9 June 2015
TORONTO, June 9, 2015 /PRNewswire/ - Agnico Eagle Mines Limited (NYSE:AEM, TSX:AEM) ("Agnico Eagle" or the "Company") is pleased to report additional results from the 2015 Phase 1 exploration program at the Amaruq gold project in Nunavut, northern Canada. The Company last reported results from this project in its news release dated April 30, 2015. The Company is also reporting its initial drill results from the El Barqueno project in west-central Mexico, which was acquired in November 2014. In addition, the acquisition of Soltoro Ltd. has closed.
Highlights include:
Drilling at Amaruq has filled in the gap under Whale Lake with significant gold grades and good widths - Drilling at Whale Tail under Whale Lake continued to intersect high-grade gold over significant widths, including 19.8 grams per tonne ("g/t") gold (capped) over 5.0 metres at 130 metres depth (hole AMQ15-187), and 15.9 g/t gold (capped) over 14.6 metres at 126 metres depth (hole AMQ15-181)