The Prospector News

AGNICO EAGLE REPORTS SECOND QUARTER 2023 RESULTS – RECORD QUARTERLY GOLD PRODUCTION AND SOLID COST PERFORMANCE DRIVE STRONG QUARTERLY EARNINGS AND OPERATING CASH FLOW; WELL POSITIONED TO ACHIEVE ANNUAL PRODUCTION AND COST GUIDANCE

You have opened a direct link to the current edition PDF

Open PDF Close
Uncategorized

Share this news article

AGNICO EAGLE REPORTS SECOND QUARTER 2023 RESULTS – RECORD QUARTERLY GOLD PRODUCTION AND SOLID COST PERFORMANCE DRIVE STRONG QUARTERLY EARNINGS AND OPERATING CASH FLOW; WELL POSITIONED TO ACHIEVE ANNUAL PRODUCTION AND COST GUIDANCE

 

 

 

 

 

Agnico Eagle Mines Limited (TSX: AEM) (NYSE: AEM) reported financial and operating results for the second quarter of 2023.

 

“Agnico Eagle delivered another strong operational quarter, with record quarterly gold production and better than expected costs driving solid financial results.  With this excellent start to the year, we are tracking very well to meet our annual production and cost guidance.  I would also like to commend our team for one of the best quarterly safety performances in the Company’s history,” said Ammar Al-Joundi, Agnico Eagle’s President and Chief Executive Officer.  “In June we released an update on the Odyssey project at Canadian Malartic, which highlighted an improved production profile, a mine life extension to 2042 and a significant geological upside.  We continue to advance the various studies of our key pipeline projects in the Abitibi Gold Belt, with the objective of leveraging our existing infrastructure and generating value for our shareholders.  We expect to report the results of these ongoing studies through the first half of 2024.  Finally, in the second quarter, we had strong exploration results from Detour, Meliadine, Kittila and at Hope Bay, with the intersection of higher grade mineralization at the Madrid deposit,” added Mr. Al-Joundi.

 

Second quarter 2023 highlights

  • Record quarterly gold production and solid cost performance – Record quarterly gold production reflects 100% ownership of Canadian Malartic for the full quarter, combined with a strong operational performance at all producing sites. Payable gold production1 in the second quarter of 2023 was 873,204 ounces at production costs per ounce of $851, total cash costs per ounce2 of $840 and all-in sustaining costs (“AISC”) per ounce3 of $1,150
  • Operational performance drives strong quarterly financial results – The Company reported quarterly net income of $0.66 per share in the second quarter of 2023, with adjusted net income4 of $0.65 per share. Operating cash flow was $1.46 per share
  • Strong operating and safety performance at all mine sites – Gold production and costs in the second quarter of 2023 were better than anticipated, reflecting strong operating performance across the Company’s mines, despite the challenges related to wildfires in northern Ontario and Quebec and the caribou migration in Nunavut. Lower than expected costs reflect a strong operating performance, favourable foreign exchange rates and the easing of certain inflationary pressures
  • Important milestones achieved across the portfolio – At the Canadian Malartic complex, the team celebrated production of its seventh million ounce in June. In addition, Detour Lake, Goldex and Macassa each achieved record quarterly mill throughput rates, while Meliadine recorded its best ever monthly mill throughput in May 2023
  • Gold production, cost and capital expenditure guidance reiterated for 2023 – Expected payable gold production in 2023 remains unchanged at approximately 3.24 to 3.44 million ounces with total cash costs per ounce expected to be between $840 and $890 and AISC per ounce expected to be between $1,140 and $1,190. Total capital expenditures (excluding capitalized exploration) for 2023 are still estimated to be approximately $1.42 billion. The Company’s 2023 production guidance assumes Kittila operates at an annual rate of 1.6 million tonnes per annum (“Mtpa”). A decision by the Supreme Court of Finland (the “SAC”) to either maintain the 1.6 Mtpa permit or revert to the 2.0 Mtpa permit is expected in the third quarter of 2023
  • Solid cash flow generation strengthens the Company’s balance sheet and liquidity position – During the second quarter of 2023, the Company repaid $900 million of the amounts drawn on its unsecured revolving bank credit facility. The amount repaid on the unsecured revolving bank credit facility was repaid using $300 million in cash on hand and $600 million drawn on an unsecured term loan facility (the “Term Loan Facility”) which the Company entered into in the quarter. Additionally on June 30, 2023, the Company repaid the $100 million 4.54% Series A senior notes at maturity. As at June 30, 2023, the Company’s long term debt was $1,942.0 million and its net debt5 was $1,509.5 million.
  • Update on key value drivers and pipeline projects
    • Odyssey mine at the Canadian Malartic complex – In June 2023, the Company released the results of a new internal study reflecting significant project advancements, an improved valuation and opportunities to further enhance value (see the news release dated June 20, 2023). Shaft sinking activities ramped up through the quarter, with approximately 60 metres sunk as at June 30, 2023. Production via the ramp at the Odyssey South deposit increased through the quarter and remains on schedule to reach a planned rate of 3,500 tonnes per day (“tpd”) in 2024. Drilling activities focused on infilling the internal zones at the Odyssey South deposit and mineral resource expansion of the East Gouldie deposit to the east and west
    • Detour Lake – In the second quarter of 2023, the mill set a record for quarterly throughput, with an improved mill availability of 92.8%. The continued focus on mill process optimization and mill availability is tracking well to reach and potentially exceed, throughput of 28.0 Mtpa. The Company is advancing the underground mining scenario study based on a revised mineral resource model and expects to report the results of this study in the first half of 2024
    • Optimization of assets and infrastructure in the Abitibi Gold Belt – The Company continued to advance several internal evaluations to assess potential production opportunities at the Macassa Near Surface and the Amalgamated Kirkland (“AK”) deposits, and at the Upper Beaver and Wasamac projects. These evaluations include an assessment of ore transportation via rail or truck to the Company’s existing processing facilities in the region, with a goal of increasing future gold production at lower capital costs and with a reduced environmental footprint. The results of these evaluations are expected to be reported in the first half of 2024
  • Positive exploration results at Detour, Meliadine, Kittila and Hope Bay
    • Based on exploration success in the first half of 2023, a supplemental exploration budget of $32 million has been approved – The Company’s exploration program returned positive results in the first half of 2023 at several key operating sites and projects, showing excellent potential to identify additional mineral resources and replace mineral reserves. These results support the focused addition of supplemental budgets. An update on selected exploration programs and budgets is set out in the sections below
    • Detour – Drilling continues to investigate the deposit below the West Pit mineral reserve and the western plunge extension of the mineralization to confirm the mineralized zones potentially amenable to underground mining. Drill results below the West pit reserve continue to demonstrate potential for a higher grade envelope with a recent intercept yielding 12.9 grams per tonne (“g/t”) gold over 12.9 metres at 400 metres depth, while two kilometres west of the open pit mineral reserves mineralization remains open with a recent intercept returning 2.8 g/t gold over 14.4 metres at 1,061 metres depth
    • Meliadine – Drilling continues to investigate the vertical extensions of the mineralized zones in the central part of the Tiriganiaq, Wesmeg and Wesmeg North deposits. At Wesmeg North, a recent intercept yielded 6.3 g/t gold over 7.4 metres at 558 metres depth. Approximately 1.5 kilometres southeast of Tiriganiaq at the F-Zone deposit, a recent intercept yielded 6.4 g/t gold over 16.0 metres at 167 metres depth in the upper portion of the deposit
    • Kittila – Drilling has extended the Rimpi Main Zone to the north, outside of the current mineral resources, with a recent intercept yielding 7.2 g/t gold over 4.5 metres at 1,102 metres depth. In the Roura area close to the shaft bottom, a recent intercept in the Main Zone yielded 7.7 g/t gold over 7.3 metres at 1,152 metres depth. At shallow depth in the Rimpi area, the Parallel / Sisar Zone was identified in an area that has received limited drilling to date, yielding 3.1 g/t gold over 4.5 metres at 142 metres depth and opening a new near-surface target area for future exploration
    • Hope Bay project – A total of nine exploration drill rigs were operating at the Doris and Madrid deposits and regionally during the second quarter. At Doris, drilling in the BCO Zone continued to return good grades and thicknesses to further confirm the potential to expand the zone along strike. At Madrid, drilling focused on a two-kilometre long, previously untested gap between the Suluk and Patch 7 zones, with new highlight intercepts of 10.0 g/t gold over 14.0 metres at 677 metres depth and 13.7 g/t gold over 4.6 metres at 697 metres depth. This drilling confirms the potential of Madrid/Suluk/Patch 7 as it extends the high-grade Patch 7 Zone by 500 metres vertically and by 900 metres laterally at depth
  • A quarterly dividend of $0.40 per share has been declared

 

_____________________________
1 Payable production of a mineral means the quantity of a mineral produced during a period contained in products that have been or will be sold by the Company whether such products are shipped during the period or held as inventory at the end of the period.
2 Total cash costs per ounce is a non-GAAP ratio that is not a standardized financial measure under IFRS and, unless otherwise specified, is reported on a by-product basis in this news release.  For the detailed calculation of production costs per ounce, the reconciliation of total cash costs to production costs and information about total cash costs per once on a co-product basis, see “Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Performance Measures” below.  See also “Note Regarding Certain Measures of Performance”.
3 AISC per ounce is a non-GAAP ratio that is not a standardized financial measure under the IFRS and, unless otherwise specified, is reported on a by-product basis in this news release.  For a reconciliation to production costs and for all-in sustaining costs on a co-product basis, see “Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Performance Measures” below.  See also “Note Regarding Certain Measures of Performance”.
4 Adjusted net income and adjusted net income per share are non-GAAP measures that are not standardized financial measures under IFRS.  For a reconciliation to net income and net income per share see “Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Performance Measures” below.  See also “Note Regarding Certain Measures of Performance”.
5 Net debt is a non-GAAP measure that is not a standardized measure under IFRS.  For a reconciliation to long-term debt, see “Reconciliation of non-GAAP Financial Performance Measures” below.  See also “Note Regarding Certain Measures of Performance”.

 

Second Quarter 2023 Financial and Production Results

 

In the second quarter of 2023, net income was $326.8 million ($0.66 per share).  This result includes the following items (net of tax): derivative gains on financial instruments of $20.1 million ($0.04 per share), a non-cash fair value adjustment on inventory sold during the quarter related to the acquisition of the remaining 50% of Canadian Malartic included in production costs of $13.7 million ($0.03 per share), foreign currency translation gains on deferred tax liabilities of $9.6 million ($0.02 per share), non-cash foreign currency translation losses of $4.0 million ($0.01 per share) and various other adjustment losses of $7.5 million ($0.01 per share).

 

Excluding the above items results in adjusted net income of $322.4 million or $0.65 per share for the second quarter of 2023.  For the second quarter of 2022, the Company reported net income of $290.4 million ($0.64 per share).

 

Included in the second quarter of 2023 net income, and not adjusted above, is a non-cash stock option expense of $2.5 million ($0.01 per share).

 

In the first six months of 2023, the Company reported net income of $2,143.7 million ($4.45 per share) compared to the first six months of 2022, when net income was $409.5 million ($0.97 per share).

 

The increase in net income in the second quarter of 2023 compared to the prior-year period is due to a gain on derivative financial instruments, higher mine operating margins6 from higher sales volumes resulting from the acquisition of the remaining 50% of Canadian Malartic and lower income and mining tax expenses, partially offset by higher amortization.

 

The increase in net income in the first six months of 2023 is primarily due to a remeasurement gain resulting from the application of purchase accounting relating to a business combination attained in stages, which requires the remeasurement of the Company’s previously held 50% interest in the Canadian Malartic complex to fair value.  The fair value of the Company’s previously held 50% interest and the resulting gain on remeasurement, along with the fair values allocated to assets acquired and liabilities assumed are preliminary, and are subject to adjustment based on further analysis and evaluation over the course of the measurement period which may not exceed 12 months from the acquisition date.

 

In the second quarter of 2023, cash provided by operating activities was $722.0 million ($693.0 million before changes in non-cash components of working capital), compared to the second quarter of 2022 when cash provided by operating activities was $633.3 million ($706.0 million before changes in non-cash components of working capital).  Cash provided by operating activities (before changes in non-cash components of working capital) was slightly lower in the second quarter of 2023 when compared to the prior-year period as higher revenues from higher sales volumes and metals prices was more than offset by higher production costs and higher financing costs.

 

In the first six months of 2023, cash provided by operating activities was $1,371.6 million ($1,301.8 million before changes in non-cash components of working capital), compared to the first six months of 2022 when cash provided by operating activities was $1,140.7 million ($1,072.0 million before changes in non-cash components of working capital).  Cash provided by operating activities (before changes in non-cash components of working capital) increased when compared to the prior-year period primarily due to higher sales volumes from a full six months contribution in 2023 from the Detour Lake, Macassa and Fosterville mines as opposed to 149 days in the first six months of 2022 following the closing of the merger (the “Merger”) with Kirkland Lake Gold Ltd. and higher sales volumes from the acquisition of the remaining 50% of the Canadian Malartic complex.

 

_____________________________
6 Operating margin is a non-GAAP measure that is not a standardized measure under IFRS.  For a reconciliation to net income see “Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Performance Measures” below.  See also “Note Regarding Certain Measures of Performance”.

 

In the second quarter of 2023, the Company’s payable gold production was a record 873,204 ounces.  This compares to quarterly payable gold production of 858,170 ounces in the prior-year period as the additional production from the acquisition of the remaining 50% of the Canadian Malartic complex was partially offset by lower production at the Detour Lake and LaRonde mines.

 

In the first six months of 2023, the Company’s payable gold production was 1,686,017 ounces compared to the first six months of 2022 when payable gold production was 1,518,774 ounces.  The increase in payable gold production is a result of additional days of production in 2023 at the Detour Lake, Macassa and Fosterville mines as described above and the additional production from the acquisition of the remaining 50% of the Canadian Malartic complex, partially offset by lower production at the Detour Lake and LaRonde mines.

 

In the second quarter of 2023, production costs per ounce were $851, compared to $766 in the prior-year period and total cash costs per ounce were $840, compared to $726 in the prior-year period.  Production costs per ounce increased when compared to the prior-year period primarily due to higher minesite costs per tonne related to inflation.  A detailed description of the minesite costs per tonne at each mine is set out below.  Total cash costs per ounce increased when compared to the prior-year period primarily due to higher minesite costs per tonne related to inflation, higher royalties resulting from the acquisition of the remaining 50% of the Canadian Malartic complex and a lower fair value adjustment impacting inventory in the second quarter of 2023.

 

In the first six months of 2023, production costs per ounce were $828, compared to $869 in the prior-year period and total cash costs per ounce were $836, compared to $763 in the prior-year period.  Production costs per ounce decreased when compared to the prior-year period primarily due to the increase in payable gold production during the period.  Total cash costs per ounce increased when compared to the prior-year period primarily due to the lower fair value adjustment impacting inventory in the current year.

 

In the second quarter of 2023, AISC per ounce were $1,150, compared to $1,026 in the prior-year period.  AISC per ounce increased in the second quarter of 2023 when compared to the prior-year period primarily due to the same reasons that caused higher total cash costs per ounce.

 

In the first six months of 2023, AISC per ounce were $1,138, compared to $1,051 in the prior-year period.  AISC per ounce increased when compared to the prior-year period primarily due to the same reasons that caused higher total cash costs and higher sustaining capital expenditures per ounce.

 

Solid Cash Flow Generation Continues to Support Investment Grade Balance Sheet; Financial Flexibility Strengthened with Increased Liquidity

 

With the strong cash-flow generation during the second quarter, the Company used cash on hand to repay $300 million of the $1.0 billion drawn from its unsecured revolving bank credit facility used to fund the cash consideration paid in connection with the acquisition of Yamana’s Canadian assets on March 31, 2023 (the “Yamana Transaction”).  On April 20, 2023, the Company entered into a credit agreement with a group of financial institutions that provides the $600 million Term Loan Facility.  The Company drew down in full on the Term Loan Facility on April 28, 2023 and used the proceeds to partially repay the amounts drawn on the unsecured revolving bank credit facility.  The Term Loan Facility matures and all indebtedness thereunder is due and payable on April 21, 2025.  The Term Loan Facility is available as a single advance in US dollars through SOFR and base rate advances, priced at the applicable rate plus a margin that ranges from 0.00% to 2.00% depending on the Company’s credit rating.  The Term Loan Facility may be prepaid without penalty.

 

As of June 30, 2023, the outstanding balance on the Company’s unsecured revolving bank credit facility was $100 million, and available liquidity under this facility was approximately $1.1 billion, not including the uncommitted $600 million accordion feature.  Additionally on June 30, 2023, the Company repaid out of available cash the $100 million 4.54% Series A senior notes at maturity, further reducing the Company’s indebtedness.

 

Cash and cash equivalents decreased to $432.5 million at June 30, 2023, from the March 31, 2023 balance of $744.6 million, primarily due to debt repayment, partially offset by higher cash flow from operations (higher sales volumes and realized gold prices).  At June 30, 2023 the Company’s long term debt was $1,942.0 million and net debt decreased to $1,509.5 million from the March 31, 2023 balance of $1,597.9 million.

 

On April 7, 2023, Moody’s upgraded its credit rating outlook for the Company to “positive” from “stable”, while affirming the credit rating at Baa2.  On June 20, 2023, Fitch Ratings affirmed its credit rating for Agnico Eagle at BBB+ with a Stable Outlook.  These investment grade credit ratings reflect the Company’s strong business and credit profile, while maintaining low leverage and conservative financial policies and recognizing the benefits of the Company’s size and scale and operations in favourable mining jurisdictions.

 

In May 2023, the Company received approval from the TSX to renew its normal course issuer bid pursuant to which the Company is permitted to purchase up to the lesser of (i) 5% of its issued and outstanding common shares and (ii) the number of common shares that may be purchased by the Company for an aggregate purchase price, excluding commissions, of $500.0 million.  Purchases under the NCIB may continue for up to one year from the commencement date of May 4, 2023.  Purchases under the NCIB will be made through the facilities of the TSX, the NYSE or other designated exchanges and alternative trading systems in Canada and the United States in accordance with applicable regulatory requirements.  All common shares purchased under the NCIB will be cancelled.

 

Agnico Eagle believes that the NCIB provides a flexible tool as part the Company’s overall capital allocation program and objectives and generates value for shareholders.  In the second quarter of 2023, no purchases were made under the NCIB.

 

Approximately 55% of the Company’s estimated Canadian dollar exposure for the remainder of the year is hedged at an average floor price above 1.32 C$/US$.  Approximately 29% of the Company’s estimated Euro exposure for the remainder of the year is hedged at an average floor price of approximately 1.03 US$/EUR.  Approximately 58% of the Company’s estimated Australian dollar exposure for the remainder of the year is hedged at an average floor price above 1.45 A$/US$.  Approximately 33% of the Company’s estimated Mexican peso exposure for the remainder of the year is hedged at an average floor price above 20.70 MXP/US$.  The Company’s full year 2023 cost guidance is based on assumed exchange rates of 1.32 C$/US$, 1.10 US$/EUR, 1.40 A$/US$ and 20.00 MXP/US$.

 

With the completion of the initial diesel purchase for the Company’s Nunavut operations on the 2023 sealift, approximately 64% of the Company’s diesel exposure for the remainder of the year is hedged at an average price of $0.69 per litre, compared to the 2023 cost guidance assumption of $0.93 per litre.  The sea-lift purchase, along with financial hedges, will continue to help mitigate operating cost risks and they are expected to provide protection against diesel price inflation for the remainder of the year.

 

The Company will continue to monitor market conditions and anticipates continuing to opportunistically add to its operating currency and diesel hedges to strategically support its key input costs.  Current hedging positions are not factored into 2023 and future guidance.

 

Capital Expenditures

 

In the second quarter of 2023, capital expenditures were $382.4 million and capitalized exploration expenditures were $33.6 million, for a total of $416.0 million.  Total expected capital expenditures (including capitalized exploration) remain in line with guidance for the full year 2023.

 

The following table sets out capital expenditures (including sustaining capital expenditures7 and development capital expenditures7) and capitalized exploration in the second quarter of 2023.

 

___________________________________
7 Sustaining capital expenditures and development capital expenditures are non-GAAP measures that are not standardized financial measures under IFRS.  See “Note Regarding Certain Measures of Performance” and “Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Performance Measures – Reconciliation of Sustaining Capital Expenditures to Consolidated Statements of Cash Flow”.

