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Corporate Update – September 2011
Agnico-Eagle Mines Limited
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Forward Looking Statements
The information in this document has been prepared as at September 19, 2011. Certain statements contained in this document constitute “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and forward looking information under the provisions of Canadian provincial securities laws. When used in this document, the words “anticipate”, “expect”, “estimate”, “forecast”, “will”, “planned”, and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements or information.
Such statements include without limitation: statements regarding timing and amounts of capital expenditures and other assumptions; estimates of future reserves, resources, mineral production, optimization efforts and sales; estimates of mine life; estimates of future internal rates of return, mining costs, cash costs, minesite costs and other expenses; estimates of future capital expenditures and other cash needs, and expectations as to the funding thereof; statements and information as to the projected development of certain ore deposits, including estimates of exploration, development and production and other capital costs, and estimates of the timing of such exploration, development and production or decisions with respect to such exploration, development and production; estimates of reserves and resources, and statements and information regarding anticipated future exploration; the anticipated timing of events with respect to the Company's minesites and statements and information regarding the sufficiency of the Company's cash resources. Such statements and information reflect the Company's views as at the date of this document and are subject to certain risks, uncertainties and assumptions, and undue reliance should not be placed on such statements and information. Many factors, known and unknown could cause the actual results to be materially different from those expressed or implied by such forward looking statements and information. Such risks include, but are not limited to: the volatility of prices of gold and other metals; uncertainty of mineral reserves, mineral resources, mineral grades and mineral recovery estimates; uncertainty of future production, capital expenditures, and other costs; currency fluctuations; financing of additional capital requirements; cost of exploration and development programs; mining risks; community protests; risks associated with foreign operations; governmental and environmental regulation; the volatility of the Company's stock price; and risks associated with the Company's byproduct metal derivative strategies. For a more detailed discussion of such risks and other factors that may affect the Company’s ability to achieve the expectations set forth in the forward-looking statements contained in this document, see the Company's Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2010, as well as the Company's other filings with the Canadian Securities Administrators and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. The Company does not intend, and does not assume any obligation, to update these forward-looking statements and information. Marc Legault, a Qualified Person and the Company’s Vice-President, Project Development, reviewed the technical information disclosed herein. For a detailed breakdown of the Company’s reserve and resource position see the February 16, 2011 press release on the Company’s website. That press release also lists the Qualified Persons for each project.
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Note To Investors
This document presents estimates of future "total cash cost per ounce" and "minesite cost per tonne" that are not recognized measures under United States generally accepted accounting principles ("US GAAP"). This data may not be comparable to data presented by other gold producers. These future estimates are based upon the total cash costs per ounce and minesite costs per tonne that the Company expects to incur to mine gold at the applicable projects and do not include production costs attributable to accretion expense and other asset retirement costs, which will vary over time as each project is developed and mined. It is therefore not practicable to reconcile these forward-looking non-GAAP financial measures to the most comparable GAAP measure. A reconciliation of the Company's total cash cost per ounce and minesite cost per tonne to the most comparable financial measures calculated and presented in accordance with US GAAP for the Company's historical results of operations is set forth in the notes to the financial statements included in the Company's Annual Information Form and Annual Report on Form 20-F, for the year ended December 31, 2010, as well as the Company's other filings with the Canadian Securities Administrators and the SEC.
