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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington D.C. 20549



Form 6-K

REPORT OF FOREIGN ISSUER

Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16 of
The Securities Exchange Act of 1934

For the Month of May 2003

AGNICO-EAGLE MINES LIMITED
(Translation of registrant's name into English)

145 King Street East, Suite 500, Toronto, Ontario M5C 2Y7



[Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover Form 20-F or Form 40-F.]

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[Indicate by check mark whether the registrant by furnishing the information contained in this Form is also thereby furnishing the information to the Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

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SIGNATURE

        Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

    AGNICO-EAGLE MINES LIMITED

 

 

By: /s/  DAVID GAROFALO      
   
      David Garofalo
      Vice-President, Finance and
Chief Financial Officer

Date: May 5, 2003




FIRST QUARTER REPORT 2003

        Agnico-Eagle Mines Limited reported a net loss of $6.2 million, or $0.07 per share in the first quarter of 2003 compared to net income of $0.5 million, or $0.01 per share last year. Included in the first quarter 2003 results is a one-time net of tax non-cash charge of $1.7 million, or $0.02 per share, representing the cumulative effect of the adoption of a new US GAAP accounting standard, FAS 143, relating to future reclamation obligations.

First Quarter Results Negatively Impacted by Rock Fall

        Gold production in the first quarter was below the Company's expectations with 55,005 ounces produced compared to 60,259 ounces in the first quarter of 2002. Cash operating costs increased from $129 per ounce to $169 per ounce due to lower gold and byproduct zinc production and a stronger Canadian dollar, only partly offset by higher silver and copper production. Total cash operating costs, including the El Coco royalty, increased to $243 per ounce from $161 per ounce.

        The main reason for the production shortfall was a previously reported fall of ground at the Company's LaRonde gold mine in Quebec. This event delayed the extraction of gold/copper mining blocks in March and caused higher than planned dilution in the mining blocks affected by the rock fall.

        The key facts behind this incident are as follows:

Impact on 2003 Gold Production and Total Cash Operating Costs

        As previously disclosed, the Company expects its 2003 gold production to be approximately 300,000 ounces, or 20% lower than the previous target of 375,000. This revision is a timing issue as opposed to a loss of gold production. As a precaution, the Company decided to delay the extraction of 10 mining blocks in the lower part of the mine into 2004. This higher grade gold tonnage will be replaced with already developed zinc/silver ore in the upper part of the mine. As a result of this gold production shortfall, a stronger than anticipated Canadian dollar and lower than expected silver prices, total cash operating costs to produce an ounce of gold in 2003 are projected to be $180 per ounce, including an estimated El Coco royalty of $21 per ounce, or 44% higher than the Company's previous target of $125 per ounce.

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        A summary of the impact on the metal production and cash operating cost estimates, together with the material assumptions used in the Company's estimates, follows:

 
  Revised Estimate
  Prior Estimate
Ore processed (000's tons)   2,700   2,800
         
Gold grade (oz./t)   0.12   0.14
         
Payable metal production:        
  Gold (ozs.)   300,000   375,000
  Silver (000's ozs.)   4,000   3,800
  Zinc (000's lbs.)   94,000   84,000
  Copper (000's lbs.)   26,000   31,000
         
Total cash operating costs ($/oz.)   180   125
         
Assumptions:        
  Gold ($/oz.)   320   310
  Silver ($/oz.)   4.60   5.00
  Zinc ($/lb.)   0.36   0.36
  Copper ($/lb.)   0.75   0.75
  US$/C$ exchange rate   1.47   1.53

        The estimated sensitivity of LaRonde's 2003 total cash operating costs to a 10% change in metal prices and exchange rates follows:

Variable

  Impact on total cash operating costs ($/oz.)
US$/C$   23
Silver   6
Copper   6
Zinc   5
Gold   2

LaRonde Operating Performance Improving

        Despite the difficulties stemming from the rock fall in the quarter, the Company continued to optimize the LaRonde operation. Three key performance indicators continued to improve including:


        Productivity is expected to steadily improve on the lower levels as the impact of the improved development performance continues to provide more mining blocks. Also impacting future productivity will be the availability of the second underground crusher in May.

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LaRonde Continues Aggressive Drilling Program

        Nine drill rigs were in operation during the quarter, completing nearly 55,000 feet of diamond drilling on the following target areas:

        Increased access from lower level haulage drifts and production draw points permitted more emphasis to be placed on Zone 7 which had previously not been definition drilled. Definition and delineation drilling started on Zone 7 from Levels 170, 206 and 215. The results, which are summarized below, were better than expected and have not yet been incorporated in the revised 2003 production target:

Drill Hole

  True Thickness(ft)
  From
  To
  Gold(oz/ton) Cut(1.0 oz)
  Silver(oz/ton)
  Copper(%)
  Zinc(%)
3194-68   9.2   511.8   523.0   0.24   0.60   0.24   1.95
3206-17   9.2   547.6   557.4   0.34   1.12   0.35   2.32
3206-19   9.8   508.2   518.7   0.29   0.78   0.56   1.50
3206-20   9.2   583.3   594.5   0.17   1.00   0.27   3.57
3206-24   9.2   710.6   721.4   0.15   0.79   0.62   2.39
3215-31   9.2   493.4   502.6   0.52   1.45   0.66   2.40
3215-48   9.2   525.3   535.1   0.16   0.29   0.11   0.39
3215-49   9.2   493.4   502.9   0.34   0.55   0.25   2.02
3215-52   9.2   540.3   549.5   0.26   0.85   0.41   0.68

        Deep drilling tested Zone 20 North below the bottom of the Penna Shaft with the objective of acquiring sufficient drill hole density to continue the conversion of resource to reserve. As previously reported, the program was successful in converting 1.0 million ounces of gold into reserves in 2002. Additional drilling not previously reported follows:

