Quimbaya Gold Inc. (CSE: QIM) (OTCQB: QIMGF) (FSE: K05) ("Quimbaya" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that further to its news release dated December 23rd, 2024, the Company has completed a third tranche of the previously announced non-brokered private placement (the "Placement") of 3,135,800 units of the Company (each, a "Unit") at a price of $0.30 per Unit for aggregate gross proceeds of $940,740. Each Unit is comprised of one common share (a "Common Share") of the Company and one Common Share purchase warrant (a "Warrant"), each such Warrant entitling the holder to acquire one additional Common Share for a period of two years from the date of issuance at an exercise price of $0.40 per Common Share. The net proceeds of the Offering will be used by the Company for exploration and working capital.
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Quimbaya Gold Announces Strategic Partnership for 100,000 Meters of Drilling
Quimbaya Gold Inc. ("Quimbaya Gold" or the "Company") (CSE: QIM) (OTCQB: QIMGF) is excited to announce the signing of a 5-year drilling contract with Independence Drilling S.A. of Colombia ("Independence"). The contract involves completing 100,000 meters of drilling across Quimbaya Gold's properties. As a significant strategic partnership, which took nearly ten months to finalize, it underscores Quimbaya Gold's commitment to advancing its exploration activities and creating value for its shareholders.
Independence, a family-owned company, is highly reputable and the largest Colombian drilling company, with over 40 years of experience and a fleet of 47 rigs for oil & gas, mining, and water drilling. Independence has worked with major oil & gas and mining companies in Colombia, including Ecopetrol, South 32/Cerro Matoso, Glencore/Cerrejón, Zijin-Continental Gold, Oxy, Sierra Col Energy, Frontera Energy, Parex Resources, and NG Energy.
For the first time ever, in Independence Drilling's history, the company has accepted part payment in Quimbaya Gold shares, aligning its interest with Quimbaya's, reflecting their confidence in management, and ultimately proving their trust in successful discoveries and potential upside impact on the future value of Quimbaya Gold. The contract specifies the execution of drilling campaigns with a minimum of 1,500 meters each, with drilling expected to commence in the third quarter of 2024. Quimbaya's exploration team, consisting of over 20 professionals, is currently defining initial drilling targets, and the Company plans to announce the extension of the first campaign shortly, to be completed within this year.
This partnership brings more than just drilling expertise. Independence possesses an unparalleled understanding of the country's unique geological, social, and regulatory environment, building strong relationships with local communities. These attributes have been instrumental in the success of numerous major exploration projects. The contract is a significant achievement and will assist in Quimbaya Gold's effort to prove the potential existence of gold mineralization in its properties.
Alexandre P. Boivin, President and CEO of Quimbaya Gold, commented, "This partnership marks a significant milestone for Quimbaya Gold. Independence's deep-rooted presence in Colombia, coupled with their proven track record, provides us with a competitive advantage. By leveraging their expertise, we are well-positioned to accelerate our exploration efforts and unlock the full potential of our assets. Moreover, their willingness to share as investor, in our success, highlights the strategic nature of this alliance."
About Quimbaya Gold
Quimbaya aims to consolidate gold reserves through the exploration and acquisition of mining properties in Antioquia, Colombia. Managed by an experienced team in the mining sector, Quimbaya Gold is focused on three projects in the regions of Segovia (the Tahami Project), Puerto Berrio (the Berrio Project), and Abejorral (the Maitamac Project), all located in the Antioquia Province, Colombia.
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Quimbaya Gold’s strategic focus on Colombia offers a compelling opportunity for gold exploration in a prolific, yet underexplored region supported by a favorable permitting environment. The upside potential is worthy of examination by any savvy investor.
Overview
Quimbaya Gold (CSE:QIM) is a junior gold exploration company focused on its high-grade gold projects in Colombia. The company’s portfolio spans 59,057 hectares across three highly prospective regions in the Antioquia mining district. This region is responsible for approximately 50 percent of Colombia’s total gold production, equivalent to around 1 million ounces (Moz) annually.
Positioned right next to Aris Mining’s (TSX:ARIS) Segovia mine, Quimbaya leverages its proximity to established infrastructure and gold-rich geological formations. With Colombia being one of the most underexplored yet top mining jurisdictions in South America, Quimbaya’s projects are uniquely poised for significant discoveries.
Quimbaya’s projects benefit from Colombia’s favorable permitting environment, enabling faster transitions from discovery to production, compared to its global peers. Quimbaya’s strategy focuses on value creation through new discoveries and monetizing them via strategic transactions, including joint ventures and operational contracts.
Quimbaya has established a significant partnership with Independence Drilling, Colombia’s largest drilling company with over 40 years of experience. The agreement secures 100,000 meters of drilling over five years, with Independence Drilling accepting part of its payment in Quimbaya shares. This innovative structure demonstrates strong confidence in Quimbaya’s projects, ensuring cost-effective and efficient drilling operations.
The company’s management team brings extensive and deep expertise in exploration in Colombia, corporate finance and project development. Quimbaya trades on multiple exchanges: CSE (QIM), OTCQB (QIMGF), and FSE (K05).
Company Highlights
- Quimbaya Gold controls 59,057 hectares across three distinct projects in Antioquia, Colombia — renowned as the country's top mining department, accounting for over half of Colombia’s gold production.
- The flagship Tahami project is adjacent and on trend to Aris Mining’s Segovia mine, one of the highest-grade gold mines globally. Tahami benefits from its strategic proximity to Segovia and its potential for discovery of high-grade vein gold systems.
- Tight share structure (60 percent insider/family offices/institutions ownership) with a market cap of approximately C$11.45 million, ensuring alignment with shareholder interests.
- Quimbaya has entered into a partnership with Independence Drilling, Colombia’s largest drilling company, which secures an extremely cost-effective 100,000 meters of drilling over five years.
- Quimbaya utilizes software that allows for rapid and cost-effective acquisition of mining claims, giving the company a competitive edge in securing high-value assets.
- The technical team’s proven track record of major discoveries in Colombia positions Quimbaya as a standout explorer in the region.
Key Projects
Tahami Project (Flagship)
The Tahami project is located in Segovia, Antioquia, adjacent to Aris Mining’s Segovia mine, one of the highest-grade gold mines in the world. Spanning 17,087 hectares, Tahami’s geology features mesothermal veins with multiple mineralization events underlain by Precambrian metamorphic rocks consolidated within the San Lucas Gneiss unit.
Several vein systems from Aris Mining’s Segovia project, including the Sandra K and El Silencio veins, extend towards Quimbaya’s tenements. Both the Sandra K and El Silencio veins align with structural orientations of known high-grade deposits. The project also boasts more than 25 historical artisanal mines, underscoring its prospectively.
Quimbaya’s exploration plan for Tahami involves leveraging advanced geochemical and geophysical surveys to generate drill targets. These efforts will be complemented by modern 3D geological modelling and an initial drilling campaign to test high-grade zones. The integration of historical data and cutting-edge technology positions Tahami as a prime asset for discovery. The initial drilling campaign is anticipated to commence by late Q2 of 2025 and will prioritize the high-grade targets identified in preliminary exploration work.
Maitamac Project
Located in Abejorral, Antioquia, 80 kilometers south of Medellín, the Maitamac project spans 33,223 hectares and offers excellent road access. This emerging gold metallogenic district features mesothermal veins and potential porphyry gold-copper systems.
Initial surface rock samples have reported gold grades of up to 3.2 g/t, with stream sediments revealing over 1 g/t gold. Identified as a promising district by the Colombian Geological Services, Maitamac is positioned alongside the past producing ABE project and structural corridor which has produced mined shoots averaging 26 g/t gold.
Team
Alexandre P. Boivin - CEO & Director
Alexandre Boivin is an entrepreneur with more than 10 years of experience in corporate finance and Colombian mining. Through his extensive experience in the mining industry, corporate finance, capital markets and business development, Boivin has been instrumental in managing and funding early-stage companies through a network of partners and investors immersed in the capital markets. Under his leadership, Quimbaya Gold has secured significant investments to advance its exploration projects. His commitment to the company's growth is further demonstrated by his substantial shareholding in Quimbaya Gold.
Olivier Berthiaume - CFO & Director
Olivier Berthiaume is an accountant with over 12 years of experience working with early-stage companies in the Canadian markets. He holds a Bachelor of Business Administration from HEC Montreal and specializes in private-to-public market transactions, compliance, corporate governance, and corporate growth strategies. Berthiaume has held various director and officer positions in junior mining companies.
Ricardo Sierra – Exploration Manager
Ricardo Sierra is a professional economic Geologist with over 18 years of exploration experience in Colombia-Chile-Cuba-Brazil in orogenic, mesothermal, porphyry type deposits, epithermal systems, and stratabound. Sierra started his career with ANGLO AMERICAN as an exploration geologist in greenfield and brownfield exploration, supervising diamond drilling on their Colombian properties. His knowledge in vein systems, critical in understanding mineralization processes, was honed while exploration superintendent with Continental Gold (now Zijin Mining Group) on their Buritica (Antioquia) deposit, also in their regional exploration (Choco, Nariño, Cauca, Antioquia). Sierra graduated in 2007 as a geologist from Universidad de Caldas (Colombia). He is a member of the Australian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy (MAusIMM) and is a qualified person (QP) as defined by National Instrument 43-101, also he is a Competent Person (CP) of Comision Colombiana de Recursos y Reservas Mineras (CCRR).
Dr. Stewart Redwood - Senior Technical Advisor
Stewart Redwood is a distinguished geological consultant with more than 40 years of experience in mineral exploration and economic geology, specializing in epithermal, porphyry and skarn deposits, particularly in Latin America and the Caribbean. His notable achievements include significant discoveries, including the San Cristobal silver-zinc deposit in Bolivia, the Romero gold-copper deposit in the Dominican Republic, and the Antamina copper-zinc project in Peru, recognized as the world's largest copper skarn deposit. Throughout his career, Redwood has held key positions in prominent mining and exploration companies, including as chief geologist Latin America for AngloGold Ashanti, founder president and CEO of GoldQuest Mining, and VP exploration of Colombia Goldfields (which merged with Gran Colombia Gold). He has been instrumental in the success of Gran Colombia Gold’s Marmato project (now owned by Aris Mining), currently an 8.8 Moz deposit in the construction stage.
Nicolas Lopez Villegas - Technical Advisor
A Colombian native, with over 28 years of experience focused in the mining district of Antioquia, currently the CEO of MINING BRAIN SAS, Nicolas Lopez, leads this consulting company advising on the implementation, development of sustainable mining projects all over Colombia. Prior to the establishment of his consultancy practice, Lopez spent 12 years as Colombia & Nicaragua's country manager for IAMGOLD, having devoted the previous 10 years with MINEROS SA as head of exploration & geology. Villegas played a pivotal role in major discoveries, including the first porphyry copper-gold deposit in the Colombian middle Cauca belt, known as Titiribi. a significantly rich gold-copper geological region. As a seasoned executive in gold exploration, Villegas holds a geology degree from Universidad de Caldas (Colombia), a Governance in Oil & Mining degree from Oxford University (UK) and he is a Qualified Person (QP).
Terence Ortslan - Advisor
Terence Ortslan is a seasoned resource executive with over 40 years of experience, having served in advisory capacities across the mining, metals, and fertilizer sectors. He provides guidance on investment and technical aspects of the industry, as well as strategic and policy advice tailored to mining companies. Additionally, Ortslan advises financial institutions on investment decisions, offers direction to international industry organizations, and consults with governments on fiscal and industrial regulations. He also supports universities in enhancing their educational standards and assists corporations with decision-making, boardroom leadership, shareholder value enhancement, and strengthening ES parameters. Ortslan holds a Bachelor of Engineering & Applied Geophysics and an MBA from McGill University.
Quimbaya Gold Closes Third Tranche and Upsizes Private Placement to $3 Million
In connection with the Offering, the Company shall pay total cash finders' fees on Feb.14, 2025 of $21,720 and a total of 72,400 finder's warrants are being issued.
Quimbaya is also pleased to announced that due to strong investor demand, the private placement has been increased to $3,000,000 on the same terms and is expected to close on or before February 21st, 2025.
"We are very encouraged with the additional investor interest and enthusiasm for the high-grade discovery potential of our Colombian gold projects that we anticipate commencing drilling in the coming months," stated Alexandre P. Boivin, President and CEO.
Included as part of the private placement, Quimbaya has completed debt settlements (the "Debt Settlement') with certain creditors of the Company (the "Creditors") also announced on December 23th, 2024, pursuant to which the Company issued to the Creditors, and the Creditors agreed to accept, an aggregate of 484,068 Units in full and final settlement of accrued and outstanding indebtedness in the aggregate amount of $146,103.40.
All securities issued in connection with the Placement and the Debt Settlement are subject to a four-month hold period from the closing date under applicable Canadian securities laws, in addition to such other restrictions as may apply under applicable securities laws of jurisdictions outside Canada.
The Company has issued an aggregate of 116,666 Units pursuant to the Placement, to Olivier Berthiaume (CFO and director of Quimbaya) who are considered "related parties" of the Company (the "Interested Parties"), in each case constituting, to that extent, a "related party transaction" as defined under Multilateral Instrument 61-101 - Protection of Minority Securityholders in Special Transactions ("MI 61-101"). The Company is exempt from the requirements to obtain a formal valuation and minority shareholder approval in connection with the participation of the Interested Parties in the Placement in reliance on sections 5.5(a) and 5.7(1)(a) of MI 61-101, as neither the fair market value of the Placement nor the securities issued in connection therewith, in so far as the Placement involves the Interested Parties, exceeds 25% of the Company's market capitalization.
The Company also announces that William DeJong has stepped down from the Board of Directors and continues to support the company as advisor and counsel.
This news release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any securities, nor shall there be any sale of the securities in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such jurisdiction. The securities referred in this news release have not been, nor will they be, registered under the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended, (the "U.S. Securities Act"), or any U.S. state securities laws, and such securities may not be offered or sold within the United States or to any U.S. person absent registration under U.S. federal and state securities laws or an applicable exemption from such U.S. registration requirements. "United States" and "U.S. person" have the respective meanings ascribed to them in Regulation S under the U.S. Securities Act.
About Quimbaya
Quimbaya is active in the exploration and acquisition of mining properties in the prolific mining districts of Colombia. Managed by an experienced team in the mining sector, Quimbaya is focused on three projects in the regions of Segovia (Tahami Project), Puerto Berrio (Berrio Project), and Abejorral (Maitamac Project), all located in Antioquia Department, Colombia.
Contact Information
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Quimbaya Gold Samples yield up to 5.86 g/t gold and 133 g/t silver at Tahami North
Quimbaya Gold Inc. (CSE: QIM) (OTCQB: QIMGF) (FSE: K05) (" Quimbaya Gold " or the " Company ") is pleased to announce the results of a rock sampling program conducted on the Tahami North project in Segovia, Colombia . These results include rock samples grading up to 5.86 gt gold and 133 gt silver along a new 2km trending vein system. The targeted veins trend to the North-West within the Company's claims. This represents a significant advancement in the understanding of the potential of these goldsilver vein systems at Tahami North.
Highlights
- A total of 67 channel samples, 60 rock samples and 5 pan concentrates were collected during 2024 in the preliminary field exploration season on the property (table 1, table 2, table 3).
- Rock sampling confirms the occurrence of an interpreted trend of gold – silver veins demonstrating the promising potential within the Company's claims. (Figure 1)
- The Salomon veins returned up to Au@ 3.31 g/t and Ag@ 133 g/t Ag in channel sampling, Pile rock samples up to Au@ 5.86 g/t, Ag@ >100 g/t, and pan concentrates up to Au@ 45.6 g/t, Ag@4.26 g/t (Figure 1).
Data consolidation was completed during January 2025 including a regional structural interpretation of the Digital Elevation Model and regional magnetometry geophysics, interpretation of the gold veins trend, geochemical data analysis, and database normalization (included laboratory certificates).
A follow-up exploration program has been designed to test the continuation of the gold/silver veins along the trend. This work will include geological mapping, trench design, soils and channel rock sampling programs. (figure 2).
"These results provide a strong foundation to advance the exploration program and define drilling targets along this mineralized gold-silver corridor at Tahami North," commented Mr. Alexandre P. Boivin President & CEO. "It provides us with an additional project area with new discovery potential which will complement our upcoming drilling program on our Tahami South concession located adjacent to Aris Mining's (TSX: ARIS) Segovia mining operation.
