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White Gold Corp. Announces Spin-Out to Create a Yukon Focused Publicly Listed Critical Minerals Exploration Company

White Gold Strips for Action: Spin-Out to Crystalize Yukon Copper Value While Keeping the Gold Crown

By The Northwire Desk — AI Analysis Feb 11, 2026 · 07:00 WGO · 1.5 White Gold Corp.
Executive Summary

On February 11, 2026, White Gold Corp. announced a proposed spin-out of its non-gold portfolio to create a new, Yukon-focused publicly listed "Critical Minerals" exploration company (SpinCo). The transaction aims to unlock value for assets including the Bridget, Loonie, Wolf, Hunker, Hayes, and Toonie properties, which are prospective for copper, molybdenum, tungsten, silver, and other critical minerals. White Gold shareholders will receive shares in the new entity. This follows the February 9 appointment of Donovan Pollitt (former Wesdome CEO) as a Strategic Advisor, signaling a pivot toward higher-level technical development and potentially production-track thinking for the flagship gold assets.

Material Impact

This restructuring is a material positive for several reasons: - Value Unlocking: The market rarely assigns fair value to secondary "critical mineral" targets within a gold-focused company. The spin-out allows these porphyry-style targets (Bridget, Isaac) to be valued independently of the 2.3M+ oz gold resource. - Strategic Focus: White Gold's management can focus exclusively on advancing the flagship White Gold Project toward a Preliminary Economic Assessment (PEA) and production, supported by the recent addition of Donovan Pollitt. - Government Tailwinds: The move leverages significant Canadian federal and Yukon territorial support for critical minerals infrastructure, potentially attracting a different class of institutional investors to SpinCo. - Resource Validation: The recent (Nov 2024) resource update showing a 44% increase in Indicated gold resources (1.73M oz) provides a solid "floor" for the parent company, while the "Blue Sky" exploration is offloaded to the new vehicle.

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Company Overview

White Gold Corp. controls approximately 300,000 hectares (40% of the White Gold District) in the Yukon. - Flagship Project: The White Gold Project, consisting of the Golden Saddle and Arc deposits. - Resources: 1,732,300 oz Gold Indicated (1.53 g/t) and 1,265,900 oz Gold Inferred (1.22 g/t). - Characteristics: 99% of resources are near-surface and contained within open-pit mine designs. Golden Saddle contains a high-grade core of 1.1M oz at 2.84 g/t Au.

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