Red Rock Resources plc and Power Metal Resources plc have started the incorporation of a new holding company for their joint venture in the Victoria gold fields, Australia.
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The companies’ current joint company, Red Rock Australasia Pty Ltd (RRAL), will be held in New Ballarat Gold Corporation plc (NBGC).
RRAL will become a wholly owned Australian subsidiary of NBGC.
Red Rock and Power Metal’s shares in NBGC will be in the same proportions as their holdings in RRAL with Red Rock owning 50.1% and Power Metal 49.9%.
Red Rock chairman Andrew Bell also announced that he will step down as chairman of Power Metal to focus on Red Rock and the new IPO.