Tahami North Vein Systems
The structural interpretation of the mineralized veins is based on the 2024 results, which included mapping, rock sampling, pan concentrate sampling and geophysical analysis. Our 2025 exploration program at Tahami North will focus on defining and expanding the Au-Ag mineralized vein system along a 4.4 km potential mineralized trend.
Sample preparation and analysis
Quimbaya Gold used various laboratories to prepare and assay samples collected on the Tahami Project. These include SGS and ALS for preparation and analysis. SGS preparation and Fire Analysis in the SGS laboratory in Medellin Colombia , and SGS multi-element analysis located in Peru ; and ALS Global preparation in Medellin and ALS Global analysis located in Peru .
Samples delivered to SGS were prepared in Medellin , samples were received and labelled, dry at 100°C +- 5°C, primary crushing in a jaw crusher to 95% passing 20 mesh, secondary crushing with roll mill and slow revolution, cleaning with compressed air and quartz, with 85% passing 10 mesh, with every 10 sampled control and granulometry, riffle split coarse crushed sample in jones splitter, to extract 250 ti 500 gr; Pulverization of samples is completed in a ring mill, with >95% passing 140 sieve and cleaning with clean sand. Samples were assayed for Fire Assay for Au and aqua regia digestion for Ag in Medellin using FAA515, FAG505 and AAS12C method, and multi-element analysis in Peru using ICP40B, and AAS41B methods.
The sample preparation method at ALS comprises drying the sample at 60°C, crushing the entire sample to a target of 70% passing 2mm, rotary split off 250gr, pulverize split to a target of 85% passing g75um. Samples were assayed by ALS Peru for Fire assay to Au using Au-AA23 Au 30g, and Multi-element four acid ICP-MS using ME-MS61 method code, in line with QA/QC best practices.
Qualified Person - Ricardo Sierra BSc. Geology, MAusIMM (3078246)
The information in this report that relates to technical evaluation results, interpretation of airborne magnetic, and geochemical analysis is based on information reviewed and approved by Ricardo Sierra , VP exploration Quimbaya Gold who is a Member of the Australian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy, and is a Qualified Person as defined within the meaning of the National Instrument 43-101. Mr. Sierra has sufficient experience that is relevant to the style of mineralization and type of deposit under consideration. Mr. Sierra consents to the inclusion of the technical evaluation results based on the information and in the form and context in which it appears.
About Tahami
The Tahami project is located nearby the municipality of Segovia in the Department of Antioquia in Colombia . It is 217 km northeast of the city of Medellin .
About Quimbaya
Quimbaya aims to discover gold resources through exploration and acquisition of mining properties in the prolific mining districts of Colombia . Managed by an experienced team in the mining sector, Quimbaya is focused on three projects in the regions of Segovia (Tahami Project), Puerto Berrio (Berrio Project), and Abejorral (Maitamac Project), all located in Antioquia Province, Colombia .
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QUIMBAYA GOLD LAUNCHES LIDAR SURVEY AT TAHAMI SOUTH GOLD PROJECT IN COLOMBIA
Quimbaya Gold Inc. (CSE: QIM) (OTCQB: QIMGF) (FSE: K05) (" Quimbaya " or the " Company ") is pleased to announce that it has undertaken a LIDAR survey at its Tahami South Project in Colombia . The aim of the LIDAR survey is to acquire high-resolution geospatial data for topographic mapping and detailed terrain analysis. The resulting data will significantly support ongoing exploration efforts by providing accurate terrain models and enhancing the understanding of surface features essential for project planning, exploring, drilling and decision-making processes.
The outlined study area within the polygon covers a total of 575.10 hectares. Figure 1 and Table 1 provide the geospatial location of the polygon to be surveyed in DATUM UTM zone 18N WGS 1984.
Ricardo Sierra , VP Exploration for Quimbaya commented: "Based on the analysis of satellite imagery and available bibliographic data, it has been identified that the primary structural orientations in the area including at our neighbor's operating mine to the south (Aris Mining Corp TSX: ARIS) run NE-SW, NW-SE and N-S. As a result, the flight plan for the LIDAR survey be will aligned in an E-W direction. This orientation will allow for optimal data acquisition and to enhance the identification of key structural features, contributing to a more accurate and comprehensive interpretation of the gold vein system corridors in preparation for our Q2 planned 4,000 meters of drilling."
"This LIDAR survey marks a significant step forward in advancing the project's potential by helping to process out the vegetation cover to better expose and delineate the vein systems within this highly prospective area," said Alexandre P. Boivin , President and Chief Executive Officer of Quimbaya. He added: "This is where things start to get exciting as each methodical step takes us closer to our goal of making a high grade gold discovery in this renowned gold-rich district."
About Tahami South
The Tahami South project is located in the Segovia municipality, Department of Antioquia, Colombia , 217 km northeast of the city of Medellin and 2.5 km northeast of the municipality of Segovia.
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The information in this news release that relates to technical evaluation results, interpretation of airborne magnetic and geochemical analysis is based on information reviewed and approved by Ricardo Sierra , VP Exploration of the Company who is a member of the Australian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy, and is a qualified person as defined within the meaning of the National Instrument 43-101. Mr. Sierra has sufficient experience that is relevant to the style of mineralization and type of deposit under consideration, and to the geophysics data acquired. Mr. Sierra consents to the inclusion of the technical evaluation results based on the information and in the form and context in which it appears.
About Quimbaya
Quimbaya is active in the exploration and acquisition of mining properties in the prolific mining districts of Colombia . Managed by an experienced team in the mining sector, Quimbaya is focused on three projects in the regions of Segovia (Tahami Project), Puerto Berrio (Berrio Project), and Abejorral (Maitamac Project), all located in Antioquia Department, Colombia .
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Quimbaya Gold Appoints Ricardo Sierra as Vice-President of Exploration
Quimbaya Gold Inc. (CSE: QIM) (" Quimbaya " or the " Company ") is pleased to announce the appointment of Ricardo Sierra B.Sc., as Vice-President of Exploration effectively immediately. A native of Colombia Mr. Sierra currently resides in Manizales which is close to Medellin a short distance from the Company's main projects.
Ricardo Sierra is a professional Economic Geologist with over 18 years of exploration experience in Colombia-Chile-Cuba-Brazil in orogenic, mesothermal, porphyry type deposits, epithermal systems, skarn and stratabound deposits. Juan Ricardo Sierra started his career with Anglo American as an Exploration geologist in greenfield and brownfield exploration, supervising diamond drilling on their Colombian and Chilean properties. His knowledge in vein systems, critical in understanding mineralization processes, was honed while Exploration Superintendent with Continental Gold (acquired by Zijin Mining Group for CA $1.9 billion in 2020) on their Buritica (Antioquia) Au/Ag deposit. While at Continental Gold, Mr. Sierra also participated in their regional exploration (Choco, Nariño, Cauca, Antioquia). After leaving Continental in 2020, Continental Gold worked as Exploration Manager, Collective Mining Inc. (TSX: CNL). Since 2021, Mr. Sierra has been consulting to various companies active in Colombia , Brazil and Cuba including Quimbaya Gold.
Mr. Sierra Largo graduated in 2007 as a Geologist from Universidad de Caldas ( Colombia ). He is a member of the Australian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy (MAusIMM) and is a Qualified Person (QP) as defined by National Instrument 43-101, also he is Competent Person (CP) of Comision Colombiana de Recursos y Reservas Mineras (CCRR) and Volunteer member of the Copper innovation HUB.
"Ricardo has already established himself a key member of our technical advisory committee, " said Alexandre P. Boivin President and CEO of Quimbaya Gold. " Given his direct exploration experience in Antioquia, Colombia , he is the right person to help lead us in making the next great gold discovery in one of the best gold rich districts on the planet."
Quimbaya also announces that it has entered into a debt settlement agreement (the "Debt Settlement') with a creditor of the Company (the "Creditor"), pursuant to which the Company will issue to the Creditor, and the Creditor agreed to accept, an aggregate of 22,058 common shares at a price of $0.34 per share in full and final settlement of accrued and outstanding indebtedness in the aggregate amount of $7,500 .
All securities to be issued in connection with the Debt Settlement will be subject to a four-month hold period from the closing date under applicable Canadian securities laws.
About Quimbaya
Quimbaya is active in the exploration and acquisition of mining properties in the prolific mining districts of Colombia . Managed by an experienced team in the mining sector, Quimbaya is focused on three projects in the regions of Segovia (Tahami Project), Puerto Berrio (Berrio Project), and Abejorral (Maitamac Project), all located in Antioquia Department, Colombia .
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QUIMBAYA GOLD TO ATTEND THE 2025 VANCOUVER RESOURCE INVESTOR CONFERENCE
Quimbaya Gold Inc. (CSE: QIM) (" Quimbaya " or the " Company ") is pleased to announce its participation in the upcoming 2025 Vancouver Resource Investment Conference (the "VRIC") in Vancouver on January 19-20 2025 . VRIC, is a key event in the junior mining sector for 25 years and draws over 9,000 investors and 300 investment opportunities in the mining sector.
This conference presents an excellent opportunity for Quimbaya to expose early stage discovery investors to its three large scale claim packages in Antioquia, Colombia and to outline its exploration plans for 2025. The conference schedule includes tailored meetings that match investors with appropriate projects, supported by expert analyses and updates on the latest trends in the mining sector.
Investors interested in attending the VRIC can register here: https://cambridgehouse.com/vancouver-resource-investment-conference . Quimbaya invites attendees to visit us at Booth 704 where they will have the opportunity to engage directly with the Company's management team and learn more about Quimbaya's exploration activities.
"We're excited to join VRIC 2025, one of the premier events for investors and resource enthusiasts," said Alexandre P. Boivin President and CEO of Quimbaya Gold. "This conference is our springboard into our most active year ever on our quest to make the next great gold discovery in one of the best gold rich districts on the planet."
About Quimbaya
Quimbaya is active in the exploration and acquisition of mining properties in the prolific mining districts of Colombia . Managed by an experienced team in the mining sector, Quimbaya is focused on three projects in the regions of Segovia (Tahami Project), Puerto Berrio (Berrio Project), and Abejorral (Maitamac Project), all located in Antioquia Department, Colombia .
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Asara Raises $2.3M in Placement to Underpin Exploration Program at Kada and Makes Executive Changes
Asara Resources Limited (ASX: AS1; Asara or Company) is pleased to announce that it has signed a binding Subscription Agreement with Barbet L.L.C FZ (Barbet) to raise $2.3m (Placement) which affirms Barbet’s commitment to the Company and its flagship asset, the Kada Gold Project in Guinea (Kada).
Following completion of the Placement, Mr. Timothy Strong has stepped down as Managing Director and Mr. Matthew Sharples has been appointed Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Strong will remain on the Board as Executive Director – Corporate Strategy & Affairs.
Executive Director, Tim Strong commented:
‘’We are pleased that Barbet have continued to show their commitment to the Company and its flagship Kada project by participating in a further Placement. This Placement will allow the Company to fastrack its exploration efforts.
I am also delighted to welcome Matt Sharples to the management team. Matt, who joined the Company as a consultant in October 2024, has been instrumental in recommencing operations at Kada. Matt provides a wealth of knowledge, and an undeniable passion for Guinea and I look forward to supporting him as we move the Kada project through the value chain towards a feasibility study. Both Matt and I are confident of the resource potential of Massan and the surrounding areas which will be drill tested in the coming months.’’
Placement Details
The Placement is comprised of the issue of 104,517,541 fully paid ordinary shares (Placement Shares) at an issue price of $0.022 raising $2,299,385.90 (before costs). per share. Following the Placement, Barbet holds 19.89% of the Company.
The proceeds of the Placement will be applied towards an upcoming drill program and exploration activities at Kada and general working capital. The Placement Shares will be issued under the Company’s existing placement capacity under ASX Listing Rule 7.1, and accordingly no shareholder approval is required. The Placement Shares will rank pari passu with existing securities on issue.
Executive Changes
Chief Executive Officer
Matthew has been appointed Chief Executive Officer, effective 14 February 2025. Matthew Sharples is a mining professional with over 20 years of experience in mine development, investment consulting and M&A. Matt specialises in the geological evaluation and development of gold projects, with a particular focus on project development from the initial stage to production.
Matt was Co-Founder and CEO of the private mining fund Sycamore Mining. Under his stewardship, the group's flagship asset, the Kiniero Mine (Guinea), grew from a total resource base of 1.5Moz Au to 3.5Moz Au (JORC) and was sold to Robex Resources in 2022 for a project valuation of US$160m. Matt has worked worldwide in the mining and resources industry, in the UK, Africa, Asia and Australia, with Robex, Sycamore, Wood Mackenzie, Xstrata and BHP Billiton.
Matt holds an MSc in Basin Evolution and Dynamics, Royal Holloway, University of London, United Kingdom, and a BSc in Geology, University of Durham, United Kingdom. Matt is a director and shareholder of substantial shareholder, Barbet L.L.C FZ.
The material terms of Matthew Sharple’s employment agreement are as follows:
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2024 Assay Results Completed Tennant Creek
AGNICO EAGLE PROVIDES AN UPDATE ON 2024 EXPLORATION RESULTS AND 2025 EXPLORATION PLANS - MINERAL RESERVES INCREASE 1% YEAR-OVER-YEAR TO 54.3 MOZ; UPDATED MINERAL RESERVES OF 2.8 MOZ DECLARED AT UPPER BEAVER; INFERRED MINERAL RESOURCES INCREASE 9%
Stock Symbol: AEM (NYSE and TSX)
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Agnico Eagle Mines Limited (NYSE: AEM) (TSX: AEM) ("Agnico Eagle" or the "Company") is pleased to provide an update on year-end 2024 mineral reserves and mineral resources, exploration activities at mine sites and select advanced projects in 2024, and the Company's exploration plans and guidance for 2025. The Company's exploration focus remains on extending mine life at existing operations, testing near-mine opportunities and advancing key value driver projects.
"I would like to commend our exploration team for their performance in 2024, which set a record in terms of safety and completed our ambitious exploration program at lower costs than planned. Through our optimization of drilling productivity and innovation efforts, we successfully reduced costs by approximately 8%. The exploration program continued to yield exciting results at our key mines and pipeline projects, which drove the replacement of our mineral reserves and the increase in our inferred mineral resources by nearly 10%, primarily from additions at Detour Lake, Canadian Malartic and Hope Bay," said Guy Gosselin , Agnico Eagle's Executive Vice-President, Exploration. "Our 2025 exploration program is the continuation of this effort to define the full potential of our operating assets, aiming to extend the life of mine at existing operations and advance the assessment of the potential of our pipeline projects to support the Company's vision for future growth," added Mr. Gosselin.