Regarding The Use Of Non-gaap Financial Measures
LaRonde Goldex Kittila Lapa Pinos Altos Meadowbank
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54 Years and Counting
Same Strategy
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AEM Has Created Significant Per Share Value
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“For many years, we have adhered to a consistent, low-risk strategy for strengthening our gold mining business and creating shareholder value”
– Sean Boyd, Vice-Chairman and CEO
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AEMGoldXAU
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Creating Per Share Value
Gold Reserves (oz) Per 1,000 Shares
90
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Increasing Leverage To Gold – In The Ground
Gold reserves (m oz) 21.3
Average reserve grade (g/t) 3.57
Indicated resource (m oz) 6.4
Inferred resource (m oz) 9.8
Est. LOM (years) 21
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Increasing Leverage To Gold - Produced Creating Per Share Value
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Payable Gold Production (oz) Per 1,000 Shares
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Production Per Share Growth Leads to Cash Flow Per Share Growth Creating Per Share Value
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Cash Provided By Operating Activities Per Share ($)
* 2011E CFPS is annualized based on 2011YTD data
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Increase Reserves Per Share – Recent Acquisitions Early Stage M&A Has Added Shareholder Value
Transaction Date
Purchase Price (Net
of Cash) Reserve
Then Resource
Then
Purchase Cost per
oz
Oz Added Since
Acquisition
Total Exploration Investment
Exploration Cost per oz
Time to Drill,
Permit & Build
Comaplex –Meliadine Apr 10 $668 M nil 5.0 Moz $134 +1.7 Moz
(+34%) $9.9 M ~$6/oz tbd
Cumberland –Meadowbank Feb 07 $480 M 2.9 Moz 1.1 Moz $120 +1.9 Moz
(+48%) $44.3 M ~$23/oz 3 yrs
Pinos Altos Mar 06 $67 M nil 2.1 Moz $32 +3.0 Moz (+143%) $77.8 M ~$26/oz 3.5 yrs
Riddarhyttan – Kittila May 05 $145 M nil 2.8 Moz $52 +4.2 Moz
(150%) $83.4 M ~$20/oz 4 yrs
Total $1.4B 2.9 Moz 11 Moz $98 10.8 Moz (78%) $215 M ~$20/oz
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Capital Allocation Meliadine and internal expansions not included in this estimate
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$1,100,000
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2007A 2008A 2009A 2010A 2011E 2012E 2013E 2014E 2015E
USD
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Actual Estimate
Approximate Average EBITDA*
Illustrative Ongoing Re-Investment
* Approximate EBITDA (Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation and Amortization) estimate of average for illustrative purposes using $1650/oz gold, $35/oz silver, $2350/t zinc, C$0.99/USD, 1.40USD/€
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Increase Cash Dividends Per Share - A Core Part Of Our Strategy
Creating Per Share Value
Dividends Per Share Dividend Yields (August 29, 2011)
AEM has paid a cash dividend for 29 consecutive years
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1.2%
1.4%
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NEM IAG AEM ABX AUY KGC GG EGO
$0.03
$0.12
$0.18 $0.18 $0.18
$0.64
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Acquisitions Grayd To Add Production Growth
And Exploration Upside
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Consistent Early Stage M&A Strategy
Deal Terms
C$2.80 per Grayd share – total purchase price of approx. $275M Consideration of up to one third
cash and two thirds AEM shares Maximum share issuance
represents 1.4% of total shares outstanding (f.d.)
Adds 3.4% to AEM’s gold ounces contained in reserves and resources
Lock up agreements with Grayd’s directors and officers
66 2/3% minimum tender condition Bid expiry expected to be mid
November
Low technical risk heap leach project with good exploration potential
La India Project, Sonora, Mexico (Grayd NI 43-101 Resource) Measured & Indicated Resources : 760,000 oz (26.8mt at 0.88 g/t Au) Inferred Resources : 506,000 oz (19.7mt at 0.80 g/t Au ) Grayd resource by QP G. Giroux in a technical report, as of June 15, 2011)
Transaction leverages AEM’s workforce and success in Mexico
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La India and Tarachi Deposits Grayd is one of the largest land holders in the Mulatos Gold Belt with 54,000 ha
La India Project – Grayd PEA*
■ Conventional open pit / heap leach project with a strip ratio <1.0
■ Estimated gold production – 2014
■ Estimated total CAPEX of $105M
■ Planned production of ~100Koz pa at a cash cost of ~$500/oz
■ Potential mine life of 9 years
Tarachi Project
■ Gold porphyry exploration project
■ Initial resource expected in 2012
*Preliminary Economic Assessment prepared for Grayd by Independent Qualified Persons (under NI 43-101) M. Gray, G. Giroux, J. Gray and M. Smith and filed on December 6, 2010.