 

 

 

Capital Expenditures
(In thousands of U.S. dollars)
Capital Expenditures* Capitalized Exploration
Three Months
Ended
Six Months
Ended
Three Months
Ended
Six Months
Ended
June 30, 2023 June 30, 2023 June 30, 2023 June 30, 2023
Sustaining Capital Expenditures
LaRonde complex 19,788 35,527 641 896
Canadian Malartic complex 34,086 50,670
Goldex mine 3,428 8,166 210 294
Detour Lake mine 60,678 113,962
Macassa mine 8,646 15,036 250 508
Meliadine mine 13,839 26,916 1,865 3,874
Meadowbank complex 35,624 71,255
Hope Bay project 145 147
Fosterville mine 7,252 14,921 46 346
Kittila mine 12,310 21,220 (352) 1,073
Pinos Altos mine 8,062 16,059 345 598
La India mine 45 71 6 6
Total Sustaining Capital $         203,903 $         373,950 $            3,011 $            7,595
Development Capital Expenditures
LaRonde complex 17,813 33,107
Canadian Malartic complex 46,548 76,366 2,370 3,573
Goldex mine 8,064 16,075 774 2,052
Akasaba West project 8,706
Detour Lake mine 24,775 47,383 8,815 17,282
Macassa mine 16,108 37,158 7,552 14,915
Meliadine mine 33,622 49,695 3,652 5,459
Amaruq underground project (21) 310
Hope Bay project 2,724 3,199
Fosterville mine 8,573 11,714 4,727 10,690
Kittila mine 8,353 19,049 2,193 2,193
Pinos Altos mine 1,175 3,374 518 1,112
Other 2,092 2,455
Total Development Capital $         178,532 $         318,960 $          30,601 $          57,276
Total Capital Expenditures $         382,435 $         692,910 $          33,612 $          64,871
* Excludes capitalized exploration

 

2023 Guidance Unchanged

 

The Company is on track to meet its 2023 gold production guidance of between 3.24 and 3.44 million ounces, which is based on the assumption that the Kittila mill operates at an annual rate of 1.6 Mtpa.  Through the first half of 2023, Kittila has maintained operational flexibility to process 2.0 Mtpa in 2023.  The SAC is expected to provide its final decision on Kittila’s operating permit in the third quarter of 2023.  If the SAC reverses the lower court ruling and reinstates the operating permit at 2.0 Mtpa, then the Company expects Kittila to produce up to 30,000 ounces of additional gold in the second half of 2023 as compared to the current guidance, however, the Company can provide no assurance that the SAC will reverse the lower court decision.  If the SAC upholds the lower court decision and maintains the current operating permit of 1.6 Mtpa, the Company would be required to scale back operations during the fourth quarter of 2023 to remain within the permitted annual rate.

 

The Company is also on track to meet its 2023 guidance for total cash costs per ounce and AISC per ounce of between $840 and $890 and between $1,140 and $1,190, respectively.  Total expected capital expenditures (excluding capitalized exploration) for 2023 remain at approximately $1.42 billion.

 

The closing of the Yamana Transaction on March 31, 2023 resulted in a remeasurement of the Company’s previously-held 50% ownership of Canadian Malartic.  This remeasurement will continue to affect the Company’s depreciation and amortization for the remainder of the year as 100% of the assets are re-measured to fair value.  The 2023 depreciation and amortization expense guidance is now expected to be between $1.50 to $1.55 billion for the full year 2023 (versus previous guidance of $1.36 and $1.41 billion).

 

Update on Key Value Drivers and Pipeline Projects

 

Highlights on the key value drivers (Odyssey mine, Detour Lake mine and optimization of assets and infrastructure in the Abitibi region of Quebec), the Hope Bay project and the San Nicolás project are set out below.  Details on certain mine expansion projects (Macassa shaft and new ventilation system, Kittila shaft, Meliadine Phase 2 and Amaruq underground) are set out in the applicable operational sections of this news release.

 

Odyssey Project

 

The Company released the results of a new internal study on the Odyssey project in June 2023, reflecting significant project advancements and the new economic environment (refer to the news release dated June 20, 2023).  The forecast parameters for the 2023 Odyssey Study include inferred mineral resources that are too speculative geologically to have economic considerations applied to them that would enable them to be categorized as mineral reserves and there is no certainty that the forecast production amounts will be realized.  Key highlights of the 2023 Odyssey Study and work completed in the second quarter of 2023 include:

  • Approximately 60% of the surface construction has been completed with approximately $429 million spent on construction and development activities through June 30, 2023
  • As at June 30, 2023, approximately 60 metres of the shaft had been sunk, with approximately 50 metres of that concrete-lined. Shaft sinking activities increased through the quarter, with the ongoing commissioning of shaft sinking equipment
  • Production via the ramp from Odyssey South totaled 6,750 ounces of gold for the second quarter of 2023. The commissioning of the paste plant is expected to be completed in the third quarter 2023, which will facilitate the production ramp-up to the design rate of 3,500 tpd in 2024
  • The extraction of the first stope at Odyssey South in the second quarter of 2023 has shown positive reconciliation with respect to tonnes and gold grade, reflecting the potential contribution from internal zones. The Company continues to drill to better identify the internal zones that have the potential to improve the production profile at Odyssey South. The production levels below level 36 have been redesigned to capture the potential mining recovery of these zones
  • The next phase of surface construction and underground mine development is on schedule, with a focus on initiating production from East Gouldie via ramp and shaft in 2027. The main hoist building is expected to be completed in 2025, while the ore silo, the second phase of the paste plant, the shaft sinking and the first loading pocket at mid shaft are expected to be completed in 2027
  • Confidence in the mine plan improved, with approximately 53% of mineable gold ounces now categorized as indicated mineral resources compared to approximately 5% in the internal study completed in 2020 (the “2020 Odyssey Study”)
  • The larger mineable mineral resource extended the mine life to 2042 and increased the forecast gold production for the Odyssey mine by 23%, or 1.7 million ounces of gold, compared to the 2020 Odyssey Study
  • Capital expenditures and operating cost estimates were updated to reflect the current inflationary environment
  • The larger mineable mineral resource, construction progress and current higher gold price environment more than offset anticipated cost inflation and contributed to an increase in project value when compared to the 2020 Odyssey Study. Using a gold price assumption of $1,650 per ounce and a C$/US$ foreign exchange rate assumption of 1.32, the Odyssey mine has an after-tax IRR of 24% and an after-tax NPV (at a 5% discount rate) of $1.60 billion. At current gold prices of approximately $1,950 per ounce, the after-tax IRR and NPV are approximately 33% and $2.46 billion, respectively

 

The Company believes the potential for further conversion of inferred mineral resources at Odyssey is significant and is expected to add mine life and continue to increase value.  Up to 16 drill rigs were active on the Canadian Malartic property during the second quarter, including: five underground drills in the Odyssey South and internal zones; four surface drills focused on expanding and infilling the East Gouldie mineralization; four drill rigs investigating new regional targets around the Odyssey mine and Canadian Malartic mines; and three drill rigs investigating near-surface targets at the Camflo property, located 4.0 kilometres northeast of the Odyssey mine infrastructure, where a first phase of 60 drill holes was completed early in the second quarter.

 

During the second quarter of 2023, 32,285 metres of capitalized and expensed drilling were completed.  Drilling targeted several areas that are part of the Odyssey mine, including the infill of the East Gouldie deposit from surface, and of the Odyssey South and Odyssey internal zones from the exploration ramp.

 

Exploration drilling also continued to investigate the broader East Gouldie mineralized zone and extended the zone laterally to the east and to the west.  Regional exploration drilling totaled 3,000 metres during the second quarter, with work resuming on the Rand Malartic property to test the extension of the Odyssey mine’s different zones and the launch at quarter-end of the Phase 2 drilling program around the Camflo mine to further investigate its near-surface potential.

 

Detour Lake Mine

 

In the second quarter of 2023, the Detour Lake mine established a new quarterly record for mill throughput (74,725 tpd), reflecting an improved mill availability of 92.8% and a continued effort to optimize mill processes.  The Company is advancing several projects to improve runtime and sustain throughput of 28.0 Mtpa.  Areas of focus include modifications to the 610 re-feed chutes, improvements to secondary crusher liner profiles to extend wear life and optimization of the secondary crusher.

 

The Company is also assessing several projects to potentially exceed the mill throughput of 28.0 Mtpa, including ore sorting and the implementation of advanced process control utilizing artificial intelligence or expert systems.  Building on positive results in 2022, the Company initiated an ore sorting pilot test with the objective to process approximately 1.5 million tonnes of low-grade material to establish the key design criteria of a full-size sorting plant.  The pilot project will also help determine the economic viability of a full-size sorting operation at Detour Lake.

 

Ten drill rigs were active in exploration drilling at Detour Lake during the second quarter of 2023, completing 63,326 metres of drilling for a total of 128,539 metres completed during the first six months of 2023.

 

Drilling during the second quarter targeted specific gold mineralized horizons within and below the West Pit mineral reserve to examine gold continuity between existing drill holes, and targeted the western plunge extension of the open-pit mineralization to firm up the mineralized zones potentially amenable to underground mining, with the following highlights:

  • Close to the open pit mineral reserves, hole DLM23-632 returned 2.5 g/t gold over 11.4 metres at 309 metres depth, 12.9 g/t gold over 12.9 metres at 400 metres depth and 1.0 g/t gold over 57.4 metres at 436 metres depth
  • In the western extension of the open pit mineral resources, hole DLM23-654A returned 2.7 g/t gold over 14.9 metres at 424 metres depth, 7.6 g/t gold over 2.7 metres at 521 metres depth and 2.5 g/t gold over 16.1 metres at 573 metres depth
  • Almost two kilometres west of the open pit mineral reserves, hole DLM23-665 returned 2.8 g/t gold over 14.4 metres at 1,061 metres depth, further demonstrating the continuity of gold mineralization along the main Detour horizon past the current area identified for underground mining potential. The “out-pit” mineralization extends more than 2.4 kilometres west of the current mineral resource pit outline

 

Additional selected results from the second quarter drilling at Detour Lake are provided in the plan map, composite longitudinal section and table below.

 

With the ongoing exploration drilling success at Detour Lake, the Company has approved a supplemental exploration budget of $5.2 million for an additional 35,000 metres of drilling at Detour Lake during the remainder of 2023.  This additional drilling is expected to accelerate the identification of underground mineral resources in the western pit extension.  The previous budget at Detour Lake for the full year 2023 was comprised of $33 million for 171,000 metres of expensed and capitalized drilling.

 

With continued positive drilling results in the higher grade zones investigated for underground mining potential, the Company has decided to integrate additional drill data from the first half of 2023 into a maiden underground mineral resource model that will be used to evaluate potential underground mining scenarios.  Results of an internal evaluation of the underground mining potential are now expected to be reported in the first half of 2024.

 

[Detour Lake – Plan Map and Composite Longitudinal Section]

 

Recent selected exploration drill results from West Pit and West Pit Extension zones at Detour Lake

 

 

Drill hole Zone From
(metres)
To
(metres)
Depth of
midpoint
below
surface
(metres)
Estimated
true width
(metres)
Gold grade

(g/t)

(uncapped)

DLM23-598W West Pit 1,169.0 1,181.0 964 11.3 3.3
DLM23-604 West Pit 268.0 287.0 250 15.1 3.8
and West Pit 304.8 339.0 289 27.5 1.9
and West Pit 538.0 564.0 487 21.8 2.0
and West Pit 604.0 607.0 533 2.5 9.9
DLM23-612 West Pit 616.0 676.0 538 53.4 1.4
including 625.0 644.0 529 16.9 2.8
and West Pit 696.1 744.7 596 43.5 1.5
DLM23-616 West Pit 599.0 625.2 439 25.3 2.9
and West Pit 656.0 677.0 474 20.3 3.2
DLM23-620 West Pit Extension 495.0 498.0 445 2.5 81.4
and West Pit Extension 737.0 743.8 647 6.0 3.2
DLM23-628 West Pit 26.2 43.0 29 14.2 6.8
including 26.2 29.8 24 3.0 30.6
DLM23-629 West Pit 306.0 374.0 279 60.7 7.2
including 316.0 319.0 262 2.7 137.0
and West Pit 467.0 504.0 392 33.7 2.5
including 468.0 471.0 379 2.7 21.6
and West Pit 620.5 635.9 498 14.2 3.4
DLM23-632 West Pit 376.7 389.3 309 11.4 2.5
and West Pit 496.0 510.0 400 12.9 12.9
and West Pit 521.0 583.0 436 57.4 1.0
DLM23-633 West Pit 247.0 272.0 203 22.7 4.6
and West Pit 423.0 509.0 355 80.2 1.0
DLM23-644 West Pit 372.9 397.2 326 21.5 2.2
and West Pit 416.0 434.0 357 16.1 2.7
and West Pit 513.0 516.0 426 2.7 10.1
and West Pit 545.0 576.0 460 28.5 2.5
and West Pit 702.0 767.0 588 60.2 1.2
DLM23-646 West Pit 632.0 646.3 565 11.8 2.4
DLM23-648 West Pit 309.0 317.0 259 7.0 10.0
and West Pit 487.0 512.2 406 22.8 2.3
and West Pit 525.0 529.0 427 3.6 10.6
and West Pit 637.0 653.7 516 15.3 4.1
including 641.7 647.7 515 5.5 9.8
and West Pit 784.0 826.0 633 38.9 0.9
DLM23-652A West Pit 227.0 251.0 205 20.4 2.4
DLM23-654A West Pit Extension 479.0 496.0 424 14.9 2.7
and West Pit Extension 608.0 611.0 521 2.7 7.6
and West Pit Extension 668.3 686.0 573 16.1 2.5
DLM23-662A West Pit 959.0 972.0 868 11.1 3.1
DLM23-665 West Pit Extension 1,225.6 1,242.0 1061 14.4 2.8
DLM23-666 West Pit Extension 339.0 357.1 291 15.8 3.0
and West Pit Extension 385.0 411.0 331 22.8 3.7
and West Pit Extension 428.0 436.0 359 7.1 10.6
DLM23-667CW West Pit Extension 783.0 803.0 704 17.2 1.4
including West Pit Extension 797.0 801.0 709 3.4 4.0
and West Pit Extension 1,009.0 1,013.2 879 3.8 5.1
and West Pit Extension 1,061.7 1,067.7 920 5.4 7.1
DLM23-670CW West Pit 713.8 753.0 616 35.5 0.9
and West Pit 858.6 892.0 722 30.9 1.2
including 868.0 871.0 718 2.8 6.6
and West Pit 944.0 960.5 778 15.4 4.3
DLM23-678 West Pit Extension 226.0 229.0 198 2.5 15.0
and West Pit Extension 313.1 317.0 271 3.3 6.3
and West Pit Extension 559.0 586.1 481 23.9 2.0
and West Pit Extension 624.0 642.0 529 16.0 2.4
DLM23-689 West Pit Extension 1,090.7 1,093.7 981 2.5 17.3
DLM23-690 West Pit Extension 882.8 889.0 754 5.8 2.9
and West Pit Extension 934.0 965.0 799 29.2 2.4
DLM23-693 West Pit Extension 834.0 837.0 752 2.4 26.7

Optimization of Assets and Infrastructure in the Abitibi Region

 

During the second quarter of 2023, the Company advanced internal studies to assess potential production opportunities at the Macassa Near Surface and AK deposits, and the Upper Beaver and Wasamac projects.  Among the alternatives considered, the Company is evaluating the potential to transport ore via rail or truck to the LaRonde and Canadian Malartic processing facilities, which are expected to have excess mill capacity in the future.  Leveraging existing regional infrastructure has the potential to result in regional production growth at lower capital costs and with a reduced environmental footprint, which could also be beneficial to future permitting activities.

 

The Macassa Near Surface and AK deposits are accessible from an existing surface ramp at Macassa.  Production from the Near Surface deposits commenced in the second quarter of 2023, with processing of the ore at the Macassa mill.  Production from the AK deposit could potentially begin in 2024.  With the commissioning of the Shaft #4 and increased productivity from the Macassa deep mine, the Macassa mill is expected to reach its full capacity of 1,650 tpd by mid-2024.  The Company is evaluating the opportunity to process the near surface and AK ores at the LaRonde complex, which is approximately 130 kilometres away, and avoid capital costs associated with a mill expansion at Macassa.  Average annual production from these two deposits could potentially be between 20,000 and 40,000 ounces of gold, commencing in 2024.  The Company expects to report results on this evaluation in early 2024.

 

Drilling on the AK Zone close to surface continues to convert and expand the current mineral resources, and the results show good continuity of mineralization in this zone, which is characterized by disseminated pyrite in a sheared structure.  Recent results include 11.1 g/t gold over 5.1 metres at 250 metres depth in hole KLAK-206 and 10.4 g/t gold over 2.5 metres at 240 metres depth in hole KLAK-186.

 

The Company is updating the studies that were previously completed at the Upper Beaver and Wasamac projects to reflect the current gold price and cost environment.  Alternative processing scenarios at either the LaRonde or Canadian Malartic processing facilities are also being evaluated.  Both mill complexes are close to existing road and rail infrastructure and the Company is evaluating operational feasibility, operating costs and additional infrastructure that would be required to load, transport and unload ore for processing and the tailings required for paste backfill.  Both Upper Beaver and Wasamac have the potential to be low-cost mines with annual production of 150,000 to 200,000 ounces of gold with moderate capital outlays and initial production potentially commencing in 2030 and in 2029, respectively.

 

The Company expects to consolidate the results of these various internal evaluations early in 2024 and report results through the first half of 2024.

 

Hope Bay – Extensive Exploration Drilling at Doris and Madrid in Second Quarter of 2023; Step-Out Drilling Extends Madrid’s High-Grade Patch 7 Zone at Depth and Laterally

 

Exploration drilling continued at Hope Bay during the second quarter with six drill rigs at surface testing the Doris and Madrid deposits as well as regional targets, and three drill rigs underground at Doris completing combined totals of 48,840 metres in 89 holes during the second quarter and 88,698 metres in 168 holes during the first half of the year.

 

The objective is to grow the mineral resources at both deposits to support future project studies and potentially resume mining at Hope Bay.

 

At Doris, drilling into the extensions of the main fold hinge of the BCO Zone returned 15.0 g/t gold over 6.4 metres at 422 metres depth in hole HBBCO23-153, 5.5 g/t gold over 5.1 metres at 585 metres depth in hole HBBCO23-154 from underground drilling and 17.1 g/t gold over 4.8 metres at 607 metres depth in hole HBD23-071, demonstrating the potential to continue growing the mineral resource laterally beyond the areas of historical mining.

 

Wide step-out drilling at Madrid at depth below the current mineral resources has encountered gold mineralization with gold grades that are greater than the known Naartok, Suluk and Patch-7 zones in an under-explored 1.5-kilometre gap in historical drilling between 400 and 700 metres depth.  Within this gap, hole HBM23-086 returned 13.7 g/t gold over 4.6 metres at 697 metres depth and follow-up hole HBM23-105 returned 10.0 g/t gold over 14.0 metres at 677 metres depth.  At shallower depths, hole HBM23-095 returned 3.1 g/t gold over 21.4 metres at 580 metres depth and hole HBM23-091 returned 5.3 g/t gold over 13.9 metres at 352 metres depth in the Patch 7 Zone.

 

This drilling has extended the high-grade Patch 7 Zone by 500 metres vertically and by 900 metres laterally at depth, and follow-up drilling will continue testing the gap between Suluk and Patch 7 at 200-metre step-outs to evaluate the potential of this zone.

 

Selected recent drill intercepts from the Doris and Madrid deposits are set out in the composite longitudinal sections and table below.