Highlights from 2024 include:
- Gold mineral reserves increase to record level – Year-end 2024 gold mineral reserves increased by 0.9% to 54.3 million ounces of gold (1,277 million tonnes grading 1.32 grams per tonne ("g/t") gold). The year-over-year increase in mineral reserves is due to good mineral reserve replacement at LaRonde, Macassa, Meliadine, Amaruq, Odyssey, Kittila and Fosterville , updated mineral reserves at Upper Beaver and the initial declaration of mineral reserves at Wasamac. At year-end 2024, measured and indicated mineral resources were 43.0 million ounces (1,167 million tonnes grading 1.14 g/t gold) and inferred mineral resources were 36.2 million ounces (451 million tonnes grading 2.49 g/t gold)
- Upper Beaver – A technical evaluation was completed at Upper Beaver during the fourth quarter of 2024, bringing the mineral reserves to 2.77 million ounces of gold and 54,930 tonnes of copper (23.2 million tonnes grading 3.71 g/t gold and 0.24% copper) at December 31, 2024
- Detour Lake – The Company's exploration program continued to attempt to de-risk the Detour Lake underground project in the western plunge of the main orebody hosting the producing open pits. Conversion drilling continues to increase underground indicated mineral resources, reaching 1.87 million ounces of gold (27.7 million tonnes grading 2.10 g/t gold) at year end. Underground inferred mineral resources continued to grow in 2024 below and to the west of the open pit, and totalled 3.68 million ounces of gold (59.3 million tonnes grading 1.93 g/t gold) at year end. The preparatory groundwork for the exploration ramp is progressing on schedule. Surface diamond drilling is expected to continue mineral resource conversion in 2025 and the drill program will be augmented by underground drilling from new underground drill stations as they become available
- Odyssey – Successful exploration over the past year has continued to extend the limits of the East Gouldie inferred mineral resource laterally to the west and to the east. Recent drilling continues to grow mineralization in the recently discovered Eclipse zone, between the East Gouldie deposit and the Odyssey South zone, within close proximity to the planned underground infrastructure. Diamond drilling will continue in 2025 with over 20 drill rigs active on surface and underground to further assess the full potential of the Odyssey mine area and throughout the Canadian Malartic property package. Inferred mineral resources increased by 37% (1.2 million ounces of gold) year over year at the East Gouldie deposit to 4.6 million ounces of gold (61.2 million tonnes grading 2.32 g/t gold). The Odyssey mine now hosts a total of 5.55 million ounces of gold in proven and probable mineral reserves (52.6 million tonnes grading 3.28 g/t gold), 3.2 million ounce of gold in measured and indicated mineral resources (52.9 million tonnes grading 1.90 g/t gold) and 9.7 million ounces of gold in inferred mineral resources (138.8 million tonnes grading 2.18 g/t gold)
- Wasamac – As part of the "fill-the-mill" strategy at Canadian Malartic, a technical evaluation was completed at Wasamac during the fourth quarter of 2024 that resulted in updated mineral reserves of 1.38 million ounces of gold (14.8 million tonnes grading 2.9 g/t gold) at December 31, 2024 . This is the first declaration of mineral reserves by the Company at Wasamac since its acquisition from Yamana Gold Inc. in 2023
- Hope Bay – Exploration drilling in 2024 totalled more than 119,000 metres and focused mainly on mineral resource expansion and conversion of the Madrid deposit following the strong drilling intercepts obtained at the Patch 7 zone during the fourth quarter of 2023. Results from 2024 are being integrated into the technical evaluation of Hope Bay, which is expected to be completed by year-end 2026. Successful drilling in 2024 following the discovery of high-grade mineralization in the Patch 7 zone has led to a significant increase in indicated mineral resources and inferred mineral resources. An initial indicated mineral resource estimate was declared as at December 31, 2024 for Patch 7 of 0.9 million ounces of gold (4.3 million tonnes grading 6.64 g/t gold) while the inferred mineral resources have grown to 0.8 million ounces of gold (4.4 million tonnes grading 5.40 g/t gold). In 2025 exploration will continue to test the Madrid deposit including the Patch 7 zone to expand and upgrade mineral resources
- Exploration guidance – In 2025, the Company expects to spend between $290 million and $310 million for capitalized and expensed exploration and between $215 million and $235 million for exploration project expenses, studies and other corporate development expenses. The Company's exploration focus remains on extending mine life at existing operations, testing near-mine opportunities and advancing key value driver projects. Priorities for 2025 include continued drilling of the Detour Lake underground project, assessing the full potential of the Canadian Malartic property, supporting regional synergies in Abitibi and exploring Hope Bay
GOLD MINERAL RESERVES
At December 31, 2024 , the Company's proven and probable mineral reserve estimate totalled 54.3 million ounces of gold (1,277 million tonnes grading 1.32 g/t gold). This represents a 0.9% (0.47 million ounce) increase in contained ounces of gold compared to the proven and probable mineral reserve estimate of 53.8 million ounces of gold (1,287 million tonnes grading 1.30 g/t gold) at year-end 2023 (see the Company's news release dated February 15, 2024 for details regarding the Company's December 31, 2023 proven and probable mineral reserve estimate).
The increase in mineral reserves at December 31, 2024 is the result of the replacement of 1.5 million ounces of gold from operating assets. In particular: Fosterville , Macassa (including Amalgamated Kirkland ("AK") and Near Surface), Meliadine, Amaruq and LaRonde achieved a combined average mineral reserve replacement of 70% as a result of successful exploration and conversion drilling.
Some pipeline projects also significantly contributed to the global mineral reserve increase. At Upper Beaver, the completion of a technical evaluation during the fourth quarter of 2024, following the positive preliminary economic assessment completed in June 2024 (see the news release dated July 31, 2024 ), resulted in new mineral reserves containing a total of 2.77 million ounce of gold. The year-over-year new mineral reserve addition at Upper Beaver represents 1.37 million ounces of gold. At Wasamac, initial mineral reserves of 1.38 million ounces of gold were declared in December 2024 . The progress in mineral reserve development at Upper Beaver and Wasamac is the result of efforts by the Company to leverage regional synergies following the recent transactions to consolidate the Kirkland Lake camp and the Malartic camp at Canadian Malartic and advance the "fill-the-mill" strategy.
Mineral reserves were calculated using a gold price of $1,450 per ounce for most operating assets, with exceptions that include: Detour Lake open pit using $1,400 per ounce; Amaruq using $1,650 per ounce; Pinos Altos using $1,800 per ounce; and variable assumptions for some other pipeline projects, including Wasamac using $1,650 per ounce. For detailed mineral reserves and mineral resources ("MRMR") data, including the economic parameters used to estimate the mineral reserves and mineral resources and by-product silver, copper and zinc at mines and advanced projects, see "Detailed Mineral Reserve and Mineral Resource Data (as at December 31, 2024 )" and "Assumptions used for the December 31, 2024 mineral reserve and mineral resource estimates reported by the Company" below.
The ore extracted from the Company's mines in 2024 contained 3.78 million ounces of gold in-situ (64.9 million tonnes grading 1.81 g/t gold).
The Company's gold mineral reserves as at December 31, 2024 are set out in the table below, and are compared with the gold mineral reserves as at December 31, 2023 . Data in this table and certain other data in this news release have been rounded to the nearest thousand and discrepancies in total amounts are due to rounding.
Proven & Probable Gold Mineral Reserve (000s oz) | Average Mineral Reserve Gold Grade (g/t) | ||||||
Operation / Project | 2024 | 2023 | Change | 2024 | 2023 | Change | |
LaRonde mine | 2,081 | 2,244 | -163 | 6.03 | 6.40 | -0.37 | |
LaRonde Zone 5 | 659 | 636 | 23 | 2.21 | 2.20 | 0.01 | |
LaRonde Total | 2,740 | 2,880 | -140 | 4.26 | 4.51 | -0.24 | |
Canadian Malartic mine | 1,944 | 2,436 | -491 | 0.81 | 0.83 | -0.03 | |
Odyssey deposit | 317 | 310 | 8 | 2.27 | 2.17 | 0.10 | |
East Gouldie | 5,236 | 5,173 | 62 | 3.37 | 3.42 | -0.05 | |
Canadian Malartic Total | 7,497 | 7,919 | -421 | 1.83 | 1.73 | 0.10 | |
Goldex | 789 | 901 | -112 | 1.57 | 1.59 | -0.01 | |
Akasaba West | 138 | 143 | -5 | 0.90 | 0.89 | 0.01 | |
Wasamac | 1,377 | — | 1,377 | 2.90 | 0.00 | 2.90 | |
Detour Lake (at or above 0.5 g/t) | 15,636 | 16,594 | -958 | 0.93 | 0.93 | — | |
Detour Lake (below 0.5 g/t) | 3,415 | 3,335 | 80 | 0.39 | 0.39 | — | |
Detour Lake Total | 19,051 | 19,928 | -878 | 0.75 | 0.76 | -0.01 | |
Macassa | 1,829 | 1,954 | -125 | 10.50 | 14.45 | -3.95 | |
Macassa Near Surface | 12 | 23 | -11 | 5.31 | 5.93 | -0.62 | |
AK deposit | 233 | 160 | 73 | 4.71 | 6.69 | -1.98 | |
Macassa Total | 2,074 | 2,136 | -62 | 9.18 | 13.11 | -3.93 | |
Upper Beaver | 2,768 | 1,395 | 1,373 | 3.71 | 5.43 | -1.72 | |
Hammond Reef | 3,323 | 3,323 | — | 0.84 | 0.84 | — | |
Amaruq | 1,609 | 1,837 | -228 | 3.36 | 3.72 | -0.36 | |
Meadowbank Total | 1,609 | 1,837 | -228 | 3.36 | 3.72 | -0.36 | |
Meliadine | 3,365 | 3,467 | -102 | 5.29 | 5.91 | -0.62 | |
Hope Bay | 3,398 | 3,397 | 1 | 6.52 | 6.52 | — | |
Fosterville | 1,650 | 1,682 | -32 | 5.37 | 6.10 | -0.73 | |
Kittila | 3,400 | 3,584 | -184 | 4.16 | 4.14 | 0.02 | |
Pinos Altos | 433 | 546 | -113 | 1.94 | 1.90 | 0.03 | |
San Nicolás (50%)* | 672 | 672 | — | 0.40 | 0.40 | — | |
Total Mineral Reserves | 54,284 | 53,811 | 474 | 1.32 | 1.30 | 0.02 |
*Agnico Eagle has agreed to subscribe for a 50% interest in San Nicolás, which will be contributed as study and development costs are incurred and, accordingly, Agnico Eagle's share of the reported MRMR at San Nicolás is reported at a 50% level. |
The Company estimates that at a gold price 10% higher than the assumed gold price (leaving other assumptions unchanged), there would be an approximate 13% increase in the gold contained in proven and probable mineral reserves. Conversely, the Company estimates that at a gold price 10% lower than the assumed gold price (leaving other assumptions unchanged), there would be an approximate 13% decrease in the gold contained in proven and probable mineral reserves.
GOLD MINERAL RESOURCES
At December 31, 2024 , the Company's measured and indicated mineral resource estimate totalled 43.0 million ounces of gold (1,167 million tonnes grading 1.14 g/t gold). This represents a 2.3% (1.0 million ounce) decrease in contained ounces of gold compared to the measured and indicated mineral resource estimate at year-end 2023 (see the Company's news release dated February 15, 2024 for details regarding the Company's December 31, 2023 measured and indicated mineral resource estimate).
The year-over-year decrease in measured and indicated mineral resources is primarily due to the upgrade of mineral resources at Upper Beaver and Wasamac to mineral reserves, largely offset by the successful conversion of inferred mineral resources into measured and indicated mineral resources at Detour Lake underground, East Malartic , Upper Beaver, Hope Bay and other sites.
At Detour Lake, since the March 31, 2024 technical report and updated mineral reserves and mineral resources estimate, the Company has continued to successfully convert inferred mineral resources into indicated mineral resources with a substantial addition of 2.0 million ounces of gold in total indicated mineral resources (0.7 million ounces of gold from 8.3 million tonnes grading 2.79 g/t gold inside the resource pit and 1.2 million ounces of gold from 17.7 million tonnes grading 2.14 g/t gold below and to the west of the resource pit).
At Hope Bay, following exploration success in the Patch 7 zone at the Madrid deposit, conversion drilling was accelerated, resulting in the declaration of an initial indicated mineral resource at December 31, 2024 of 0.9 million ounces of gold (4.3 million tonnes grading 6.64 g/t gold) in Patch 7, which also hosts an additional 0.8 million ounces of gold (4.4 million tonnes grading 5.40 g/t gold) in inferred mineral resources.
At Canadian Malartic, using the production knowledge from the open pit operation and improved confidence in the historical data, the Company reviewed and updated the mineral resources classification criteria and model in 2024 for the East Malartic deposit at the Odyssey underground mine, resulting in the successful conversion of 2.1 million ounces of gold into indicated mineral resources at East Malartic for a total of 2.9 million ounces of gold (57.4 million tonnes grading 1.98 g/t gold).
At December 31, 2024 , the Company's inferred mineral resource estimate totalled 36.2 million ounces of gold (451 million tonnes grading 2.49 g/t gold). This represents a 9.5% (3.1 million ounce) increase in contained ounces of gold compared to the inferred mineral resource estimate a year earlier (see the news release dated February 15, 2024 for details regarding the Company's December 31, 2023 inferred mineral resource estimate).
The year-over-year increase in inferred mineral resources is primarily due to exploration drilling success at Detour Lake underground, East Gouldie, Hope Bay, Meliadine, Fosterville and Macassa.
In addition to the conversion of 1.2 million ounces of gold in underground indicated mineral resources below the Detour Lake resource pit since the March 31, 2024 technical report (see the news release dated June 19, 2024 ), the inferred mineral resources located below the resource pit and in the West Extension zone west of the resource pit were maintained at similar levels to the March 31, 2024 update, with 3.7 million ounces of gold (59.3 million tonnes grading 1.93 g/t gold) at year-end 2024.
The Company's gold mineral resources as at December 31, 2024 are set out in the table below.
Measured & Indicated | Inferred | ||||
Gold Mineral Resources | Gold Mineral Resources | ||||
Operation / Project | Contained Gold | Gold Grade | Contained Gold | Gold Grade | |
(000 oz) | (g/t) | (000 oz) | (g/t) | ||
LaRonde mine | 705 | 3.75 | 281 | 5.39 | |
LaRonde Zone 5 | 817 | 2.29 | 960 | 4.15 | |
LaRonde Total | 1,522 | 2.79 | 1,240 | 4.38 | |
Canadian Malartic mine | — | — | 129 | 0.72 | |
Odyssey deposit | 105 | 1.77 | 1,520 | 2.33 | |
East Malartic | 2,869 | 1.95 | 3,651 | 1.98 | |
East Gouldie | 257 | 1.52 | 4,557 | 2.32 | |
Canadian Malartic Total | 3,232 | 1.90 | 9,857 | 2.12 | |
Goldex | 1,604 | 1.64 | 885 | 1.62 | |
Akasaba West | 90 | 0.68 | — | — | |
Wasamac | 667 | 2.19 | 312 | 2.48 | |
Detour Lake | 15,259 | 0.69 | 6,605 | 1.65 | |
Detour Lake Zone 58N | 534 | 5.80 | 136 | 4.35 | |
Detour Lake Total | 15,793 | 0.71 | 6,742 | 1.67 | |
Macassa | 721 | 7.49 | 1,259 | 7.77 | |
Macassa Near Surface | 15 | 5.03 | 31 | 4.74 | |
AK deposit | 52 | 4.81 | 32 | 3.52 | |
Macassa Total | 788 | 7.16 | 1,322 | 7.44 | |
Anoki-McBean | 349 | 2.77 | 107 | 3.84 | |
Upper Beaver | 495 | 2.03 | 391 | 4.12 | |
Upper Canada | 722 | 2.15 | 1,863 | 3.11 | |
Hammond Reef | 2,298 | 0.54 | — | — | |
Aquarius | 856 | 2.15 | 14 | 3.59 | |
Holt complex | 1,699 | 4.52 | 1,310 | 4.48 | |
Amaruq | 1,277 | 4.01 | 592 | 4.65 | |
Meliadine | 1,714 | 3.82 | 2,225 | 5.92 | |
Hope Bay | 2,143 | 4.54 | 2,312 | 5.44 | |
Fosterville | 1,527 | 3.72 | 1,769 | 4.31 | |
Northern Territory | 1,668 | 2.38 | 1,376 | 2.40 | |
Kittila | 1,899 | 2.98 | 1,011 | 4.91 | |
Barsele (55%) | 176 | 1.27 | 1,005 | 1.98 | |
Pinos Altos | 741 | 2.09 | 58 | 1.67 | |
La India | 89 | 0.52 | — | — | |
Tarachi | 361 | 0.58 | 4 | 0.52 | |
Chipriona | 326 | 0.92 | 21 | 0.66 | |
El Barqueño Gold | 331 | 1.16 | 351 | 1.13 | |
San Nicolás (50%)* | 20 | 0.19 | 10 | 0.13 | |
Santa Gertrudis | 563 | 0.91 | 1,433 | 2.36 | |
Total Mineral Resources | 42,950 | 1.14 | 36,208 | 2.49 |
*Agnico Eagle has agreed to subscribe for a 50% interest in San Nicolás, which will be contributed as study and development costs are incurred and, accordingly, Agnico Eagle's share of the reported MRMR at San Nicolás is reported at a 50% level. |
The economic parameters used to estimate mineral reserves and mineral resources for all properties are set out below.
