Core Viewpoint - China Rare Earth Holdings (03788) saw its stock price increase by over 10%, reaching a new high of HKD 4.58, with a current trading price of HKD 4.54 and a trading volume of HKD 12.62 million [1] Group 1: Company Actions - China Rare Earth announced a placement of 75 million shares to Zijin Mining's subsidiary, Zijin Global Fund and Jingshan, at a price of HKD 3.13 per share, raising approximately HKD 231 million, which will be used alongside the company's own funds to support the development of its gold mining project in Australia [1] - Following the placement, Zijin Mining will hold a 3.69% stake in China Rare Earth's expanded issued share capital [1] Group 2: Strategic Developments - In July, China Rare Earth announced plans to spin off its subsidiary "Rare Earth Gold" for independent listing on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange through an introduction listing [1] - First Shanghai indicated that the spin-off will create a parallel listing structure, allowing existing shareholders to hold shares in both China Rare Earth (iron ore business) and Rare Earth Gold (gold business) without additional investment [1] - The spin-off aims to establish an independent capital platform for the gold business and facilitate valuation recovery for the gold segment [1] - The company plans to introduce long-term strategic investors before the spin-off and will use the raised funds for the construction of the Cygnet gold mine project in Western Australia [1]