 

[Doris Deposit at Hope Bay – Composite Longitudinal Section]

 

[Madrid Deposit at Hope Bay – Composite Longitudinal Section]

 

Recent selected drill results from Doris and Madrid deposits at Hope Bay

 

Drill hole Deposit / zone From

(metres)

To

(metres)

Depth of

midpoint

below

surface

(metres)

Estimated

true width

(metres)

Gold grade

(g/t)

(uncapped)

Gold grade

(g/t)

(capped)*

HBBCO23-153 Doris / BCO WL 205.0 213.3 422 6.4 24.0 15.0
including 210.0 213.3 422 2.6 55.1 32.4
HBBCO23-154 Doris / BCO WL 221.0 230.1 585 5.1 5.5 5.5
including 227.3 230.1 587 1.6 12.7 12.7
HBD23-071 Doris / BCO WL 731.5 737.3 607 4.8 17.1 17.1
HBM23-086 Madrid / Patch 7-
Suluk Gap
832.5 840.5 697 4.6 15.1 13.7
HBM23-091 Madrid / Patch 7 394.0 410.0 352 13.9 5.3 5.3
including 395.0 406.5 351 10.0 6.6 6.6
HBM23-095 Madrid / Patch 7-
Suluk Gap
723.5 757.0 580 21.4 3.1 3.1
including 730.0 744.0 577 9.0 5.3 5.3
HBM23-105 Madrid / Patch 7-
Suluk Gap
815.0 839.5 677 14.0 14.5 10.0
including 830.5 838.0 682 4.3 42.3 27.6
*Results from the Doris and Madrid deposits at Hope Bay use a capping factor of 50 g/t gold.

 

Based on the positive results at Doris and Madrid in the first half of the year, the Company has approved a supplemental exploration budget at Hope Bay of $14.5 million for an additional 58,000 metres of drilling during the remainder of 2023.  The previous exploration budget at Hope Bay for the full year 2023 was $30.6 million for 72,000 metres of drilling.

 

A regional exploration program is also underway, with field work commencing in May.  One drill rig has been mobilized to test anomalies identified during the 2022 and 2023 field seasons with a focus on targets near the Koignuk fault, located four kilometres northwest of the Madrid deposit, and targets outside of the main Madrid mineralized trend.

 

In the meantime, technical studies continue to progress while larger production scenarios for Hope Bay are being evaluated.

 

San Nicolás Project

 

On April 6, 2023, the Company and Teck Resources Limited entered into a joint venture shareholders agreement in respect of the San Nicolás copper-zinc development project located in Zacatecas, Mexico.  During the second quarter, Agnico Eagle and Teck began to implement the joint operation through Minera San Nicolás S.A.P.I. de C.V. The Environmental Impact Assessment for the project is expected to be submitted to the Mexican regulator in the third quarter of 2023 and MSN is targeting completion of the feasibility study in the first half of 2024.

 

Impact on Operations from Ongoing Wildfires in Quebec and Caribou Migration in Nunavut

 

In June 2023, the Company’s operations in Quebec and Ontario were affected by wildfires in the region.  High levels of smoke from the wildfires caused poor air quality and low visibility, as well as two significant power outages disrupting regular activities.  Throughout this period, the Company monitored in real time the air quality in its underground operations to ensure the safety of the workers.  Several shifts at the Company’s Quebec and Ontario operations were cancelled, affecting mostly underground activities.  Ore stockpiles were processed to sustain mill operations and lessen the overall impact on production.  The Company has continued to prioritize the safety and well-being of its people.  Despite the downtime, the operations in Ontario and Quebec continued to perform well.

 

In Nunavut, the Company experienced the earliest and longest caribou migration since it began operations in the region.  Caribou migration impacted operations during the quarter with higher-than planned surface and underground operations delays.  Details on the production stoppage are set out below.  Given the unpredictability of the seasonal migration, the Company continues to work with government and local stakeholders to assure caribou protection while continuously adapting and improving protection measures.

 

Environment, Social and Governance Performance Summary

 

Health and Safety

  • The Company recorded one of its best ever quarterly safety performances in the second quarter of 2023, and notably the Company recorded its best safety performance in the first six months of any year in its history
  • The LaRonde complex recorded its best quarterly safety performance in the last 10 years
  • The Meliadine mine recorded its best ever quarterly performance and received the John T. Ryan award from the Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum for achieving the lowest reportable injury frequency in the Prairie Provinces and Territories in 2022
  • The Meadowbank complex rescue team won three trophies at the Mine Rescue Competition in Yellowknife
  • The Macassa mine rescue team won first place in the Kirkland Lake District Competition and placed third overall in the Ontario Provincial Mine Rescue Competition

 

Environment and Permitting

  • The regulatory process to amend the Meliadine mine’s permit to include future underground mining and associated saline water management infrastructure at the Pump, F-Zone and Discovery deposits was initiated in 2022 with the Nunavut Impact Review Board (“NIRB”) and the Nunavut Water Board. Construction and operation of a wind-farm is also included in the application. The NIRB public hearing process is scheduled for September 2023

 

Community Relations, Governance and People

  • For the 5th year in a row, and 9th time since 2012, the Company was included in Corporate Knights‘ list of Canada’s Best 50 Corporate Citizens, recognizing our leadership in sustainability and responsible mining practices
  • The Company received special recognition from Senator Patterson of the Canadian Senate for the Company’s contribution to socioeconomic development in Nunavut
  • Agnico Eagle Mexico was recognized by Great Place To Work® México as one of the Best Places to Work in Mexico for the 12th consecutive year

 

Dividend Record and Payment Dates for the Third Quarter of 2023

 

Agnico Eagle’s Board of Directors has declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.40 per common share, payable on September 15, 2023 to shareholders of record as of September 1, 2023.  Agnico Eagle has declared a cash dividend every year since 1983.

 

Expected Dividend Record and Payment Dates for the 2023 Fiscal Year

 

Record Date Payment Date
March 1, 2023* March 15, 2023*
June 1, 2023* June 15, 2023*
September 1, 2023** September 15, 2023**
December 1, 2023 December 15, 2023
*Paid
**Declared

 

Dividend Reinvestment Plan

 

See the following link for information on the Company’s dividend reinvestment plan: Dividend Reinvestment Plan

 

International Dividend Currency Exchange

 

For information on the Company’s international dividend currency exchange program, please contact Computershare Trust Company of Canada by phone at 1.800.564.6253 or online at www.investorcentre.com or www.computershare.com/investor.

 

ABITIBI REGION, QUEBEC

 

LaRonde Complex – Solid Production, Mill Throughput, Hoisting and Development Performance in the Second Quarter of 2023

 

LaRonde Complex – Operating Statistics Three Months Ended Six Months Ended
Jun 30, 2023 Jun 30, 2022 Jun 30, 2023 Jun 30, 2022
Tonnes of ore milled (thousands of tonnes) 660 714 1,368 1,447
Tonnes of ore milled per day 7,253 7,824 7,558 7,994
Gold grade (g/t) 3.82 4.08 3.77 4.41
Gold production (ounces) 76,780 88,510 156,387 193,547
Production costs per tonne (C$) $                  174 $                    92 $                  145 $                  100
Minesite costs per tonne (C$)8 $                  151 $                  124 $                  154 $                  122
Production costs per ounce of gold produced $               1,117 $                  577 $                  944 $                  587
Total cash costs per ounce of gold produced $                  884 $                  649 $                  922 $                  601
___________________________
8 Minesite costs per tonne is a non-GAAP measure that does not have a standardized meaning under IFRS.  For a reconciliation to production costs see “Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Performance Measures” below.  See also “Note Regarding Certain Measures of Performance”.

 

Gold Production

  • Second Quarter of 2023 – Gold production decreased when compared to the prior-year period primarily due to lower processing volumes and lower grades as a result of changes in the mining method at the LaRonde mine that resulted in more lower grade ore being sourced from upper portions of the mine and a slower mining rate
  • First Six Months of 2023 – Gold Production decreased when compared to the prior-year period due to lower grades and lower processing volumes as a result of the changes in mining method described above

 

Production Costs

  • Second Quarter of 2023 – Production costs per tonne increased when compared to the prior-year period primarily due to the timing of sales of concentrate inventory, higher underground mining costs from higher labour and materials costs and higher mill services costs from the transition to dry tailings disposition. Production costs per ounce increased when compared to the prior-year period primarily due to the reasons outlined above, partially offset by a weaker Canadian dollar relative to the U.S. dollar
  • First Six Months of 2023 – Production costs per tonne increased when compared to the prior-year period primarily due to the reasons outlined above. Production costs per ounce increased when compared to the prior-year period primarily as a result of higher production costs per tonne, the timing of sales of concentrate inventory and lower gold grades, partially offset by a weaker Canadian dollar relative to the U.S. dollar

 

Minesite and Total Cash Costs

  • Second Quarter of 2023 – Minesite costs per tonne increased when compared to the prior-year period primarily due to the higher mining and milling costs outlined above. Total cash costs per ounce increased when compared to the prior-year period primarily for the same reasons as the increase in minesite costs per tonne, lower revenues from by-product sales and lower gold grades, partially offset by a weaker Canadian dollar relative to the U.S. dollar
  • First Six Months of 2023 – Minesite costs per tonne increased when compared to the prior-year period primarily due to the reasons outlined above. Total cash costs per ounce increased when compared to the prior-year period primarily due to the reasons outlined above

 

Highlights

  • Despite the decrease in gold production when compare to the prior-year period, the second quarter of 2023 saw higher than expected gold production due to solid underground productivity from both the LaRonde and the LaRonde Zone 5 mines and higher than expected grades from the LaRonde mine. Underground development remained above target despite fewer production days as a result of the poor air quality from wildfires in the area. The mill also outperformed targets despite power outages in the area related to the wildfires
  • The LaRonde Zone 5 processing facility is now planned to be idled late in the fourth quarter of 2023 (previously the third quarter of 2023) to take advantage of the approximately 2,000 tpd of excess capacity in the LaRonde mill. A planned 10-day shutdown was completed in July 2023 at the LaRonde mill, which included some adjustments made to the copper circuit for future processing of concentrate from Akasaba West
  • Production in the 11-3 Zone at the LaRonde mine is expected to start in the third quarter of 2023 as previously planned. The required breakthrough of the escapeway ramp advanced in the second quarter with development of the mining levels ongoing and the pastefill distribution network also progressing well. The 11-3 Zone is expected to add additional flexibility in the LaRonde mine production plan
  • Work to repair the ore handling system in the lower LaRonde mine will be performed through the second half of 2023 as previously planned. As a result, underground hoisting is expected to have reduced capacity for a period of approximately 26 days, with impact to production being mitigated by the processing of existing surface stockpiles
  • With the further development of the exploration drift on Level 215 at LaRonde, exploration drilling from the new drill platforms is resuming with results expected later in the year. Surface drilling west of LaRonde Zone 5 during the second quarter continued to infill inferred mineral resources

 

Canadian Malartic Complex – Seven Millionth Ounce Poured; Production from Odyssey Underground Ramping-up

 

Canadian Malartic Complex – Operating
Statistics*
Three Months Ended Six Months Ended
Jun 30, 2023 Jun 30, 2022 Jun 30, 2023 Jun 30, 2022
Tonnes of ore milled (thousands of tonnes) 4,882 4,798 9,406 9,622
Tonnes of ore milled per day 53,648 52,725 51,967 53,160
Gold grade (g/t) 1.22 1.23 1.21 1.19
Gold production* (ounces) 177,755 87,186 258,440 167,695
Production costs per tonne (C$) $                    40 $                    30 $                    38 $                    30
Minesite costs per tonne (C$) $                    39 $                    35 $                    39 $                    35
Production costs per ounce of gold produced $                  811 $                  647 $                  780 $                  676
Total cash costs per ounce of gold produced $                  772 $                  753 $                  779 $                  772
* Gold production reflects Agnico Eagle’s 50% interest in the Canadian Malartic complex up to and including March 30, 2023 and 100% thereafter.

 

Gold Production

  • Second Quarter of 2023 – Gold production increased when compared to the prior-year period primarily due to the Company’s increase in ownership of the mine from 50% to 100% on March 31, 2023
  • First Six Months of 2023 – Gold production increased when compared to the prior-year period for the same reason outlined above

 

Production Costs

  • Second Quarter of 2023 – Production costs per tonne increased when compared to the prior-year period primarily due to the fair value adjustment on inventory, the consumption of ore stockpile during the quarter. Production costs per ounce increased slightly when compared to the prior-year period primarily due to the higher production costs per tonne, partially offset by the weaker Canadian dollar relative to the U.S. dollar
  • First Six Months of 2023 – Production costs per tonne increased when compared to the prior-year period primarily due to the fair value adjustment on inventory, the consumption of stockpiles and higher open pit mining costs. Production costs per ounce increased when compared to the prior-year period primarily due to higher production costs per tonne, partially offset by higher gold grades and the weaker Canadian dollar relative to the U.S. dollar

 

Minesite and Total Cash Costs

  • Second Quarter of 2023 – Minesite costs per tonne increased when compared to the prior-year period due to the consumption of ore stockpile during the quarter. Total cash costs per ounce increased when compared to the prior-year period primarily due to higher minesite costs per tonne, partially offset by the weaker Canadian dollar relative to the U.S. dollar
  • First Six Months of 2023 – Minesite costs per tonne increased when compared to the prior-year period primarily due to the consumption of ore stockpiles and higher open pit mining costs. Total cash costs per ounce increased when compared to the prior-year period primarily due to the same reasons as the second quarter of 2023 minesite costs per ounce

 

Highlights

  • On June 28th the Canadian Malartic complex reached a milestone by pouring its seven millionth gold ounce since achieving commercial production in 2011
  • Gold production from the Odyssey mine in the second quarter of 2023 totaled 6,747 ounces. The commissioning of the paste plant has been slightly delayed because of corrective measures required with recently installed piping for the paste network. The paste plant startup is now scheduled for August 2023
  • The Canadian Malartic pit was depleted in the second quarter of 2023. Work has commenced to prepare for in-pit tailings disposal, which is expected to start in the second half of 2024
  • An update on Odyssey project development, construction and exploration highlights is set out in the Update on Key Value Drivers and Pipeline Projects section above

 

Goldex – Record Quarterly Gold Production and Mill Throughput Since Re-start; Best Development Quarter in Zone Deep 2

 

Goldex Mine – Operating Statistics Three Months Ended Six Months Ended
Jun 30, 2023 Jun 30, 2022 Jun 30, 2023 Jun 30, 2022
Tonnes of ore milled (thousands of tonnes) 761 738 1,459 1,482
Tonnes of ore milled per day 8,363 8,121 8,061 8,188
Gold grade (g/t) 1.74 1.74 1.74 1.69
Gold production (ounces) 37,716 36,877 71,739 71,322
Production costs per tonne (C$) $                     50 $                     46 $                     52 $                     45
Minesite costs per tonne (C$) $                     51 $                     46 $                     51 $                     46
Production costs per ounce of gold produced $                   747 $                   719 $                   781 $                   740
Total cash costs per ounce of gold produced $                   776 $                   718 $                   792 $                   746

 

Gold Production

  • Second Quarter of 2023 – Gold production increased when compared to the prior-year period primarily due to higher throughput levels resulting from good mill availability
  • First Six Months of 2023 – Gold production increased when compared to the prior-year period primarily due to higher gold grades from increased ore sourced from the higher grade South Zone, partially offset by lower mill throughput levels in the first quarter of 2023 due to low ore availability in the Deep 1 Zone

 

Production Costs

  • Second Quarter of 2023 – Production costs per tonne increased when compared to the prior-year period primarily due to higher underground maintenance costs from higher major component replacements in the quarter and higher underground production costs from higher consumable prices. Production costs per ounce increased when compared to the prior-year period primarily for the same reasons as the higher production costs per tonne, partially offset by the weaker Canadian dollar relative to the U.S. dollar and the timing of inventory sales
  • First Six Months of 2023 – Production costs per tonne increased when compared to the prior-year period primarily due to the same reasons outlined above. Production costs per ounce increased when compared to the prior-year period primarily due to higher production costs per tonne, partially offset by the weaker Canadian dollar against the U.S. dollar and higher gold grades

 

Minesite and Total Cash Costs

  • Second Quarter of 2023 – Minesite costs per tonne increased when compared to the prior-year period due to the same reasons as the higher production cost per tonne. Total cash costs per ounce increased when compared to the prior-year period due to higher minesite costs per tonne, partially offset by the weaker Canadian dollar against the U.S. dollar
  • First Six Months of 2023 – Minesite costs per tonne increased when compared to the prior-year period primarily due to the same reasons outlined above. Total cash costs per ounce increased when compared to the prior-year period primarily due to higher minesite costs per tonne, partially offset by higher gold grades and the weaker Canadian dollar against the U.S. dollar and higher gold grades

 

Highlights

  • Underground development continues to be on time and on budget for Deep 2 with development ahead of schedule for South Zone sector 3 opening mining flexibility
  • The Akasaba West project commenced in September 2022 and remained on schedule through the second quarter of 2023 with construction of the garage, office and ponds completed and the water treatment facility ready for final installation in the third quarter of 2023. Achievement of commercial production remains expected to occur in the first quarter of 2024

 

Exploration Highlights

  • Exploration at Goldex during the second quarter of 2023 continued to target the eastern extension of the South Zone in Sector 3, with the objective of converting mineral resources into mineral reserves and extending Sector 3 at depth and to the east below Level 140. The South Zone gold mineralization is hosted in silicified volcanic rocks with sulphides and stacking of quartz veins and veinlets, and has higher gold grades than the primary mineralized zones at Goldex
  • Highlights from the conversion drilling in Sector 3 include 12.9 g/t gold over 8.0 metres at 1,376 metres depth in hole GD135-065, 5.4 g/t gold over 7.0 metres at 1,284 metres depth in hole GD135-052 and 5.4 g/t gold over 6.0 metres at 1,427 metres depth in hole GD138-009
  • Exploration drilling also targeted the W Zone located at shallower depths approximately 200 metres west of the main deposit at Goldex, with new results of: 1.2 g/t gold over 25.0 metres at 496 metres depth and 7.3 g/t gold over 9.0 metres at 575 metres depth in hole GD27-056; and 3.7 g/t gold over 6.0 metres at 320 metres depth in hole GD27-057. Mineralization is observed to be similar to the main Goldex deposit, displaying quartz-tourmaline-albite veins with pyrite mineralization

 

ABITIBI REGION, ONTARIO

 

Detour Lake – Record Quarterly Mill Performance; Continued Focus on Mill Optimization to Achieve 28.0 Mtpa by 2025

 

Detour Lake Mine – Operating Statistics Three Months Ended Six Months Ended
Jun 30, 2023 Jun 30, 2022 Jun 30, 2023 Jun 30, 2022*
Tonnes of ore milled (thousands of tonnes) 6,800 6,519 13,197 9,789
Tonnes of ore milled per day 74,725 71,638 72,912 68,455
Gold grade (g/t) 0.85 1.01 0.85 1.02
Gold production (ounces) 169,352 195,515 331,209 295,958
Production costs per tonne (C$) $                    22 $                    27 $                    23 $                    33
Minesite costs per tonne (C$) $                    26 $                    24 $                    26 $                    24
Production costs per ounce of gold produced $                  666 $                  703 $                  685 $                  870
Total cash costs per ounce of gold produced $                  731 $                  640 $                  750 $                  626
*For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2022, the operating statistics are reported for the period from February 8, 2022 to June 30, 2022.

 

Gold Production

  • Second Quarter of 2023 – Gold production decreased when compared to the prior year period primarily due to lower grades as expected due to the planned mining sequence
  • First Six Months of 2023 – Gold production increased when compared to the prior-year period reflecting a full first quarter of production in 2023 as compared to 51 days in the first quarter of 2022 following the Merger, partially offset by lower gold grades as expected due to the planned mining sequence

 

Production Costs

  • Second Quarter of 2023 – Production costs per tonne decreased when compared to the prior-year period primarily due to the realization in 2022 of fair value adjustments to inventory arising from the purchase price allocation. Production costs per ounce decreased when compared to the prior-year period primarily due to the same reasons as outlined above
  • First Six Months of 2023 – Production costs per tonne and production costs per ounce decreased compared to the prior year period due to the same reasons outlined above

 

Minesite and Total Cash Costs

  • Second Quarter of 2023 – Minesite costs per tonne increased when compared to the prior-year period primarily due to higher maintenance costs on mobile equipment and spare parts, partially offset by higher throughput volumes. Total cash costs per ounce increased when compared to the prior year period due lower gold grades and higher mining costs, partially offset by the weaker Canadian dollar relative to the U.S. dollar
  • First Six Months of 2023 – Minesite costs per tonne increased when compared to the prior year period primarily due to higher maintenance costs on mobile equipment and spare parts. Total cash cost per ounce increased when compared to the prior year period primarily due to higher mining and milling costs from higher fuel and electricity prices and lower gold grades, partially offset by the weaker Canadian dollar relative to the U.S. dollar

 

Highlights

  • Detour Lake achieved record quarterly mill performance in the second quarter of 2023 with an overall solid operating performance
  • In addition to the four CAT 798 trucks commissioned in the first quarter of 2023, two additional trucks were commissioned in the second quarter
  • An update on the multiple initiatives to increase mill throughput to 28.0 Mtpa by 2025, potential expansion scenarios and exploration highlights is set out in the “Update on Key Value Drivers and Pipeline Projects” section above

 

Macassa – Record Quarterly Mill Throughput, Skipped Tonnes and Underground Development Underscore a Solid Production Result

 

Macassa Mine – Operating Statistics Three Months Ended Six Months Ended
Jun 30, 2023 Jun 30, 2022 Jun 30, 2023 Jun 30, 2022*
Tonnes of ore milled (thousands of tonnes) 112 88 199 135
Tonnes of ore milled per day 1,231 970 1,099 945
Gold grade (g/t) 16.16 22.02 19.29 20.15
Gold production (ounces) 57,044 61,262 121,159 85,750
Production costs per tonne (C$) $                   464 $                   479 $                  519 $                  615
Minesite costs per tonne (C$) $                   503 $                   519 $                  539 $                  520
Production costs per ounce of gold produced $                   676 $                   539 $                  631 $                  762
Total cash costs per ounce of gold produced $                   747 $                   582 $                  672 $                  641
*For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2022, the operating statistics are reported for the period from February 8, 2022 to June 30, 2022.

