Scotiabank Keeps Their Buy Rating on Aya Gold & Silver (AYA)
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Aya Gold & Silver has an analyst consensus of Strong Buy, with a price target consensus of C$20.25, which is a 58.20% upside from current levels. In a report released on June 18, BMO Capital also maintained a Buy rating on the stock with a C$18.00 price target.
AYA market cap is currently C$1.79B and has a P/E ratio of -97.52.
Based on the recent corporate insider activity of 21 insiders, corporate insider sentiment is positive on the stock. This means that over the past quarter there has been an increase of insiders buying their shares of AYA in relation to earlier this year.
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Max further advises the QP has been unable to verify the information on Marmato and Guaybales and that the information is not necessarily indicative to the mineralization on the Mora property. "The Mora Gold-Silver Title is of significant size, and provides both, a high-grade Marmato type target, clearly manifested by the numerous small-scale mines and geological proximity and an underlaid Apollo Porphyry type target, again with geological proximity and the series of "polymetallic" structures, which occur on all the targets for the adjacent Guayabales Gold Project, including the recent Apollo discovery," says Max CEO Brett Matich. "We are excited with the opportunity of being the first exploration Company to conduct significant exploration on the Mora Title. Our in-country expertise abodes well to acting as the sole operator," he concluded. 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To view an enhanced version of this graphic, please visit: Terms of the Purchase Agreement Under the terms of the Agreement, Maximum has the exclusive rights to earn up to 100% of Inversiones Villamora S.A.S. ("Villamora"). Pursuant to Maximum acquiring 100% of the shares of Villamora, the 100% owner of Mora, Maximum acts as the sole operator and can withdraw from the Option or Purchase Periods at any stage. Payments are USD to the shareholders of Villamora and all payments are subject to certain milestones, obligations and conditions. Option Period; first payment of $50,000; second of $50,000; third of $150,000 and fourth of $150,000. The Purchase Period; $1,000,000 on or before 1 year after the final Option Period payment advances to 20%; $1,000,000 on or before 1 year after the first Purchase Period payment advances to 40%; $2,000,000 on or before 1 year after the second Purchase Period payment advances to 60%; $4,000,000 on or before 1 year after the third Purchase Period payment advances to 100%. Under certain conditions, prior to Maximum initiating the Purchase Period, Maximum shall be entitled to acquire the Mora Title, rather than Villamora, under the same terms and conditions. The Company committed to 3% net smelter royalty from ore production. No finders' fees were paid in connection with the transaction. 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Qualified Person The Company's disclosure of a technical or scientific nature in this news release was reviewed and approved by Tim Henneberry, (British Columbia), a member of the Max Resource advisory board, who serves as a qualified person under the definition of National Instrument 43-101. About Max Resource Corp. Max's wholly owned Sierra Azul Copper-Silver Project sits along the Colombian portion of the world's largest producing copper belt (Andean belt), with world-class infrastructure and the presence of global majors (Glencore and Chevron). Max has an Earn-In Agreement ("EIA") with Freeport-McMoRan Exploration Corporation ("Freeport"), a wholly owned affiliate of Freeport-McMoRan Inc. relating to the Sierra Azul Project. Under the terms of the EIA, Freeport has been granted a two-stage option to acquire up to an 80% ownership interest in the Sierra Azul Project by funding cumulative expenditures of C$50m and cash payments totaling C$1.55m. 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