Drill Hole

  True Thickness(ft)
  From
  To
  Gold(oz/ton) Cut(1.5 oz)
  Silver(oz/ton)
  Copper(%)
  Zinc(%)
3215-34A   72.2   2,054.1   2,175.8   0.12   0.89   0.71   0.04
3215-38Au   33.8   1,467.8   1,511.8   0.15   0.74   0.60   0.09
3215-38Zn   23.0   1,511.8   1,541.3   0.06   0.90   0.14   5.46
3215-43   32.8   1,806.4   1,847.7   0.16   0.52   0.72   0.10
3215-50   45.9   1,827.4   1,895.3   0.11   0.38   0.39   0.02
3215-58   29.5   1,317.6   1,352.7   0.19   1.55   0.65   0.13
including   16.4   1,326.4   1,347.8   0.25   1.88   0.70   0.07

        The deep drilling program has entered a new phase with increased access provided from the Level 215 exploration drift. This program will provide additional information required in the Deep LaRonde Study. To date, 767 feet of development has been completed to the west.

Regional Growth Studies Progressing on Lapa, Goldex and Deep LaRonde

        Subsequent to the end of the first quarter, Agnico-Eagle achieved a number of significant positive developments with regard to its regional growth strategy:

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High-Grade Gold Ounces Acquired and Discovered Economically

        Agnico-Eagle has agreed to acquire, subject to the completion of a definitive legal agreement, Breakwater's joint venture interest in the Lapa high-grade gold discovery, located seven miles east of the LaRonde Mine in northwestern Québec. Under the terms of the arrangement, Agnico-Eagle will increase its ownership interest to 100% for consideration of $8.925 million and net smelter royalties ranging from 0.5% to 1.0%. An additional $1 million will be payable to Breakwater if Lapa's published inferred mineral resource reaches 2 million ounces of gold. Of the total potential cash consideration of $9.925 million, $2 million will be creditable against future net smelter royalties.

        In the course of earning an 80% interest in the property under an option agreement with Breakwater, Agnico-Eagle outlined a deposit on Lapa in late 2002 that is currently known to host an inferred mineral resource of 3.3 million tons grading 0.25 ounces per ton of gold, containing 816,000 ounces of gold (cut to 1.5 oz./t). Including acquisition costs and exploration spending conducted by Agnico-Eagle to date, the discovery costs to the Company of this deposit is approximately $11 per ounce of gold based on the current inferred mineral resource.

Accelerated Drilling Program on Lapa Expanding High-Grade Zone

        Agnico-Eagle is conducting a $2.5 million exploration program on Lapa in 2003 with five drills in operation. Two drills are currently probing the eastern limit as well as at depth (drill holes 118-03-20 & 17A), a third on increasing the drill hole density within the known inferred mineral resource outline (drill hole 118-03-19), a fourth drill obtaining additional samples for metallurgical testing (drill hole TML-01) and the last exploring the deposit at depth (drill hole 118-03-16A).

        Two additional results have been obtained since the last public update in February. They have been summarized below:

Drill Hole

  True Thickness(ft)
  From
  To
  Gold(oz/ton) Cut(1.5 oz)
  Uncut
118-03-16   12.1   4,186.0   4,203.4   0.39   0.52*
   
 
 
 
 
118-03-18B   9.2   2,046.9   2,061.3   0.20   0.20*
   
 
 
 
 

*preliminary results

        The most interesting result was obtained in drill hole 118-03-16, targeted to test the downward eastern extension of drill hole 118-03-04A, which had previously intersected 0.21 ounces of gold over a true thickness of 99.1 feet (cut to 1.5 oz./t). The most recent result intersected the Contact Zone at a depth of 3,800 feet below surface, or 800 feet below and to the east of the deepest previous intersection. The overall mineralized envelope in this latest intersection was 75 feet.

        As a result, the Contact Zone has been traced over a vertical distance of 2,800 feet and a horizontal distance of 1,600 feet. Currently drill hole 118-03-16A is in progress to test the area 200 feet above drill hole 118-03-16 between the two deepest intercepts returned to date. Further positive results in this area could have a significant impact on the overall resource estimate of the Contact Zone.

        Drill hole 118-03-18B was an infill drill hole drilled in the upper western sector of the deposit. The drill hole essentially confirmed previous drilling results.

        Drill hole 118-03-17 (not disclosed above) was drilled at a depth of 3,300 feet below surface to test the eastern and depth extension of the Contact Zone. The drill hole was abandoned due to failure of the drill string. However, the drill hole did encounter erratic gold mineralization with values up to 0.25 ounces of gold per ton. The drill hole did not reach the target area prior to the drill string failure. A wedge cut is currently being drilled 100 feet above drill hole 118-03-17.

        Initial metallurgical testing on small drill core samples has yielded favourable results. Test work on a larger sample to be extracted from the current drilling program is expected to be completed by the end of the third

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quarter. In addition, the Company expects to release an updated mineral resource calculation and further drilling results prior to its Annual General Meeting on June 19.

        All Lapa drill core is BQ caliber and is logged at the LaRonde Mine by a senior project geologist for the Company's Exploration Division, who is fully qualified per the standards outlined in National Instrument 43-101. The drill core is sawed in half with one half sent to a commercial laboratory and the other half retained for future reference. Upon reception of the assay results, the pulps and rejects are recovered and submitted to a second laboratory for check-assay purposes. The gold assaying method uses a 30-gram sample by Fire Assays or Metallic Sieve finish as requested by the project geologist. The laboratories used are Bourlamaque Assay Laboratories Ltd., Val d'Or, Québec, and Expert Laboratories Inc., Rouyn-Noranda, Québec.

