FWIW this is the article the West Australian ran. This could actually be outright misinformation, given that it appears TFG has since changed its stance and granted (conditional) approval on the 10th.
Somali PM cries foul on mystery Range deal Gary Hughes 118 words 17 October 2005
The new Somalian Government has objected to a mining deal involving an Australian company. The small Perth explorer, Range Resources, had earlier told the market in Australia that it had done a deal with Consort Private to buy 50.1% of the rights to all oil and mineral exploration in the region of Puntland in Somalia. Somalia's President, Ali Mohammed Gedi, wrote to the Australian Stock Exchange objecting to the deal. The letter said that only the national Somalian Government has the authority to sign mineral and oil deals. Consort Private is thought to be registered in the Maldives and operates via a London law firm
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