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- ESGold Corp., a development-stage company committed to the acquisition, exploration, and development of high-quality mineral properties worldwide, remains bullish about the 2026 gold prices
- After an ongoing series of ups-and-downs, by mid-April the price of gold had worked its way past $4,840 per troy ounce to new all-time highs
- Some analysts have now projected that the price could hit $6,000/oz later in the year, mainly driven by geopolitical issues and continuing economic uncertainty
- ESGold expects to capitalize on this growth, accelerating development of its flagship Montauban project toward production
- It recently closed a C$7.2 million offering from the sale of 10,683,000 shares of the company, and looks to direct these proceeds to the development of this property
ESGold (CSE: ESAU) (OTCQB: ESAUF), a development-stage company committed to acquiring, exploring, and developing high-quality mineral properties worldwide, remains bullish about gold prices in 2026. Its management firmly believes that the precious metal will continue to grow in appeal as a safe alternative investment, particularly given the unavoidable factors driving up its price, including but not limited to unending geopolitical and debt issues feeding growing economic uncertainty.
Thus far, these factors have, despite unavoidable volatility, driven up gold prices to increasing all-time highs. By mid-April, the precious metal, for the first time in history, surpassed $4,840 per troy ounce, with some experts projecting that it could reach $6,000 at some point in 2026. In a report published by J.P. Morgan in December 2025, it was projected that prices would rise toward $5,000/oz by Q4 2026 and toward $6,000/oz in the longer term. This has been accelerated by geopolitical issues, which have increased economic uncertainties already fueled by rising worldwide debt (https://ibn.fm/Yj7yu).
“While this rally in gold has not, and will not, be linier, we believe the trends driving this rebasing higher in gold prices are not exhausted,” noted Natasha Kaneva, head of Global Commodities Strategy at J.P. Morgan.
“The long-term trend of official reserve and investor diversification into gold has further to run,” she added (https://ibn.fm/Yj7yu).
To capitalize on this growth, ESGold has embarked on developing its Montauban flagship project. As a past—producing mine, the property is yet to be fully explored, and its potential is yet to be fully tapped. While speaking on an episode of The MiningNewsWire Podcast, Gordon Robb, ESGold’s CEO, noted how the company is in such an opportune time and how it has positioned itself to take advantage of this growing market.
“This is a past-producing mine that produced for well over 100 years with very limited property-wide exploration….That leaves us with a very exciting opportunity, because this is a known mine that has never had modern exploration techniques applied across the entire property,” he noted. “2026 is a very big year for us. We have secured all our equipment…We’re currently building out our facility at a very fast pace. We’re aiming to be in operations this year, coupled with our maiden drill campaign kicking off. I can confidently say for myself and my team, there’s not a lot of sleep going on, but this is a very exciting period for us as we move quickly toward these major milestones,” he added (https://ibn.fm/7XMlZ).
Mr. Robb’s statement follows ESGold’s recent close of a C$7.2 million offering, in which the company sold 10,683,000 units at C$0.68 per unit. These proceeds will accelerate the company’s plans going forward, especially given that it has a million metric tons of material on the surface of its Montauban property that needs to be processed (https://ibn.fm/9yj28).
“We have a million metric tons of material on surface that needs to be processed, and we’re currently building out our facility so we’re operational and generating cash flow while simultaneously expanding the exploration package,” Robb noted (https://ibn.fm/7XMlZ).
For company information, visit the company’s website at www.ESGold.com.
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