Australian explorer Ardea Resources has advanced plans to spin off a package of gold and base metal tenements in the Lachlan Fold Belt of central NSW into a new IPO, Godolphin Resources.
Godolphin will hold 100% of near-term openpit development opportunities at the Lewis Ponds gold-zinc and Mount Aubrey gold deposits, with a long-term strategy seeking bulk tonnage mineral assets akin to region's Cadia-Ridgeway and Northparkes porphyry gold-copper mineralisation.
Ardea aims to raise $A4.5-8M by issuing up to 40M shares at 20cps,. Existing Ardea shareholders will receive 30M free Godolphin vendor shares plus priority IPO rights.
The spin-off will allow Ardea to focus on its flagship Goongarrie nickel cobalt project and other WA assets.