Ark Mines Limited is a publicly listed company with five highly prospective tenements in the Lachlan Fold Belt, in the central west of New South Wales. Ark's exploration efforts are focussed on gold and base metals, whilst potential for "rare earth" and iron provide Ark with a diversified suite of valued commodities. 
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Asian Activities Report for November 21, 2011 includes: Ark Mines Ltd (ASX:AHK) has completed extensive geological, financial and legal due diligence on the Marsuparia Contract of Work tenement in Indonesia; Red Mountain Mining Limited (ASX:RMX) is to commence structural surface and underground geology studies at Xinqu mineralised area within the Zhongqu project to assist interpretation of the gold mineralisation; Altura Mining Limited (ASX:AJM) announces a 26% increase in the resource estimate at its Pilgangoora lithium project located in the Pilbara region of Western Australia; Frontier Solar Limited (SIM:FSO), a Brisbane-based solar mounting technology company, announced a A$6 million Initial Public Offering last week.
Asian Activities Report for September 13, 2011 includes: Ark Mines Limited (ASX:AHK) has signed an agreement to acquire ownership and control of the Masuparia Contract of Work tenement in Indonesia; PepinNini Minerals Limited (ASX:PNN) today updated on the extensive drilling program at its Robinson Range Iron Ore Project in Western Australia; Forge Resources Limited (ASX:FRG) has signed an option agreement to acquire a 100% interest in the West Eucla Mineral Sand Project; Cabral Resources Limited (ASX:CBS) has applied four new iron ore tenements in Brazil; Tata Chemicals Limited (BOM:500770) said today that Gabon Fertiliser Company and Technip (EPA:TEC) have signed a Pre Construction Services Agreement for the proposed urea fertiliser plant in Gabon.
Asian Activities Report for May 17, 2011 includes: Adamus Resources Limited (ASX:ADU) discovered gold mineralised extensions at Nzema Gold Project in Ghana; Ark Mines Limited (ASX:AHK) is to expand tenement holding around Babinda project; Atlantic Limited (ASX:ATI) report increases in ore reserve and output forecast at the Windimurra Vanadium Project; Spitfire Resources Limited (ASX:SPI) reported a third manganese discovery within its South Woodie Woodie Project in Western Australia.
New South Wales focused polymetallic exploration company Ark Mines Limited (ASX:AHK) today announced that is has applied for 99 exploration units totalling 287 km2 in the Lachlan Fold Belt near to the company's Babinda project.