Tarachi
La India
Mulatos Mine
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Regional Exploration Plan 80,000m drilling program proposed over next 3 years
■ TARACHI: large gold porphyry system
■ Gold mineralization mapped and sampled over a 5km strike length and still open
■ Recent drill results include (core length): ■ 117m @ 1.73 g/t Au
■ 88m @ 1.5 g/t Au within 191m grading 0.9 g/t Au
■ 90m @ 1.2 g/t Au within 244m grading 0.9 g/t Au
■ 74m @ 1.0 g/t Au within 204m grading 0.5 g/t Au
■ REGIONAL TARGETS
■ Salto Colorado: large alteration zones
■ El Pilar: chip samples up to 10g/t Au
■ San Javier: chip samples up to 4g/t Au
Exploration Upside Renewed Focus on Newly Built Mines
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LaRonde – Bousquet – Ellison Exploration
Bousquet Zone 5
Au (Moz)
Tonnes (000s)
Gold Grade (g/t)
Inferred resources
1.13 18,798 1.87
2011 Exploration Program $4.0 million budgeted
Bousquet Zone 5 Shallow historic open pit and underground production Initial open pit resource Dec’ 10 Potential for open pit mine using LaRonde-Lapa mill capacity Resource conversion and expansion drilling in 2010 Scoping study expected in H2, 2011
LaRonde Extension
Resource potential below current outline
Ellison
Exploration objective to build an initial resource in 2011
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D zone Au
(M oz) Tonnes (000s)
Gold Grade (g/t)
Inferred resources
0.75 14,361 1.62
3.02 g/t Au / 117.0 m
1.84 g/t Au / 112.5 m
1.48 g/t Au / 76.5 m
1.70 g/t Au / 69.0 m
1.50 g/t Au / 120.0 m incl. 2.40 g/t Au / 61.5 m
2.47 g/t Au / 240.0 m
2.17 g/t Au / 192.0 m
1.70 g/t Au / 192.0 m
2011 Exploration Program $8.4 million budgeted 50 to 100 m thick, approximately 350 m
wide and 500 m height (open in all directions)
Exploration ramp initiated
Grade and thickness higher at depth
Initial mining study by end of 2011
Potential to add to reserves in 2013
Goldex - D Zone Growing at Depth
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Kittila – Growing Reserves & Resources
7.10 g/t Au / 21.0 m
9.93 g/t Au / 6.2 m
5.98 g/t Au / 7.8 m
9.32 g/t Au / 11.2 m
9.50 g/t Au / 6.0 m
2011 Exploration Program $15.6 million budgeted Suuri – Roura Deep exploration ramp
initiated Suuri – Roura Deep exploration shaft
project under evaluation Latest drilling has potential to
enhance economics of Kittila expansion and shaft projects
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Meliadine Exploration Upside - 80km Strike Length
Pump Au (Moz)
Tonnes ('000)
Au (g/t)
Inferred Resources 0.10 495 6.29
Tiriganiaq Au (Moz)
Tonnes ('000)
Au (g/t)
Probable Reserves 2.60 9,467 8.54 Indicated Resources 0.81 5,407 4.66 Inferred Resources 1.91 7,883 7.55
Discovery Au (Moz)
Tonnes ('000)
Au (g/t)
Indicated Resources 0.32 1,323 7.41 Inferred Resources 0.14 498 8.97
Wolf Au (Moz)
Tonnes ('000)
Au (g/t)
Indicated Resources 0.02 183 3.79 Inferred Resources 0.16 947 5.24
F zone Au (Moz)
Tonnes ('000)
Au (g/t)
Indicated Resources 0.33 1,895 5.39 Inferred Resources 0.18 1,010 5.62
Wesmeg Au (Moz)
Tonnes ('000)
Au (g/t)
Inferred Resources 0.14 1,000 4.45
Discovery
F Zone
Tiriganiaq Wesmeg Wolf
Pump
2011 Exploration budget $64.8 million for drilling, feasibility and camp Resource to reserve conversion and
expansion underway at Tiriganiaq /Wesmeg
Permitting and preparations for access road construction
Aggressive regional exploration initiated (plans to build new exploration base at Discovery)
6,000 -10,000 tpd feasibility expected 2013
10 km
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Meliadine Exploration - Tiriganiaq
Tiriganiaq Longitudinal Section
Largest deposit at Meliadine Resource expansion and resource to
reserve conversion drilling underway Underground bulk sampling initiated
Ramp project to test for deeper extensions Potential to add reserves and resources
at Tiriganiaq in 2011
8.62 g/t Au / 19.3 m
10.9 g/t Au / 7.0 m
5.33 g/t Au / 4.2 m
15.14 g/t Au / 5.8 m 16.64 g/t Au / 7.4 m
7.98 g/t Au / 39.3 m
Tiriganiaq Au (Moz)
Tonnes ('000)
Au (g/t)
Probable Reserves 2.60 9,467 8.54 Indicated Resources 0.81 5,407 4.66 Inferred Resources 1.91 7,883 7.55
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Corporate Strategy
■Grow gold reserves
■ Increase gold production
■Acquire small, think big
■Be a low-cost leader
■Maintain a solid financial profile
Build shareholder value by increasing PER SHARE metrics
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For many years, we have adhered to a consistent, low-risk strategy for strengthening our gold mining business and creating shareholder value.