Strategic Acquisitions of Property on Prolific Belt Continues

        In the first quarter, the Company also acquired 100% of the Normand Lake and Chibex North Properties, all located on the same geological trend as Lapa. Chibex North is located immediately south of and adjacent to Lapa. Agnico-Eagle has also agreed to acquire Breakwater's 662/3% interest in the Chibex South Property for $75,000 and a 0.66% net smelter royalty. Chibex South is located south of and adjacent to Chibex North. Agnico-Eagle now controls properties covering 12 miles on the geological contact that hosts the Lapa Contact Zone.

        With these property acquisitions, Agnico-Eagle's land package in northwestern Québec has been expanded to 2,467 hectacres and is strategically located along two of the most prolific gold mining trends, the Cadillac-Larder Lake Break hosting most of the vein type deposits from Val d'Or, in Northwestern Québec to the Kirkland Lake District in Northeastern Ontario as well as the Cadillac-Bousquet Belt which hosts the LaRonde deposits. The Cadillac-Larder Lake Break is one of North America's most prolific gold mining trends.

        At Goldex, a number of technical studies have been initiated including rock fragmentation and subsidence, hoisting, shaft design, equipment, ventilation, manpower, rock mechanics, mining methods and underground infrastructure, metallurgy and plant design, resource estimate and environmental impact. These will culminate in a feasibility study, the results of which the Company plans to release at its Annual General Meeting on June 19, 2003.

        A rock mechanic study was also initiated on the Deep LaRonde project. A scoping study on this project is also expected in time for the Annual General meeting.

        The longitudinal illustrations that detail the LaRonde and Lapa drill results presented in this report can be viewed and downloaded from the Company's website www.agnico-eagle.com  (Press Release) or:

http://files.newswire.ca/3/Zone7.pdf
http://files.newswire.ca/3/0423Laronde20N.pdf
http://files.newswire.ca/3/geology.pdf
http://files.newswire.ca/3/longitudinal.pdf

Scientific and Technical Data

        A qualified person, Marc. H. Legault, P.Eng., Agnico-Eagle's Manager, Project Evaluation, has verified the data disclosed in this report. The verification procedures, the quality assurance program, and quality control procedures may be found in the 2001 Ore Reserve Report, Agnico-Eagle Mines Limited, LaRonde Division, dated February 25, 2001, filed on SEDAR.

Forward Looking Statements

        This report contains certain "forward-looking statements" (within the meaning of the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995) that involve a number of risks and uncertainties. There can be no assurance that such statements will prove to be accurate; actual results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such statements. Risks and uncertainties are disclosed under the heading "Risk Factors" in the Company's Annual Information Form (AIF) filed with certain Canadian securities regulators

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(including the Ontario and Quebec Securities Commissions) and with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (as Form 20-F).

        Agnico-Eagle is a long established Canadian gold producer with operations located in northwestern Québec and exploration and development activities in eastern Canada and the southwestern United States. Agnico-Eagle's operating history includes over three decades of continuous gold production, primarily from underground mining operations. Agnico-Eagle's LaRonde Mine in Québec is Canada's largest gold deposit. The Company has full exposure to higher gold prices consistent with its policy of no forward gold sales. It has paid a cash dividend for 23 consecutive years.

April 24, 2003

Sean Boyd
President & Chief Executive Officer

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QUARTERLY MANAGEMENT DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS — UNITED STATES GAAP
(all figures are expressed in US dollars unless otherwise noted)

Results of Operations

        Agnico-Eagle reported a first quarter net loss of $6.2 million, or $0.07 cents per share, compared to net income of $0.5 million, or $0.01 cent per share, in the first quarter of 2002. Gold production in the first quarter of 2003 was below the Company's expectations with 55,005 ounces produced compared to 60,259 ounces in the first quarter of 2002. The first quarter production shortfall is due to a previously reported rock fall at the Company's LaRonde Mine. This event delayed the extraction of gold/copper mining blocks in March and caused higher than planned dilution in the mining blocks affected by the rock fall.

        The first quarter of 2003 included a non-cash charge of $1.7 million (net of tax), or $0.02 per share, representing the cumulative effect of adopting Financial Accounting Standards Board Statement No. 143, "Accounting for Asset Retirement Obligations" ("FAS 143"). For a full description of the accounting change, please see the Company's 2002 Management Discussion and Analysis of Operations and Financial Condition under the caption "Critical Accounting Policies — Reclamation Costs."

        The table below summarizes the key variances in net loss for the first quarter of 2003 from the net income reported for the same period in 2002.

(millions of dollars)

  First Quarter
 
Increase in gold price   $ 3.0  
Increase in copper production     2.0  
Increase in silver production and price     1.6  
Increase in operating costs     (4.0 )
Increase in El Coco royalty     (2.2 )
Cumulative effect of adopting FAS 143     (1.7 )
Decrease in gold production     (1.7 )
Increase in depreciation & amortization     (1.3 )
Decrease in zinc production     (1.0 )
Stronger Canadian dollar     (0.8 )
Other     (0.6 )
   
 
Net negative variance   $ (6.7 )
   
 

        The increase in operating costs was attributable to the LaRonde Mine operating at 7,000 tons of ore treated per day compared to the 5,000 ton per day rate in the first quarter of 2002. Operating at the expanded rate, the mill processed a record 602,633 tons of ore in the first quarter of 2003 leaving onsite operating costs per ton unchanged over the first quarter of 2002 at C$52 per ton.

        In the first quarter of 2003 cash operating costs per ounce, excluding the El Coco royalty, increased to $169 per ounce from $129 per ounce in 2002. Total cash operating costs to produce an ounce of gold were $243 compared to $161 in the same quarter of 2002. Although onsite operating costs remained unchanged at $52 per ton, total cash operating costs increased over 2002 due to lower gold production, a higher El Coco royalty, lower byproduct zinc production and a stronger Canadian dollar. As illustrated by the table above, these negative impacts on total cash operating costs were only partially offset by increases in byproduct copper and silver production.

