Do Aya Gold & Silver’s (TSX:AYA) New Zgounder Grades Reframe Its Long-Term Mine Strategy?

• Aya Gold & Silver Inc. recently reported high-grade silver drill results from its 2026 at-depth exploration program at the Zgounder Silver Mine in Morocco, including multiple multi-metre intervals grading over 1,000 grams per tonne silver across the open-pit, central, and western fault areas.
• With 9,250 metres already drilled, or 30.8% of the 2026 program, the consistency of strong grades across several zones suggests meaningful potential to refine Zgounder’s geological model and inform future mine planning decisions.
• Next, we’ll explore how these high-grade Zgounder drill intercepts may influence Aya Gold & Silver’s existing investment narrative and outlook.

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Aya Gold & Silver Investment Narrative Recap

To own Aya Gold & Silver, you need to believe Zgounder can sustain efficient production while Boumadine matures, all without major setbacks in Morocco. The latest high grade Zgounder drill results support the ongoing ramp up story but do not materially change the near term focus on execution risk at Zgounder and jurisdictional risk tied to Aya’s heavy Moroccan exposure.

Among recent announcements, the Q1 2026 results stand out alongside these drill results. Aya reported US$117.27M in sales and US$48.33M in net income, which gives investors a current snapshot of profitability as Zgounder’s expansion beds in and Boumadine advances. Together with the new intercepts, these figures frame how much room Aya has to keep funding its ambitious Moroccan growth plans from internal cash generation.

Yet against the excitement around new high grade intercepts, investors should still be aware of potential ore dilution and cost pressures that could…

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Aya Gold & Silver’s narrative projects $416.3 million revenue and $124.0 million earnings by 2029. This requires 27.2% yearly revenue growth and a $78.4 million earnings increase from $45.6 million today.

Uncover how Aya Gold & Silver’s forecasts yield a CA$33.86 fair value, a 39% upside to its current price.

Exploring Other Perspectives

Some of the lowest analysts were already cautious, assuming revenues of about US$191.4M and earnings of US$57.5M by 2028, which reflects a far more demanding profit and valuation bar than the consensus, especially if ore dilution or Moroccan regulatory risks worsen rather than improve in light of results like these.

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