Operations Optimization and Expansion
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LaRonde – Canada
■ 2011 ■ First half gold production of 64,418 ounces ■ Deep mine development on time and budget
■ 2012-2015 ■ Estimated average annual gold production of 290,000 oz
■ Exploration Focus ■ Additional potential at depth, to the East and to the West ■ Expand and convert resource on Bousquet Zone 5 ■ Defining a gold resource at Ellison (2 km west of LaRonde)
Increasing Gold Output In 2012
Gold reserves (m oz) 4.8
Average gold reserve grade (g/t) 4.3
Indicated resource (m oz) 0.4
Inferred resource (m oz) 1.4
Est. LOM (years) 13
Estimated average LOM production (k oz/yr) 324
2011 exploration budget (LaRonde & regional) $11M
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Goldex – Canada
■ 2011 ■ First half gold production of 80,498 ounces ■ Minesite cost per tonne on budget
■ 2012-2015 ■ Estimated average annual gold production of 179,000 oz
■ Exploration Focus ■ Resource definition and expansion at D zone at depth,
exploration to west, east and at depth ■ Potential to add reserves and increase mine life
Strong Free Cash Flow Generator
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Gold reserves (m oz) 1.6
Average reserve grade (g/t) 1.8
Indicated resource (m oz) 0.5
Inferred resource (m oz) 1.4
Est. LOM (years) 8
Estimated average production (k oz/yr) 164
2011 exploration budget $6M
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Lapa – Canada
■ 2011 ■ First half gold production of 55,466 ounces ■ Minesite cost per tonne on budget
■ 2012-2014 ■ Estimated average annual gold production of 117,000 oz
■ Exploration Focus ■ Extension of underground exploration drift to provide
access to drill targets to extend mine life
Steady State Mine With Good Tonnage And Cost Performance
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Gold reserves (m oz) 0.7
Average reserve grade (g/t) 7.4
Indicated resource (m oz) 0.2
Inferred resource (m oz) 0.1
Est. LOM (years) 4
Estimated average production (k oz/yr) 119
2011 exploration budget $6M
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Kittila – Finland
■ 2011 ■ First half gold production of 71,128 ounces ■ Expansion study expected to be completed Q4 2011;
Targeting 50% increase in production rate
■ 2012-2015 ■ Estimated average annual gold production of 173,000 oz
■ Exploration Focus ■ Resource conversion, expansion below Suuri, Roura and
Rimpi and along strike ■ Recent drilling has extended known gold resource
Focus On Optimization And Cost Reduction
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Gold reserves (m oz) 4.9
Average reserve grade (g/t) 4.6
Indicated resource (m oz) 1.2
Inferred resource (m oz) 0.7
Est. LOM (years) 22
Estimated average production (k oz/yr) 146
2011 exploration budget $16M
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Pinos Altos – Mexico
■ 2011 ■ First half gold production of 99,067 ounces ■ Minesite cost per tonne on budget
■ 2012-2015 ■ Estimated average annual gold production of 230,000 oz ■ Increase underground capacity to match mill
■ Exploration Focus ■ Potential to develop satellite deposits
Record Quarterly Gold Production
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Gold reserves (m oz) 3.3
Average gold reserve grade (g/t) 2.3
Indicated resource (m oz) 0.8
Inferred resource (m oz) 0.9
Est. LOM (years) 16
Estimated average production (k oz/yr) 187
2011 exploration budget $2M
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Meadowbank – Canada
■ 2011 ■ First half gold production of 121,113 ounces ■ Secondary crushing plant has increased throughput in Q3 ■ Focus on optimization and cost reduction
■ 2012-2015 ■ Estimated average annual gold production of 399,000 oz
■ Exploration Focus ■ Focus on resource conversion and expansion of Vault,
Goose South and Portage
Newest Mine – Largest Gold Producer
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Gold reserves (m oz) 3.5
Average reserve grade (g/t) 3.2
Measured & Indicated resource (m oz) 1.4
Inferred resource (m oz) 0.7
Est. LOM (years) 10
Estimated average production (k oz/yr) 297
2011 exploration budget $7M
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Gold reserves (m oz) 2.6