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        The following table provides a reconciliation of the total cash operating costs per ounce of gold produced to the financial statements:

(thousands of dollars, except where noted)

  Q1 2003
  Q1 2002
 
Cost of production per Consolidated Statements              
    of Income (Loss)   $ 24,347   $ 17,603  
Adjustments:              
  Byproduct revenues     (11,379 )   (7,535 )
  El-Coco royalty     (4,075 )   (1,908 )
  Revenue recognition adjustment(i)     508     (57 )
  Non cash reclamation provision     (105 )   (303 )
   
 
 
Cash operating costs   $ 9,296   $ 7,800  
Gold production (ounces)     55,005     60,529  
   
 
 
Cash operating cost (per ounce)   $ 169   $ 129  
El-Coco royalty (per ounce)     74     32  
   
 
 
Total cash operating costs (per ounce)(ii)   $ 243   $ 161  
   
 
 

Notes:

(i)
Under the Company's revenue recognition policy, revenue is recognized on concentrates when legal title passes. Since cash costs are calculated on a production basis, this adjustment reflects the portion of concentrate production for which revenue has not been recognized in the year.

(ii)
Total cash operating cost data is prepared in accordance with The Gold Institute Production Cost Standard and is not a recognized measure under US GAAP. Adoption of the standard is voluntary and this data may not be comparable to data presented by other gold producers. Management uses this generally accepted industry measure in evaluating operating performance and believes it to be a realistic indication of such performance. The data also indicates the Company's ability to generate cash flow and operating earnings at various gold prices. This additional information should be considered together with other data prepared in accordance with US GAAP.

        Amortization expense increased 39% to $4.5 million in the first quarter of 2003 from $3.2 million in the first quarter of 2002. The increase in amortization is attributable to the increased mill throughput of 26% and increased capital base resulting from the Company's expansion of the LaRonde Mine to 7,000 tons of ore treated per day.

        Income and mining taxes increased to $0.6 million in the first quarter of 2003 from nil in the first quarter of 2002. The Company does not expect to pay cash income and mining taxes in 2003 however accrues deferred income and mining taxes to reflect the drawdown of tax pools.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

        At March 31 2003, Agnico-Eagle's consolidated cash and cash equivalents were $141 million while working capital was $174 million. At December 31, 2002, the Company had $153 million in cash and cash equivalents and $185 million in working capital. Including the undrawn portion of its bank credit facility, the Company had $241 million of available cash resources at March 31, 2003 compared to $253 million at December 31, 2002. The Company currently has $100 million in undrawn credit and expects to have an additional $25 million available in the fourth quarter of 2003 once certain completion tests are satisfied in connection with the LaRonde expansion to 7,000 tons per day.

        Cash flow from operating activities, before working capital changes, was $(0.6) million in the first quarter of 2003 compared to $5.0 million in the first quarter of 2002. Operating cash flow was impacted by lower gold production, a higher El Coco royalty, lower byproduct zinc production and a stronger Canadian dollar offset partially by higher byproduct copper and silver production.

        For the three months ended March 31, 2003, capital expenditures were $10.8 million compared to $14.3 million in the first quarter of 2002. The decrease is due to the Company having substantially completed the expansion of the LaRonde Mine to 7,000 tons per day. For the full year 2003, capital expenditures are expected to be $39 million, including $36 million at LaRonde and $3 million on other properties. The Company expects to fund these expenditures from operating cash flow and existing cash balances.

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AGNICO-EAGLE MINES LIMITED

SUMMARIZED QUARTERLY DATA
(Unaudited)

 
  Three months ended March 31,
 
 
  2003
  2002
 
 
  (thousands of United States dollars, except where noted, US GAAP basis)

 
Consolidated Financial Data              

Income and cash flow

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LaRonde Division

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
Revenues from mining operations   $ 30,112   $ 25,547  
Mine operating costs     24,347     17,603  
   
 
 
Mine operating profit   $ 5,765   $ 7,944  
   
 
 
Net income (loss) for period   $ (6,237 ) $ 477  
Net income (loss) per share   $ (0.07 ) $ 0.01  
Operating cash flow (before non-cash working capital)   $ (577 ) $ 4,972  
Weighted average number of shares — basic (in thousands)     83,725     68,006  
Tons of ore milled     602,633     477,333  
Head grades:              
  Gold     0.10     0.14  
  Silver     2.44     2.52  
  Zinc     3.55%     5.24%  
  Copper     0.45%     0.22%  
Recovery rates:              
  Gold     91.66%     94.54%  
  Silver     83.80%     83.70%  
  Zinc     78.20%     84.90%  
  Copper     79.10%     60.30%  
Payable production:              
  Gold (ounces)     55,005     60,259  
  Silver (ounces in thousands)     1,036     724  
  Zinc (pounds in thousands)     27,964     35,997  
  Copper (pounds in thousands)     3,956     1,131  
Realized prices per unit of production:              
  Gold (per ounce)   $ 350   $ 300  
  Silver (per ounce)   $ 4.70   $ 4.48  
  Zinc (per pound)   $ 0.35   $ 0.36  
  Copper (per pound)   $ 0.76   $ 0.72  
Onsite operating costs per ton milled (Canadian dollars)   $ 52   $ 52  
   
 
 

Operating costs per gold ounce produced:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
Onsite operating costs (including asset retirement expenses)   $ 378   $ 258  
Less: Non-cash asset retirement expenses     (2 )   (5 )
    Net byproduct revenues     (207 )   (124 )
   
 
 
Cash operating costs   $ 169   $ 129  
Accrued El Coco royalties     74     32  
   
 
 
