslow Peak Project |
Western Australian tenement E80/2531. |
| P |
Prospecting licence (WA). |
| Palaeozoic |
Geological period between 250 to 580 million years ago. |
| Ranger |
Ranger Minerals Ltd (ABN 96 009 098 980). |
| SBM or St Barbara |
St Barbara Mines Limited (ABN 36 009 165 066). |
| SCH |
Securities Clearing House. |
| SCH Business Rules |
SCH Business Rules issued by ASX Settlement and Transfer Corporation Pty
Ltd (ACN 008 504 532). |
| Share |
Fully paid ordinary share in the capital of the Company. |
| Southstar |
Southstar Resources Limited (ABN 25 078 831 599). |
| Southstar JV |
Unincorporated joint venture formed pursuant to an agreement dated 27
June 2001 between the Company and Southstar. |
| Southstar JV Database |
All geochemical and geophysical data collected by WMC during its
diamond explorations (and any other pertinent data, reports, materials or
information held by Southstar) excluding that portion of the data
pertaining directly to diamond exploration. |
| Southstar JV Projects |
Cheroona Well Project and Onslow Peak Project and any other nondiamond
related project involving the Company or Southstar arising out
of, or in connection with, the Southstar JV Database on or after 29
November 2000. |
| Tropicana Project |
Group of Western Australian tenements as described in the Tenement
Schedule. |
| Tuart |
Tuart Resources Limited (ABN 61 057 337 952). |
| Underwriter |
[Tolhurst Noall Limited (ABN 52 003 237 536)]. |
| Virtual Genius |
Virtual Genius Pty Ltd (ABN 63 077 458 372). |
WA Reconnaissance
Projects |
Yalgoo West and Jeerinah Projects. |
| WMC |
WMC Resources Ltd (ABN 76 004 184 598). |
| Yalgoo West Project |
Western Australian tenement E59/1025. |