Average reserve grade (g/t) 8.5
Indicated resource (m oz) 1.5
Inferred resource (m oz) 2.6
2011 exploration budget $65M
Meliadine – Canada
■ Initial Gold Reserve ■ 2.6 million ounces from 9.5 million tonnes @ 8.5 g/t
■ 2011 Exploration budget ■ $65 million to be spent, including 90,000m of drilling ■ Recent drilling has extended known gold resource ■ Potential to accelerate underground development to
test deposit at depth
■ Production decision expected in 2013
Fast Growing Gold Reserve And Resource
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Operating Metrics
LaRonde
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LaRonde - Ore milled ('000 tonnes) LaRonde - Minesite costs per tonne (C$)Steady state producer
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$35/t
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Goldex - Ore milled ('000 tonnes) Goldex - Minesite costs per tonne (C$)
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Lapa - Ore milled ('000 tonnes) Lapa - Minesite costs per tonne (C$)
Goldex Strong throughput keeps unit costs low
Lapa Consistently exceeding design throughput
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Operating Metrics
€0/t €10/t €20/t €30/t €40/t €50/t €60/t €70/t €80/t €90/t €100/t
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2,500tpd
3,000tpd
3,500tpd
Q2 09 Q3 09 Q4 09 Q1 10 Q2 10 Q3 10 Q4 10 Q1 11 Q2 11
Kittila - Ore milled('000 tonnes) Kittila - Minesite costs per tonne (EUR)
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09
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10
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10
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11
Q2
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Pinos Altos - Ore milled ('000 tonnes) Pinos Altos - Minesite costs per tonne (USD$)
$0/t
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10
Q3
10
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10
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11
Q2
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Meadowbank - Ore milled ('000 tonnes) Meadowbank - Minesite costs per tonne (C$)
Kittila Mill process stabilizing
Pinos Altos Additional tailings filters increased mill capacity
Meadowbank Design throughput expected by Q3, 2011
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Gold and Silver Reserves and Resources December 31, 2010
Tonnes (000’s)
Gold (g/t)
Gold (ounces)
(000’s)
Proven 24,869 2.29 1,832
Probable 160,944 3.76 19,467
Total Reserves 185,813 3.57 21,299
Indicated 95,135 2.10 6,437
Inferred 118,111 2.59 9,839
Tonnes (000’s)
Silver (g/t)*
Silver (ounces)
(000’s)
Proven 7,702 54.75 13,558
Probable 71,190 48.09 110,061
Total Reserves 78,892 48.74 123,620
Indicated 32,554 21.90 22,918
Inferred 37,183 19.98 23,883
*Calculated grades
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Copper, Zinc and Lead Reserves and Resources
*Calculated grades
Tonnes (000’s)
Copper (%)
Copper (tonnes)
Proven 4,838 0.26 12,433
Probable 29,892 0.28 82,360
Total Reserves 34,730 0.27 94,793
Indicated 6,933 0.12 8,462
Inferred 11,526 0.27 30,820
Tonnes (000’s)
Zinc (%)
Zinc (tonnes)
Proven 4,838 2.78 134,651
Probable 29,892 0.90 269,581
Total Reserves 34,730 1.16 404,232
Indicated 6,933 1.36 94,457
Inferred 11,526 0.48 55,556
Tonnes (000’s)
Lead (%)
Lead (tonnes)
Proven 4,838 0.32 15,572
Probable 29,892 0.07 19,463
Total Reserves 34,730 0.10 35,035
Indicated 6,933 0.13 8,942
Inferred 11,526 0.05 5,463
December 31, 2010
A solid financial position, low-cost structure, well-funded growth projects in regions of low political risk, and a focused, consistent strategy put Agnico-Eagle in a strong position to continue creating exceptional per share value.
Executive and Registered Office: 145 King Street East, Suite 400 Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M5C 2Y7 Tel: 416-947-1212 Toll-Free: 888-822-6714 Fax: 416-367-4681
agnico-eagle.com
Sean Boyd Vice-Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Ebe Scherkus President and Chief Operating Officer
Ammar Al-Joundi SVP Finance and Chief Financial Officer
David Smith SVP Investor Relations
Trading Symbol: AEM on TSX & NYSE
Investor Relations: 416-947-1212 [email protected]