 

Gold Production

  • Second Quarter of 2023 – Gold production decreased when compared to the prior year period primarily due to lower gold grades in the mining sequence, partially offset by higher throughput volumes
  • First Six Months of 2023 – Gold production increased when compared to the prior-year period reflecting higher mine productivity and a full first quarter of production in 2023 as compared to 51 days in the first quarter of 2022 following the Merger

 

Production Costs

  • Second Quarter of 2023 – Production costs per tonne decreased when compared to the prior-year period primarily due to the realization in 2022 of fair value adjustments to inventory arising from the purchase price allocation. Production costs per ounce increased when compared to the prior-year period primarily due to lower gold grades
  • First Six Months of 2023 – Production costs per tonne and production cost per ounce decreased when compared to the prior year period due to the same reasons outlined above

 

Minesite and Total Cash Costs

  • Second Quarter of 2023 – Minesite costs per tonne decreased when compared to the prior-year period due to higher mining volumes, partially offset by higher mining costs from higher input prices. Total cash costs per ounce increased when compared to the prior-year period due to higher mining costs, lower gold grades and the timing of inventory sales, partially offset by the weaker Canadian dollar relative to the U.S. dollar
  • First Six Months of 2023 – Minesite costs per tonne increased when compared to the prior year period primarily due to higher mining costs from higher input prices and the timing of inventory sales, partially offset by higher mining volumes. Total cash costs per ounce increased when compared to the prior year period for the same reasons outlined above

 

Highlights

  • Macassa realized record mill throughput, record tonnage hoisted and record underground development in the second quarter of 2023. Macassa achieved a solid production during the quarter and continues to build on productivity gains showcasing a growing operation with increasing stability as adherence and compliance to plan continue to improve
  • The upgrade of the ventilation system progressed as planned with the second fan commissioned in the second quarter of 2023

 

Exploration Highlights

 

Exploration drilling at Macassa during the second quarter of 2023 targeted the Main Break, the eastern extension of the South Mine Complex and the western and deeper extension of the AK deposit.

  • Extension drilling targeting the Main Break is suggesting the potential for a new lens of gold mineralization close to current mine infrastructure, with results of 25.6 g/t gold over 2.0 metres at 1,601 metres depth in hole 53-4733 and 14.7 g/t gold over 3.7 metres at 1,615 metres depth in hole 53-4732. Highlight hole 53-4732 returned 10.7 g/t gold over 1.4 metres at 1,743 metres depth in the Main Break beyond the current mineral resources, further indicating that gold mineralization may continue down-dip below the lowest development at the historic Kirkland Minerals and Teck Hughes mines. East of Shaft #4, encouraging drill results in the Main Break are increasing confidence in the approximately 200 metres up-dip extension of mineral resources with hole 58-833 returning 15.5 g/t gold over 2.0 metres at 1,875 metres depth and hole 58-839 returning 10.8 g/t gold over 2.7 metres at 1,870 metres depth
  • On the western side of the SMC, drilling to the south intersected significant gold mineralization west of the current mineral resources, showing the potential for a mineral resource extension. Multiple mineralized intercepts in hole 57-1386 included 23.6 g/t gold over 1.3 metres at 1,734 metres depth and in hole 57-1387 included 29.3 g/t gold over 1.1 metres at 1,723 metres depth

 

Selected recent drill results from Macassa and AK are set out in the composite longitudinal section and the table below.

 

[Macassa Mine and AK Zone – Composite Longitudinal Section]

 

Recent selected exploration drill results from Macassa and AK deposit

 

Drill hole Deposit / Zone From
(metres)
To
(metres)
Depth of
midpoint
below
surface
(metres)
Estimated
true width
(metres)
Gold

grade

(g/t)
(uncapped)

Gold grade
(g/t)
(capped)*
53-4732 Macassa – SMC East 142.2 145.9 1,615 3.7 14.7 14.7
and Macassa – Main Break 627.8 629.8 1,743 1.4 25.9 10.7
and Macassa – Main Break 645.6 648.2 1,760 1.8 4.7 4.7
53-4733 Macassa – SMC East 127.6 129.6 1,601 2.0 25.6 25.6
57-1386 Macassa – SMC West 113.6 116.3 1,734 1.3 23.6 23.6
and Macassa – SMC West 124.3 128.0 1,730 1.6 13.9 13.9
57-1387 Macassa – SMC West 85.0 87.2 1,721 1.3 9.9 9.9
and Macassa – SMC West 94.5 96.5 1,723 1.1 29.3 29.3
and Macassa – SMC West 105.9 107.9 1,718 1.1 11.6 11.6
58-833 Macassa – Main Break 168.2 170.4 1,875 2.0 25.4 15.5
58-839 Macassa – Main Break 162.3 165.1 1,870 2.7 17.9 10.8
KLAK-206 AK – Ramp 137.9 147.4 250 5.1 11.1 11.1
KLAK-186 AK – Ramp 121.5 125.2 240 2.5 10.4 10.4
and AK – Ramp 126.9 128.9 244 1.3 8.5 8.5
*Results from Macassa mine use a capping factor ranging from 68.6 g/t to 445.7 g/t gold depending on the zone. Results from AK use a capping factor of 70 g/t gold.

 

NUNAVUT

 

Meliadine Mine – Record Monthly Mill Throughput in May; Record Quarterly Health and Safety Performance

 

Meliadine Mine – Operating Statistics Three Months Ended Six Months Ended
June 30, 2023 June 30, 2022 June 30, 2023 June 30, 2022
Tonnes of ore milled (thousands of tonnes) 461 449 937 881
Tonnes of ore milled per day 5,066 4,934 5,177 4,867
Gold grade (g/t) 6.14 6.97 6.13 6.51
Gold production (ounces) 87,682 97,572 178,149 178,276
Production costs per tonne (C$) $                   230 $                   244 $                   229 $             237
Minesite costs per tonne (C$) $                   261 $                   234 $                   250 $             237
Production costs per ounce of gold produced $                   899 $                   885 $                   898 $             926
Total cash costs per ounce of gold produced $                1,019 $                   837 $                   978 $             912

 

Gold Production

  • Second Quarter of 2023 – Gold production decreased when compared to the prior-year period primarily due to lower gold grades, partially offset by higher mill throughput
  • First Six Months of 2023 – Gold production decreased slightly when compared to the prior-year period primarily due to lower gold grades, mostly offset by higher mill throughput in the first quarter of 2023 from incremental mill improvements and additional ore sourced from the open pit

 

Production Costs

  • Second Quarter of 2023 – Production costs per tonne decreased when compared to the prior-year period primarily due to the timing of inventory sales. Production costs per ounce increased when compared to the prior-year period primarily due to lower gold grades partially offset by the lower production cost per tonne and the weaker Canadian dollar relative to the U.S. dollar
  • First Six Months of 2023 – Production costs per tonne decreased when compared to the prior-year period due to the timing of inventory sales and a higher deferred stripping costs, partially offset by higher mill and logistics costs. Production costs per ounce decreased when compared to the prior-year period due to the weaker Canadian dollar relative to the U.S. dollar and the lower production costs per tonne, partially offset by lower gold grades

 

Minesite and Total Cash Costs

  • Second Quarter of 2023 – Minesite costs per tonne increased when compared to the prior-year period primarily due to the consumption of ore stockpile inventory and higher mill costs from higher fuel prices. Total cash costs per ounce increased when compared to the prior-year period due to the higher minesite costs per tonne and lower gold grades, partially offset by the weaker Canadian dollar relative to the U.S. dollar
  • First Six Months of 2023 – Minesite costs per tonne increased when compared to the prior-year period primarily due to higher fuel prices, partially offset by the increase in ore stockpile inventory. Total cash costs per ounce increased when compared to the prior-year period due to lower gold grades and higher minesite costs per tonne, partially offset by the weaker Canadian dollar relative to the U.S. dollar

 

Highlights

  • Meliadine continued to improve mill availability and achieved record monthly mill throughput in May 2023 as well as an overall strong performance from the processing plant in the second quarter of 2023
  • Meliadine experienced approximately 11 days of downtime in June related to caribou migration which affected the open pit and paste plant, as well as underground development. The better than anticipated development and hauling performances in April and May helped to mitigate the overall impact of the operational downtime
  • The Phase 2 mill expansion is expected to be completed in mid-2024 and the processing rate ramp-up is expected to increase throughput to achieve 6,000 tpd by year-end 2024. In the second quarter of 2023, the CIL building advanced with mechanical piping and electrical work ongoing, the secondary grinding building concrete work is ongoing with the structure erection expected to commence in early August and the power plant building interior architectural work is ongoing. The waterline installation is underway and is expected to be completed in 2024, allowing for utilization in the summer of 2025

 

Exploration Highlights

 

Exploration drilling during the second quarter at Meliadine was carried out from both surface and the new exploration ramp that provides a platform at approximately 460 metres depth and extends deeper towards the west.  Highlight results from the first half of 2023 include:

  • At the Tiriganiaq deposit, drilling demonstrated continuity of mineralization at depth below the deepest drill holes to date. Hole ML425-9740-D28 yielded 8.0 g/t gold over 3.7 metres at 742 metres depth. Exploration drilling will continue to investigate this new plunging mineralization from the exploration ramp being driven eastward. Closer to surface at Tiriganiaq, hole M22-3246 yielded 9.6 g/t gold over 4.1 metres at 204 metres depth in the up-plunge of the main mineralized trend
  • At the Wesmeg North deposit, deep drilling intersected gold mineralization below current mineral resources with hole ML400-10030-D8 yielding 6.3 g/t gold over 7.4 metres at 558 metres depth. In the western plunge of the Wesmeg deposit, hole ML450-9290-D9 yielded 6.4 g/t gold over 8.2 metres at 484 metres depth and hole ML450-9290-D15 yielded 7.6 g/t gold over 4.3 metres at 530 metres depth
  • At the Wesmeg deposit, holes ML400-10200-D2 and ML400-10200-D8 also indicate the extension of mineralization at depth with 6.4 g/t gold over 6.8 metres at 453 metres depth and 18.2 g/t gold over 3.6 metres at 531 metres depth, respectively
  • At the F-Zone deposit, located at shallow depth approximately 1.5 kilometres southeast of Tiriganiaq, hole M23-3583A intersected 6.4 g/t gold over 16.0 metres at 167 metres depth in the upper portion of the deposit, hole M22-3473 intersected 9.3 g/t gold over 4.6 metres at 426 metres depth in the lower portion of the deposit, and hole M22-3477 intersected 6.4 g/t gold over 3.1 metres at 383 metres depth in a previously undrilled area approximately 300 metres beyond the main mineral resources at F-Zone, further demonstrating the potential to grow the deposit laterally and at depth

 

In light of the favourable exploration drilling results at Meliadine, the Company has approved a supplemental budget of $7.0 million for the remainder of 2023 for an additional 25,000 metres of drilling and the extension of the exploration ramp towards the east at Tiriganiaq.

 

Selected recent exploration drill intercepts from the Tiriganiaq, Wesmeg, Wesmeg North and F-Zone deposits at the Meliadine property are set out in the plan map, composite longitudinal section and table below.

 

[Meliadine Mine – Plan Map & Composite Longitudinal Section]

 

Recent selected exploration drill results from Tiriganiaq, Wesmeg, Wesmeg North and
F-Zone deposits at Meliadine

 

Drill hole Deposit / Lode From

(metres)

To

(metres)

Depth of
midpoint
below surface
(metres)
Estimated true
width (metres)
Gold grade

(g/t)

(uncapped)

Gold grade

(g/t)

(capped)

M22-3246 Tiriganiaq / 1000 260.5 265.0 204 4.1 9.6 9.6
ML425-9740-D28 Tiriganiaq / 1015 336.9 341.1 742 3.7 8.0 8.0
ML400-10030-D8 Wesmeg N / 950 182.6 191.8 558 7.4 25.0 6.3
including 183.5 186.2 556 2.2 79.6 15.8
ML450-9290-D9 Wesmeg N / 922 67.1 76.3 484 8.2 6.4 6.4
including 70.8 76.3 484 4.9 9.2 9.2
ML450-9290-D15 Wesmeg N / 922 97.1 103.8 530 4.3 7.6 7.6
ML400-10200-D2 Wesmeg / 650 260.4 267.4 453 6.8 6.4 6.4
including 260.4 263.1 453 2.6 12.3 12.3
ML400-10200-D8 Wesmeg / 650 278.4 282.0 531 3.6 18.2 18.2
M22-3477 F-Zone / 4130 432.4 435.6 383 3.1 6.4 6.4
M22-3473 F-Zone / 4135 459.4 464.4 426 4.6 9.3 9.3
M23-3583A F-Zone / 4120 169.8 187.2 167 16.0 7.2 6.4
*Results from the Meliadine mine use capping factors of 250 g/t gold for Tiriganiaq Lode 1000, 40 g/t gold for iron formations at Wesmeg, 20 to 90 g/t gold at Wesmeg North, and 25 g/t gold at F-Zone.

 

Meadowbank Complex – Solid Operational Performance; Modifications Complete to Cemented Rockfill Plant

 

Meadowbank Complex – Operating Statistics Three Months Ended Six Months Ended
Jun 30, 2023 Jun 30, 2022 Jun 30, 2023 Jun 30, 2022
Tonnes of ore milled (thousands of tonnes) 845 930 1,828 1,785
Tonnes of ore milled per day 9,286 10,220 10,099 9,862
Gold grade (g/t) 3.79 3.49 3.85 2.94
Gold production (ounces) 94,775 96,698 205,885 156,463
Production costs per tonne (C$) $                   186 $                   147 $                   181 $                   145
Minesite costs per tonne (C$) $                   178 $                   135 $                   176 $                   149
Production costs per ounce of gold produced $                1,240 $                1,110 $                1,202 $                1,304
Total cash costs per ounce of gold produced $                1,156 $                   993 $                1,144 $                1,305

 

Gold Production

  • Second Quarter of 2023 – Gold production decreased when compared to the prior-year period due to lower processing volumes due to mill shutdowns from the caribou migration, partially offset by higher gold grades
  • First Six Months of 2023 – Gold production increased when compared to the prior-year period primarily due to higher gold grades from underground production and a higher than anticipated grade sequence in the Whale Tail and IVR open pits in the first quarter of 2023

 

Production Costs

  • Second Quarter of 2023 – Production costs per tonne increased when compared to the prior-year period primarily due to lower additions to ore stockpiles in the current year, the start of underground mining at Amaruq and higher fuel costs from higher fuel prices, partially offset by increased deferred stripping costs. Production costs per ounce increased when compared to the prior-year period for the same reasons given for the higher production costs per tonne outlined above, partially offset by higher gold grades and the weaker Canadian dollar relative to the U.S. dollar
  • First Six Months of 2023 – Production costs per tonne increased when compared to the prior-year period primarily due to the same reasons outlined above. Production costs per ounce decreased when compared to the prior-year period due to higher gold grades, partially offset by higher production costs per tonne

 

Minesite and Total Cash Costs

  • Second Quarter of 2023 – Minesite costs per tonne increased when compared to the prior-year period primarily due to the same reasons as the second quarter production costs per tonne. Total cash costs per ounce increased when compared to the prior-year period due to the same reasons as the second quarter production costs per ounce
  • First Six Months of 2023 – Minesite costs per tonne increased when compared to the prior-year period primarily due to the factors outlined above regarding the increase in the production costs per tonne. Total cash costs per ounce decreased when compared to the prior-year period due to higher gold grades, partially offset by higher minesite costs per tonne

 

Highlights

  • During the second quarter of 2023, the longer than usual caribou migration forced road closures longer than planned, preventing transportation of fuel and ore. The road closures resulted in production stoppage at the open pit and underground mine, ultimately causing a mill shut down of approximately 15 days and resulting in 19% less tonnage of ore processed. Higher gold grade from ore stockpiles partially mitigated the impact of the production stoppage
  • The development rate underground progressed well during the quarter with month over month gains and development exceeded expectations for the month of June. Modifications to the cemented rockfill plant were completed as expected midway through the second quarter of 2023 and the plant achieved better production than targeted during the quarter
  • Utilization of the high pressure grinding rolls continued ramping up and reached its highest daily milling rate for the quarter since the startup of the high pressure grinding rolls

 

AUSTRALIA

 

Fosterville – Noise Prohibition Lifted; Fosterville Returns to Normal Operations in June

 

Fosterville Mine – Operating Statistics* Three Months Ended Six Months Ended
Jun 30, 2023 Jun 30, 2022 Jun 30, 2023 Jun 30, 2022
Tonnes of ore milled (thousands of tonnes) 176 122 324 213
Tonnes of ore milled per day 1,934 1,331 1,790 1,486
Gold grade (g/t) 14.77 22.24 16.49 24.76
Gold production (ounces) 81,813 86,065 168,371 167,892
Production costs per tonne (A$) $                   308 $                   597 $                   335 $                   890
Minesite costs per tonne (A$) $                   304 $                   370 $                   321 $                   369
Production costs per ounce of gold produced $                   438 $                   561 $                   430 $                   812
Total cash costs per ounce of gold produced $                   436 $                   351 $                   416 $                   331
*For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2022, the operating statistics are reported for the period from February 8, 2022 to June 30, 2022.

 

Gold Production

  • Second Quarter of 2023 – Gold production decreased when compared to the prior-year period primarily due to lower gold grades from the mining sequence and lower grade than anticipated in a specific area of the Swan zone, partially offset by higher mill throughput
  • First Six Months of 2023 – Gold production increased slightly when compared to the prior-year period reflecting a full first quarter of production in 2023 as compared to 51 days in 2022 following the Merger and higher mill throughput, partially offset by lower gold grades

 

Production Costs

  • Second Quarter of 2023 – Production costs per tonne decreased when compared to the prior-year period primarily due to the realization in 2022 of fair value adjustments to inventory on the purchase price allocation. Production costs per ounce decreased when compared to the prior-year period for the same reasons outlined above, partially offset by lower gold grades
  • First Six Months of 2023 – Production costs per tonne decreased when compared to the prior-year period due to the same reasons as the decrease to quarterly production costs per tonne. Production costs per ounce decreased when compared to the prior year period due to the same reasons as the decrease to quarterly production costs per ounce

 

Minesite and Total Cash Costs

  • Second Quarter of 2023 – Minesite costs per tonne decreased when compared to the prior-year period primarily due to higher throughput volumes, partially offset by higher mining costs from higher consumable prices. Total cash costs per ounce increased when compared to the prior-year period due to the lower gold grades, partially offset by lower minesite costs per tonne
  • First Six Months of 2023 – Minesite costs per tonne decreased when compared to the prior-year period primarily due the same reasons outlined above. Total cash costs per ounce increased primarily due to lower gold grades and higher consumable prices

 

Highlights

  • On May 29, 2023 the Victorian EPA lifted the prohibition notice on Fosterville with respect to low frequency noise that was imposed in late 2021, which restricted underground activities from midnight to 6 a.m. The Fosterville mine returned to full operating hours in June, with the additional resources focused on advancing delayed mine development and upgrading of the primary ventilation system
  • In the second quarter of 2023, Fosterville encountered lower grade than anticipated, reflecting the variability in the high grade nature of the mineralization
  • In the second quarter of 2023, work continued on the raise of the flotation tailings storage facility which is now more than 95% complete with minor delays experienced in the second quarter due to wet conditions. The raise is expected to provide an additional 17 months of tailings storage capacity and is scheduled to be completed in August

 

Exploration Highlights

 

Exploration drilling at Fosterville during the second quarter of 2023 totaled 20,565 metres and mainly targeted the Lower Phoenix deep extension from the 3912 drill drive and the Robbins Hill area.  Exploration results will be reported later in the year.

