21.   The discovery was the third major prehistoric find in recent years.

22.   The Indonesian government has assigned a state-owned mining company to safeguard the site of a claimed major gold find that independent testers concluded was a hoax.

23.   However, exploration by domestic and foreign firms in the inhospitable desert region has not yet resulted in any major finds.

24.   Australian oil and gas group Ampolex Ltd. said Tuesday a New Zealand press report speculating of a major find north of Wellington was premature.

25.   But he would neither confirm nor deny a major find.

26.   On Tuesday, the team made its first major find in the lush hills close to the former safe area.