-- White Gold (WGO.V) 周二宣布，已启动此前已公布的子公司 W2 Critical Minerals Corp. 分拆计划。 此次分拆旨在通过将 White Gold 在育空地区的铜、钼、钨和其他关键矿产资产转移到一家独立公司，释放其非黄金项目组合的价值。 White Gold 首席执行官 David D'Onofrio 表示：“我们相信，通过创建这家专注于关键矿产的公司，我们不仅能够提升股东价值，还能推进对加拿大长期经济和供应链战略日益重要的机遇。” 根据协议条款，White Gold 股东每持有五股 White Gold 股票将获得一股 W2 股票。W2 计划完成私募融资，筹集至多 500 万加元，White Gold 将保留 19.9% 的股份。 W2 股票将在多伦多证券交易所创业板 (TSX Venture Exchange) 上市。分拆后的公司将拥有六处矿产，约占White Gold现有矿权的15%。 White Gold将继续推进其旗舰项目White Gold。 昨日，WGO股价下跌0.06美元，跌幅3.3%，收于1.71美元。
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