 

FINLAND

 

Kittila – Strong Operational Performance from Underground Mine; Major Projects Nearing Completion

 

Kittila Mine – Operating Statistics Three Months Ended Six Months Ended
Jun 30, 2023 Jun 30, 2022 Jun 30, 2023 Jun 30, 2022
Tonnes of ore milled (thousands of tonnes) 417 556 913 1,017
Tonnes of ore milled per day 4,582 6,110 5,044 5,619
Gold grade (g/t) 4.42 4.35 4.59 4.01
Gold production (ounces) 50,130 64,814 113,822 110,322
Production costs per tonne (EUR) €                   101 €                     89 €                   100 €                     92
Minesite costs per tonne (EUR) €                   104 €                     88 €                   101 €                     89
Production costs per ounce of gold produced $                   864 $                   823 $                   849 $                   932
Total cash costs per ounce of gold produced $                   899 $                   828 $                   847 $                   915

 

Gold Production

  • Second Quarter of 2023 – Gold production decreased when compared to the prior-year period primarily due to lower mill throughput from fewer processing days from the planned 10-day autoclave maintenance
  • First Six Months of 2023 – Gold production increased when compared to the prior-year period primarily due to higher gold grades, partially offset by lower mill throughput from the maintenance activities described above

 

Production Costs

  • Second Quarter of 2023 – Production costs per tonne increased when compared to the prior-year period primarily due to higher mill maintenance costs from the autoclave shutdown and higher materials costs in underground mining, partially offset by the buildup of stockpile inventory. Production costs per ounce increased when compared to the prior-year period due to the higher production costs per tonne, partially offset by the timing of inventory sales and higher gold grades
  • First Six Months of 2023 – Production costs per tonne increased when compared to the prior-year period primarily due the same reasons outlined above. Production costs per ounce decreased when compared to the prior-year period due to higher gold grades and the timing of inventory sales, partially offset by the higher production costs per tonne

 

Minesite and Total Cash Costs

  • Second Quarter of 2023 – Minesite costs per tonne increased when compared to the prior-year period primarily due to the same reasons for the increase in the production costs per tonne. Total cash costs per ounce increased when compared to the prior-year period due to higher minesite costs per tonne, partially offset by higher gold grades
  • First Six Months of 2023 – Minesite costs per tonne increased when compared to the prior-year period primarily due to the same reasons for the increase in quarterly production costs per tonne. Total cash costs per ounce decreased when compared to the prior-year period due to higher gold grades, partially offset by higher minesite costs per tonne

 

Highlights

  • In the second quarter of 2023, Kittila continued to deliver a strong operational performance, with several critical projects either finished or nearing completion. At the mill, the nitrogen removal plant, which was commissioned in the first quarter of 2023, is operating effectively. At the mine, efforts are concentrated on ramping up hoist capacity and the commissioning of the service hoist which is expected to be completed in the third quarter of 2023. Progress on the main level is ahead of schedule, with two maintenance bays already operational, showcasing a positive trend in development
  • The costs of electricity at the Kittila mine in the second quarter of 2023 has experienced a decreasing trend
  • Kittila hosted the SAC for a site visit in the second quarter of 2023 as part of the review of the current permit limitation. The Company expects a final decision from the SAC in the third quarter of 2023. Until then, the Company continues to rely on the current mining permit of 1.6 Mtpa while maintaining operational flexibility to reach the 2.0 Mtpa volume. If the SAC reverses the lower court ruling and reinstates the operating permit at 2.0 Mtpa, the Company expects Kittila to produce up to 30,000 ounces of additional gold in the second half of 2023 as compared to current guidance. If the SAC upholds the lower court decision and maintains the current operating permit at 1.6 Mtpa, the Company would be required to scale back operations during the fourth quarter of 2023 to remain within the permitted rate

 

Exploration Highlights

 

Exploration drilling at Kittila during the second quarter of 2023 totaled 21,206 metres and mainly targeted the Main and Sisar zones in the northern and southern portions of the deposit at approximately 1.0 to 1.4 kilometres depth.

  • To the north in the Rimpi area, highlight intersections in the Main Zone outside the current mineral resources include hole RIE23-603 returning 5.7 g/t gold over 5.4 metres at 1,094 metres depth and hole RIE23-607 returning 6.0 g/t gold over 4.9 metres at 1,098 metres depth and 7.2 g/t gold over 4.5 metres at 1,102 metres depth in the steep plunge extension of the Main Zone lens, demonstrating the potential to further extend the mineralization at depth
  • To the south in the Roura area outside the current mineral resources, highlight intersections in the Main Zone include hole ROU23-602 returning 6.0 g/t gold over 4.8 metres at 1,174 metres depth and 8.5 g/t gold over 5.5 metres at 1,194 metres depth, and hole ROD23-700 returning 7.7 g/t gold over 7.3 metres at 1,152 metres depth, further confirming the potential to extend the Main Zone at depth near the bottom of the new shaft
  • Hole STEC22-005 intersected 3.1 g/t gold over 4.5 metres at 142 metres depth in the first intercept of the Sisar Zone at shallow depth in the Rimpi area, opening up a new target area for further exploration

Selected recent drill results from Kittila are set out in the composite longitudinal section and the table below.

 

[Kittila Mine – Composite Longitudinal Section]

 

Recent selected exploration drill results from Main and Sisar zones at Kittila

 

Drill hole Zone / Area From

(metres)

To

(metres)

Depth of
midpoint below
surface
(metres)
Estimated

true width

(metres)

Gold grade

(g/t)
(uncapped)*

RIE23-603 Main Rimpi 159.0 166.0 1,094 5.4 5.7
RIE23-607 Main Rimpi 156.2 163.8 1,098 4.9 6.0
and Main Rimpi 176.0 182.8 1,102 4.5 7.2
ROD23-700 Main Roura 160.0 175.4 1,152 7.3 7.7
ROU23-602 Main Roura 189.5 200.0 1,174 4.8 6.0
Main Roura 212.0 223.0 1,194 5.5 8.5
STEC22-005 Sisar Top 150.0 156.0 142 4.5 3.1
* Results from the Kittila mine are uncapped.

 

MEXICO

 

Pinos Altos – Production and Development Higher Than Planned

 

Pinos Altos Mine – Operating Statistics Three Months Ended Six Months Ended
Jun 30, 2023 Jun 30, 2022 Jun 30, 2023 Jun 30, 2022
Tonnes of ore milled (thousands of tonnes) 401 366 765 750
Tonnes of ore milled per day 4,407 4,022 4,227 4,144
Gold grade (g/t) 1.80 2.02 1.97 2.08
Gold production (ounces) 22,159 23,020 46,293 48,190
Production costs per tonne $                     87 $                   109 $                     88 $                     97
Minesite costs per tonne $                     90 $                   101 $                     91 $                     94
Production costs per ounce of gold produced $                1,566 $                1,732 $                1,461 $                1,503
Total cash costs per ounce of gold produced $                1,282 $                1,383 $                1,196 $                1,224

 

Gold Production

  • Second Quarter of 2023 – Gold production decreased slightly when compared to the prior-year period primarily due to lower gold grades from the mining sequence, mostly offset by higher mill throughput levels
  • First Six Months of 2023 – Gold production decreased when compared to the prior-year period primarily due to lower gold grades from the mining sequence, partially offset by higher mill throughput levels

 

Production Costs

  • Second Quarter of 2023 – Production costs per tonne decreased when compared to the prior-year period primarily due to lower underground rehab requirements, the timing of inventory sales and lower deferred stripping adjustment, partially offset by higher open pit production costs. Production costs per ounce decreased when compared to the prior-year period due to the lower production costs per tonne, partially offset by lower gold grades
  • First Six Months of 2023 – Production costs per tonne decreased when compared to the prior-year period primarily due to lower rehab requirements in the underground mine, higher deferred stripping and a favourable stockpile adjustment. Production costs per ounce in the first six months of 2023 decreased when compared to the prior-year period due to lower production costs per tonne, an appreciating Mexican peso relative to the U.S. dollar and lower gold grades

 

Minesite and Total Cash Costs

  • Second Quarter of 2023 – Minesite costs per tonne decreased when compared to the prior-year period primarily due to the same reasons for the increase in the production costs per tonne. Total cash costs per ounce in the second quarter of 2023 decreased when compared to the prior-year period due to the lower minesite costs per tonne and higher by-product revenues from higher silver sales, partially offset by lower gold grades
  • First Six Months of 2023 – Minesite costs per tonne decreased when compared to the prior-year period primarily due to the reasons outlined above. Total cash costs per ounce in the first six months of 2023 decreased when compared to the prior-year period due to lower minesite costs per tonne and higher by-product revenues from higher silver sales, partially offset by lower gold grades

 

Highlights

  • Both gold and silver production at the Pinos Altos complex were higher than planned as a result of solid mining performance in both the underground and open pit operations

 

La India – Production in Line With Targets in the Second Quarter of 2023; Work Continues to Reduce Cyanide Consumption and Improve Leach Kinetics

 

La India Mine – Operating Statistics Three Months Ended Six Months Ended
Jun 30, 2023 Jun 30, 2022 Jun 30, 2023 Jun 30, 2022
Tonnes of ore milled (thousands of tonnes) 880 1,356 1,540 2,919
Tonnes of ore milled per day 9,670 14,901 8,508 16,127
Gold grade (g/t) 0.74 0.52 0.72 0.55
Gold production (ounces) 17,833 20,016 34,154 41,718
Production costs per tonne $                     27 $                     13 $                     28 $                     12
Minesite costs per tonne $                     28 $                     14 $                     30 $                     13
Production costs per ounce of gold produced $                1,326 $                   872 $                1,281 $                   844
Total cash costs per ounce of gold produced $                1,385 $                   936 $                1,348 $                   876

 

Gold Production

  • Second Quarter of 2023 – Gold production decreased when compared to the prior-year period as a result of lower tonnes placed on the heap leach, partially offset by higher gold grades
  • First Six Months of 2023 – Gold production decreased when compared to the prior-year period primarily due to the same reasons outlined above

 

Production Costs

  • Second Quarter of 2023 – Production costs per tonne increased when compared to the prior-year period primarily due to fewer tonnes placed on the heap leach and higher open pit production costs resulting from a higher strip ratio with the transition from the Main pit to the El Realito pit. Production costs per ounce increased when compared to the prior-year period due to the same reasons outlined above, partially offset by higher gold grades
  • First Six Months of 2023 – Production costs per tonne increased when compared to the prior-year period primarily due to the same reasons outlined above. Production costs per ounce increased when compared to the prior-year period due to higher production costs per tonne, partially offset by higher gold grades

 

Minesite and Total Cash Costs

  • Second Quarter of 2023 – Minesite costs per tonne increased when compared to the prior-year period primarily due to the reasons outlined above. Total cash costs per ounce increased when compared to the prior-year period due to the same reasons as the higher production costs per ounce
  • First Six Months of 2023 – Minesite costs per tonne increased when compared to the prior-year period primarily due to reasons outlined above. Total cash costs per ounce increased when compared to the prior-year period due to the same reasons as the increase in production costs per ounce

 

Highlights

  • Open pit mining and crusher operations are expected to be concluded in the fourth quarter of 2023

 

About Agnico Eagle

 

Agnico Eagle is a senior Canadian gold mining company, producing precious metals from operations in Canada, Australia, Finland and Mexico.  It has a pipeline of high-quality exploration and development projects in these countries as well as in the United States.  Agnico Eagle is a partner of choice within the mining industry, recognized globally for its leading environmental, social and governance practices.  The Company was founded in 1957 and has consistently created value for its shareholders, declaring a cash dividend every year since 1983.

 

APPENDIX

 

Recent selected exploration drill results from South Zone and W Zone at Goldex

 

Drill hole Location From
(metres)
To
(metres)
Depth of
midpoint
below
surface
(metres)
Estimated
true width
(metres)
Gold grade
(g/t)
(uncapped)
Gold grade
(g/t)
(capped)*
GD135-052 South Zone – Sector 3 174.0 189.0 1,284 7.0 5.4 5.4
GD135-065 South Zone – Sector 3 155.0 172.0 1,376 8.0 19.4 12.9
GD138-009 South Zone – Sector 3 221.0 235.0 1,427 6.0 5.4 5.4
GD27-056 W Zone 529.5 574.5 496 25.0 1.2 1.2
and W Zone 702.0 718.5 575 9.0 7.3 7.3
GD27-057 W Zone 288.0 301.5 320 6.0 3.7 3.7
*Results from South Zone and W Zone at Goldex use capping factors of 60 g/t gold and 50 g/t gold, respectively.

 

 

EXPLORATION DRILL COLLAR COORDINATES

 

Drill hole UTM East* UTM North* Elevation
(metres above
sea level)
Azimuth
(degrees)
Dip
(degrees)
Length
(metres)
Goldex
GD135-052 285873 5331634 -1,056 69 19 213
GD135-065 285872 5331633 -1,056 58 -12 231
GD138-009 285849 5331512 -1,066 38 -19 348
GD27-056 286120 5330643 74 307 -30 879
GD27-057 286120 5330643 74 311 -20 633
Detour Lake
DLM23-598W 586875 5542118 303 173 -66 1,302
DLM23-604 589309 5541462 283 181 -66 675
DLM23-612 589227 5541591 283 180 -59 750
DLM23-616 589267 5541626 283 180 -52 695
DLM23-620 586560 5541975 293 184 -68 1,152
DLM23-628 589227 5541550 283 179 -58 675
DLM23-629 588609 5541481 285 178 -58 687
DLM23-632 588128 5541642 287 177 -56 801
DLM23-633 588327 5541610 287 178 -54 675
DLM23-644 587843 5541810 286 175 -61 792
DLM23-646 587551 5542302 291 181 -64 1,335
DLM23-648 587965 5541885 286 175 -61 1,002
DLM23-652A 587483 5541875 286 173 -59 255
DLM23-654A 587351 5542074 289 175 -66 951
DLM23-662A 587203 5541839 301 177 -73 1,058
DLM23-665 585309 5542525 295 190 -61 1,458
DLM23-666 586885 5541753 297 175 -59 801
DLM23-667CW 586954 5542188 297 186 -69 1,500
DLM23-670CW 587281 5541950 298 171 -64 1,076
DLM23-678 587003 5541858 307 176 -63 702
DLM23-689 585993 5542344 299 190 -69 1,260
DLM23-690 586477 5542144 296 185 -68 1,137
DLM23-693 586159 5542015 291 183 -68 972
Macassa
53-4732 567236 5332944 -1258 303 -59 716
53-4733 567235 5332944 -1256 314 -42 594
57-1386 568426 5331284 -1405 183 4 235
57-1387 568427 5331284 -1405 191 14 317
58-833 567802 5332584 -1510 349 -29 274
58-839 567803 5332584 -1510 336 -22 259
KLAK-186 567487 5331787 108 199 -29 155
KLAK-206 567486 5331787 108 192 -36 171
Meliadine
M22-3246 541050 6988544 70 198 -61 319
ML425-9740-D28 539732 6988907 -394 174 -64 355
ML400-10030-D8 539971 6988460 -29 183 -63 418
ML450-9290-D9 539290 6988466 -372 206 -44 164
ML450-9290-D15 539291 6988466 -371 120 -78 252
ML400-10200-D2 540223 6988459 -318 169 -14 336
ML400-10200-D8 540224 6988459 -318 162 -33 375
M22-3477 543080 6986524 10,057 206 -65 498
M22-3473 542520 6986738 10,064 212 -73 544
Hope Bay
HBBCO23-153 433490 7559620 406 112 10 417
HBBCO23-154 433555 7559740 388 127 -48 504
HBD23-071 433113 7558515 34 73 -61 1,068
HBM23-086 435581 7548394 26 240 -58 992
HBM23-091 435183 7547960 26 84 -66 666
HBM23-095 435564 7548420 26 231 -54 871
HBM23-105 435438 7548956 26 240 -58 912
Kittila
RIE23-603 2558675 7539402 -842 55 -12 561
RIE23-607 2558673 7539402 -842 43 -13 286
ROD23-700 2558703 7537464 -786 90 -60 732
ROU23-602 2558712 7537565 -790 77 -58 566
STEC22-005 2558662 7538959 99 130 -10 181
*Coordinate Systems: NAD 1983 UTM Zone 18N for Goldex; NAD 1983 UTM Zone 17N for Detour Lake, Macassa and AK deposit; NAD 1983 UTM Zone 14N for Meliadine; NAD 1983 UTM Zone 13N for Hope Bay; Finnish Coordinate System KKJ Zone 2 for Kittila.

 

 

APPENDIX – FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

AGNICO EAGLE MINES LIMITED
SUMMARY OF OPERATIONS KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS
(thousands of United States dollars, except where noted)
Three Months Ended

June 30,

Six Months Ended

June 30,

2023 2022(i) 2023 2022
Operating margin(ii):
Revenues from mining operations $   1,718,197 $   1,581,058 $   3,227,858 $   2,906,746
Production costs 743,253 657,636 1,396,397 1,319,371
Total operating margin(ii) 974,944 923,422 1,831,461 1,587,375
Operating margin(ii) by mine:
Quebec
LaRonde mine 69,896 90,877 132,409 194,441
LaRonde Zone 5 mine 14,795 7,866 22,093 24,522
Canadian Malartic complex(iii) 191,681 104,461 272,464 183,763
Goldex mine 45,112 41,656 85,340 78,774
Ontario
Detour Lake mine 204,272 214,841 396,845 342,899
Macassa mine 74,334 74,778 154,234 98,933
Nunavut
Meliadine mine 78,362 96,740 166,702 181,019
Meadowbank complex 78,368 68,044 158,177 62,846
Hope Bay project 144
Australia
Fosterville mine 132,243 125,442 264,945 232,298
Europe
Kittila mine 59,532 67,611 122,256 113,722
Mexico
Pinos Altos mine 15,680 11,487 34,206 30,918
Creston Mascota mine 642 1,819
La India mine 10,669 18,977 21,790 41,277
Total operating margin(ii) 974,944 923,422 1,831,461 1,587,375
Amortization of property, plant and mine development 381,262 269,891 685,221 525,535
Revaluation gain(iv) (1,543,414)
Exploration, corporate and other 127,342 196,680 277,815 425,318
Income before income and mining taxes 466,340 456,851 2,411,839 636,522
Income and mining taxes expense 139,519 166,462 268,127 227,057
Net income for the period $      326,821 $      290,389 $   2,143,712 $      409,465
Net income per share — basic $           0.66 $           0.64 $           4.45 $           0.97
Net income per share — diluted $           0.66 $           0.63 $           4.43 $           0.97
Cash flows:
Cash provided by operating activities $      722,000 $      633,266 $   1,371,613 $   1,140,698
Cash used in investing activities $    (450,202) $    (394,129) $  (1,848,947) $      141,523
Cash used in financing activities $    (582,351) $    (294,307) $      254,082 $    (462,165)
Realized prices:
Gold (per ounce) $          1,975 $          1,866 $          1,935 $          1,872
Silver (per ounce) $          24.43 $          22.21 $          23.72 $          23.20
Zinc (per tonne) $          2,343 $          3,947 $          2,685 $          3,769
Copper (per tonne) $          7,898 $          8,953 $          8,590 $          9,591

 

 

 

 

AGNICO EAGLE MINES LIMITED
SUMMARY OF OPERATIONS KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS
(thousands of United States dollars, except where noted)
Three Months Ended

