Solomon Gold, an antipodean concern with assets obtained from an Australian mining group, is contemplating a New Year AIM float.

Aussie geologist Nick Mather runs Solomon, whose potential gold and copper assets lie in the South Pacific on the same geological trend as the massive Bougainville and Lihir mineral deposits. Senior City mining guru and ex-World Gold Council executive Rob Weinberg is a non-executive director of the company, which hopes to attract an institutional following.