Total cash costs   $ 243   $ 161  
Non-cash costs:              
  Reclamation provision     2     5  
  Amortization     82     54  
   
 
 
Total operating costs   $ 327   $ 220  
   
 
 

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AGNICO-EAGLE MINES LIMITED

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(thousands of United States dollars, US GAAP basis)

 
  March 31,
2003

  December 31,
2002

 
 
  (Unaudited)

   
 
ASSETS              
Current              
Cash and cash equivalents   $ 141,238   $ 152,934  
Metals awaiting settlement     25,465     29,749  
Income taxes recoverable     2,341     2,900  
Inventories:              
  Ore stockpiles     5,116     4,604  
  In-process concentrates     1,411     1,008  
  Supplies     4,916     5,008  
Prepaid expenses and other     9,027     10,025  
   
 
 
Total current assets     189,514     206,228  
Fair value of derivative financial instruments     2,437     1,835  
Investments and other assets     9,514     8,795  
Future income and mining tax assets     23,664     23,890  
Mining properties     361,289     353,059  
   
 
 
    $ 586,418   $ 593,807  
   
 
 

LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
Current              
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities   $ 14,576   $ 15,246  
Dividends payable     706     3,013  
Income and mining taxes payable         954  
Interest payable     260     1,873  
   
 
 
Total current liabilities     15,542     21,086  
   
 
 
Long-term debt     143,750     143,750  
   
 
 
Fair value of derivative financial instruments         5,346  
   
 
 
Asset retirement obligation and other liabilities     8,846     5,043  
   
 
 
Future income and mining tax liabilities     22,215     20,889  
   
 
 

Shareholders' Equity

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
Common shares              
  Authorized — unlimited              
  Issued — 83,767,794 (2002 — 83,636,861)     593,216     591,969  
Warrants     15,732     15,732  
Contributed surplus     7,181     7,181  
Deficit     (202,260 )   (196,023 )
Accumulated other comprehensive loss     (17,804 )   (21,166 )
   
 
 
Total shareholders' equity     396,065     397,693  
   
 
 
    $ 586,418   $ 593,807  
   
 
 

Note: Certain items have been reclassified from financial statements previously presented to conform to the current presentation.

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AGNICO-EAGLE MINES LIMITED

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME (LOSS) AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)

(Unaudited)
(thousands of United States dollars, except per share amounts, US GAAP basis)

 
  Three months ended March 31,
 
 
  2003
  2002
 
REVENUES              
Revenues from mining operations   $ 30,112   $ 25,547  
Interest and sundry income     641     36  
   
 
 
      30,753     25,583  
COSTS AND EXPENSES              
Production     24,347     17,603  
Exploration and corporate development     1,472     749  
Amortization     4,517     3,251  
General and administrative     1,467     1,001  
Provincial capital tax     489     380  
Interest     2,217     1,916  
Foreign currency gain     (217 )    
   
 
 
Income (loss) before income, mining and federal capital taxes     (3,539 )   683  

Federal capital tax

 

 

325

 

 

206

 
Income and mining tax expense     630      
   
 
 
Income (loss) before cumulative catch-up adjustment     (4,494 )   477  
Cumulative catch-up adjustment relating to asset retirement obligations     (1,743 )    
   
 
 
Net income (loss) for the period   $ (6,237 ) $ 477  
Net income (loss) before cumulative catch-up adjustment per share — basic and diluted   $ (0.05 ) $ 0.01  
Cumulative catch-up adjustment per share — basic and diluted     (0.02 )    
   
 
 
Net income (loss) per share — basic and diluted   $ (0.07 ) $ 0.01  
Weighted average number of shares (in thousands) (note 3)              
  basic     83,725     68,006  
  diluted     83,725     79,283  
   
 
 

Comprehensive income (loss):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
Net Income (loss) for the period   $ (6,237 ) $ 477  
Other comprehensive income (loss):              
  Unrealized gain (loss) on hedging activities     3,227     (1,833 )
  Unrealized gain on available for sale securities     135      
   
 
 
Other comprehensive income (loss)     3,362     (1,833 )
   
 
 
Comprehensive income (loss) for the period   $ (2,875 ) $ (1,356 )
   
 
 

Note: Certain items have been reclassified from financial statements previously presented to conform to the current presentation.

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AGNICO-EAGLE MINES LIMITED

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF DEFICIT AND ACCUMULATED OTHER COMPREHENSIVE LOSS

(Unaudited)
(thousands of United States dollars, except per share amounts, US GAAP basis)

 
  Three months ended March 31,
 
 
  2003
  2002
 
Deficit              
Balance, beginning of period   $ (196,023 ) $ (197,220 )
Net income (loss) for the period     (6,237 )   477  
   
 
 
Balance, end of period   $ (202,260 ) $ (196,743 )
   
 
 

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
Balance, beginning of period   $ (21,166 ) $ (15,576 )
Other comprehensive income (loss) for the period     3,362     (1,833 )
   
 
 
Balance, end of period   $ (17,804 ) $ (17,409 )
   
 
 

Note: Certain items have been reclassified from financial statements previously presented to conform to the current presentation.

