CIBC Capital Markets on Monday maintained its outperformer rating on shares of Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM.TO, AEM) while raising its price target to US$310 from US$304.
The investment bank said higher price target reflects the results of a preliminary economic assessment for the Hope Bay project in Nunavut, fine-tuning the effective tax rate at the Meliadine project, and the miner's favorable first-quarter results.
Agnico recently hosted a site tour of the two projects in Nunavut, where the company highlighted its two decades of experience in the territory.
At Meliadine, Agnico highlighted its environmental stewardship, approach to human resource management, efforts toward continuous improvements at site, and recent mine life extension to 2036 from 2032.
The company plans to apply all of these learnings to advance Hope Bay, including a similar mill blueprint from Meliadine for Hope Bay's mill, CIBC said.
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