A survey has found that 39.9% of employers in the resources sector intend to increase their staff levels over the coming quarter, an increase of 20.4 percentage points.
Lion-Asia has applied for relief to waive the minimum acceptance condition on to its offer for Polaris Metals
Reed Resources and Mineral Resources have announced a farm-in agreement for the development of the Mt Marion lithium project in WA's goldfields.
SA Mineral Resources Development Minister Paul Holloway has told a business seminar in Beijing that the State welcomes further Chinese investment.
Polaris Metals has declared Lion-Asia's latest takeover offer superior to last week's offer by rival bidder Mineral Resources.
The Polaris Metals bidding war escalated late last week, with Lion-Asia Resources looking to trump rival bidder Mineral Resources with a revised cash offer of 70 cents per share.
The market capitalisation of Western Australian listed companies has nearly doubled in value over the past eight months, according to the Deloitte WA Index released yesterday.
The directors of Polaris Metals yesterday recommended the company's shareholders accept the takeover bid from Mineral Resources, after both parties negotiated an improved offer.
Mineral Resources yesterday announced an agreement with Hancock Prospecting to commence operations at the Nicholas Downs manganese operation in March 2010.
A bidding war has started for Western Australian iron ore junior Polaris Metals.