CRA SOLD FORREST GOLD FOR 76 MLN DLRS - WHIM CREEK <Whim Creek Consolidated NL> said the consortium it is leading will pay 76.55 mln dlrs for the acquisition of CRA Ltd's <CRAA.S> <Forrest Gold Pty Ltd> unit, reported yesterday. CRA and Whim Creek did not disclose the price yesterday. Whim Creek will hold 44 pct of the consortium, while <Austwhim Resources NL> will hold 27 pct and <Croesus Mining NL> 29 pct, it said in a statement. As reported, Forrest Gold owns two mines in Western Australia producing a combined 37,000 ounces of gold a year. It also owns an undeveloped gold project.