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AGNICO-EAGLE MINES LIMITED

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(Unaudited)
(thousands of United States dollars, US GAAP basis)

 
  Three months ended March 31,
 
 
  2003
  2002
 
Operating activities              
Net income (loss) for the period   $ (6,237 ) $ 477  
Add (deduct) items not affecting cash from operating activities:              
  Amortization     4,517     3,251  
  Provision for (recoveries of) future income and mining taxes     1,326      
  Unrealized (gain) loss on derivative contracts     (2,270 )    
  Cumulative catch-up adjustment related to asset retirement obligations     1,743      
  Amortization of deferred costs and other     344     1,244  
   
 
 
Cash flow from operations, before working capital changes     (577 )   4,972  
Change in non-cash working capital balances              
  Metals awaiting settlement     4,119     (9,153 )
  Income taxes recoverable     (395 )   (594 )
  Inventories     (823 )   229  
  Prepaid expenses and other     571     (2,174 )
  Accounts payable and accrued liabilities     (670 )   1,330  
  Interest payable     (1,613 )   (1,667 )
   
 
 
Cash flows from (used in) operating activities     612     (7,057 )
   
 
 

Investing activities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
Additions to mining properties     (10,837 )   (14,252 )
Increase in investments and other     (188 )   (9 )
   
 
 
Cash flows used in investing activities     (11,025 )   (14,261 )
   
 
 

Financing activities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
Dividends paid     (2,431 )   (1,289 )
Common shares issued     1,195     5,226  
Proceeds from long-term debt         143,750  
Financing costs         (5,266 )
Repayment of the Company's senior convertible notes         (121,971 )
   
 
 
Cash flows from (used in) financing activities     (1,236 )   20,450  
   
 
 

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents

 

 

(47

)

 

(17

)

Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents

 

 

(11,696

)

 

(885

)
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period     152,934     21,180  
   
 
 
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period   $ 141,238   $ 20,295  
   
 
 

Other operating cash flow information:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
Interest paid during the period   $ 3,602   $ 19,397  
   
 
 
Taxes paid (recovered) during the period   $   $ 3,329  
   
 
 

Note: Certain items have been reclassified from financial statements previously presented to conform to the current presentation.

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AGNICO-EAGLE MINES LIMITED
Notes to Interim Consolidated Financial Statements
US GAAP basis (Unaudited)

1.     Basis of Presentation

2.     Use of Estimates

3.     Change in Accounting Policies

        (a)   Reclamation Costs

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        (b)   Stock-based compensation

4.     Capital Stock

Common shares outstanding at March 31, 2003   83,767,794
Convertible debenture [based on debenture holders' option]   10,267,919
Employees' stock options   2,985,200
Warrants   6,900,000
   
    103,920,913
   

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QUARTERLY MANAGEMENT DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS — CANADIAN GAAP
(all figures are expressed in US dollars unless otherwise noted)

Results of Operations

        Agnico-Eagle reported a first quarter net loss of $3.6 million, or $0.06 cents per share, compared to net income of $5.8 million, or $0.12 cents per share, in the first quarter of 2002. Gold production in the first quarter of 2003 was below the Company's expectations with 55,005 ounces produced compared to 60,259 ounces in the first quarter of 2002. The first quarter production shortfall is due to a previously reported rock fall at the Company's LaRonde Mine. This event delayed the extraction of gold/copper mining blocks in March and caused higher than planned dilution in the mining blocks affected by the rock fall.

        The table below summarizes the key variances in net loss for the first quarter of 2003 from the net income reported for the same period in 2002.

 
  First Quarter
 
 
  (millions of dollars)

 
Increase in gold price   $ 3.0  
Increase in copper production     2.0  
Increase in silver production and price     1.6  
Increase in operating costs     (4.0 )
Increase in El Coco royalty     (2.2 )
Decrease in gold production     (1.7 )
Increase in depreciation & amortization     (1.3 )
Decrease in zinc production     (1.0 )
Stronger Canadian dollar     (0.8 )
Gain on settlement of convertible notes in Q1 2002     (6.2 )
Other     1.2  
   
 
Net negative variance   $ (9.4 )
   
 

        The increase in operating costs was attributable to the LaRonde Mine operating at 7,000 tons of ore treated per day compared to the 5,000 ton per day rate in the first quarter of 2002. Operating at the expanded rate, the mill processed a record 602,633 tons of ore in the first quarter of 2003 leaving onsite operating costs per ton unchanged over the first quarter of 2002 at C$52 per ton.

        In the first quarter of 2003 cash operating costs per ounce, excluding the El Coco royalty, increased to $169 per ounce from $129 per ounce in 2002. Total cash operating costs to produce an ounce of gold were $243 compared to $161 in the same quarter of 2002. Although onsite operating costs remained unchanged at $52 per ton, total cash operating costs increased over 2002 due to lower gold production, a higher El Coco royalty, lower byproduct zinc production and a stronger Canadian dollar. As illustrated by the table above, these negative impacts on total cash operating costs were only partially offset by increases in byproduct copper and silver production.

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        The following table provides a reconciliation of the total cash operating costs per ounce of gold produced to the financial statements:

 
  Q1 2003
  Q1 2002
 
 
  (thousands of dollars, except where noted)

 
Cost of production per Consolidated Statements of Income (Loss)   $ 24,517   $ 17,352  
Adjustments:              
  Byproduct revenues     (11,379 )   (7,284 )
  El-Coco royalty     (4,075 )   (1,908 )
  Revenue recognition adjustment(i)     508     (57 )
  Non cash reclamation provision     (275 )   (303 )
   
 
 
Cash operating costs   $ 9,296   $ 7,800  
Gold production (ounces)     55,005     60,529  
   
 
 
Cash operating cost (per ounce)   $ 169   $ 129  
El-Coco royalty (per ounce)     74     32  
   
 
 
Total cash operating costs (per ounce)(ii)   $ 243   $ 161  
   
 
 

Notes:

(i)
Under the Company's revenue recognition policy, revenue is recognized on concentrates when legal title passes. Since cash costs are calculated on a production basis, this adjustment reflects the portion of concentrate production for which revenue has not been recognized in the year.

(ii)
Total cash operating cost data is prepared in accordance with The Gold Institute Production Cost Standard and is not a recognized measure under CDN GAAP. Adoption of the standard is voluntary and this data may not be comparable to data presented by other gold producers. Management uses this generally accepted industry measure in evaluating operating performance and believes it to be a realistic indication of such performance. The data also indicates the Company's ability to generate cash flow and operating earnings at various gold prices. This additional information should be considered together with other data prepared in accordance with CDN GAAP.