June 30,

Six Months Ended

June 30,

2023 2022 2023 2022
Payable production(v):
Gold (ounces):
Quebec
LaRonde mine 58,635 70,736 118,168 158,285
LaRonde Zone 5 mine 18,145 17,774 38,219 35,262
Canadian Malartic complex(iii) 177,755 87,186 258,440 167,695
Goldex mine 37,716 36,877 71,739 71,322
Ontario
Detour Lake mine 169,352 195,515 331,209 295,958
Macassa mine 57,044 61,262 121,159 85,750
Nunavut
Meliadine mine 87,682 97,572 178,149 178,276
Meadowbank complex 94,775 96,698 205,885 156,463
Australia
Fosterville mine 81,813 86,065 168,371 167,892
Europe
Kittila mine 50,130 64,814 113,822 110,322
Mexico
Pinos Altos mine 22,159 23,020 46,293 48,190
Creston Mascota mine 165 635 409 1,641
La India mine 17,833 20,016 34,154 41,718
Total gold (ounces): 873,204 858,170 1,686,017 1,518,774
Silver (thousands of ounces): 619 588 1,164 1,197
Zinc (tonnes) 2,567 2,568 4,854 3,637
Copper (tonnes) 721 778 1,251 1,547

 

 

 

 

AGNICO EAGLE MINES LIMITED
SUMMARY OF OPERATIONS KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS
(thousands of United States dollars, except where noted)
Three Months Ended

June 30,

Six Months Ended

June 30,

2023 2022 2023 2022
Payable metal sold(vi):
Gold (ounces):
Quebec
LaRonde mine 61,920 61,296 110,082 132,263
LaRonde Zone 5 mine 18,923 13,538 34,384 31,133
Canadian Malartic complex(iii) 168,257 85,160 240,066 157,428
Goldex mine 37,114 36,681 73,031 70,565
Ontario
Detour Lake mine 160,281 188,517 323,575 320,354
Macassa mine 57,102 58,050 120,030 87,580
Nunavut
Meliadine mine 79,153 97,354 168,739 185,126
Meadowbank complex 98,980 93,737 209,005 142,492
Hope Bay mine 98
Australia
Fosterville mine 85,500 93,177 174,500 195,127
Europe
Kittila mine 51,800 64,378 112,520 115,993
Mexico
Pinos Altos mine 22,355 24,730 46,591 49,517
Creston Mascota mine 599 1,454
La India mine 17,463 19,306 33,883 40,315
Total gold (ounces): 858,848 836,523 1,646,406 1,529,445
Silver (thousands of ounces): 597 559 1,149 1,171
Zinc (tonnes) 2,743 1,679 4,874 2,713
Copper (tonnes) 713 783 1,281 1,549

 

 

 

AGNICO EAGLE MINES LIMITED
SUMMARY OF OPERATIONS KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS
(thousands of United States dollars, except where noted)
Three Months Ended

June 30,

Six Months Ended

June 30,

2023 2022 2023 2022
Total cash costs per ounce of gold produced — co-product basis(vii):
Quebec
LaRonde mine $          1,046 $            829 $          1,091 $            744
LaRonde Zone 5 mine 1,213 983 1,189 981
Canadian Malartic complex(iii) 783 767 791 789
Goldex mine 777 718 793 747
Ontario
Detour Lake mine 734 645 754 634
Macassa mine 750 584 675 643
Nunavut
Meliadine mine 1,020 839 979 914
Meadowbank complex 1,164 999 1,152 1,311
Australia
Fosterville mine 437 352 417 331
Europe
Kittila mine 901 829 848 917
Mexico
Pinos Altos mine 1,582 1,604 1,460 1,459
Creston Mascota mine 906 683
La India mine 1,408 959 1,369 904
Weighted average total cash costs per ounce of gold produced $            870 $            758 $            866 $            800
Total cash costs per ounce of gold produced — by-product basis(vii):
Quebec
LaRonde mine $            787 $            566 $            840 $            517
LaRonde Zone 5 mine 1,198 982 1,175 978
Canadian Malartic complex(iii) 772 753 779 772
Goldex mine 776 718 792 746
Ontario
Detour Lake mine 731 640 750 626
Macassa mine 747 582 672 641
Nunavut
Meliadine mine 1,019 837 978 912
Meadowbank complex 1,156 993 1,144 1,305
Australia
Fosterville mine 436 351 416 331
Europe
Kittila mine 899 828 847 915
Mexico
Pinos Altos mine 1,282 1,383 1,196 1,224
Creston Mascota mine 899 598
La India mine 1,385 936 1,348 876
Weighted average total cash costs per ounce of gold produced $            840 $            726 $            836 $            763
Notes:
(i) Certain previously reported line items have been restated to reflect the final purchase price allocation of the Merger
(ii) Operating margin is not a recognized measure under IFRS and this data may not be comparable to data reported by other gold producers.  See Note Regarding Certain Measures of Performance for more information on the Company’s use of operating margin and Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Performance Measures – Reconciliation of Operating Margin to Net Income for a reconciliation of this measure to the recent IFRS measure
(iii) The information set out in this table reflects the Company’s 50% interest in the Canadian Malartic complex up to and including March 30, 2023 and 100% interest thereafter
(iv) Revaluation gain on the 50% interest the Company owned in Canadian Malartic complex prior to the Yamana Transaction
(v) Payable production (a non-GAAP non-financial performance measure) is the quantity of mineral produced during a period contained in products that are or will be sold by the Company, whether such products are sold during the period or held as inventories at the end of the period
(vi) The Canadian Malartic complex’s payable metal sold excludes the 5.0% net smelter return royalty held by Osisko Gold Royalties Ltd. The Detour Lake mine’s payable metal sold excludes the 2% net smelter royalty held by Franco-Nevada Corporation. The Macassa mine’s payable metal sold excludes the 1.5% net smelter royalty held by Franco-Nevada Corporation
(vii) The total cash costs per ounce of gold produced is not a recognized measure under IFRS and this data may not be comparable to data reported by other gold producers. See Non-GAAP Financial Performance Measures — Total Cash Costs per Ounce of Gold Produced and Minesite Costs per Tonne and Note to Investors Concerning Certain Measures of Performance for more information on the Company’s calculation and use of total cash cost per ounce of gold produced

 

 

 

AGNICO EAGLE MINES LIMITED
CONDENSED INTERIM CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(thousands of United States dollars, except share amounts, IFRS basis)
(Unaudited)
As at As at
June 30, 2023 December 31, 2022
ASSETS
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents $                 432,526 $                 658,625
Trade receivables 10,141 8,579
Inventories 1,253,112 1,209,075
Income taxes recoverable 25,696 35,054
Fair value of derivative financial instruments 14,792 8,774
Other current assets 372,984 259,952
Total current assets 2,109,251 2,180,059
Non-current assets:
Goodwill 4,574,777 2,044,123
Property, plant and mine development 21,223,554 18,459,400
Investments 340,974 332,742
Deferred income and mining tax asset 12,603 11,574
Other assets 1,050,493 466,910
Total assets $            29,311,652 $            23,494,808
LIABILITIES
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities $                 806,687 $                 672,503
Share based liabilities 11,310 15,148
Interest payable 8,151 16,496
Income taxes payable 70,870 4,187
Current portion of long-term debt 100,000
Reclamation provision 42,818 23,508
Lease obligations 47,964 36,466
Fair value of derivative financial instruments 18,156 78,114
Total current liabilities 1,005,956 946,422
Non-current liabilities:
Long-term debt 1,942,019 1,242,070
Reclamation provision 986,813 878,328
Lease obligations 125,460 114,876
Share based liabilities 10,377 17,277
Deferred income and mining tax liabilities 4,928,181 3,981,875
Other liabilities 359,643 72,615
Total liabilities 9,358,449 7,253,463
EQUITY
Common shares:
       Outstanding — 495,442,295 common shares issued, less 578,087 shares held in trust 18,224,982 16,251,221
Stock options 200,300 197,430
Contributed surplus 22,074 23,280
Retained earnings (deficit) 1,558,021 (201,580)
Other reserves (52,174) (29,006)
Total equity 19,953,203 16,241,345
Total liabilities and equity $            29,311,652 $            23,494,808

 

 

 

AGNICO EAGLE MINES LIMITED
CONDENSED INTERIM CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
(thousands of United States dollars, except per share amounts, IFRS basis)
(Unaudited)
Three Months Ended

June 30,

Six Months Ended

June 30,

2023 2022 2023 2022
Restated(i) Restated(i)
REVENUES
Revenues from mining operations $        1,718,197 $        1,581,058 $   3,227,858 $   2,906,746
COSTS, INCOME AND EXPENSES
Production(ii) 743,253 657,636 1,396,397 1,319,371
Exploration and corporate development 54,422 70,352 108,190 136,194
Amortization of property, plant and mine development 381,262 269,891 685,221 525,535
General and administrative 47,312 49,275 95,520 116,817
Finance costs 35,837 20,961 59,285 43,614
(Gain) loss on derivative financial instruments (26,433) 40,753 (32,972) 12,089
Foreign currency translation loss (gain) 4,014 (13,492) 4,234 (12,282)
Care and maintenance 9,411 9,257 20,656 19,713
Revaluation gain(iii) (1,543,414)
Other expenses 2,779 19,574 22,902 109,173
Income before income and mining taxes 466,340 456,851 2,411,839 636,522
Income and mining taxes expense 139,519 166,462 268,127 227,057
Net income for the period $          326,821 $          290,389 $   2,143,712 $      409,465
Net income per share – basic $                0.66 $                0.64 $           4.45 $           0.97
Net income per share – diluted(iv) $                0.66 $                0.63 $           4.43 $           0.97
Adjusted net income per share – basic(iv) $                0.65 $                0.79 $           1.23 $           1.44
Adjusted net income per share – diluted(iv) $                0.65 $                0.79 $           1.22 $          1.44
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding (in thousands):
Basic 494,138 455,285 481,553 419,997
Diluted 495,509 456,787 482,978 421,533
Notes:
(i) Certain previously reported line items have been restated to reflect the final purchase price allocation of the Kirkland Merger.
(ii) Exclusive of amortization, which is shown separately.
(iii) Revaluation gain on the 50% interest previously owned in the Canadian Malartic complex.
(iv) Refer to Reconciliation of Adjusted Net Income to Net Income in this News Release for calculations supporting adjusted net income.

 

 

 

AGNICO EAGLE MINES LIMITED
CONDENSED INTERIM CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(thousands of United States dollars, IFRS basis)
(Unaudited)
Three Months Ended

June 30,

Six Months Ended

June 30,

2023 2022 2023 2022
Restated(i) Restated(i)
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net income for the period $          326,821 $          290,389 2,143,712 $      409,465
Add (deduct) adjusting items:
Amortization of property, plant and mine development 381,262 269,891 685,221 525,535
Revaluation gain(ii) (1,543,414)
Deferred income and mining taxes 7,469 87,488 43,572 82,611
Unrealized (gain) loss on currency and commodity derivatives (50,088) 33,569 (65,976) 9,514
Unrealized loss on warrants 6,959 21,095 2,296 20,182
Stock-based compensation 13,380 6,959 26,527 29,207
Foreign currency translation loss (gain) 4,014 (13,492) 4,234 (12,282)
Other 3,207 10,056 5,651 7,735
Changes in non-cash working capital balances:
Trade receivables (2,930) (233) 5,465 38,835
Income taxes 65,428 (3,461) 89,405 (43,331)
Inventories (28,815) (10,110) (26,747) 168,042
Other current assets (99,880) (78,258) (88,885) (117,865)
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities 108,128 32,689 100,859 25,045
Interest payable (12,955) (13,316) (10,307) (1,995)
Cash provided by operating activities 722,000 633,266 1,371,613 1,140,698
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Additions to property, plant and mine development (423,621) (408,596) (808,555) (701,747)
Yamana transaction, net of cash and cash equivalents (1,000,617)
Cash and cash equivalents acquired in Kirkland acquisition 838,732
Purchases of equity securities and other investments (29,427) (18,411) (44,164) (31,854)
Proceeds from loan repayment 40,000 40,000
Other investing activities 2,846 (7,122) 4,389 (3,608)
Cash (used in) provided by investing activities (450,202) (394,129) (1,848,947) 141,523
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Proceeds from Credit Facility 1,000,000 100,000
Repayment of Credit Facility (900,000) (900,000) (100,000)
Proceeds from Term Loan Facility, net of financing costs 598,958 598,958
Repayment of Senior Notes (100,000) (125,000) (100,000) (125,000)
Repayment of lease obligations (12,420) (8,476) (22,168) (16,786)
Disbursements to associates (21,899) (21,899)
Dividends paid (165,258) (149,801) (321,421) (304,583)
Repurchase of common shares (1,786) (22,258) (16,350) (50,147)
Proceeds on exercise of stock options 12,750 6,104 23,052 23,945
Common shares issued 7,304 5,124 13,910 10,406
Cash (used in) provided by financing activities (582,351) (294,307) 254,082 (462,165)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents (1,566) 30 (2,847) 1,013
Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents during the period (312,119) (55,140) (226,099) 821,069
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period 744,645 1,061,995 658,625 185,786
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period $          432,526 $       1,006,855 $      432,526 $   1,006,855
SUPPLEMENTAL CASH FLOW INFORMATION
Interest paid $            43,437 $            33,219 $        56,488 $        41,422
Income and mining taxes paid $            74,828 $            84,678 $      139,765 $      188,078
Notes:
(i)   Certain previously reported line items have been restated to reflect the final purchase price allocation of the Kirkland Merger.
(ii)  Revaluation gain on the 50% interest previously owned in the Canadian Malartic complex.

 

 

 

AGNICO EAGLE MINES LIMITED
RECONCILIATION OF NON-GAAP FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE MEASURES
(thousands of United States dollars, except where noted)
Refer to Note to Investors Concerning Certain Measures of Performance in this news release for details on the composition, usefulness and other information regarding the Company’s use of the non-GAAP measures total cash costs per ounce of gold produced and minesite costs per tonne
The following tables set out a reconciliation of total cash costs per ounce of gold produced (on both a by-product basis and co-product basis) and minesite costs per tonne to production costs, exclusive of amortization, as presented in the condensed interim consolidated statements of income in accordance with IFRS
Total Production Costs by Mine
Three Months Ended

June 30,

Six Months Ended

June 30,

(thousands of United States dollars) 2023 2022 2023 2022
Quebec
LaRonde mine $                      63,969 $                      33,949 $                    103,676 $                      79,790
LaRonde Zone 5 mine 21,763 17,133 43,987 33,866
LaRonde complex 85,732 51,082 147,663 113,656
Canadian Malartic complex(i) 144,190 56,405 201,481 113,342
Goldex mine 28,160 26,530 55,995 52,747
Ontario
Detour Lake mine 112,796 137,429 226,818 257,394
Macassa mine 38,545 33,001 76,504 65,315
Nunavut
Meliadine mine 78,817 86,386 160,011 165,065
Meadowbank complex 117,488 107,373 247,492 204,084
Australia
Fosterville mine 35,831 48,303 72,430 136,304
Europe
Kittila mine 43,336 53,315 96,631 102,766
Mexico
Pinos Altos mine 34,709 39,873 67,631 72,409
Creston Mascota mine 484 1,099
La India mine 23,649 17,455 43,741 35,190
Production costs per the condensed interim
consolidated statements of income
$                    743,253 $                    657,636 $                  1,396,397 $                  1,319,371
Reconciliation of Production Costs to Total Cash Costs per Ounce of Gold Produced by Mine and Reconciliation of Production Costs to Minesite Costs per Tonne by Mine
(thousands of United States dollars, except as noted)
LaRonde mine

Per Ounce of Gold Produced

Three Months Ended
June 30, 2023
Three Months Ended
June 30, 2022
Six Months Ended
June 30, 2023
Six Months Ended
June 30, 2022
Gold production (ounces) 58,635 70,736 118,168 158,285
(thousands) ($ per ounce) (thousands) ($ per ounce) (thousands) ($ per ounce) (thousands) ($ per ounce)
Production costs $    63,969 $      1,091 $    33,949 $        480 $  103,676 $        877 $    79,790 $        504
Inventory adjustments(ii) (8,971) (153) 20,746 293 13,534 115 31,673 200
Realized gains and losses on hedges of production costs 770 13 (127) (2) 1,848 16 (612) (4)
Other adjustments(v) 5,555 95 4,079 58 9,903 83 6,841 44
Cash operating costs (co-product basis) $    61,323 $      1,046 $    58,647 $        829 $  128,961 $      1,091 $  117,692 $        744
By-product metal revenues (15,157) (259) (18,643) (263) (29,689) (251) (35,861) (227)
Cash operating costs (by-product basis) $    46,166 $        787 $    40,004 $        566 $    99,272 $        840 $    81,831 $        517
LaRonde mine

Per Tonne

Three Months Ended
June 30, 2023
Three Months Ended
June 30, 2022
Six Months Ended
June 30, 2023
Six Months Ended
June 30, 2022
Tonnes of ore milled (thousands of tonnes) 347 423 736 877
(thousands) ($ per tonne) (thousands) ($ per tonne) (thousands) ($ per tonne) (thousands) ($ per tonne)
Production costs $    63,969 $        185 $    33,949 $          80 $  103,676 $        141 $    79,790 $          91
Production costs (C$) $    85,861 $        247 $    43,317 $        103 $  139,434 $        189 $  101,332 $        115
Inventory adjustments (C$)(ii) (11,297) (33) 25,856 61 18,426 25 38,213 44
Other adjustments (C$)(v) (3,302) (8) (3,371) (8) (6,443) (8) (6,877) (8)
Minesite operating costs (C$) $    71,262 $        206 $    65,802 $        156 $  151,417 $        206 $  132,668 $        151
LaRonde Zone 5 mine

Per Ounce of Gold Produced

Three Months Ended
June 30, 2023
Three Months Ended
June 30, 2022
Six Months Ended
June 30, 2023
Six Months Ended
June 30, 2022
Gold production (ounces) 18,145 17,774 38,219 35,262
(thousands) ($ per ounce) (thousands) ($ per ounce) (thousands) ($ per ounce) (thousands) ($ per ounce)
Production costs $    21,763 $      1,199 $    17,133 $        964 $    43,987 $      1,151 $    33,866 $        960
Inventory adjustments(ii) (784) (43) 350 20 (261) (7) 815 24
Realized gains and losses on hedges of production costs 257 14 (30) (2) 616 16 (143) (4)
Other adjustments(v) 775 43 19 1 1,111 29 49 1
Cash operating costs (co-product basis) $    22,011 $      1,213 $    17,472 $        983 $    45,453 $      1,189 $    34,587 $        981
By-product metal revenues (271) (15) (28) (1) (546) (14) (119) (3)
Cash operating costs (by-product basis) $    21,740 $      1,198 $    17,444 $        982 $    44,907 $      1,175 $    34,468 $        978
LaRonde Zone 5 mine

Per Tonne

Three Months Ended
June 30, 2023
Three Months Ended
June 30, 2022
Six Months Ended
June 30, 2023
Six Months Ended
June 30, 2022
Tonnes of ore milled (thousands of tonnes) 313 291 632 570
(thousands) ($ per tonne) (thousands) ($ per tonne) (thousands) ($ per tonne) (thousands) ($ per tonne)
Production costs $    21,763 $          70 $    17,133 $          59 $    43,987 $          70 $    33,866 $          59
Production costs (C$) $    29,277 $          94 $    21,854 $          75 $    59,265 $          94 $    43,027 $          75
Inventory adjustments (C$)(ii) (1,147) (4) 523 2 (409) (1) 1,099 2
Minesite operating costs (C$) $    28,130 $          90 $    22,377 $          77 $    58,856 $          93 $    44,126 $          77
LaRonde complex

Per Ounce of Gold Produced

Three Months Ended
June 30, 2023
Three Months Ended
June 30, 2022
Six Months Ended
June 30, 2023
Six Months Ended
June 30, 2022
Gold production (ounces) 76,780 88,510 156,387 193,547
(thousands) ($ per ounce) (thousands) ($ per ounce) (thousands) ($ per ounce) (thousands) ($ per ounce)
Production costs $    85,732 $      1,117 $    51,082 $        577 $  147,663 $        944 $  113,656 $        587
Inventory adjustments(ii) (9,755) (127) 21,096 238 13,273 85 32,488 168
Realized gains and losses on hedges of production costs 1,027 13 (157) (2) 2,464 16 (755) (4)
Other adjustments(v) 6,330 82 4,098 47 11,014 70 6,890 36
Cash operating costs (co-product basis) $    83,334 $      1,085 $    76,119 $        860 $  174,414 $      1,115 $  152,279 $        787
By-product metal revenues (15,428) (201) (18,671) (211) (30,235) (193) (35,980) (186)
Cash operating costs (by-product basis) $    67,906 $        884 $    57,448 $        649 $  144,179 $        922 $  116,299 $        601
LaRonde complex