Assumptions used for the December 31, 2024 mineral reserve and mineral resource estimates reported by the Company
Metal Price for Mineral Reserve Estimation* | |||
Gold ($/oz) | Silver ($/oz) | Copper ($/lb) | Zinc ($/lb) |
$1,450 | $20.00 | $3.75 | $1.10 |
*Exceptions: US$1,350 per ounce of gold used for Hammond Reef and Hope Bay; US$1,400 per ounce of gold used for Detour Lake open pit; US$1,650 per ounce of gold used for Wasamac and Amaruq; US$1,800 per ounce of gold and US$24.00 per ounce of silver used for Pinos Altos; and US$1,300 per ounce of gold and US$3.00 per pound of copper used for San Nicolás. |
Metal Price for Mineral Resource Estimation* | |||
Gold ($/oz) | Silver ($/oz) | Copper ($/lb) | Zinc ($/lb) |
$1,750 | $23.00 | $4.00 | $1.20 |
*Exceptions: US$1,200 per ounce of gold used for Holt complex; US$1,300 per ounce of gold used for Detour Zone 58N; US$1,450 per ounce of gold used for Canadian Malartic; US$1,500 per ounce of gold used for Northern Territory; US$1,533 per ounce of gold used for Barsele; US$1,650 per ounce of gold used for Detour Lake, La India and Chipriona; US$1,667 per ounce of gold used for Upper Canada and El Barqueño; US$22.67 per ounce of silver used for El Barqueño; US$1,688 per ounce of gold used for Anoki-McBean, Hammond Reef and Tarachi; US$1,688 per ounce of gold and US$25.00 per ounce of silver used for Santa Gertrudis; US$1,300 per ounce of gold, US$20.00 per ounce of silver, US$3.00 per pound of copper and US$1.10 per pound of zinc used for San Nicolás; and US$1,800 per ounce of gold and US$24.00 per ounce of silver used for Pinos Altos. |
Exchange Rates* | |||
C$ per US$1.00 | MXP per US$1.00 | A$ per US$1.00 | € per US$1.00 |
C$1.34 | MXP18.00 | A$1.45 | €0.91 |
*Exceptions: exchange rates of C$1.25 per US$1.00 used for Upper Canada, Holt complex and Detour Lake Zone 58N; C$1.30 per US$1.00 used for Detour Lake open pit, Detour Lake underground, Hammond Reef and Hope Bay; EUR 0.87 per US$1.00 used for Barsele; and MXP17.00 per US$1.00 used for Tarachi. |
The above metal price assumptions are all below the three-year historic averages (from January 1, 2022 to December 31, 2024 ) of approximately $2,053 per ounce of gold, $24.58 per ounce of silver, $4.02 per pound of copper and $1.34 per pound of zinc.
2025 EXPLORATION GUIDANCE
In 2025, the Company's total exploration expenditures and project expenses are expected to be between $505 million and $545 million , with a mid-point of $525 million . The total exploration expenditures include estimated capitalized exploration of $300 million and estimated exploration and corporate development expenses of $225 million , which are comprised of $153 million for expensed exploration and $72 million for project technical evaluations, technical services and other corporate expenses.
The Company's exploration focus remains on extending mine life at existing operations, testing near-mine opportunities and advancing key value driver projects. Exploration priorities for 2025 include mineral resource conversion and expansion at the Detour Lake underground project and East Gouldie at Canadian Malartic, and advancing Hope Bay.
The Company's exploration and corporate development guidance and plans for individual mines and projects for 2025 are set out below.
2025 Exploration Program and Corporate Development Guidance | ||||||
Expensed Exploration | Capitalized Exploration* | |||||
Sustaining | Development | |||||
($ 000s) | (000s m) | ($ 000s) | ($ 000s) | (000s m) | ||
Quebec | ||||||
LaRonde | $ 2,200 | 12.7 | $ 5,500 | $ — | 30.5 | |
Canadian Malartic | 15,000 | 63.0 | 2,800 | 22,300 | 153.3 | |
Goldex | 2,400 | 19.0 | 2,200 | 2,100 | 33.5 | |
Quebec regional | 7,500 | 25.0 | — | — | — | |
Ontario | ||||||
Detour Lake | 3,600 | 5.5 | — | 27,500 | 163.0 | |
Macassa | — | — | 2,600 | 31,000 | 179.9 | |
Ontario regional | 16,200 | 30.8 | — | — | — | |
Nunavut | ||||||
Meliadine | 1,300 | 6.6 | 7,100 | 12,100 | 80.3 | |
Meadowbank | 5,800 | 8.3 | — | — | — | |
Hope Bay | 28,000 | 70.0 | — | 13,900 | 40.0 | |
Nunavut regional | 8,100 | 17.5 | — | — | — | |
Australia | ||||||
Fosterville | 16,000 | 39.8 | 800 | 9,700 | 44.5 | |
Northern Territory | 4,900 | 10.9 | — | — | — | |
Europe | ||||||
Kittila | 4,600 | 17.0 | 3,900 | 6,900 | 66.0 | |
Europe regional | 9,500 | 16.5 | — | — | — | |
Mexico | ||||||
Pinos Altos | 1,700 | 8.1 | 2,100 | — | 11.5 | |
Mexico regional | 17,600 | 15.8 | — | — | — | |
Other regions, joint ventures and G&A | 8,700 | — | — | — | — | |
Total Exploration Drilling | $ 153,100 | 366.5 | $ 27,000 | $ 125,500 | 802.5 | |
Upper Beaver | — | — | 87,100 | |||
Detour Lake underground | — | — | 40,500 | |||
Hope Bay | — | — | 19,900 | |||
Other project studies | 16,900 | — | — | |||
Total corporate development and technical services | 55,000 | — | — | |||
Total Exploration and Project Expenses | $ 225,000 | $ 27,000 | $ 273,000 |
*Capitalized exploration is a part of capital expenditures which is a non-GAAP measure that is not a standardized financial measure under IFRS. See AEM Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2024 Results News Release dated February 13, 2025 under the caption "Note Regarding Certain Measures of Performance" for a description of the composition and usefulness of this non-GAAP measure and a reconciliation to additions to property, plant and mine development as set out in the consolidated statements of cash flows. |
ABITIBI REGION – QUEBEC
CANADIAN MALARTIC
MRMR Highlights
Mineral reserves and mineral resources at the Odyssey mine continued to grow significantly in 2024, further demonstrating the high quality nature of these orebodies (East Gouldie, Odyssey and East Malartic ). The Odyssey mine now hosts a total of 5.6 million ounces of gold in proven and probable mineral reserves (52.6 million tonnes grading 3.28 g/t gold), 3.2 million ounces of gold in measured and indicated mineral resources (52.9 million tonnes grading 1.90 g/t gold) and 9.7 million ounces of gold in inferred mineral resources (138.8 million tonnes grading 2.18 g/t gold). These substantial mineral reserves and mineral resources support the Company's vision for Canadian Malartic to potentially expand production in the future in combination with the development of satellite orebodies in the surrounding area.
Approximately 89,000 ounces of gold in mineral reserves were added year-over-year, net of depletion, in the Odyssey South zone and the Odyssey internal zones as the understanding of these two mineralized zones continues to improve with ongoing drilling and mine development. Mineral reserves replacement at the Odyssey mine reached 110%, replacing more than the 2024 mined gold.
At the Canadian Malartic mine, the continued positive reconciliation observed in the open pit and improvements to the mineral reserve model contributed to the addition of 137,000 ounces of gold to mineral reserves in the open pit during 2024. As a result, the mineral reserve decreased by approximately 491,000 ounces of gold while the in-situ gold production amounted to 628,300 ounces of gold.
A review of the mineral resource classification confidence at the East Malartic deposit at Odyssey was carried out, and the inclusion of historical data and production knowledge resulted in the conversion of an additional 2.1 million ounces of indicated mineral resources.
Successful exploration drilling at the East Gouldie deposit resulted in a significant increase in inferred mineral resources, with 1.2 million ounces of gold added within the eastern and western extensions of the main orebody. At year-end 2024, inferred mineral resources at East Gouldie totalled 4.6 million ounces of gold (61.2 million tonnes grading 2.32 g/t gold), representing approximately 47% of the total inferred mineral resources at Odyssey.
2024 Exploration Highlights
At Odyssey in 2024, exploration drilling totalled 167,198 metres, and an additional 50,370 metres of drilling dedicated to regional exploration around Canadian Malartic was also completed.
Exploration drilling at Odyssey in 2024 continued to infill the Odyssey North and Odyssey South zones and the adjacent Odyssey internal zones. The East Gouldie deposit continued to grow both westward and eastward, resulting in additional inferred mineral resources. New drill intercepts in the Eclipse zone have established continuity of the mineralization and potential for additional future mineral resource growth in an area located between the East Gouldie and Odyssey deposits.
Selected recent drill intersections from Odyssey are set out in the composite longitudinal section below and in a table in the Appendix.
[Odyssey – Composite Cross and Longitudinal Sections]
Recent drilling highlights from the Odyssey internal zones include 4.4 g/t gold over 33.9 metres (core length) at 789 metres depth in hole UGOD-054-014R and 4.5 g/t gold over 9.8 metres (core length) at 963 metres depth in hole UGOD-075-011.
Within the East Gouldie mineralized envelope, hole MEX24-316W intersected 6.7 g/t gold over 19.8 metres at 1,353 metres depth and hole MEX24-318WZ returned 5.7 g/t gold over 5.0 metres at 1,147 metres depth, extending the East Gouldie mineral resources further to the east.
The recently discovered Eclipse zone is located approximately 50 to 100 metres north of, and parallel to, the eastern portion of the East Gouldie deposit, and currently extends from approximately 1,200 metres to 1,900 metres below surface. Recent highlights from the Eclipse zone include: hole MEX23-309ZB, which intersected 3.2 g/t gold over 42.9 metres at 1,241 metres depth; and hole MEX24-316, which returned 3.0 g/t gold over 51.5 metres at 1,349 metres depth in an intersection that has been re-interpreted as part of the Eclipse zone. These results demonstrate a strong potential to add mineral resources in proximity to planned mining infrastructure.
2025 Exploration Plan and Guidance
The Company expects to spend approximately $40.1 million for 216,300 metres of drilling at Canadian Malartic in 2025. Exploration at Odyssey includes $29.7 million for 176,300 metres of drilling with the objective of continuing conversion of inferred mineral resources to indicated mineral resources at the East Gouldie and Odyssey deposits, and expanding the footprint of East Gouldie. The exploration results will be used to support a potential expansion project at Odyssey including a conceptual second shaft scenario to increase the overall site throughput that would utilize some of the available milling capacity at the complex when the open pit activities are concluded in the future.
The remaining $10.4 million is planned to be spent on 40,000 metres of exploration drilling into prospective gold targets along the Barnat and East Gouldie mineralized corridors on the Canadian Malartic, Rand Malartic and Midway properties.
Following the acquisition of O3 Mining Inc. by the Company, that is expected to be completed in the first quarter of 2025, funding may also be allocated to drilling the Marban deposit, which is located immediately northeast of the Canadian Malartic property, to test the potential for future development of the Marban project as part of the Company's "fill-the-mill" strategy.
WASAMAC
Wasamac was acquired on March 31, 2023, as part of the acquisition of Yamana Gold Inc.'s Canadian assets (the "Yamana Transaction"). The Wasamac deposit is characterized by shear-hosted disseminated pyrite mineralization within an albite-sericite-carbonate alteration zone that ranges in thickness from a few metres up to 30 metres within the 50 to 55 degree, north-dipping Wasa Shear .
MRMR Highlights
A technical evaluation was completed at Wasamac that resulted in the conversion of 1.38 million ounces of gold (14.8 million tonnes grading 2.9 g/t gold) to mineral reserves as at December 31, 2024 . The project had been classified as mineral resources in December 2023 following the closing of the Yamana Transaction to allow a review of the project's assumptions and parameters as part of the "fill-the-mill" strategy at Canadian Malartic.
2025 Exploration Plan and Guidance
The Company expects to spend approximately $2.3 million for 10,000 metres of drilling at Wasamac in 2025 as part of a larger Quebec regional exploration program expected to total $7.5 million for 25,000 metres. The drilling program at Wasamac will focus on exploring the eastern extension of the Wasamac deposit in the Wasa shear zone.
An additional $6.8 million is expected to be spent in 2025 for further technical evaluation at Wasamac as the Company continues to assess various scenarios regarding optimal mining rates and milling strategies for possible mine construction at the project.
LARONDE
MRMR Highlights
During 2024, positive results from conversion drilling at the LaRonde Zone 5 ("LZ5") mine and the LaRonde mine added 80,000 ounces of gold and 111,000 ounces of gold in mineral reserves, respectively, partly replacing the production of 331,000 ounces of gold in-situ at LaRonde in 2024. Conversion drilling at the LZ5 mine and the LaRonde mine also resulted in the addition of a combined 115,000 ounces of gold in indicated mineral resources.
2024 Exploration Highlights
Exploration drilling totalled 50,300 metres at LaRonde in 2024, divided between the LZ5 area, the Bousquet 2 area and the main LaRonde orebody at depth.
Selected recent drill intersections from LaRonde are set out in the composite longitudinal section below and in a table in the Appendix.
[LaRonde – Composite Longitudinal Section]
Recent exploration drilling highlights include intersections near the current limits of known mineralized zones at LZ5 and Zone 3-4 with hole BZ-2024-005 returning 5.2 g/t gold over 5.7 metres at 390 metres depth west of the LZ5 mineral reserves and hole BZ-090-006 returning 7.8 g/t gold over 2.8 metres at 1,330 metres depth in Zone 3-4. The results demonstrate the potential for growth of mineral reserves in these zones.
In Zone 3-1, hole LR-215-025 intersected 7.0 g/t gold over 5.0 metres at 2,197 metres depth and hole LR-215-024 intersected 6.8 g/t gold over 2.8 metres at 2,313 metres depth, extending the known mineralization down-plunge by approximately 300 metres beneath the main mineral resources in the zone.
2025 Exploration Plan and Guidance
The Company expects to spend approximately $7.7 million for 43,200 metres of drilling at LaRonde in 2025, including $2.2 million for 12,700 metres of expensed drilling and $5.5 million for 30,500 metres of capitalized drilling.
GOLDEX
MRMR Highlights
At Goldex, positive results from drilling into the extension at depth of the South zones have added 22,500 ounces of gold in mineral reserves. Mineral reserves for Goldex contained 1.0 million ounces of gold (22.7 million tonnes grading 1.43 g/t gold) as at December 31, 2024 . The Company believes the mineral reserves are sufficient to sustain production until 2031 and provide an opportunity to test new exploration targets along under-explored trends.
2025 Exploration Plan and Guidance
The Company expects to spend approximately $6.5 million for 52,500 metres of drilling at Goldex in 2025, including $4.1 million on capitalized drilling, mainly focused on the conversion and extension of the South and Deep 2 zones. The remaining $2.4 million is for 19,000 metres of exploration drilling, including 15,400 metres to test multiple extensional targets laterally and at depth of the main mining areas.
ABITIBI REGION – ONTARIO
DETOUR LAKE
MRMR Highlights
Detour Lake hosts the largest mineral reserves for the Company with 19.1 million ounces of gold (795 million tonnes grading 0.75 g/t gold) in the open pit mineral reserve at year-end 2024. The year-over-year decline in mineral reserves is primarily due to the open pit production that extracted 752,000 ounces of gold in-situ.
In June 2024 , the Company prepared a preliminary economic evaluation to describe a conceptual underground mining operation that could be developed simultaneously with the open pit operation to potentially increase output at the Detour Lake mine site to 1 million ounces of gold production per year.
The underground operation would allow for the acceleration of the extraction of the high-grade ore currently located within the mineral resources open pit as well as provide access to the mineralization located below and to the west of the open pit that exploration drilling has demonstrated extends laterally several kilometres to the west of the open pit outline and to a depth exceeding 1,200 metres from surface.
The underground mineral resources are currently reported for the portion of the orebody that is below and to the west of the mineral resources pit-shell. Conversion drilling continued to support the project with a growth in underground indicated mineral resources reaching 1.87 million ounces of gold (27.7 million tonnes grading 2.10 g/t gold) and underground inferred mineral resources continued to be extended to the west to grow to 3.68 million ounces of gold (59.3 million tonnes grading 1.93 g/t gold) at year end.
Future high intensity drilling and bulk sampling combined with ongoing geological and structural studies are expected to improve the interpretation and understanding of the high-grade corridor within the orebody that could potentially be mined by underground methods.
2024 Exploration Highlights
At Detour Lake in 2024, exploration drilling totalled 221,000 metres for the full year. The program continued to successfully expand and infill the mineralization below and to the west of the mineral resource pit. All drilling was performed from surface as construction progresses for the exploration ramp portal, decline and related facilities.
Selected recent drill intersections from Detour Lake are set out in the plan map and composite longitudinal section below and in a table in the Appendix.
[ Detour Lake – Plan Map Showing High-Grade Zones]
[ Detour Lake – Composite Longitudinal Section]
These results provide further support for a potential underground project at Detour Lake.
In the high-grade corridor located at the base of the mineral resource pit, and outside the mineral reserve pit, hole DLM24-983 intersected 15.6 g/t gold over 16.3 metres at 324 metres depth and hole DLM24-1023A intersected 33.7 g/t gold over 2.8 metres at 235 metres depth. These results are among multiple intersections that are much higher-grade than the open-pit mineral resources and mineral reserves, further supporting the potential for an underground mining scenario in that portion of the deposit.