        Amortization expense increased 61% to $4.5 million in the first quarter of 2003 from $2.8 million in the first quarter of 2002. The increase in amortization is attributable to the increased mill throughput of 26% and increased capital base resulting from the Company's expansion of the LaRonde Mine to 7,000 tons of ore treated per day.

        Income and mining taxes increased to $0.6 million in the first quarter of 2003 from nil in the first quarter of 2002. The Company does not expect to pay cash income and mining taxes in 2003 however accrues deferred income and mining taxes to reflect the drawdown of tax pools.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

        At March 31 2003, Agnico-Eagle's consolidated cash and cash equivalents were $141 million while working capital was $172 million. At December 31, 2002, the Company had $153 million in cash and cash equivalents and $185 million in working capital. Including the undrawn portion of its bank credit facility, the Company had $241 million of available cash resources at March 31, 2003 compared to $253 million at December 31, 2002. The Company currently has $100 million in undrawn credit and expects to have an additional $25 million available in the fourth quarter of 2003 once certain completion tests are satisfied in connection with the LaRonde expansion to 7,000 tons per day.

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        Cash flow from operating activities, before working capital changes, was $1.2 million in the first quarter of 2003 compared to $5.1 million in the first quarter of 2002. Operating cash flow was impacted by lower gold production, a higher El Coco royalty, lower byproduct zinc production and a stronger Canadian dollar offset partially by higher byproduct copper and silver production.

        For the three months ended March 31, 2003, capital expenditures were $10.8 million compared to $14.3 million in the first quarter of 2002. The decrease is due to the Company having substantially completed the expansion of the LaRonde Mine to 7,000 tons per day. For the full year 2003, capital expenditures are expected to be $39 million, including $36 million at LaRonde and $3 million on other properties. The Company expects to fund these expenditures from operating cash flow and existing cash balances.

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AGNICO-EAGLE MINES LIMITED

SUMMARIZED QUARTERLY DATA

(Unaudited)
(thousands of United States dollars, except where noted, CDN GAAP basis)

 
  Three months ended March 31,
 
 
  2003
  2002
 
Consolidated Financial Data              

Income and cash flow

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
LaRonde Division              
Revenues from mining operations   $ 30,112   $ 25,092  
Mine operating costs     24,517     17,352  
   
 
 
Mine operating profit   $ 5,595   $ 7,740  
   
 
 
Net income (loss) for period   $ (3,564 ) $ 5,778  
Net income (loss) per share   $ (0.08 ) $ 0.12  
Operating cash flow (before non-cash working capital)   $ 1,159   $ 5,129  
Weighted average number of shares — basic (in thousands)     83,725     68,006  

Tons of ore milled

 

 

602,633

 

 

477,333

 
Head grades:              
  Gold     0.10     0.14  
  Silver     2.44     2.52  
  Zinc     3.55 %   5.24 %
  Copper     0.45 %   0.22 %
Recovery rates:              
  Gold     91.66 %   94.54 %
  Silver     83.80 %   83.70 %
  Zinc     78.20 %   84.90 %
  Copper     79.10 %   60.30 %
Payable production:              
  Gold (ounces)     55,005     60,259  
  Silver (ounces in thousands)     1,036     724  
  Zinc (pounds in thousands)     27,964     35,997  
  Copper (pounds in thousands)     3,956     1,131  
Realized prices per unit of production:              
  Gold (per ounce)   $ 350   $ 300  
  Silver (per ounce)   $ 4.70   $ 4.48  
  Zinc (per pound)   $ 0.35   $ 0.36  
  Copper (per pound)   $ 0.76   $ 0.72  

Onsite operating costs per ton milled (Canadian dollars)

 

$

52

 

$

52

 
   
 
 

Operating costs per gold ounce produced:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
Onsite operating costs (including asset retirement expenses)   $ 378   $ 258  
Less: Non-cash asset retirement expenses     (2 )   (5 )
    Net byproduct revenues     (207 )   (124 )
   
 
 
Cash operating costs   $ 169   $ 129  
Accrued El Coco royalties     74     32  
   
 
 
Total cash costs   $ 243   $ 161  
Non-cash costs:              
  Reclamation provision     2     5  
  Amortization     82     54  
   
 
 
Total operating costs   $ 327   $ 220  
   
 
 

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AGNICO-EAGLE MINES LIMITED

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(thousands of United States dollars, CDN GAAP basis)

 
  March 31,
2003

  December 31,
2002

 
 
  (Unaudited)

   
 
ASSETS              
Current              
Cash and cash equivalents   $ 141,238   $ 152,934  
Metals awaiting settlement     25,465     29,749  
Income taxes recoverable     2,341     2,900  
Inventories:              
  Ore stockpiles     5,116     4,604  
  In-process concentrates     1,411     1,008  
  Supplies     4,916     5,008  
Prepaid expenses and other     7,334     7,576  
   
 
 
Total current assets     187,821     203,779  
Investments and other assets     10,834     8,951  
Future income and mining tax assets     22,929     22,929  
Mining properties     362,729     356,409  
   
 
 
    $ 584,313   $ 592,068  
   
 
 

LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
Current              
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities   $ 14,576   $ 15,246  
Dividends payable     706     3,013  
Income and mining taxes payable         954  
   
 
 
Interest payable     260     1,873  
   
 
 
Total current liabilities     15,542     21,086  
   
 
 
Reclamation provision and other liabilities     4,686     4,314  
   
 
 
Future income and mining tax liabilities     25,141     23,819  
   
 
 

Shareholders' Equity

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
Common shares              
  Authorized — unlimited              
  Issued — 83,767,794 (2002 — 83,636,861)     442,617     441,363  
Convertible debenture     92,351     91,465  
Other paid in capital     55,028     55,028  
Warrants     15,732     15,732  
Contributed surplus     5,560     5,560  
Deficit     (72,344 )   (66,299 )
   
 
 
Total shareholders' equity     538,944     542,849  
   
 
 
    $ 584,313   $ 592,068  
   
 
 

Note: Certain items have been reclassified from financial statements previously presented to conform to the current presentation.