Per Tonne

Three Months Ended
June 30, 2023
Three Months Ended
June 30, 2022
Six Months Ended
June 30, 2023
Six Months Ended
June 30, 2022
Tonnes of ore milled (thousands of tonnes) 660 714 1,368 1,447
(thousands) ($ per tonne) (thousands) ($ per tonne) (thousands) ($ per tonne) (thousands) ($ per tonne)
Production costs $    85,732 $        130 $    51,082 $          72 $  147,663 $        108 $  113,656 $          79
Production costs (C$) $  115,138 $        174 $    65,171 $          92 $  198,699 $        145 $  144,359 $        100
Inventory adjustments (C$)(ii) (12,444) (19) 26,379 37 18,017 13 39,312 27
Other adjustments (C$)(v) (3,302) (4) (3,371) (5) (6,443) (4) (6,877) (5)
Minesite operating costs (C$) $    99,392 $        151 $    88,179 $        124 $  210,273 $        154 $  176,794 $        122
Canadian Malartic complex

Per Ounce of Gold Produced(i)

Three Months Ended
June 30, 2023
Three Months Ended
June 30, 2022
Six Months Ended
June 30, 2023
Six Months Ended
June 30, 2022
Gold production (ounces) 177,755 87,186 258,440 167,695
(thousands) ($ per ounce) (thousands) ($ per ounce) (thousands) ($ per ounce) (thousands) ($ per ounce)
Production costs $  144,190 $        811 $    56,405 $        647 $  201,481 $        780 $  113,342 $        676
Inventory adjustments(ii) 43 2,139 25 538 2 2,867 17
Purchase price allocation to inventory(iv) (22,821) (128) (22,821) (88)
Other adjustments(v) 17,835 100 8,332 95 25,217 97 16,114 96
Cash operating costs (co-product basis) $  139,247 $        783 $    66,876 $        767 $  204,415 $        791 $  132,323 $        789
By-product metal revenues (2,069) (11) (1,243) (14) (3,207) (12) (2,905) (17)
Cash operating costs (by-product basis) $  137,178 $        772 $    65,633 $        753 $  201,208 $        779 $  129,418 $        772
Canadian Malartic complex

Per Tonne(i)

Three Months Ended
June 30, 2023
Three Months Ended
June 30, 2022
Six Months Ended
June 30, 2023
Six Months Ended
June 30, 2022
Tonnes of ore milled (thousands of tonnes) 4,882 2,399 7,144 4,811
(thousands) ($ per tonne) (thousands) ($ per tonne) (thousands) ($ per tonne) (thousands) ($ per tonne)
Production costs $  144,190 $          30 $    56,405 $          24 $  201,481 $          28 $  113,342 $          24
Production costs (C$) $  194,997 $          40 $    71,080 $          30 $  271,662 $          38 $  142,709 $          30
Inventory adjustments (C$)(ii) 511 2,664 1 1,251 3,674 1
Purchase price allocation to inventory (C$)(iv) (30,651) (6) (30,651) (4)
Other adjustments (C$)(v) 23,599 5 10,581 4 33,424 5 20,228 4
Minesite operating costs (C$) $  188,456 $          39 $    84,325 $          35 $  275,686 $          39 $  166,611 $          35
Goldex mine

Per Ounce of Gold Produced

Three Months Ended
June 30, 2023
Three Months Ended
June 30, 2022
Six Months Ended
June 30, 2023
Six Months Ended
June 30, 2022
Gold production (ounces) 37,716 36,877 71,739 71,322
(thousands) ($ per ounce) (thousands) ($ per ounce) (thousands) ($ per ounce) (thousands) ($ per ounce)
Production costs $    28,160 $        747 $    26,530 $        719 $    55,995 $        781 $    52,747 $        740
Inventory adjustments(ii) 582 16 (22) (1) (455) (6) 688 10
Realized gains and losses on hedges of production costs 505 13 (56) (1) 1,212 17 (271) (5)
Other adjustments(v) 40 1 41 1 102 1 95 2
Cash operating costs (co-product basis) $    29,287 $        777 $    26,493 $        718 $    56,854 $        793 $    53,259 $        747
By-product metal revenues (11) (1) (5) (25) (1) (21) (1)
Cash operating costs (by-product basis) $    29,276 $        776 $    26,488 $        718 $    56,829 $        792 $    53,238 $        746
Goldex mine

Per Tonne

Three Months Ended
June 30, 2023
Three Months Ended
June 30, 2022
Six Months Ended
June 30, 2023
Six Months Ended
June 30, 2022
Tonnes of ore milled (thousands of tonnes) 761 738 1,459 1,482
(thousands) ($ per tonne) (thousands) ($ per tonne) (thousands) ($ per tonne) (thousands) ($ per tonne)
Production costs $    28,160 $          37 $    26,530 $          36 $    55,995 $          38 $    52,747 $          36
Production costs (C$) $    37,859 $          50 $    33,951 $          46 $    75,486 $          52 $    67,171 $          45
Inventory adjustments (C$)(ii) 730 1 23 (660) (1) 915 1
Minesite operating costs (C$) $    38,589 $          51 $    33,974 $          46 $    74,826 $          51 $    68,086 $          46
Detour Lake mine

Per Ounce of Gold Produced

Three Months Ended
June 30, 2023
Three Months Ended
June 30, 2022
Six Months Ended
June 30, 2023
Six Months Ended
June 30, 2022
Gold production (ounces) 169,352 195,515 331,209 295,958
(thousands) ($ per ounce) (thousands) ($ per ounce) (thousands) ($ per ounce) (thousands) ($ per ounce)
Production costs $  112,796 $        666 $  137,429 $        703 $  226,818 $        685 $  257,394 $        870
Inventory adjustments(ii) (474) (3) 3,988 20 (168) (12,633) (43)
Realized gains and losses on hedges of production costs 2,541 15 6,095 18
Purchase price allocation to inventory(iv) (22,690) (116) (68,837) (233)
Other adjustments(v) 9,410 56 7,304 38 16,985 51 11,589 40
Cash operating costs (co-product basis) $  124,273 $        734 $  126,031 $        645 $  249,730 $        754 $  187,513 $        634
By-product metal revenues (505) (3) (1,015) (5) (1,187) (4) (2,220) (8)
Cash operating costs (by-product basis) $  123,768 $        731 $  125,016 $        640 $  248,543 $        750 $  185,293 $        626
Detour Lake mine

Per Tonne

Three Months Ended
June 30, 2023
Three Months Ended
June 30, 2022
Six Months Ended
June 30, 2023
Six Months Ended
June 30, 2022
Tonnes of ore milled (thousands of tonnes) 6,800 6,519 13,197 9,789
(thousands) ($ per tonne) (thousands) ($ per tonne) (thousands) ($ per tonne) (thousands) ($ per tonne)
Production costs $  112,796 $          17 $  137,429 $          21 $  226,818 $          17 $  257,394 $          26
Production costs (C$) $  151,645 $          22 $  175,421 $          27 $  305,553 $          23 $  327,239 $          33
Inventory adjustments (C$)(ii) 12,357 2 5,205 1 12,872 1 (15,867) (2)
Purchase price allocation to inventory(C$)(iv) (29,108) (5) (87,508) (9)
Other adjustments (C$)(v) 11,381 2 9,349 1 20,146 2 14,749 2
Minesite operating costs (C$) $  175,383 $          26 $  160,867 $          24 $  338,571 $          26 $  238,613 $          24
Macassa mine

Per Ounce of Gold Produced

Three Months Ended
June 30, 2023
Three Months Ended
June 30, 2022
Six Months Ended
June 30, 2023
Six Months Ended
June 30, 2022
Gold production (ounces) 57,044 61,262 121,159 85,750
(thousands) ($ per ounce) (thousands) ($ per ounce) (thousands) ($ per ounce) (thousands) ($ per ounce)
Production costs $    38,545 $        676 $    33,001 $        539 $    76,504 $        631 $    65,315 $        762
Inventory adjustments(ii) (178) (3) 953 16 (1,473) (11) (1,147) (13)
Realized gains and losses on hedges of production costs 812 14 1,949 16
Purchase price allocation to inventory(iv) 501 8 (10,326) (120)
Other adjustments(v) 3,613 63 1,332 21 4,757 39 1,288 14
Cash operating costs (co-product basis) $    42,792 $        750 $    35,787 $        584 $    81,737 $        675 $    55,130 $        643
By-product metal revenues (168) (3) (114) (2) (376) (3) (187) (2)
Cash operating costs (by-product basis) $    42,624 $        747 $    35,673 $        582 $    81,361 $        672 $    54,943 $        641
Macassa mine

Per Tonne

Three Months Ended
June 30, 2023
Three Months Ended
June 30, 2022
Six Months Ended
June 30, 2023
Six Months Ended
June 30, 2022
Tonnes of ore milled (thousands of tonnes) 112 88 199 135
(thousands) ($ per tonne) (thousands) ($ per tonne) (thousands) ($ per tonne) (thousands) ($ per tonne)
Production costs $    38,545 $        344 $    33,001 $        374 $    76,504 $        384 $    65,315 $        483
Production costs (C$) $    51,994 $        464 $    42,211 $        479 $  103,236 $        519 $    83,041 $        615
Inventory adjustments (C$)(ii) (359) (3) 1,278 14 (2,076) (10) (1,366) (10)
Purchase price allocation to inventory(C$)(iv) 450 5 (13,128) (97)
Other adjustments (C$)(v) 4,775 42 1,725 21 6,291 30 1,657 12
Minesite operating costs (C$) $    56,410 $        503 $    45,664 $        519 $  107,451 $        539 $    70,204 $        520
Meliadine mine

Per Ounce of Gold Produced

Three Months Ended
June 30, 2023
Three Months Ended
June 30, 2022
Six Months Ended
June 30, 2023
Six Months Ended
June 30, 2022
Gold production (ounces) 87,682 97,572 178,149 178,276
(thousands) ($ per ounce) (thousands) ($ per ounce) (thousands) ($ per ounce) (thousands) ($ per ounce)
Production costs $    78,817 $        899 $    86,386 $        885 $  160,011 $        898 $  165,065 $        926
Inventory adjustments(ii) 11,228 128 (3,671) (38) 14,852 83 (39)
Realized gains and losses on hedges of production costs (451) (5) (884) (9) (363) (2) (2,195) (13)
Other adjustments(v) (118) (2) 68 1 (13) 163 1
Cash operating costs (co-product basis) $    89,476 $      1,020 $    81,899 $        839 $  174,487 $        979 $  162,994 $        914
By-product metal revenues (139) (1) (188) (2) (339) (1) (405) (2)
Cash operating costs (by-product basis) $    89,337 $      1,019 $    81,711 $        837 $  174,148 $        978 $  162,589 $        912
Meliadine mine

Per Tonne

Three Months Ended
June 30, 2023
Three Months Ended
June 30, 2022
Six Months Ended
June 30, 2023
Six Months Ended
June 30, 2022
Tonnes of ore milled (thousands of tonnes) 461 449 937 881
(thousands) ($ per tonne) (thousands) ($ per tonne) (thousands) ($ per tonne) (thousands) ($ per tonne)
Production costs $    78,817 $        171 $    86,386 $        192 $  160,011 $        171 $  165,065 $        187
Production costs (C$) $  105,834 $        230 $  109,488 $        244 $  214,715 $        229 $  208,925 $        237
Inventory adjustments (C$)(ii) 14,556 31 (4,241) (10) 19,606 21 284
Minesite operating costs (C$) $  120,390 $        261 $  105,247 $        234 $  234,321 $        250 $  209,209 $        237
Meadowbank complex

Per Ounce of Gold Produced

Three Months Ended
June 30, 2023
Three Months Ended
June 30, 2022
Six Months Ended
June 30, 2023
Six Months Ended
June 30, 2022
Gold production (ounces) 94,775 96,698 205,885 156,463
(thousands) ($ per ounce) (thousands) ($ per ounce) (thousands) ($ per ounce) (thousands) ($ per ounce)
Production costs $  117,488 $      1,240 $  107,373 $      1,110 $  247,492 $      1,202 $  204,084 $      1,304
Inventory adjustments(ii) (5,048) (54) (9,132) (94) (6,702) (32) 6,071 39
Realized gains and losses on hedges of production costs (2,118) (22) (1,631) (17) (3,617) (18) (3,674) (23)
Operational care & maintenance due to COVID-19(iii) (1,436) (9)
Other adjustments(v) 4 (26) (51) 40
Cash operating costs (co-product basis) $  110,326 $      1,164 $    96,584 $        999 $  237,122 $      1,152 $  205,085 $      1,311
By-product metal revenues (723) (8) (587) (6) (1,548) (8) (882) (6)
Cash operating costs (by-product basis) $  109,603 $      1,156 $    95,997 $        993 $  235,574 $      1,144 $  204,203 $      1,305
Meadowbank complex

Per Tonne

Three Months Ended
June 30, 2023
Three Months Ended
June 30, 2022
Six Months Ended
June 30, 2023
Six Months Ended
June 30, 2022
Tonnes of ore milled (thousands of tonnes) 845 930 1,828 1,785
(thousands) ($ per tonne) (thousands) ($ per tonne) (thousands) ($ per tonne) (thousands) ($ per tonne)
Production costs $  117,488 $        139 $  107,373 $        116 $  247,492 $        135 $  204,084 $        114
Production costs (C$) $  157,407 $        186 $  136,663 $        147 $  330,385 $        181 $  259,128 $        145
Inventory adjustments (C$)(ii) (6,632) (8) (10,911) (12) (8,858) (5) 7,897 5
Operational care and maintenance due to COVID-19 (C$)(iii) (1,793) (1)
Minesite operating costs (C$) $  150,775 $        178 $  125,752 $        135 $  321,527 $        176 $  265,232 $        149
Fosterville mine

Per Ounce of Gold Produced

Three Months Ended
June 30, 2023
Three Months Ended
June 30, 2022
Six Months Ended
June 30, 2023
Six Months Ended
June 30, 2022
Gold production (ounces) 81,813 86,065 168,371 167,892
(thousands) ($ per ounce) (thousands) ($ per ounce) (thousands) ($ per ounce) (thousands) ($ per ounce)
Production costs $    35,831 $        438 $    48,303 $        561 $    72,430 $        430 $  136,304 $        812
Inventory adjustments(ii) (522) (6) (970) (12) (2,885) (17) (6,809) (41)
Realized gains and losses on hedges of production costs 489 6 677 4
Purchase price allocation to inventory(iv) (16,997) (197) (73,674) (439)
Other adjustments(v) (7) (1) 39
Cash operating costs (co-product basis) $    35,791 $        437 $    30,336 $        352 $    70,261 $        417 $    55,821 $        332
By-product metal revenues (121) (1) (125) (1) (278) (1) (313) (1)
Cash operating costs (by-product basis) $    35,670 $        436 $    30,211 $        351 $    69,983 $        416 $    55,508 $        331
Fosterville mine

Per Tonne

Three Months Ended
June 30, 2023
Three Months Ended
June 30, 2022
Six Months Ended
June 30, 2023
Six Months Ended
June 30, 2022
Tonnes of ore milled (thousands of tonnes) 176 122 324 213
(thousands) ($ per tonne) (thousands) ($ per tonne) (thousands) ($ per tonne) (thousands) ($ per tonne)
Production costs $    35,831 $        204 $    48,303 $        396 $    72,430 $        224 $   136,304 $        641
Production costs (A$) A$     54,280 A$         308 A$ 71,814 A$         597 A$    108,462 A$         335 A$    189,040 A$        890
Inventory adjustments (A$)(ii) (756) (4) (1,204) (9) (4,357) (14) (9,409) (43)
Purchase price allocation to inventory(A$)(iv) (26,678) (218) (102,178) (478)
Minesite operating costs (A$) A$     53,524 A$         304 A$ 43,932 A$          370 A$    104,105 A$         321 A$      77,453 A$        369
Kittila mine

Per Ounce of Gold Produced

Three Months Ended
June 30, 2023
Three Months Ended
June 30, 2022
Six Months Ended
June 30, 2023
Six Months Ended
June 30, 2022
Gold production (ounces) 50,130 64,814 113,822 110,322
(thousands) ($ per ounce) (thousands) ($ per ounce) (thousands) ($ per ounce) (thousands) ($ per ounce)
Production costs $    43,336 $        864 $    53,315 $        823 $    96,631 $        849 $  102,766 $        932
Inventory adjustments(ii) 2,784 56 (1,164) (19) 2,744 24 (3,955) (36)
Realized gains and losses on hedges of production costs (925) (18) 1,542 24 (1,558) (14) 2,220 20
Other adjustments(v) (50) (1) 39 1 (1,273) (11) 93 1
Cash operating costs (co-product basis) $    45,145 $        901 $    53,732 $        829 $    96,544 $        848 $  101,124 $        917
By-product metal revenues (93) (2) (78) (1) (162) (1) (167) (2)
Cash operating costs (by-product basis) $    45,052 $        899 $    53,654 $        828 $    96,382 $        847 $  100,957 $        915
Kittila mine

Per Tonne

Three Months Ended
June 30, 2023
Three Months Ended
June 30, 2022
Six Months Ended
June 30, 2023
Six Months Ended
June 30, 2022
Tonnes of ore milled (thousands of tonnes) 417 556 913 1,017
(thousands) ($ per tonne) (thousands) ($ per tonne) (thousands) ($ per tonne) (thousands) ($ per tonne)
Production costs $    43,336 $        104 $    53,315 $          96 $    96,631 $        106 $  102,766 $        101
Production costs (€) €    42,251 €        101 €    49,550 €          89 €    91,002 €        100 €    93,458 €          92
Inventory adjustments (€)(ii) 946 3 (655) (1) 832 1 (2,929) (3)
Minesite operating costs (€) €    43,197 €        104 €    48,895 €          88 €    91,834 €        101 €    90,529 €          89
Pinos Altos mine

Per Ounce of Gold Produced

Three Months Ended
June 30, 2023
Three Months Ended
June 30, 2022
Six Months Ended
June 30, 2023
Six Months Ended
June 30, 2022
Gold production (ounces) 22,159 23,020 46,293 48,190
(thousands) ($ per ounce) (thousands) ($ per ounce) (thousands) ($ per ounce) (thousands) ($ per ounce)
Production costs $    34,709 $      1,566 $    39,873 $      1,732 $    67,631 $      1,461 $    72,409 $      1,503
Inventory adjustments(ii) 761 34 (2,955) (128) 513 11 (2,156) (45)
Realized gains and losses on hedges of production costs (690) (31) (313) (14) (1,143) (25) (547) (11)
Other adjustments(v) 286 13 322 14 578 13 625 12
Cash operating costs (co-product basis) $    35,066 $      1,582 $    36,927 $      1,604 $    67,579 $      1,460 $    70,331 $      1,459
By-product metal revenues (6,653) (300) (5,082) (221) (12,227) (264) (11,345) (235)
Cash operating costs (by-product basis) $    28,413 $      1,282 $    31,845 $      1,383 $    55,352 $      1,196 $    58,986 $      1,224
Pinos Altos mine

Per Tonne

Three Months Ended
June 30, 2023
Three Months Ended
June 30, 2022
Six Months Ended
June 30, 2023
Six Months Ended
June 30, 2022
Tonnes of ore processed (thousands of tonnes) 401 366 765 750
(thousands) ($ per tonne) (thousands) ($ per tonne) (thousands) ($ per tonne) (thousands) ($ per tonne)
Production costs $    34,709 $          87 $    39,873 $        109 $    67,631 $          88 $    72,409 $          97
Inventory adjustments(ii) 1,905 3 (2,955) (8) 1,657 3 (2,156) (3)
Minesite operating costs $    36,614 $          90 $    36,918 $        101 $    69,288 $          91 $    70,253 $          94
Creston Mascota mine

Per Ounce of Gold Produced

Three Months Ended
June 30, 2023
Three Months Ended
June 30, 2022
Six Months Ended
June 30, 2023
Six Months Ended
June 30, 2022
Gold production (ounces) 165 635 409 1,641
(thousands) ($ per ounce) (thousands) ($ per ounce) (thousands) ($ per ounce) (thousands) ($ per ounce)
Production costs $          — $          — $        484 $        762 $          — $          — $      1,099 $        670
Inventory adjustments(ii) 60 95 (27) (16)
Other adjustments(v) 30 49 48 29
Cash operating costs (co-product basis) $          — $          — $        574 $        906 $          — $          — $      1,120 $        683
By-product metal revenues (5) (7) (140) (85)
Cash operating costs (by-product basis) $          — $          — $        569 $        899 $          — $          — $        980 $        598
Creston Mascota mine