2025 Exploration Plan and Guidance
The Company expects to spend approximately $31.1 million for 168,500 metres of drilling at Detour Lake in 2025, including $27.5 million for 163,000 metres of capitalized drilling to continue converting the inferred mineral resources into indicated mineral resources as well as the mineral potential in the western extension of the orebody into inferred mineral resources. The diamond drilling will continue exclusively from surface in 2025 until the first underground drill stations are made available. The objective of the program is to attempt to further de-risk the potential underground mining project by improving confidence in the geological interpretation and grade continuity within the high-grade corridors.
An additional $40.5 million in capitalized expenses is expected to be spent in 2025 to advance the underground mining project, which will mostly consist of preparatory work, ramp-portal construction and decline excavation.
The Company also expects to spend approximately $3.6 million for 5,500 metres of regional drilling in 2025, to explore satellite targets on the Company's large land position on the Detour Lake property as well as the adjacent Detour East property.
MACASSA
MRMR Highlights
Macassa's Main Break and SMC zones and the adjacent Near Surface and AK deposits together achieved 78% replacement of their mining depletion (a combined 287,000 ounces of gold in-situ mined) in mineral reserves in 2024.
The recent upgrade in site facilities, including completion of the #4 Shaft and an improved ventilation system, led to a significant improvement in productivity that reduced operating expenses on a per-tonne basis using more efficient cut-and-fill and long-hole mining methods. These developments improved the mineability of some portions of the orebody that, combined with positive exploration drill results, led to an overall strong replacement of mineral reserves in 2024. The Macassa deposit continues to contain the Company's highest-grade mineral reserve, with an average grade of 10.5 g/t of gold.
The mineral reserve addition totalled a combined 173,000 ounces of gold for Macassa, Near Surface and AK and was mainly due to the expansion of mineral reserves at Main Break and SMC and the realized synergies with the AK deposit. The total mineral reserves in the Macassa, Near Surface and AK deposits contained 2.1 million ounces of gold (7.0 million tonnes grading 9.18 g/t gold) at year-end 2024. In addition to the mineral reserves, the Macassa mine and the Near Surface and AK deposits together realized an increase of 22% (140,000 ounces of gold) in measured and indicated mineral resources and an increase of 13% (148,000 ounces of gold) in inferred mineral resources.
2024 Exploration Highlights
At Macassa in 2024, all exploration drilling was performed from underground and totalled 176,069 metres, mostly in the Main Break and SMC zones, and in the Near Surface and AK deposits. Positive exploration drilling results continued to extend the known deposits in multiple directions and contributed to the replacement of mining depletion.
Selected recent drill intersections from Macassa are set out in the composite longitudinal section below and in a table in the Appendix.
[ Macassa – Isometric View and Composite Longitudinal Section]
Drilling intersected significant results in the SMC East, with highlight hole 58-1390 returning 44.7 g/t gold over 2.1 metres at 1,846 metres depth and hole 53-4951 returning 32.1 g/t gold over 1.9 metres at 1,686 metres depth. These results, combined with full-year results, continued to extend the footprint of the SMC, which is the main zone being mined at Macassa.
In the Main Break, to the east of known mineral resources, hole 64-451 returned 26.7 g/t gold over 2.0 metres at 2,157 metres depth and hole 58-1365 returned 17.9 g/t gold over 2.3 metres at 1,990 metres depth, further extending known mineralization in this key geological feature of the Kirkland Lake camp below historic mines.
These recent positive results at depth at Macassa continue to demonstrate that the deposit remains open at depth and provides targets for future exploration, particularly considering the Company's extensive experience in deep mining and rock mechanics at LaRonde where mining operations occur down to approximately 3,400 metres depth.
2025 Exploration Plan and Guidance
The Company expects to spend approximately $33.5 million for 179,900 metres of capitalized drilling at Macassa in 2025, with the objective of increasing and upgrading mineral resources. The exploration program will continue to build the mineral resource base to the east in the SMC East and Main Break, and to the west in the Lower/West SMC. Drilling in the AK and Near Surface deposits will target mineral resource conversion and expansion.
As a part of an Ontario regional exploration plan totalling $16.2 million for 16,200 metres in 2025, the Company's ongoing surface exploration campaign in the Kirkland Lake camp will include additional drill holes to test the deep extensions of the Main Break east of the underground infrastructure of the SMC and below all historical mining levels of the camp to provide support for future development of underground exploration drifts.
UPPER BEAVER
MRMR Highlights
A technical evaluation was completed at Upper Beaver during the fourth quarter of 2024 that increased mineral reserves to 2.8 million ounces of gold and 54,930 tonnes of copper (23.2 million tonnes grading 3.71 g/t gold and 0.24% copper) as at December 31, 2024 .
This technical evaluation incorporates all the new drilling completed since 2017, totalling 226,418 metres in 441 holes, and employs improved mining concepts with updated assumptions and optimizations, as well as the latest progress in the project regarding geotechnical and metallurgical test work.
At year-end 2024, the underground indicated mineral resources totalled 0.5 million ounces of gold (7.5 million tonnes grading 2.04 g/t gold) and the underground inferred mineral resources totalled 0.4 million ounces of gold (3.0 million tonnes grading 4.12 g/t gold). The deposit remains open at depth, as shown in the composite longitudinal section below.
[Upper Beaver – I so metric View and Composite Longitudinal Section]
NUNAVUT
MELIADINE
MRMR Highlights
Successful conversion drilling at Meliadine in 2024 added 291,000 ounces of gold to mineral reserves, primarily at the Tiriganiaq, Wesmeg North and Wesmeg deposits. This addition partially offsets the mining of 393,000 ounces of gold in-situ in 2024. Recent exploration results demonstrate that the deposits remain open at depth and laterally, supporting the good potential for future growth in mineral resources and mineral reserves.
2024 Exploration Highlights
Exploration drilling totalled 95,070 metres at Meliadine in 2024, with work focused on exploration and infill drilling of inferred mineral resources at depth in the Wesmeg, Wesmeg North, Pump and Tiriganiaq deposits.
2025 Exploration Plan and Guidance
The Company expects to spend approximately $20.5 million for 86,900 metres of drilling at Meliadine in 2025, including $19.2 million for 80,300 metres of capitalized drilling and $1.3 million for 6,600 metres of expensed drilling. The drilling will be focused on expanding and converting near-mine mineralization and testing multiple mineralized plunges at depth that remain open in the main deposits.
MEADOWBANK
MRMR Highlights
The Company succeeded in extending the life-of-mine at Amaruq with the addition of 328,000 ounces of gold in mineral reserves partly replacing the production depletion of 556,000 ounces of gold extracted
in-situ in 2024.
2024 Exploration Highlights
At Amaruq in 2024, exploration drilling totalled 17,522 metres. The main objective of the exploration program was to test the lateral extensions of underground mineral resources and examine the vertical continuity of known mineralization at depth in the IVR and Whale Tail areas, which remain open at depth.
2025 Exploration Plan and Guidance
The Company expects to spend approximately $5.9 million for 8,300 metres of expensed exploration drilling at Amaruq in 2025, focused on testing the continuity and extension of mineralization at depth at Whale Tail, and converting mineral resources at IVR and in the Kangislulik Lake (formerly named Mammoth Lake) area to the west of the Whale Tail deposit.
The project team is currently assessing the exploration upside of the property and reviewing additional potential opportunities to further extend the life of mine while taking advantage of the positive gold price environment and the potential additional cashflow generation from any extension of the life of mine.
HOPE BAY
MRMR Highlights
Building on the exploration success in the Patch 7 zone at the Madrid deposit in 2023, the conversion drilling program was accelerated in 2024 leading to an initial indicated mineral resource for Patch 7 of 0.9 million ounces of gold (4.3 million tonnes grading 6.64 g/t gold) as at December 31, 2024 . In addition, inferred mineral resources for Patch 7 saw an increase of 205,000 ounces of gold despite the previously described ounces converted to indicated mineral resources, bringing the total to 2.3 million ounces of gold (13.2 million tonnes grading 5.44 g/t gold) by year-end 2024. These results indicate positive growth in mineral resources and a solid foundation for the future of the project.
The total mineral reserves and mineral resources at Hope Bay now stand at 3.4 million ounces of gold in proven and probable mineral reserves (16.2 million tonnes grading 6.52 g/t gold), 2.1 million ounces of gold in indicated mineral resources (14.7 million tonnes grading 4.54 g/t gold) and 2.3 million ounces of gold in inferred mineral resources (13.2 million tonnes grading 5.44 g/t gold), as at December 31, 2024 .
2024 Exploration Highlights
At Hope Bay in 2024, exploration drilling totalled 118,631 metres at both the Madrid and regional programs. The Madrid program focused on mineral resource expansion and conversion at Patch 7, following the positive results from the 2023 drill program, where wide, high-grade intersections were obtained in what had been a largely unexplored area. Recent results supported the mineral resource addition discussed above and provided improved geological comprehension of mineralization distribution and related structures.
Selected recent drill intersections from the Madrid deposit are set out in the composite longitudinal section below and in a table in the Appendix.
[ Madrid Deposit at Hope Bay – Composite Longitudinal Section ]
Infill hole HBM24-258 returned multiple mineralized intersections, including 17.4 g/t gold over 3.1 metres at 319 metres depth, 14.7 g/t gold over 8.8 metres at 331 metres depth and 5.9 g/t gold over 9.4 metres at 341 metres depth, demonstrating the strong mineralization present in the high-grade core of the Patch 7 zone. In the same area, hole HBM24-255 returned 6.5 g/t gold over 6.1 metres at 374 metres depth and 11.0 g/t gold over 6.9 metres at 384 metres depth.
Further north, hole HBM24-274 intersected 23.9 g/t gold over 4.9 metres at 590 metres depth in an area where mineralization remains open in all directions.
Below the mineral resources of the Suluk zone, hole HBM24-264 intersected 16.6 g/t gold over 4.1 metres at 794 metres depth and hole HBM24-267 returned 20.9 g/t gold over 2.6 metres at 689 metres depth, opening the area for future mineral resource growth potential.
2025 Exploration Plan and Guidance
The Company expects to spend approximately $41.9 million for 110,000 metres of drilling at Hope Bay in 2025, including $28.0 million for 70,000 metres of expensed drilling and $13.9 million for 40,000 metres of capitalized drilling. An additional $19.9 million of capitalized expenses in 2025 will be used to continue the exploration ramp development at the Madrid deposit and for technical evaluation. The objective of the program is mineral resource conversion and expansion of the Madrid deposit, as well as the drilling of regional targets in the area that encompasses the extensions of the Doris and Madrid deposits.
Both land-based and ice-based exploration drilling is already underway in 2025 with a strong focus on expanding known gold-bearing structures and investigating discoveries made in 2024 that are not part of current mineral resources due to limited drilling.
AUSTRALIA
FOSTERVILLE
MRMR Highlights
Fosterville successfully replaced 86% of mining depletion in 2024 with new mineral reserves. The replacement was achieved mainly through infill drilling in Robbins Hill and South Phoenix . In total 201,000 ounces of gold were added to mineral reserves, partly offsetting the 233,000 ounces of gold in-situ that were depleted from mineral reserves by 2024 production.
Fosterville added 543,000 ounces of gold in inferred mineral resources, mainly from successful exploration drilling at Phoenix and Robbins Hill, partially offset by the conversion of 236,000 ounces of gold of inferred mineral resources to indicated mineral resources. The net addition year over year resulted in 308,000 ounces of gold in inferred mineral resources for a total of 1.8 million ounces of gold (12.8 million tonnes grading 4.31 g/t gold) at year-end 2024. The evolution of the inferred mineral resources could unlock an opportunity to transition the mine planning to increased throughput at a lower grade as the ultra-high grade Swan Zone is being depleted, with the Company continuing to explore for the potential of other Swan Zone-like structures on the land package surrounding the mine.
2024 Exploration Highlights
At Fosterville in 2024, exploration drilling totalled 69,374 metres split between programs targeting the Phoenix /Lower Phoenix area, drilling in Lower Phoenix focused on the mineralized Cardinal, Swan/Lower Phoenix and Cygnet zones and the Cygnet hanging wall structure. At Robbins Hill, drilling tested the Hoffman and Curie zones, identifying new mineralization south of the main Curie Zone.
2025 Exploration Plan and Guidance
The Company expects to spend approximately $10.3 million for 44,500 metres of capitalized drilling at Fosterville in 2025, focused on the extensions of mineral reserves and mineral resources at Lower Phoenix and Robbins Hill. An additional $16.0 million is budgeted for 39,800 metres of underground and surface expensed exploration to test new geological targets, including parallel faults and folds to the main Fosterville host structure, exploring for similar geological context to the Swan Zone structure.
FINLAND
KITTILA
MRMR Highlights
At Kittila, conversion drilling in the Suuri, Roura Deep and Rimpi areas resulted in the addition of 84,000 ounces of gold in mineral reserves before depletion. Below level 1540, as drilling and technical evaluations are progressing, the level of confidence increased, leading to the conversion of 100,000 ounces of gold from inferred mineral resources to indicated mineral resources.
2024 Exploration Highlights
Exploration and conversion drilling at Kittila totalled 71,582 metres in 2024 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, as well as the East zone close to surface and approximately 140 metres east of the Suuri lens.
Selected recent drill intersections from Kittila are set out in the composite longitudinal section below and in a table in the Appendix.
[ Kittila – Composite Longitudinal Section ]
North of the Rimpi area, hole RIE24-700J intersected 6.6 g/t gold over 4.9 metres at 1,388 metres depth and hole RIE24-700L intersected 2.9 g/t gold over 3.9 metres at 1,410 metres depth, demonstrating that the deposit is still open to the north and at depths similar to current mineral reserves.
Deeper in the Main zone in the Rimpi area, hole ROD24-700 returned 9.8 g/t gold over 10.2 metres at 1,441 metres depth, potentially extending mineral resources and supporting longer-term growth scenarios for the mine.
In the Sisar parallel zone in the Rimpi area, hole RIE24-702F returned 8.9 g/t gold over 7.1 metres at 1,837 metres depth, also supporting extension at depth of the known mineral resources.
2025 Exploration Plan and Guidance
The Company expects to spend approximately $15.4 million for 83,000 metres of drilling at Kittila in 2025, focused on the Main zone in the Roura and Rimpi areas as well as the Sisar zone. The drilling includes 17,000 metres of capitalized conversion and 66,000 metres of capitalized exploration as described above. New drill stations should be available in 2025 to further explore the northern extensions of the Main and Sisar zones potentially beyond the Rimpi area.
MEXICO
PINOS ALTOS
2024 Exploration Highlights
At Pinos Altos in 2024, exploration drilling totalled 21,491 metres, focused on the Pinos Altos Deep project beneath the current underground mine as well as targeting areas beneath the known mineralization at Cubiro, Oberon de Weber, Cerro Colorado and Sinter.
2025 Exploration Plan and Guidance
The Company expects to spend approximately $3.8 million for 19,600 metres of capitalized and expensed exploration drilling at Pinos Altos in 2025.
About Agnico Eagle
Agnico Eagle is a Canadian based and led senior gold mining company and the third largest gold producer in the world, producing precious metals from operations in Canada , Australia , Finland and Mexico , with a pipeline of high-quality exploration and development projects. Agnico Eagle is a partner of choice within the mining industry, recognized globally for its leading sustainability practices. Agnico Eagle was founded in 1957 and has consistently created value for its shareholders, declaring a cash dividend every year since 1983.
About this News Release
Unless otherwise stated, references to "LaRonde", "Canadian Malartic", "Meadowbank" and "Goldex" are to the Company's operations at the LaRonde complex, the Canadian Malartic complex, the Meadowbank complex and the Goldex complex, respectively. The LaRonde complex consists of the mining, milling and processing operations at the LaRonde mine and the mining operations at the LaRonde Zone 5 mine. The Canadian Malartic complex consists of the milling and processing operations at the Canadian Malartic mine and the mining operations at the Odyssey mine. The Meadowbank complex consists of the mining, milling and processing operations at the Meadowbank mine and the Amaruq open pit and underground mines. The Goldex complex consists of the mining, milling and processing operations at the Goldex mine and the mining operations at the Akasaba West open pit mine. References to other operations are to the relevant mines, projects or properties, as applicable.
When used in this news release, the terms "including" and "such as" mean including and such as, without limitation.