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AGNICO-EAGLE MINES LIMITED

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME (LOSS)

(Unaudited)
(thousands of United States dollars, except per share amounts, CDN GAAP basis)

 
  Three months ended March 31,
 
  2003
  2002
REVENUES            
Revenues from mining operations   $ 30,112   $ 25,092
Interest and sundry income     146     228
   
 
      30,258     25,320

COSTS AND EXPENSES

 

 

 

 

 

 
Production     24,517     17,352
Exploration and corporate development     1,472     749
Amortization     4,517     2,812
General and administrative     1,467     1,001
Provincial capital tax     489     380
Interest     622     1,925
Foreign currency gain     (217 )  
   
 
Income (loss) before undernoted     (2,609 )   1,101
Gain on settlement of Company's senior convertible notes         6,184
   
 
Income (loss) before income, mining and federal capital taxes     7,285      

Federal capital tax

 

 

325

 

 

207
Income and mining tax expense     630     1,300
   
 
Net income (loss) for the period   $ (3,564 ) $ 5,778
   
 
Net income (loss) per share — basic (note 3)   $ (0.06 ) $ 0.13
   
 
Net income (loss) per share — diluted (note 3)   $ (0.06 ) $ 0.12
   
 
Weighted average number of shares (in thousands) (note 3)            
  basic     83,725     68,006
  diluted     83,725     79,283
   
 

Note: Certain items have been reclassified from financial statements previously presented to conform to the current presentation.

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AGNICO-EAGLE MINES LIMITED

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF DEFICIT
(Unaudited)

 
  Three months ended March 31,
 
(thousands of United States dollars,
except per share amounts, CDN GAAP basis)

 
  2003
  2002
 
Deficit              
Balance, beginning of period   $ (66,299 ) $ (56,731 )
Net income (loss) for the period     (3,564 )   5,778  
   
 
 
      (69,863 )   (50,953 )
Interest costs associated with the Company's convertible debentures     (2,481 )   (474 )
Gain on settlement of conversion option related to the Company's senior convertible notes, net of related income taxes         3,833  
Share issue costs         (5,266 )
   
 
 
Balance, end of period   $ (72,344 ) $ (52,860 )

        Note: Certain items have been reclassified from financial statements previously presented to conform to the current presentation.

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AGNICO-EAGLE MINES LIMITED

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(Unaudited)

 
  Three months ended March 31,
 
(thousands of United States dollars,
except per share amounts, CDN GAAP basis)

 
  2003
  2002
 
Operating activities              
Net income (loss) for the period   $ (3,564 ) $ 5,778  
Add (deduct) items not affecting cash from operating activities:              
  Amortization     4,517     2,812  
  Provision for future income and mining taxes     1,326     1,300  
  Gain on liquidation of written call option derivative contracts     (1,861 )      
  Gain on settlement of the Company's senior convertible notes         (6,184 )
  Amortization of deferred costs and other     741     1,423  
   
 
 
Cash flow from operations, before working capital changes     1,159     5,129  
Change in non-cash working capital balances              
  Metals awaiting settlement     4,119     (9,098 )
  Income taxes recoverable     (395 )   (594 )
  Inventories     (823 )   (21 )
  Prepaid expenses and other     430     (2,136 )
  Accounts payable and accrued liabilities     (670 )   1,330  
  Interest payable     (1,613 )   (1,667 )
   
 
 
Cash flows from (used in) operating activities     2,207     (7,057 )
   
 
 

Investing activities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
Additions to mining properties     (10,837 )   (14,252 )
Increase in investments and other     (188 )   (9 )
   
 
 
Cash flows used in investing activities     (11,025 )   (14,261 )
   
 
 

Financing activities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
Dividends paid     (2,431 )   (1,289 )
Common shares issued     1,195     5,226  
Interest on convertible debentures     (1,595 )    
Proceeds from long-term debt         143,750  
Financing costs         (5,266 )
Repayment of the Company's senior convertible notes         (121,971 )
   
 
 
Cash flows from (used in) financing activities     (2,831 )   20,450  
   
 
 
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents     (47 )   (17 )
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents     (11,696 )   (885 )
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period     152,934     21,180  
   
 
 
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period   $ 141,238   $ 20,295  
   
 
 

Other operating cash flow information:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
Interest paid during the period   $ 3,602   $ 19,397  
   
 
 
Taxes paid (recovered) during the period       $ 3,329  
   
 
 

        Note: Certain items have been reclassified from financial statements previously presented to conform to the current presentation.

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AGNICO-EAGLE MINES LIMITED
Notes to Interim Consolidated Financial Statements
CDN GAAP basis (Unaudited)

1.     Basis of Presentation

2.     Use of Estimates

3.     Net income per share

 
  Nine months ended September 30, 2002
 
Net income, per financial statements   $ (3,564 )
Less: Interest on 2012 convertible debenture charged directly to retained earnings     (1,595 )
   
 
Net income used in the computation of net income per share   $ (5,160 )
   
 

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4.     Capital Stock

Common shares outstanding at March 31, 2003   83,767,794
Convertible debenture [based on debenture holders' option]   10,267,919
Employees' stock options   2,985,200
Warrants   6,900,000
   
    103,920,913
   

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