Per Tonne(vi)

Three Months Ended
June 30, 2023
Three Months Ended
June 30, 2022
Six Months Ended
June 30, 2023
Six Months Ended
June 30, 2022
Tonnes of ore processed (thousands of tonnes)
(thousands) ($ per tonne) (thousands) ($ per tonne) (thousands) ($ per tonne) (thousands) ($ per tonne)
Production costs $          — $          — $        484 $          — $          — $          — $      1,099 $          —
Inventory adjustments(ii) 60 (27)
Other adjustments(v) (544) (1,072)
Minesite operating costs $          — $          — $          — $          — $          — $          — $          — $          —
La India mine

Per Ounce of Gold Produced

Three Months Ended
June 30, 2023
Three Months Ended
June 30, 2022
Six Months Ended
June 30, 2023
Six Months Ended
June 30, 2022
Gold production (ounces) 17,833 20,016 34,154 41,718
(thousands) ($ per ounce) (thousands) ($ per ounce) (thousands) ($ per ounce) (thousands) ($ per ounce)
Production costs $    23,649 $      1,326 $    17,455 $        872 $    43,741 $      1,281 $    35,190 $        844
Inventory adjustments(ii) 1,318 74 1,564 78 2,766 80 2,132 51
Other adjustments(v) 134 8 177 9 263 8 373 9
Cash operating costs (co-product basis) $    25,101 $      1,408 $    19,196 $        959 $    46,770 $      1,369 $    37,695 $        904
By-product metal revenues (407) (23) (451) (23) (722) (21) (1,159) (28)
Cash operating costs (by-product basis) $    24,694 $      1,385 $    18,745 $        936 $    46,048 $      1,348 $    36,536 $        876
La India mine

Per Tonne

Three Months Ended
June 30, 2023
Three Months Ended
June 30, 2022
Six Months Ended
June 30, 2023
Six Months Ended
June 30, 2022
Tonnes of ore processed (thousands of tonnes) 880 1,356 1,540 2,919
(thousands) ($ per tonne) (thousands) ($ per tonne) (thousands) ($ per tonne) (thousands) ($ per tonne)
Production costs $    23,649 $          27 $    17,455 $          13 $    43,741 $          28 $    35,190 $          12
Inventory adjustments(ii) 1,318 1 1,564 1 2,766 2 2,132 1
Minesite operating costs $    24,967 $          28 $    19,019 $          14 $    46,507 $          30 $    37,322 $          13
Notes:
(i)  The information set out in this table reflects the Company’s 50% interest in the Canadian Malartic complex up to and including March 30, 2023 and 100% interest thereafter
(ii)  Under the Company’s revenue recognition policy, revenue from contracts with customers is recognized upon the transfer of control over metals sold to the customer. As the total cash costs per ounce of gold produced are calculated on a production basis, an inventory adjustment is made to reflect the portion of production not yet recognized as revenue
(iii) This adjustment reflects the costs associated with the temporary suspension of mining activities at the Company’s mine sites in response to the COVID-19 pandemic and includes primarily payroll and other incidental costs associated with maintaining the sites and properties, and payroll costs associated with employees who were not working during the period of reduced or suspended operations. These expenses also include payroll costs of employees who could not work following the period of temporary suspension or reduced operations due to the Company’s effort to prevent or curtail community transmission of COVID-19. These costs were previously classified as “other adjustments” and have now been disclosed separately to provide additional detail on the reconciliation, allowing investors to better understand the impact of such events on the total cash costs per ounce and minesite cost per tonne
(iv) On February 8, 2022, the Company completed the Merger and this adjustment reflects the fair value allocated to inventory at the Detour Lake, Macassa, and Fosterville mines as part of the purchase price allocation. On March 31, 2023, the Company completed Yamana Transaction and this adjustment reflects the fair value allocated to inventory at the Canadian Malartic complex as part of the purchase price allocation
(v) Other adjustments consists of costs associated with a 5% in-kind royalty paid in respect of the Canadian Malartic complex, a 2% in-kind royalty paid in respect of the Detour Lake mine, a 1.5% in-kind royalty paid in respect of the Macassa mine, smelting, refining, and marketing charges to production costs
(vi) The Creston Mascota mine’s cost calculations per tonne for the three and six months ended June 30, 2022 excludes approximately $0.5 and $1.1 million of production costs incurred during the period, respectively, following the ceasing of mining activities at the Bravo pit during the third quarter of 2020

 

Reconciliation of Production Costs to Total Cash Costs per Ounce Produced(vii) and All-in Sustaining Costs per Ounce of Gold Produced(vii)
Refer to Note to Investors Concerning Certain Measures of Performance in this news release for details on the composition, usefulness and other information regarding the Company’s use of the non-GAAP measure all-in sustaining costs per ounce of gold produced
The following tables set out a reconciliation of production costs to the Company’s use of the non-GAAP measure all-in sustaining costs per ounce of gold produced for the six months ended June 30, 2023 and June 30, 2022 on both a by-product basis (deducting by-product metal revenues from production costs) and co-product basis (without deducting by-product metal revenues)
 

 

 

Three Months Ended

June 30,

Six Months Ended

June 30,

(United States dollars per ounce of gold produced, except where noted) 2023 2022 2023 2022
Production costs per the condensed interim consolidated statements of income

(thousands of United States dollars)

$        743,253 $        657,636 $   1,396,397 $     1,319,371
Gold production (ounces) 873,204 858,170 1,686,017 1,518,774
Production costs per ounce of adjusted gold production $              851 $              766 $            828 $              869
Adjustments:
Inventory adjustments(i) 1 14 14 12
Purchase price allocation to inventory(ii) (26) (46) (13) (101)
Realized gains and losses on hedges of production costs 1 (2) 3 (3)
Operational care and maintenance costs due to COVID-19(iii) (1)
Other(iv) 43 26 34 24
Total cash costs per ounce of gold produced (co-product basis)(v) $              870 $              758 $            866 $              800
By-product metal revenues (30) (32) (30) (37)
Total cash costs per ounce of gold produced (by-product basis)(v) $              840 $              726 $            836 $              763
Adjustments:
Sustaining capital expenditures (including capitalized exploration) 237 231 226 197
General and administrative expenses (including stock option expense) 54 57 57 77
Non-cash reclamation provision and sustaining leases(vi) 19 12 19 14
All-in sustaining costs per ounce of gold produced (by-product basis) $            1,150 $           1,026 $          1,138 $            1,051
By-product metal revenues 30 32 30 37
All-in sustaining costs per ounce of gold produced (co-product basis) $            1,180 $           1,058 $          1,168 $            1,088
Notes:
(i) Under the Company’s revenue recognition policy, revenue from contracts with customers is recognized upon the transfer of control over metals sold to the customer. As the total cash costs per ounce of gold produced are calculated on a production basis, an inventory adjustment is made to reflect the portion of production not yet recognized as revenue
(ii) On February 8, 2022, the Company completed the Merger and this adjustment reflects the fair value allocated to inventory at the Detour Lake, Macassa and Fosterville mines as part of the purchase price allocation. On March 31, 2023, the Company completed Yamana Transaction and this adjustment reflects the fair value allocated to inventory at the Canadian Malartic complex as part of the purchase price allocation
(iii) This adjustment reflects the costs associated with the temporary suspension of mining activities at the Company’s mine sites in response to the COVID-19 pandemic which primarily includes payroll and other incidental costs associated with maintaining the sites and properties, and payroll costs associated with employees who were not working during the period of reduced or suspended operations. These costs were previously classified as “other adjustments” and, as of 2022, have been disclosed separately to provide additional detail on the reconciliation, allowing investors to better understand the impact of such events on the total cash costs per ounce and minesite cost per tonne
(iv) Other adjustments consists of costs associated with a 5% in-kind royalty paid in respect of the Canadian Malartic complex, a 2% in-kind royalty paid in respect of the Detour Lake mine, a 1.5% in-kind royalty paid in respect of the Macassa mine, smelting, refining and marketing charges to production costs
(v) The total cash costs per ounce of gold produced is not a recognized measure under IFRS and this data may not be comparable to data reported by other gold producers. See Non-GAAP Financial Performance Measures — Total Cash Costs per Ounce of Gold Produced and Minesite Costs per Tonne for more information on the Company’s use of total cash cost per ounce of gold produced
(vi) Sustaining leases are lease payments related to sustaining assets
 

 

 

Reconciliation of Operating Margin(i) to Net Income

Refer to Note to Investors Concerning Certain Measures of Performance in this news release for details on the composition, usefulness and other information regarding the Company’s disclosure of the non-GAAP measure operating margin
The following table sets out a reconciliation of net income to operating margin for the six months ended June 30, 2023 and June 30, 2022
Three Months Ended June 30, 2023
Revenues from
Mining Production Operating
Operations Costs Margin
LaRonde mine $          133,865 $          (63,969) $            69,896
LaRonde Zone 5 mine 36,558 (21,763) 14,795
Canadian Malartic complex(ii) 335,871 (144,190) 191,681
Goldex mine 73,272 (28,160) 45,112
Detour Lake mine 317,068 (112,796) 204,272
Macassa mine 112,879 (38,545) 74,334
Meliadine mine 157,179 (78,817) 78,362
Meadowbank complex 195,856 (117,488) 78,368
Fosterville mine 168,074 (35,831) 132,243
Kittila mine 102,868 (43,336) 59,532
Pinos Altos mine 50,389 (34,709) 15,680
La India mine 34,318 (23,649) 10,669
Segment totals $       1,718,197 $        (743,253) $          974,944
Corporate and other:
Exploration and corporate development 54,422
Amortization of property, plant, and mine development 381,262
General and administrative 47,312
Finance costs 35,837
Gain on derivative financial instruments (26,433)
Environmental remediation (1,420)
Foreign currency translation loss 4,014
Care and maintenance 9,411
Other expenses 4,199
Income and mining taxes expense 139,519
Net income per condensed interim consolidated statements of income $          326,821
Notes:
(i)   Operating margin is not a recognized measure under IFRS and this data may not be comparable to data reported by other gold producers. See “Note Regarding Certain Measures of Performance” for more information on the Company’s use of operating margin
(ii)  The information set out in this table reflects the Company’s 50% interest in the Canadian Malartic complex up to and including March 30, 2023 and 100% interest thereafter
Reconciliation of Operating Margin(i) to Net Income
Six Months Ended June 30, 2023
Revenues from
Mining Production Operating
Operations Costs Margin
LaRonde mine $          236,085 $        (103,676) $          132,409
LaRonde Zone 5 mine 66,080 (43,987) 22,093
Canadian Malartic complex(ii) 473,945 (201,481) 272,464
Goldex mine 141,335 (55,995) 85,340
Detour Lake mine 623,663 (226,818) 396,845
Macassa mine 230,738 (76,504) 154,234
Meliadine mine 326,713 (160,011) 166,702
Meadowbank complex 405,669 (247,492) 158,177
Fosterville mine 337,375 (72,430) 264,945
Kittila mine 218,887 (96,631) 122,256
Pinos Altos mine 101,837 (67,631) 34,206
La India mine 65,531 (43,741) 21,790
Segment totals $       3,227,858 $       (1,396,397) $       1,831,461
Corporate and other:
Exploration and corporate development 108,190
Amortization of property, plant, and mine development 685,221
General and administrative 95,520
Finance costs 59,285
Gain on derivative financial instruments (32,972)
Environmental remediation (1,977)
Foreign currency translation loss 4,234
Care and maintenance 20,656
Revaluation gain (1,543,414)
Other expenses 24,879
Income and mining taxes expense 268,127
Net income per condensed interim consolidated statements of income $       2,143,712
Notes:
(i)   Operating margin is not a recognized measure under IFRS and this data may not be comparable to data reported by other gold producers. See Note Regarding Certain Measures of Performance for more information on the Company’s use of operating margin
(ii)  The information set out in this table reflects the Company’s 50% interest in the Canadian Malartic complex up to and including March 30, 2023 and 100% interest thereafter

 

Reconciliation of Operating Margin(i) to Net Income
Three Months Ended June 30, 2022(ii)
Revenues from
Mining Production Operating
Operations Costs Margin
LaRonde mine $          124,826 $          (33,949) $            90,877
LaRonde Zone 5 mine 24,999 (17,133) 7,866
Canadian Malartic complex(iii) 160,866 (56,405) 104,461
Goldex mine 68,186 (26,530) 41,656
Detour Lake mine 352,270 (137,429) 214,841
Macassa mine 107,779 (33,001) 74,778
Meliadine mine 183,126 (86,386) 96,740
Meadowbank complex 175,417 (107,373) 68,044
Fosterville mine 173,745 (48,303) 125,442
Kittila mine 120,926 (53,315) 67,611
Pinos Altos mine 51,360 (39,873) 11,487
Creston Mascota mine 1,126 (484) 642
La India mine 36,432 (17,455) 18,977
Segment totals $       1,581,058 $        (657,636) $          923,422
Corporate and other:
Exploration and corporate development 70,352
Amortization of property, plant, and mine development 269,891
General and administrative 49,275
Finance costs 20,961
Loss on derivative financial instruments 40,753
Environmental remediation (319)
Foreign currency translation gain (13,492)
Care and maintenance 9,257
Other expenses 19,893
Income and mining taxes expense 166,462
Net income per condensed interim consolidated statements of income $          290,389
Notes:
(i)   Operating margin is not a recognized measure under IFRS and this data may not be comparable to data reported by other gold producers. See Note Regarding Certain Measures of Performance for more information on the Company’s use of operating margin
(ii)  Certain previously reported line items have been restated to reflect the final purchase price allocation of the Merger
(iii) The information set out in this table reflects the Company’s 50% interest in the Canadian Malartic complex up to and including March 30, 2023 and 100% interest thereafter
Reconciliation of Operating Margin(i) to Net Income
Six Months Ended June 30, 2022(ii)
Revenues from
Mining Production Operating
Operations Costs Margin
LaRonde mine $          274,231 $          (79,790) $          194,441
LaRonde Zone 5 mine 58,388 (33,866) 24,522
Canadian Malartic complex(iii) 297,105 (113,342) 183,763
Goldex mine 131,521 (52,747) 78,774
Detour Lake mine 600,293 (257,394) 342,899
Macassa mine 164,248 (65,315) 98,933
Meliadine mine 346,084 (165,065) 181,019
Meadowbank complex 266,930 (204,084) 62,846
Hope Bay mine 144 144
Fosterville mine 368,602 (136,304) 232,298
Kittila mine 216,488 (102,766) 113,722
Pinos Altos mine 103,327 (72,409) 30,918
Creston Mascota mine 2,918 (1,099) 1,819
La India mine 76,467 (35,190) 41,277
Segment totals $       2,906,746 $       (1,319,371) $       1,587,375
Corporate and other:
Exploration and corporate development 136,194
Amortization of property, plant, and mine development 525,535
General and administrative 116,817
Finance costs 43,614
Loss on derivative financial instruments 12,089
Environmental remediation (2,618)
Foreign currency translation gain (12,282)
Care and maintenance 19,713
Other expenses 111,791
Income and mining taxes expense 227,057
Net income per condensed interim consolidated statements of income $          409,465
Notes:
(i)   Operating margin is not a recognized measure under IFRS and this data may not be comparable to data reported by other gold producers. See Note Regarding Certain Measures of Performance for more information on the Company’s use of operating margin
(ii)  Certain previously reported line items have been restated to reflect the final purchase price allocation of the Merger
(iii) The information set out in this table reflects the Company’s 50% interest in the Canadian Malartic complex up to and including March 30, 2023 and 100% interest thereafter

 

 

Reconciliation of Sustaining Capital Expenditures(i) and Development Capital Expenditures(i) to the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

 

Three Months Ended June 30, Six Months Ended June 30,
2023 2022 2023 2022
Sustaining capital expenditures(i)(ii) $            206,914 $            198,024 $            381,545 $            299,750
Development capital expenditures(i)(ii) 209,133 203,546 376,236 351,905
Total Capital Expenditures $            416,047 $            401,570 $            757,781 $            651,655
Working capital adjustments 7,574 7,026 50,774 50,092
Additions to property, plant and mine development per the condensed
interim consolidated statements of cash flows
$            423,621 $            408,596 $            808,555 $            701,747
Note:
(i) Sustaining capital expenditures and development capital expenditures are not recognized measures under IFRS and this data may not be comparable to other gold producers. See Note on Certain Measures of Performance for more information on the Company’s use of the measures sustaining capital expenditures and development capital expenditures
(ii) Sustaining capital expenditures and development capital expenditures include capitalized exploration

 

 

Reconciliation of Long-Term Debt to Net Debt

 

As at As at
June 30, 2023 December 31, 2022
Current portion of long-term debt per the consolidated balance sheets $                            — $                   100,000
Non-current portion of long-term debt 1,942,019 1,242,070
Long-term debt $                1,942,019 $                1,342,070
Adjustments:
Cash and cash equivalents $                  (432,526) $                  (658,625)
Net Debt $                1,509,493 $                   683,445

 

 

Reconciliation of Adjusted Net Income(i) to Net Income

 

(thousands of United States dollars) Three Months Ended

June 30,

Six Months Ended

June 30,

2023 2022 2023 2022
Restated(ii) Restated(ii)
Net income for the period – basic $              326,821 $              290,389 $           2,143,712 $              409,465
Dilutive impact of cash settling LTIP (1,140) (2,745) (2,916) 398
Net income for the period – diluted $              325,681 $              287,644 $           2,140,796 $              409,863
Foreign currency translation loss (gain) 4,014 (13,492) 4,234 (12,282)
Realized and unrealized (gain) loss on derivative financial instruments (26,433) 40,753 (32,972) 12,089
Transaction costs and severance related to acquisitions 1,674 11,372 16,912 92,139
Revaluation gain on Yamana Transaction (1,543,414)
Environmental remediation (1,420) (319) (1,977) (2,618)
Integration costs 457 457
Net loss on disposal of property,plant and equipment 1,058 2,828 3,601 3,914
Purchase price allocation to inventory(iii) 22,821 39,185 22,821 152,836
Income and mining taxes adjustments (6,121) (9,516) (19,223) (49,398)
Adjusted net income for the period – basic $              322,414 $              361,657 $              593,694 $              606,602
Adjusted net income for the period – diluted $              321,274 $              358,912 $              590,778 $              607,000
Notes:
(i) Adjusted net income is not a recognized measure under IFRS and this data may not be comparable to other gold producers. See Note on Certain Measures of Performance for more information on the Company’s use of adjusted net income
(ii) Certain previously reported line items have been restated to reflect the final purchase price allocation of the Kirkland Merger
(iii) As part of the purchase price allocation in a business combination, the Company is required to determine the fair value of net assets acquired. These non-cash fair value adjustments which increased the cost of inventory sold during the period and are not representative of ongoing operations, were normalized from net income

 

Posted July 27, 2023

Share this news article

MORE or "UNCATEGORIZED"


Red Pine Discovers Significant Gold Mineralization in Faulted Extension of the Jubilee Shear on the Wawa Gold Project

Red Pine Exploration Inc. (TSX-V: RPX) (OTCQB: RDEXF) is pleased ... READ MORE

October 31, 2024

F3 Announces Closing of Private Placement for Aggregate Gross Proceeds of C$8 Million

F3 Uranium Corp. (TSX-V: FUU) (OTC Pink: FUUFF) is pleased to ann... READ MORE

October 31, 2024

Collective Mining Announces Closing of Concurrent Financings for Gross Proceeds of C$46.35 Million

Collective Mining Ltd. (NYSE: CNL) (TSX: CNL) is pleased to ann... READ MORE

October 31, 2024

ARIS MINING ANNOUNCES CLOSING OF US$450 MILLION SENIOR NOTES OFFERING TO FUND REDEMPTION OF OUTSTANDING 6.875% SENIOR NOTES

Aris Mining Corporation  (TSX: ARIS) (NYSE-A: ARMN) announces t... READ MORE

October 31, 2024

Rare Element Resources Receives Final Approval Required to Commence Operations of Rare Earth Demonstration Plant in Wyoming

Staffing in place and operations shakedown underway Rare E... READ MORE

October 31, 2024

Copyright 2024 The Prospector News