Opportunity in Tailings Reprocessing: ESGold Corp. is leveraging advanced processing technology to recover gold and silver from legacy tailings in Colombia, transforming environmental liabilities into profitable resources.
Strategic Joint Venture: The company has formed a joint venture with Planta Magdalena S.A.S. in Bolívar, Colombia, which includes a C$1.5 million investment for a 50% stake in a fully permitted gold and silver project, aiming for production startup by 2026.
Promising Sampling Results: Initial sampling of the Bolívar tailings revealed significant gold and silver content, with some samples showing high concentrations, indicating substantial untapped value that modern recovery methods can exploit.
Environmental and Economic Benefits: ESGold's approach not only aims to improve precious metal recovery rates but also addresses environmental concerns by eliminating harmful mercury use, thus promoting sustainable mining practices and local economic development.
AEM
$169.51+Infinity%1D
Analyst Views on AEM
Wall Street analysts forecast AEM stock price to rise over the next 12 months. According to Wall Street analysts, the average 1-year price target for AEM is 193.87 USD with a low forecast of 121.67 USD and a high forecast of 231.00 USD. However, analyst price targets are subjective and often lag stock prices, so investors should focus on the objective reasons behind analyst rating changes, which better reflect the company's fundamentals.
11 Analyst Rating
Wall Street analysts forecast AEM stock price to rise over the next 12 months. According to Wall Street analysts, the average 1-year price target for AEM is 193.87 USD with a low forecast of 121.67 USD and a high forecast of 231.00 USD. However, analyst price targets are subjective and often lag stock prices, so investors should focus on the objective reasons behind analyst rating changes, which better reflect the company's fundamentals.
9 Buy
2 Hold
0 Sell
Strong Buy
Current: 168.400
Low
121.67
Averages
193.87
High
231.00
Current: 168.400
Low
121.67
Averages
193.87
High
231.00
RBC Capital
Josh Wolfson
Outperform -> Sector Perform
downgrade
$185 -> $205
2025-12-10
Reason
RBC Capital
Josh Wolfson
Price Target
$185 -> $205
2025-12-10
downgrade
Outperform -> Sector Perform
Reason
RBC Capital analyst Josh Wolfson downgraded Agnico Eagle to Sector Perform from Outperform with a price target of $205, up from $185. The firm cites its updated precious metals assumptions for the downgrade. Over the medium term, Agnico will need "heavier" investments to achieve its growth targets, which will reduce free cash flow and raise execution risk, the analyst tells investors in a research note.
Jefferies
Hold
downgrade
$193 -> $189
2025-12-07
Reason
Jefferies
Price Target
$193 -> $189
2025-12-07
downgrade
Hold
Reason
Jefferies lowered the firm's price target on Agnico Eagle to $189 from $193 and keeps a Hold rating on the shares as part of a 2026 preview for the metals and mining group. The firm remains bullish on gold equities, citing attractive valuations, but now more cautious on copper stocks given valuations heading into next year. Jefferies expects gold companies to expand margins and produce more free cash flow in 2026 versus 2025. The longer gold prices remain elevated, the more investor attention will turn to growth, the analyst tells investors in a research note. Its top gold picks are Barrick Mining (B), Alamos Gold (AG) and Royal Gold (RGLD). The firm's top copper picks is Hudbay (HBM).
BofA
Buy
downgrade
$231 -> $226
2025-11-24
Reason
BofA
Price Target
$231 -> $226
2025-11-24
downgrade
Buy
Reason
BofA lowered the firm's price target on Agnico Eagle to $226 from $231 and keeps a Buy rating on the shares. The firm is refreshing its price forecasts for North American Metals & Mining stocks under its coverage, the analyst tells investors. The firm sees the macro backdrop as challenging due to China's slowing commodity demand but notes this may be offset by a rebound in demand in U.S. and Europe.
BofA
Buy
maintain
$226 -> $231
2025-11-24
Reason
BofA
Price Target
$226 -> $231
2025-11-24
maintain
Buy
Reason
BofA raised the firm's price target on Agnico Eagle to $231 from $226 and keeps a Buy rating on the shares. The firm is refreshing its price forecasts for North American Metals & Mining stocks under its coverage, the analyst tells investors. The firm sees the macro backdrop as challenging due to China's slowing commodity demand but notes this may be offset by a rebound in demand in U.S. and Europe.
About AEM
Agnico Eagle Mines Limited is a Canada-based and led senior gold mining company engaged in producing precious metals from operations in Canada, Australia, Finland and Mexico, with a pipeline of exploration and development projects. Its operations include Canadian Malartic Complex, Detour Lake, Fosterville, Goldex, Kittila, La India, LaRonde Complex, Macassa, Meadowbank Complex, Meliadine and Pinos Altos. Its exploration sites include Barsele, Delta, Dubuisson, El Barqueno, Hammond Reef, Hope Bay, Jennings, Morelos Sur, North Madsen, Northern Territory, Pandora/Wood-Pandora, and others. The Canadian Malartic complex is located in the town of Malartic, 25 kilometers (km) west of Val-d’Or in northwestern Quebec. The Fosterville mine is a high-grade, low-cost underground gold mine, located 20 km from the city of Bendigo. It also owns a 100% interest in all its properties (128,680 hectares) in Quebec. Its projects also include Marban Alliance, Horizon, Alpha, Launay, Peacock, and others.
About the author
Emily J. Thompson
Emily J. Thompson, a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) with 12 years in investment research, graduated with honors from the Wharton School. Specializing in industrial and technology stocks, she provides in-depth analysis for Intellectia’s earnings and market brief reports.