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Forward-Looking Statements
The information in this news release has been prepared as at February 13, 2025 . Certain statements contained in this news release constitute "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and "forward-looking information" under the provisions of Canadian provincial securities laws and are referred to herein as "forward-looking statements". All statements, other than statements of historical fact, that address circumstances, events, activities or developments that could, or may or will occur are forward-looking statements. When used in this news release, the words "achieve", "aim", "anticipate", "commit", "could", "estimate", "expect", "forecast", "future", "guide", "plan", "potential", "schedule", "target", "track", "will", and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. Such statements include the Company's forward-looking guidance, including metal production, estimated ore grades, recovery rates, project timelines, drilling targets or results and life of mine estimates; the potential for additional gold production at the Company's sites; the estimated timing and conclusions of the Company's studies and evaluations; the methods by which ore will be extracted or processed; the Company's expansion plans at Detour Lake, Upper Beaver and Odyssey, including the timing, funding, completion and commissioning thereof and the commencement of production therefrom; the Company's plans at Hope Bay, Wasamac and San Nicolás; statements concerning other expansion projects, recovery rates, mill throughput, optimization efforts and projected exploration, including costs and other estimates upon which such projections are based; timing and amounts of exploration (including capital expenditures, other expenditures and other cash needs, and expectations as to the funding thereof); estimates of future mineral reserves and mineral resources; the projected development of certain ore deposits, including estimates of exploration, development and production and other capital costs and estimates of the timing of such exploration, development and production or decisions with respect to such exploration, development and production; estimates of mineral reserves and mineral resources and the effect of drill results, studies and evaluations on future mineral reserves and mineral resources; the Company's ability to obtain the necessary permits and authorizations in connection with its proposed or current exploration, development and mining operations, including at Meliadine, Upper Beaver and San Nicolás, and the anticipated timing thereof; future exploration; the anticipated timing of events with respect to the Company's mine sites; and anticipated trends with respect to the Company's operations, exploration and the funding thereof. Such statements reflect the Company's views as at the date of this news release and are subject to certain risks, uncertainties and assumptions, and undue reliance should not be placed on such statements. Forward-looking statements are necessarily based upon a number of factors and assumptions that, while considered reasonable by Agnico Eagle as of the date of such statements, are inherently subject to significant business, economic and competitive uncertainties and contingencies. The material factors and assumptions used in the preparation of the forward-looking statements contained herein, which may prove to be incorrect, include, but are not limited to, the assumptions set forth herein and in management's discussion and analysis ("MD&A") and the Company's Annual Information Form ("AIF") for the year ended December 31, 2023 filed with Canadian securities regulators and that are included in its Annual Report on Form 40-F for the year ended December 31, 2023 ("Form 40-F") filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC"), the Company's news release dated February 13, 2025 announcing its full year 2024 results, as well as: that there are no significant disruptions affecting operations; that production, permitting, development, expansion and the ramp-up of operations at each of Agnico Eagle's properties proceeds on a basis consistent with current expectations and plans; that the Company's plans for its exploration, development and mining operations are not changed or amended in a material way; that the relevant metal prices, foreign exchange rates and prices for key mining and construction inputs (including labour and electricity) will be consistent with Agnico Eagle's expectations; that the effect of tariffs will not materially affect the price or availability of the inputs the Company uses in its operations; that Agnico Eagle's current estimates of mineral reserves, mineral resources, mineral grades and metal recovery are accurate; that there are no material delays in the timing for completion of ongoing growth projects; that seismic activity at the Company's operations at LaRonde, Goldex, Fosterville and other properties is as expected by the Company and that the Company's efforts to mitigate its effect on mining operations, including with respect to community relations, are successful; that the Company's current plans to address climate change and reduce greenhouse gas emissions are successful; that the Company's current plans to optimize production are successful; that there are no material variations in the current tax and regulatory environment; that governments, the Company or others do not take measures in response to pandemics or other health emergencies or otherwise that, individually or in the aggregate, materially affect the Company's ability to operate its business or its productivity; and that measures taken relating to, or other effects of, pandemics or other health emergencies do not affect the Company's ability to obtain necessary supplies and deliver them to its mine sites. Many factors, known and unknown, could cause the actual results to be materially different from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Such risks include, but are not limited to: the volatility of prices of gold and other metals; uncertainty of mineral reserves, mineral resources, mineral grades and mineral recovery estimates; uncertainty of future production, project development, capital expenditures and other costs; foreign exchange rate fluctuations; inflationary pressures; financing of additional capital requirements; cost of exploration and development programs; seismic activity at the Company's operations, including at LaRonde, Goldex and Fosterville ; mining risks; community protests, including by Indigenous groups; risks associated with foreign operations; risks associated with joint ventures; governmental and environmental regulation; the volatility of the Company's stock price; risks associated with the Company's currency, fuel and by-product metal derivative strategies; the current interest rate environment; the potential for major economies to encounter a slowdown in economic activity or a recession; the potential for increased conflict or hostilities in various regions, including Europe and the Middle East ; and the extent and manner of communicable diseases or outbreaks, and measures taken by governments, the Company or others to attempt to mitigate the spread thereof may directly or indirectly affect the Company. For a more detailed discussion of such risks and other factors that may affect the Company's ability to achieve the expectations set forth in the forward-looking statements contained in this news release, see the AIF and MD&A filed on SEDAR+ at www.sedarplus.ca and included in the Form 40-F filed on EDGAR at www.sec.gov , as well as the Company's other filings with the Canadian securities regulators and the SEC. Other than as required by law, the Company does not intend, and does not assume any obligation, to update these forward-looking statements.
Notes to Investors Regarding the Use of Mineral Resources
The mineral reserve and mineral resource estimates contained in this news release have been prepared in accordance with the Canadian securities administrators' (the "CSA") National Instrument 43-101 – Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects ("NI 43-101").
The SEC's disclosure requirements and policies for mining properties now more closely align with current industry and global regulatory practices and standards, including NI 43-101; however Canadian issuers that report in the United States using the Multijurisdictional Disclosure System ("MJDS"), such as the Company, may still use NI 43-101 rather than the SEC disclosure requirements when using the SEC's MJDS registration statement and annual report forms. Accordingly, mineral reserve and mineral resource information contained in this news release may not be comparable to similar information disclosed by U.S. companies.
Investors are cautioned that while the SEC recognizes "measured mineral resources", "indicated mineral resources" and "inferred mineral resources", investors should not assume that any part or all of the mineral deposits in these categories will ever be converted into a higher category of mineral resources or into mineral reserves. These terms have a great amount of uncertainty as to their economic and legal feasibility. Accordingly, investors are cautioned not to assume that any "measured mineral resources", "indicated mineral resources" or "inferred mineral resources" that the Company reports in this news release are or will be economically or legally mineable. Under Canadian regulations, estimates of inferred mineral resources may not form the basis of feasibility or pre-feasibility studies, except in limited circumstances.
Further, "inferred mineral resources" have a great amount of uncertainty as to their existence and as to their economic and legal feasibility. It cannot be assumed that any part or all of an inferred mineral resource will ever be upgraded to a higher category.
The mineral reserve and mineral resource data set out in this news release are estimates, and no assurance can be given that the anticipated tonnages and grades will be achieved or that the indicated level of recovery will be realized. The Company does not include equivalent gold ounces for by-product metals contained in mineral reserves in its calculation of contained ounces. Mineral reserves are not reported as a subset of mineral resources.
Scientific and Technical Information
The scientific and technical information contained in this news release relating to exploration activities has been approved by Guy Gosselin, Eng. and P.Geo., Executive Vice-President, Exploration and Olivier Grondin , P.Geo., Vice-President, Exploration; and relating to mineral reserves and mineral resources has been approved by Dyane Duquette , P.Geo., Vice-President, Mineral Resources Management, each of whom is a "Qualified Person" for the purposes of NI 43-101.
Detailed Mineral Reserve and Mineral Resource Data
Mineral Reserves as at December 31, 2024 | |||||||||||
Operation / Project | Proven | Probable | Proven & Probable | ||||||||
Gold | Mining | 000 Tonnes | g/t | 000 Oz | 000 | g/t | 000 Oz | 000 | g/t | 000 Oz | Recovery |
LaRonde mine 1 | U/G | 2,398 | 4.84 | 373 | 8,334 | 6.38 | 1,709 | 10,731 | 6.03 | 2,081 | 94.6 |
LaRonde Zone 5 2 | U/G | 5,026 | 2.10 | 339 | 4,241 | 2.34 | 319 | 9,267 | 2.21 | 659 | 94.7 |
LaRonde Total | 7,424 | 2.98 | 712 | 12,574 | 5.02 | 2,028 | 19,998 | 4.26 | 2,740 | ||
Canadian Malartic mine 3 | O/P | 40,383 | 0.52 | 677 | 34,533 | 1.14 | 1,267 | 74,916 | 0.81 | 1,944 | 89.3 |
Odyssey deposit 4 | U/G | 36 | 2.41 | 3 | 4,318 | 2.27 | 315 | 4,354 | 2.27 | 317 | 95.0 |
East Gouldie 5 | U/G | — | — | — | 48,278 | 3.37 | 5,236 | 48,278 | 3.37 | 5,236 | 94.4 |
Canadian Malartic Total | 40,419 | 0.52 | 680 | 87,128 | 2.43 | 6,818 | 127,547 | 1.83 | 7,497 | ||
Goldex 6 | U/G | 5,472 | 1.43 | 251 | 10,137 | 1.65 | 538 | 15,609 | 1.57 | 789 | 86.9 |
Akasaba West 7 | O/P | 846 | 0.82 | 22 | 3,948 | 0.91 | 116 | 4,794 | 0.90 | 138 | 77.0 |
Goldex Total | 6,318 | 1.34 | 273 | 14,085 | 1.44 | 654 | 20,403 | 1.41 | 927 | ||
Wasamac | U/G | — | — | — | 14,757 | 2.90 | 1,377 | 14,757 | 2.90 | 1,377 | 89.7 |
Quebec Total | 54,161 | 0.96 | 1,665 | 128,545 | 2.63 | 10,876 | 182,706 | 2.13 | 12,541 | ||
Detour Lake (At or above 0.5 g/t) | O/P | 75,405 | 1.08 | 2,616 | 447,790 | 0.90 | 13,020 | 523,195 | 0.93 | 15,636 | 92.0 |
Detour Lake (Below 0.5 g/t) | O/P | 53,049 | 0.42 | 717 | 218,861 | 0.38 | 2,698 | 271,910 | 0.39 | 3,415 | 92.0 |
Detour Lake Total 8 | 128,454 | 0.81 | 3,333 | 666,651 | 0.73 | 15,718 | 795,105 | 0.75 | 19,051 | ||
Macassa 9 | U/G | 325 | 13.24 | 138 | 5,096 | 10.32 | 1,691 | 5,421 | 10.50 | 1,829 | 97.1 |
Macassa Near Surface 10 | U/G | 4 | 7.76 | 1 | 65 | 5.15 | 11 | 69 | 5.31 | 12 | 95.0 |
AK deposit 11 | U/G | 23 | 5.11 | 4 | 1,514 | 4.71 | 229 | 1,537 | 4.71 | 233 | 93.7 |
Macassa Total | 352 | 12.65 | 143 | 6,675 | 9.00 | 1,931 | 7,027 | 9.18 | 2,074 | ||
Upper Beaver 12 | O/P | — | — | — | 3,235 | 1.82 | 189 | 3,235 | 1.82 | 189 | 95.5 |
Upper Beaver 12 | U/G | — | — | — | 19,946 | 4.02 | 2,579 | 19,946 | 4.02 | 2,579 | 95.5 |
Upper Beaver Total | — | — | — | 23,181 | 3.71 | 2,768 | 23,181 | 3.71 | 2,768 | ||
Hammond Reef 13 | O/P | — | — | — | 123,473 | 0.84 | 3,323 | 123,473 | 0.84 | 3,323 | 89.2 |
Ontario Total | 128,806 | 0.84 | 3,476 | 819,979 | 0.90 | 23,740 | 948,785 | 0.89 | 27,216 | ||
Amaruq | O/P | 3,310 | 1.81 | 193 | 8,657 | 3.33 | 928 | 11,967 | 2.91 | 1,121 | 90.7 |
