Agnico Eagle COVID-19 and Operations Update
Notes to Investors Regarding The Use of Mineral Resources
AGNICO EAGLE
Notes to Investors Regarding the Use of Mineral Resources
The mineral reserve and mineral resource estimates contained in this presentation have been prepared in accordance with the Canadian Securities Administrators' (the "CSA") National Instrument
43-101 Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects ("NI 43-101"). These standards are similar to those used by SEC Industry Guide 7, as interpreted by the SEC staff. However, the definitions in
NI 43-101 differ in certain respects from those under SEC Industry Guide 7. Accordingly, mineral reserve and mineral resource information contained in this presentation may not be comparable to
similar information disclosed by United States companies. Under the SEC's Industry Guide 7, mineralization may not be classified as a "reserve" unless the determination has been made that the
mineralization could be economically and legally produced or extracted at the time the reserve determination is made.
For United States reporting purposes, the SEC has adopted amendments to its disclosure rules (the "SEC Modernization Rules") to modernize the mining property disclosure requirements for
issuers whose securities are registered with the SEC under the United States Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), which became effective February 25, 2019. The
SEC Modernization Rules more closely align the SEC's disclosure requirements and policies for mining properties with current industry and global regulatory practices and standards, including NI 43-
101, and replace the historical property disclosure requirements for mining registrants that were included in SEC Industry Guide 7. Issuers must begin to comply with the SEC Modernization Rules in
their first fiscal year beginning on or after January 1, 2021, though Canadian issuers that report in the United States using the MJDS may still use NI 43-101 rather than the SEC Modernization Rules
when using the SEC's MJDS registration statement and annual report forms. SEC Industry Guide 7 will remain effective until all issuers are required to comply with the SEC Modernization Rules, at
which time SEC Industry Guide 7 will be rescinded.
As a result of the adoption of the SEC Modernization Rules, the SEC now recognizes estimates of "measured mineral resources", "indicated mineral resources" and "inferred mineral resources." In
addition, the SEC has amended definitions of "proven mineral reserves" and "probable mineral reserves" in the SEC Modernization Rules, with definitions that are substantially similar to those used
in NI 43-101.
United States investors are cautioned that while the SEC now recognizes "measured mineral resources", "indicated mineral resources" and "inferred mineral resources", investors should not assume
that any part or all of the mineral deposits in these categories will ever be converted into a higher category of mineral resources or into mineral reserves. These terms have a great amount of
uncertainty as to their economic and legal feasibility. Accordingly, investors are cautioned not to assume that any "measured mineral resources", "indicated mineral resources", or "inferred mineral
resources" that the Company reports in this presentation are or will be economically or legally mineable.
Further, "inferred mineral resources" have a great amount of uncertainty as to their existence and as to their economic and legal feasibility. It cannot be assumed that any part or all of an inferred
mineral resource will ever be upgraded to a higher category. Under Canadian regulations, estimates of inferred mineral resources may not form the basis of feasibility or pre-feasibility studies,
except in limited circumstances. Investors are cautioned not to assume that any part or all of an inferred mineral resource exists, or is or will ever be economically or legally mineable.
The mineral reserve and mineral resource data set out in this presentation are estimates, and no assurance can be given that the anticipated tonnages and grades will be achieved or that the
indicated level of recovery will be realized. The Company does not include equivalent gold ounces for by-product metals contained in mineral reserves in its calculation of contained ounces and
mineral reserves are not reported as a subset of mineral resources.
Assumptions used for the December 31, 2019 mineral reserves estimate at all mines and advanced projects reported by the Company
Metal prices
Exchange rates
Gold (US$/oz)
Silver (US$/oz)
Copper (US$/lb)
Zinc (US$/lb)
C$ per US$1.00
Mexican peso per
US$1.00
US$ per €1.00
Long-life operations and
projects
C$1.25
MXP17.00
US$1.15
Short-life operations -
$1,200
$15.50
Creston Mascota (Bravo) and
$2.50
$1.00
C$1.30
MXP18.00
Not applicable
Sinter satellite operations at
Pinos Altos
Upper Beaver*, Canadian
Malartic mine**
$1,200
Not applicable
$2.75
Not applicable
C$1.25
Not applicable
Not applicable
*The Upper Beaver project has a net smelter return (NSR) cut-off value of C$125/tonne
**The Canadian Malartic mine uses a cut-off grade between 0.40 g/t and 0.43 g/t gold (depending on the deposit)
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