** National Bank Of Canada raises PT of Canadian gold miner
LGD.TO to C$2.30 from C$1.70
** Company announces discovery of a third high-grade oxide
gold zone, D-3, at its Black Pine Project in Idaho, near the D-1
and D-2 zone discoveries made in 2019 urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nFWN2E009B
** Liberty remains a top developer pick and we see potential
for further resource growth - NBC
** LGD also expands its drill program at Black Pine Project
to 46,000 metres from 28,000 metres
** NBC says its average annual gold production forecast
increases to 150koz per year over an 8.5-year mine life from
previous estimate of 100koz per year over a 7-year mine life
** LGD stock up 68% YTD
(Reporting by Shradha Singh in Bengaluru)
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