Amaruq | U/G | 45 | 4.86 | 7 | 2,858 | 5.23 | 481 | 2,903 | 5.23 | 488 | 90.7 |
Meadowbank Total 14 | 3,355 | 1.86 | 200 | 11,516 | 3.80 | 1,408 | 14,871 | 3.36 | 1,609 | ||
Meliadine | O/P | 324 | 3.47 | 36 | 5,241 | 4.10 | 690 | 5,565 | 4.06 | 726 | 96.0 |
Meliadine | U/G | 1,666 | 6.93 | 371 | 12,557 | 5.62 | 2,268 | 14,223 | 5.77 | 2,639 | 96.0 |
Meliadine Total 15 | 1,990 | 6.37 | 407 | 17,798 | 5.17 | 2,958 | 19,788 | 5.29 | 3,365 | ||
Hope Bay 16 | U/G | 93 | 6.77 | 20 | 16,120 | 6.52 | 3,378 | 16,212 | 6.52 | 3,398 | 87.5 |
Nunavut Total | 5,438 | 3.59 | 628 | 45,433 | 5.30 | 7,744 | 50,871 | 5.12 | 8,372 | ||
*Open Pit ("O/P"), Underground ("U/G") | |||||||||||
** Represents metallurgical recovery percentage | |||||||||||
Operation / Project | Proven | Probable | Proven & Probable | ||||||||
Gold | Mining | 000 Tonnes | g/t | 000 Oz | 000 | g/t | 000 Oz | 000 | g/t | 000 Oz | Recovery |
Fosterville 17 | U/G | 888 | 5.77 | 165 | 8,666 | 5.33 | 1,486 | 9,553 | 5.37 | 1,650 | 92.0 |
Australia Total | 888 | 5.77 | 165 | 8,666 | 5.33 | 1,486 | 9,553 | 5.37 | 1,650 | ||
Kittila 18 | U/G | 616 | 4.33 | 86 | 24,782 | 4.16 | 3,314 | 25,398 | 4.16 | 3,400 | 86.4 |
Europe Total | 616 | 4.33 | 86 | 24,782 | 4.16 | 3,314 | 25,398 | 4.16 | 3,400 | ||
Pinos Altos | O/P | — | — | — | 1,884 | 1.04 | 63 | 1,884 | 1.04 | 63 | 94.4 |
Pinos Altos | U/G | 1,484 | 2.09 | 100 | 3,589 | 2.35 | 271 | 5,072 | 2.27 | 370 | 94.1 |
Pinos Altos Total 19 | 1,484 | 2.09 | 100 | 5,472 | 1.90 | 334 | 6,956 | 1.94 | 433 | ||
San Nicolás (50%) 20 | O/P | 23,858 | 0.41 | 314 | 28,761 | 0.39 | 358 | 52,619 | 0.40 | 672 | 17.6 |
Mexico Total | 25,341 | 0.51 | 414 | 34,234 | 0.63 | 691 | 59,575 | 0.58 | 1,105 | ||
Total Gold | 215,249 | 0.93 | 6,433 | 1,061,639 | 1.40 | 47,852 | 1,276,888 | 1.32 | 54,284 | ||
Silver | Mining | 000 Tonnes | g/t | 000 Oz | 000 | g/t | 000 Oz | 000 | g/t | 000 Oz | Recovery |
LaRonde mine | U/G | 2,398 | 13.29 | 1,024 | 8,334 | 21.67 | 5,805 | 10,731 | 19.79 | 6,830 | 77.4 |
Pinos Altos | O/P | — | — | — | 1,884 | 32.53 | 1,970 | 1,884 | 32.53 | 1,970 | 44.5 |
Pinos Altos | U/G | 1,484 | 48.13 | 2,296 | 3,589 | 36.72 | 4,236 | 5,072 | 40.05 | 6,532 | 48.1 |
Pinos Altos Total | 1,484 | 48.13 | 2,296 | 5,472 | 35.28 | 6,206 | 6,956 | 38.02 | 8,502 | ||
San Nicolás (50%) | O/P | 23,858 | 23.93 | 18,356 | 28,761 | 20.91 | 19,333 | 52,619 | 22.28 | 37,689 | 38.6 |
Total Silver | 27,739 | 24.31 | 21,677 | 42,567 | 22.90 | 31,344 | 70,307 | 23.46 | 53,021 | ||
Copper | Mining | 000 Tonnes | % | Tonnes | 000 | % | Tonnes | 000 | % | Tonnes | Recovery |
LaRonde mine | U/G | 2,398 | 0.20 | 4,808 | 8,334 | 0.30 | 25,224 | 10,731 | 0.28 | 30,033 | 83.8 |
Akasaba West | O/P | 846 | 0.49 | 4,144 | 3,948 | 0.50 | 19,851 | 4,794 | 0.50 | 23,995 | 77.4 |
Upper Beaver | O/P | — | — | — | 3,235 | 0.14 | 4,477 | 3,235 | 0.14 | 4,477 | 79.2 |
Upper Beaver | U/G | — | — | — | 19,946 | 0.25 | 50,453 | 19,946 | 0.25 | 50,453 | 79.2 |
Upper Beaver Total | — | — | — | 23,181 | 0.24 | 54,930 | 23,181 | 0.24 | 54,930 | ||
San Nicolás (50%) | O/P | 23,858 | 1.26 | 299,809 | 28,761 | 1.01 | 291,721 | 52,619 | 1.12 | 591,530 | 78.2 |
Total Copper | 27,102 | 1.14 | 308,761 | 64,224 | 0.61 | 391,727 | 91,326 | 0.77 | 700,488 | ||
Zinc | Mining | 000 Tonnes | % | Tonnes | 000 | % | Tonnes | 000 | % | Tonnes | Recovery |
LaRonde mine | U/G | 2,398 | 0.49 | 11,803 | 8,334 | 1.12 | 93,022 | 10,731 | 0.98 | 104,825 | 66.9 |
San Nicolás (50%) | O/P | 23,858 | 1.61 | 383,313 | 28,761 | 1.37 | 394,115 | 52,619 | 1.48 | 777,428 | 80.9 |
Total Zinc | 26,256 | 1.50 | 395,115 | 37,095 | 1.31 | 487,137 | 63,351 | 1.39 | 882,252 |
1 LaRonde mine: Net smelter value cut-off varies according to mining type and depth, not less than C$87/t for LP1 (Area 11-3) and not less than C$210/t for LaRonde. |
2 LaRonde Zone 5: Gold cut-off grade varies according to stope size and depth, not less than 1.44 g/t. |
3 Canadian Malartic: Gold cut-off grade is 0.35 g/t. |
4 Odyssey deposit: Gold cut-off grade varies according to mining zone and depth, not less than 1.51 g/t. |
5 East Gouldie: Gold cut-off grade not less than 1.62 g/t. |
6 Goldex: Gold cut-off grade varies according to mining type and depth, not less than 0.90 g/t. |
7 Akasaba West: Net smelter value cut-off varies, not less than C$31.96/t. |
8 Detour Lake: Gold cut-off grade is 0.30 g/t. |
9 Macassa: Gold cut-off grade varies according to mining type, not less than 3.85 g/t for long hole method and 4.24 g/t for cut and fill method. |
10 Macassa Near Surface deposit: Gold cut-off grade not less than 2.43 g/t. |
11 Amalgamated Kirkland ("AK") deposit: Gold cut-off grade not less than 2.43 g/t. |
12 Upper Beaver: Net smelter value cut-off varies according to mining type, not less than C$118.17/t for underground and C$43.49/t for open pit. |
13 Hammond Reef: Gold cut-off grade is 0.41 g/t. |
14 Amaruq: Gold cut-off grade varies according to mining type, not less than 0.98 g/t for open pit mineral reserves and 3.05 g/t for underground mineral reserves (gold cut-off grade for marginal underground mineral reserves from development is 1.17 g/t). |
15 Meliadine: Gold cut-off grade varies according to mining type, not less than 1.60 g/t for open pit mineral reserves and 4.20 g/t for underground mineral reserves (gold cut-off grade for marginal underground mineral reserves from development is 1.60 g/t). |
16 Hope Bay: Gold cut-off grade not less than 4.00 g/t. |
17 Fosterville: Gold cut-off grade varies according to mining zone and type, not less than 3.10 g/t. |
18 Kittila: Gold cut-off grade varies according to haulage distance, not less than 2.63 g/t. |
19 Pinos Altos: Net smelter value cut-off varies according to mining zone and type, not less than C$11.09/t for open pit mineral reserves and US$63.43/t for the underground mineral reserves. |
20 San Nicolás (50%): Net smelter return cut-off values for low zinc/copper ore of US$9.71/t and for high zinc/copper ore of |
Mineral Resources as at December 31, 2024 | |||||||||||||
Operation / Project | Measured | Indicated | Measured & Indicated | Inferred | |||||||||
Gold | Mining | 000 Tonnes | g/t | 000 Oz | 000 | g/t | 000 | 000 | g/t | 000 | 000 | g/t | 000 |
LaRonde mine | U/G | — | — | — | 5,851 | 3.75 | 705 | 5,851 | 3.75 | 705 | 1,619 | 5.39 | 281 |
LaRonde Zone 5 | U/G | — | — | — | 11,094 | 2.29 | 817 | 11,094 | 2.29 | 817 | 7,187 | 4.15 | 960 |
LaRonde Total | — | — | — | 16,945 | 2.79 | 1,522 | 16,945 | 2.79 | 1,522 | 8,806 | 4.38 | 1,240 | |
Canadian Malartic mine | O/P | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5,550 | 0.72 | 129 |
Odyssey deposit | U/G | — | — | — | 1,847 | 1.77 | 105 | 1,847 | 1.77 | 105 | 20,275 | 2.33 | 1,520 |
East Malartic | U/G | — | — | — | 45,783 | 1.95 | 2,869 | 45,783 | 1.95 | 2,869 | 57,354 | 1.98 | 3,651 |
East Gouldie | U/G | — | — | — | 5,243 | 1.52 | 257 | 5,243 | 1.52 | 257 | 61,155 | 2.32 | 4,557 |
Odyssey Total | — | — | — | 52,873 | 1.90 | 3,232 | 52,873 | 1.90 | 3,232 | 138,784 | 2.18 | 9,728 | |
Canadian Malartic Total | — | — | — | 52,873 | 1.90 | 3,232 | 52,873 | 1.90 | 3,232 | 144,334 | 2.12 | 9,857 | |
Goldex | U/G | 12,360 | 1.86 | 739 | 18,137 | 1.48 | 865 | 30,496 | 1.64 | 1,604 | 16,946 | 1.62 | 885 |
Akasaba West | O/P | — | — | — | 4,133 | 0.68 | 90 | 4,133 | 0.68 | 90 | — | — | — |
Goldex Total | 12,360 | 1.86 | 739 | 22,270 | 1.33 | 955 | 34,630 | 1.52 | 1,694 | 16,946 | 1.62 | 885 | |
Wasamac | U/G | — | — | — | 9,479 | 2.19 | 667 | 9,479 | 2.19 | 667 | 3,911 | 2.48 | 312 |
Quebec Total | 12,360 | 1.86 | 739 | 101,567 | 1.95 | 6,376 | 113,927 | 1.94 | 7,115 | 173,997 | 2.20 | 12,294 | |
Detour Lake | O/P | 33,923 | 1.10 | 1,201 | 630,463 | 0.60 | 12,188 | 664,386 | 0.63 | 13,389 | 65,093 | 1.40 | 2,926 |
Detour Lake | U/G | — | — | — | 27,738 | 2.10 | 1,870 | 27,738 | 2.10 | 1,870 | 59,269 | 1.93 | 3,679 |
Detour Lake Zone 58N | U/G | — | — | — | 2,868 | 5.80 | 534 | 2,868 | 5.80 | 534 | 973 | 4.35 | 136 |
Detour Lake Total | 33,923 | 1.10 | 1,201 | 661,068 | 0.69 | 14,592 | 694,991 | 0.71 | 15,793 | 125,335 | 1.67 | 6,742 | |
Macassa | U/G | 278 | 8.46 | 76 | 2,716 | 7.39 | 645 | 2,994 | 7.49 | 721 | 5,036 | 7.77 | 1,259 |
Macassa Near Surface | U/G | — | — | — | 94 | 5.03 | 15 | 94 | 5.03 | 15 | 205 | 4.74 | 31 |
AK deposit | U/G | — | — | — | 333 | 4.81 | 52 | 333 | 4.81 | 52 | 283 | 3.52 | 32 |
Macassa Total | 278 | 8.46 | 76 | 3,144 | 7.05 | 712 | 3,422 | 7.16 | 788 | 5,524 | 7.44 | 1,322 | |
Aquarius | O/P | — | — | — | 12,364 | 2.15 | 856 | 12,364 | 2.15 | 856 | 122 | 3.59 | 14 |
Holt complex | U/G | 5,806 | 4.29 | 800 | 5,884 | 4.75 | 898 | 11,690 | 4.52 | 1,699 | 9,097 | 4.48 | 1,310 |
Anoki-McBean | U/G | — | — | — | 3,919 | 2.77 | 349 | 3,919 | 2.77 | 349 | 867 | 3.84 | 107 |
Upper Beaver | O/P | — | — | — | 54 | 0.87 | 2 | 54 | 0.87 | 2 | — | — | — |
Upper Beaver | U/G | — | — | — | 7,510 | 2.04 | 493 | 7,510 | 2.04 | 493 | 2,953 | 4.12 | 391 |
Upper Beaver Total | — | — | — | 7,564 | 2.03 | 495 | 7,564 | 2.03 | 495 | 2,953 | 4.12 | 391 | |
Upper Canada | O/P | — | — | — | 2,006 | 1.62 | 104 | 2,006 | 1.62 | 104 | 1,020 | 1.44 | 47 |
Upper Canada | U/G | — | — | — | 8,433 | 2.28 | 618 | 8,433 | 2.28 | 618 | 17,588 | 3.21 | 1,816 |
Upper Canada Total | — | — | — | 10,439 | 2.15 | 722 | 10,439 | 2.15 | 722 | 18,608 | 3.11 | 1,863 | |
Hammond Reef | O/P | 47,063 | 0.54 | 819 | 86,304 | 0.53 | 1,478 | 133,367 | 0.54 | 2,298 | — | — | — |
Ontario Total | 87,070 | 1.03 | 2,896 | 790,685 | 0.79 | 20,104 | 877,755 | 0.82 | 23,000 | 162,506 | 2.25 | 11,748 | |
Amaruq | O/P | — | — | — | 3,115 | 3.37 | 338 | 3,115 | 3.37 | 338 | 187 | 2.88 | 17 |
Amaruq | U/G | — | — | — | 6,801 | 4.30 | 940 | 6,801 | 4.30 | 940 | 3,773 | 4.73 | 574 |
Meadowbank Total | — | — | — | 9,915 | 4.01 | 1,277 | 9,915 | 4.01 | 1,277 | 3,960 | 4.65 | 592 | |
Meliadine | O/P | 1 | 3.46 | — | 4,229 | 2.98 | 406 | 4,231 | 2.98 | 406 | 614 | 4.43 | 87 |
Meliadine | U/G | 524 | 4.53 | 76 | 9,187 | 4.17 | 1,232 | 9,711 | 4.19 | 1,308 | 11,082 | 6.00 | 2,138 |
Operation / Project | Measured | Indicated | Measured & Indicated | Inferred | |||||||||
Gold | Mining | 000 Tonnes | g/t | 000 Oz | 000 | g/t | 000 | 000 | g/t | 000 | 000 | g/t | 000 |
Meliadine Total | 525 | 4.53 | 76 | 13,416 | 3.80 | 1,638 | 13,941 | 3.82 | 1,714 | 11,696 | 5.92 | 2,225 | |
Hope Bay | U/G | — | — | — | 14,689 | 4.54 | 2,143 | 14,689 | 4.54 | 2,143 | 13,232 | 5.44 | 2,312 |
Nunavut Total | 525 | 4.53 | 76 | 38,020 | 4.14 | 5,058 | 38,545 | 4.14 | 5,135 | 28,888 | 5.52 | 5,129 | |
Fosterville | O/P | 843 | 2.79 | 75 | 2,371 | 3.21 | 245 | 3,214 | 3.10 | 320 | 692 | 2.45 | 54 |
Fosterville | U/G | 474 | 4.27 | 65 | 9,094 | 3.91 | 1,142 | 9,567 | 3.92 | 1,207 | 12,070 | 4.42 | 1,715 |
Fosterville Total | 1,316 | 3.32 | 141 | 11,465 | 3.76 | 1,386 | 12,781 | 3.72 | 1,527 | 12,761 | 4.31 | 1,769 | |
Northern Territory | O/P | 269 | 3.65 | 32 | 16,416 | 1.42 | 749 | 16,685 | 1.46 | 781 | 13,536 | 1.75 | 762 |
Northern Territory | U/G | — | — | — | 5,115 | 5.39 | 887 | 5,115 | 5.39 | 887 | 4,284 | 4.45 | 613 |
Northern Territory Total | 269 | 3.65 | 32 | 21,531 | 2.36 | 1,636 | 21,800 | 2.38 | 1,668 | 17,820 | 2.40 | 1,376 | |
Australia Total | 1,585 | 3.38 | 172 | 32,996 | 2.85 | 3,023 | 34,581 | 2.87 | 3,195 | 30,581 | 3.20 | 3,145 | |
Kittila | O/P | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 373 | 3.89 | 47 |
Kittila | U/G | 4,749 | 2.87 | 438 | 15,079 | 3.01 | 1,461 | 19,828 | 2.98 | 1,899 | 6,038 | 4.97 | 965 |
Kittila Total | 4,749 | 2.87 | 438 | 15,079 | 3.01 | 1,461 | 19,828 | 2.98 | 1,899 | 6,411 | 4.91 | 1,011 | |
Barsele (55%) | O/P | — | — | — | 3,178 | 1.08 | 111 | 3,178 | 1.08 | 111 | 2,260 | 1.25 | 91 |
Barsele (55%) | U/G | — | — | — | 1,158 | 1.77 | 66 | 1,158 | 1.77 | 66 | 13,552 | 2.10 | 914 |
Barsele Total | — | — | — | 4,335 | 1.27 | 176 | 4,335 | 1.27 | 176 | 15,811 | 1.98 | 1,005 | |
Europe Total | 4,749 | 2.87 | 438 | 19,414 | 2.62 | 1,638 | 24,163 | 2.67 | 2,076 | 22,222 | 2.82 | 2,016 | |
Pinos Altos | O/P | — | — | — | 1,248 | 0.79 | 32 | 1,248 | 0.79 | 32 | 106 | 0.60 | 2 |
Pinos Altos | U/G | — | — | — | 9,798 | 2.25 | 709 | 9,798 | 2.25 | 709 | 972 | 1.79 | 56 |
Pinos Altos Total | — | — | — | 11,045 | 2.09 | 741 | 11,045 | 2.09 | 741 | 1,077 | 1.67 | 58 | |
La India | O/P | 4,478 | 0.52 | 74 | 880 | 0.53 | 15 | 5,358 | 0.52 | 89 | — | — | — |
San Nicolás (50%) | O/P | 261 | 0.08 | 1 | 3,037 | 0.20 | 19 | 3,297 | 0.19 | 20 | 2,468 | 0.13 | 10 |
Tarachi | O/P | — | — | — | 19,290 | 0.58 | 361 | 19,290 | 0.58 | 361 | 242 | 0.52 | 4 |
Chipriona | O/P | — | — | — | 10,983 | 0.92 | 326 | 10,983 | 0.92 | 326 | 976 | 0.66 | 21 |
El Barqueño Gold | O/P | — | — | — | 8,834 | 1.16 | 331 | 8,834 | 1.16 | 331 | 9,628 | 1.13 | 351 |
Santa Gertrudis | O/P | — | — | — | 19,267 | 0.91 | 563 | 19,267 | 0.91 | 563 | 9,819 | 1.36 | 429 |
Santa Gertrudis | U/G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9,079 | 3.44 | 1,004 |
Santa Gertrudis Total | — | — | — | 19,267 | 0.91 | 563 | 19,267 | 0.91 | 563 | 18,898 | 2.36 | 1,433 | |
Total Mexico | 4,739 | 0.49 | 75 | 73,336 | 1.00 | 2,355 | 78,075 | 0.97 | 2,430 | 33,289 | 1.75 | 1,876 | |
Total Gold | 111,028 | 1.23 | 4,397 | 1,056,019 | 1.14 | 38,553 | 1,167,047 | 1.14 | 42,950 | 451,483 | 2.49 | 36,208 | |
Operation / Project | Measured | Indicated | Measured & Indicated | Inferred | |||||||||
Silver | Mining | 000 | g/t | 000 Oz | 000 | g/t | 000 Oz | 000 | g/t | 000 Oz | 000 | g/t | 000 Oz |
LaRonde mine | U/G | — | — | — | 5,851 | 15.28 | 2,873 | 5,851 | 15.28 | 2,873 | 1,619 | 11.14 | 580 |
Pinos Altos | O/P | — | — | — | 1,248 | 19.20 | 770 | 1,248 | 19.20 | 770 | 106 | 12.38 | 42 |
Pinos Altos | U/G | — | — | — | 9,798 | 50.88 | 16,028 | 9,798 | 50.88 | 16,028 | 972 | 41.51 | 1,297 |
Pinos Altos Total | — | — | — | 11,045 | 47.30 | 16,798 | 11,045 | 47.30 | 16,798 | 1,077 | 38.65 | 1,339 | |
La India | O/P | 4,478 | 2.72 | 391 | 880 | 2.58 | 73 | 5,358 | 2.70 | 464 | — | — | — |
San Nicolás (50%) | O/P | 261 | 6.40 | 54 | 3,037 | 11.86 | 1,158 | 3,297 | 11.43 | 1,211 | 2,468 | 9.26 | 735 |
Chipriona | O/P | — | — | — | 10,983 | 100.72 | 35,566 | 10,983 | 100.72 | 35,566 | 976 | 86.77 | 2,722 |
El Barqueño Silver | O/P | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4,393 | 124.06 | 17,523 |
El Barqueño Gold | O/P | — | — | — | 8,834 | 4.73 | 1,343 | 8,834 | 4.73 | 1,343 | 9,628 | 16.86 | 5,218 |
Santa Gertrudis | O/P | — | — | — | 19,267 | 3.66 | 2,269 | 19,267 | 3.66 | 2,269 | 9,819 | 1.85 | 585 |
Santa Gertrudis | U/G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9,079 | 23.31 | 6,803 |
Santa Gertrudis Total | — | — | — | 19,267 | 3.66 | 2,269 | 19,267 | 3.66 | 2,269 | 18,898 | 12.16 | 7,389 | |
Total Silver | 4,739 | 2.92 | 445 | 59,897 | 31.20 | 60,080 | 64,636 | 29.13 | 60,525 | 39,058 | 28.27 | 35,504 | |
Copper | Mining | 000 | % | Tonnes | 000 | % | Tonnes | 000 | % | Tonnes | 000 | % | Tonnes |
LaRonde mine | U/G | — | — | — | 5,851 | 0.14 | 8,213 | 5,851 | 0.14 | 8,213 | 1,619 | 0.25 | 4,101 |
Akasaba West | O/P | — | — | — | 4,133 | 0.41 | 17,126 | 4,133 | 0.41 | 17,126 | — | — | — |
Upper Beaver | O/P | — | — | — | 54 | 0.10 | 56 | 54 | 0.1 | 56 | — | — | — |
Upper Beaver | U/G | — | — | — | 7,510 | 0.16 | 12,063 | 7,510 | 0.16 | 12,063 | 2,953 | 0.36 | 10,649 |
Upper Beaver Total | — | — | — | 7,564 | 0.16 | 12,118 | 7,564 | 0.16 | 12,118 | 2,953 | 0.36 | 10,649 | |
San Nicolás (50%) | O/P | 261 | 1.35 | 3,526 | 3,037 | 1.17 | 35,489 | 3,297 | 1.18 | 39,015 | 2,468 | 0.94 | 23,144 |
Chipriona | O/P | — | — | — | 10,983 | 0.16 | 17,291 | 10,983 | 0.16 | 17,291 | 976 | 0.12 | 1,174 |
El Barqueño Gold | O/P | — | — | — | 8,834 | 0.19 | 16,400 | 8,834 | 0.19 | 16,400 | 9,628 | 0.22 | 21,152 |
El Barqueño Silver | O/P | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4,393 | 0.04 | 1,854 |
Total Copper | 261 | 1.35 | 3,526 | 40,402 | 0.26 | 106,637 | 40,662 | 0.27 | 110,163 | 22,036 | 0.28 | 62,075 | |
Zinc | Mining | 000 | % | Tonnes | 000 | % | Tonnes | 000 | % | Tonne s Zn \ | 000 | % | Tonnes |
LaRonde mine | U/G | — | — | — | 5,851 | 1.00 | 58,633 | 5,851 | 1 | 58,633 | 1,619 | 0.34 | 5,520 |
San Nicolás (50%) | O/P | 261 | 0.39 | 1,012 | 3,037 | 0.71 | 21,618 | 3,297 | 0.69 | 22,630 | 2,468 | 0.62 | 15,355 |
Chipriona | O/P | — | — | — | 10,983 | 0.83 | 91,637 | 10,983 | 0.83 | 91,637 | 976 | 0.73 | 7,073 |
Total Zinc | 261 | 0.39 | 1,012 | 19,870 | 0.87 | 171,888 | 20,131 | 0.86 | 172,900 | 5,062 | 0.55 | 27,949 |
*Open Pit ("O/P"), Underground ("U/G") |
The assumptions for metal prices and currency exchange rates used for the December 31, 2024 mineral reserve and mineral resource estimates reported by the Company are presented in the "Gold Mineral Resources" section earlier in this news release.
Mineral reserves reported are not included in mineral resources. Tonnage amounts and contained metal amounts set out in this table have been rounded to the nearest thousand, so may not aggregate to equal column totals. Mineral reserves are in-situ, taking into account all mining recoveries, before mill or heap leach recoveries. Underground mineral reserves and measured and indicated mineral resources are reported within mineable shapes and include internal and external dilution. Inferred mineral resources are reported within mineable shapes and include internal dilution. Mineable shape optimization parameters may differ for mineral reserves and mineral resources.
The mineral reserves and mineral resources tonnages reported for silver, copper and zinc are a subset of the mineral reserves and mineral resources tonnages for gold. The Company's economic parameters set the maximum price allowed to be no more than the lesser of the three‐year moving average and current spot price, which is a common industry standard. Given the current commodity price environment, Agnico Eagle continues to use more conservative gold and silver prices.
NI 43-101 requires mining companies to disclose mineral reserves and mineral resources using the subcategories of "proven mineral reserves", "probable mineral reserves", "measured mineral resources", "indicated mineral resources" and "inferred mineral resources". Mineral resources that are not mineral reserves do not have demonstrated economic viability.
A mineral reserve is the economically mineable part of a measured and/or indicated mineral resource. It includes diluting materials and allowances for losses, which may occur when the material is mined or extracted and is defined by studies at prefeasibility or feasibility level as appropriate that include application of modifying factors. Such studies demonstrate that, at the time of reporting, extraction could reasonably be justified. The mineral reserves presented in this news release are separate from and not a portion of the mineral resources.
Modifying factors are considerations used to convert mineral resources to mineral reserves. These include, but are not restricted to, mining, processing, metallurgical, infrastructure, economic, marketing, legal, environmental, social and governmental factors.
A proven mineral reserve is the economically mineable part of a measured mineral resource. A proven mineral reserve implies a high degree of confidence in the modifying factors. A probable mineral reserve is the economically mineable part of an indicated and, in some circumstances, a measured mineral resource. The confidence in the modifying factors applied to a probable mineral reserve is lower than that applied to a proven mineral reserve.
A mineral resource is a concentration or occurrence of solid material of economic interest in or on the Earth's crust in such form, grade or quality and quantity that there are reasonable prospects for eventual economic extraction. The location, quantity, grade or quality, continuity and other geological characteristics of a mineral resource are known, estimated or interpreted from specific geological evidence and knowledge, including sampling.
A measured mineral resource is that part of a mineral resource for which quantity, grade or quality, densities, shape and physical characteristics are estimated with confidence sufficient to allow the application of modifying factors to support detailed mine planning and final evaluation of the economic viability of the deposit. Geological evidence is derived from detailed and reliable exploration, sampling and testing and is sufficient to confirm geological and grade or quality continuity between points of observation. An indicated mineral resource is that part of a mineral resource for which quantity, grade or quality, densities, shape and physical characteristics are estimated with sufficient confidence to allow the application of modifying factors in sufficient detail to support mine planning and evaluation of the economic viability of the deposit. Geological evidence is derived from adequately detailed and reliable exploration, sampling and testing and is sufficient to assume geological and grade or quality continuity between points of observation. An inferred mineral resource is that part of a mineral resource for which quantity and grade or quality are estimated on the basis of limited geological evidence and sampling. Geological evidence is sufficient to imply but not verify geological and grade or quality continuity.
Investors are cautioned not to assume that part or all of an inferred mineral resource exists, or is economically or legally mineable.
A feasibility study is a comprehensive technical and economic study of the selected development option for a mineral project that includes appropriately detailed assessments of applicable modifying factors, together with any other relevant operational factors and detailed financial analysis that are necessary to demonstrate, at the time of reporting, that extraction is reasonably justified (economically mineable). The results of the study may reasonably serve as the basis for a final decision by a proponent or financial institution to proceed with, or finance, the development of the project. The confidence level of the study will be higher than that of a pre-feasibility study.
Additional Information
Additional information about each of the Company's material mineral projects as at December 31, 2024, including information regarding data verification, key assumptions, parameters and methods used to estimate mineral reserves and mineral resources and the risks that could materially affect the development of the mineral reserves and mineral resources required by sections 3.2 and 3.3 and paragraphs 3.4(a), (c) and (d) of NI 43-101 can be found in the Company's AIF and MD&A filed on SEDAR+ each of which forms a part of the Company's Form 40-F filed with the SEC on EDGAR and in the following technical reports filed on SEDAR+ in respect of the Company's material mineral properties: Detour Lake Operation, Ontario, Canada, NI 43-101 Technical Report (September 20, 2024); NI 43-101 Technical Report of the LaRonde complex in Québec, Canada (March 24, 2023); NI 43-101 Technical Report Canadian Malartic Mine, Québec, Canada (March 25, 2021); Technical Report on the Mineral Resources and Mineral Reserves at Meadowbank Gold complex including the Amaruq Satellite Mine Development, Nunavut, Canada as at December 31, 2017 (February 14, 2018); and the Updated Technical Report on the Meliadine Gold Project, Nunavut, Canada (February 11, 2015).
APPENDIX – EXPLORATION DETAILS
LZ5 mine and LaRonde mine at LaRonde
Drill hole | Mine / zone | From (metres) | To (metres) | Depth of | Estimated true | Gold grade (g/t) | Gold grade (g/t) |
BZ-2024-004 | LZ5 / Zone 4 | 373.4 | 382.2 | 406 | 3.1 | 20.4 | 8.3 |
BZ-2024-005 | LZ5 / Zone 4 | 348.7 | 356.2 | 377 | 2.8 | 13.7 | 5.3 |
and | LZ5 / Zone 4 | 358.6 | 373.4 | 390 | 5.7 | 5.4 | 5.2 |
BZ-2024-008 | LZ5 / Zone 4 | 416.7 | 434.8 | 451 | 6.9 | 2.7 | 2.7 |
BZ-050-010 | LZ5 / Zone 5 | 229.5 | 252.5 | 618 | 21.3 | 3.8 | 3.8 |
BZ-090-006 | LZ5 / Zone 3-4 | 373.3 | 376.8 | 1,330 | 2.8 | 8.0 | 7.8 |
and | LZ5 / Zone 3-4 | 389.4 | 392.9 | 1,338 | 2.8 | 5.7 | 5.7 |
BZ-090-008 | LZ5 /Zone 3-4 | 522.6 | 525.6 | 1,516 | 2.8 | 5.1 | 5.1 |
BZ-090-010 | LZ5 / Zone 3-4 | 634.5 | 640.0 | 1,643 | 3.4 | 25.8 | 9.8 |
LR-215-024 | LZ5 / Zone 3-1 | 373.7 | 378.4 | 2,313 | 2.8 | 6.8 | 6.8 |
and | LZ5 / Zone 3-1 | 399.0 | 403.7 | 2,328 | 2.8 | 5.7 | 5.7 |
LR-215-025 | LZ5 / Zone 3-1 | 281.5 | 287.6 | 2,197 | 5.0 | 11.0 | 7.0 |
and | LZ5 / Zone 3-1 | 304.7 | 308.1 | 2,206 | 2.8 | 5.0 | 5.0 |
LR-215-028 | LZ5 / Zone 3-1 | 239.3 | 243.4 | 2,013 | 4.0 | 4.8 | 4.8 |
and | LZ5 / Zone 3-1 | 265.0 | 267.9 | 2,007 | 2.8 | 8.3 | 8.3 |
LR-149-045 | LaR / Area 11-3 | 250.2 | 258.9 | 1,669 | 6.4 | 3.4 | 3.4 |
LR-152-008 | LaR / Area 11-3 | 294.1 | 307.3 | 1,740 | 9.1 | 2.6 | 2.6 |
LR-305-041 | LaR / Zone 20N | 397.0 | 404.4 | 3,276 | 4.5 | 18.9 | 18.9 |
LR-317-022 | LaR / Zone 20N | 671.8 | 676.1 | 3,611 | 2.8 | 24.8 | 8.2 |
LR-317-023 | LaR / Zone 20N | 472.0 | 479.0 | 3,376 | 6.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 |
*Results from LaRonde use a capping factor of 30 g/t gold. |
East Gouldie and Odyssey deposits, and Eclipse and Odyssey internal zones at Odyssey
Drill hole | Deposit / Zone | From (metres) | To (metres) | Depth of midpoint | Estimated true | Gold grade (g/t) | Gold grade (g/t) |
MEX23-309ZB | Eclipse | 1,637.6 | 1,683.0 | 1,241 | 42.9 | 3.2 | 3.2 |
MEX24-313Z | Eclipse | 1,755.1 | 1,766.6 | 1,493 | 11.0 | 3.3 | 3.3 |
and | East Gouldie | 1,889.7 | 1,897.5 | 1,584 | 7.5 | 4.4 | 4.4 |
MEX24-316 | Eclipse | 1,639.7 | 1,712.5 | 1,349 | 51.5 | 3.0 | 3.0 |
and | East Gouldie | 1,795.7 | 1,812.8 | 1,437 | 16.6 | 3.4 | 3.4 |
MEX24-316W | East Gouldie | 1,716.6 | 1,736.7 | 1,353 | 19.8 | 6.7 | 6.7 |
and | East Gouldie | 1,774.8 | 1,790.6 | 1,390 | 15.6 | 4.0 | 4.0 |
MEX24-317 | East Gouldie | 1,905.0 | 1,919.0 | 1,633 | 13.1 | 2.9 | 2.9 |
including | East Gouldie | 1,910.8 | 1,917.0 | 1,634 | 5.9 | 5.3 | 5.3 |
MEX24-318 | Eclipse | 1,546.3 | 1,555.0 | 994 | 8.6 | 4.0 | 4.0 |
MEX24-318WZ | East Gouldie | 1,654.5 | 1,662.0 | 1,147 | 7.0 | 5.7 | 5.7 |
MEX24-319 | East Gouldie | 1,687.4 | 1,693.5 | 1,292 | 5.9 | 8.6 | 8.5 |
MEX24-320WA | East Gouldie | 1,581.2 | 1,593.8 | 1,374 | 12.2 | 2.9 | 2.9 |
UGEG-054-006 | East Gouldie | 635.5 | 639.5 | 706 | 3.9 | 6.3 | 6.3 |
UGEG-071-004 | East Gouldie | 452.0 | 471.7 | 871 | 18.5 | 4.7 | 4.6 |
UGEG-071-006 | East Gouldie | 473.0 | 494.5 | 736 | 21.1 | 3.6 | 3.6 |
UGEG-075-026 | East Gouldie | 575.4 | 581.9 | 772 | 6.1 | 5.9 | 5.9 |
UGEG-075-028 | East Gouldie | 580.2 | 588.3 | 819 | 7.9 | 2.9 | 2.9 |
MEX24-322 | Odyssey internal | 1,227.5 | 1,233.5 | 1,158 | 6.0** | 4.4 | 4.4 |
and | Odyssey internal | 1,269.6 | 1,279.0 | 1,199 | 9.4** | 9.6 | 9.3 |
UGOD-054-014R | Odyssey internal | 363.1 | 397.0 | 789 | 33.9** | 4.4 | 4.4 |
and | Odyssey North | 403.5 | 416.4 | 808 | 11.4 | 1.8 | 1.8 |
UGOD-054-016 | Odyssey internal | 210.6 | 217.8 | 679 | 7.2** | 5.0 | 4.4 |
UGOD-054-023 | Odyssey North | 453.5 | 471.0 | 897 | 13.6 | 2.5 | 2.5 |
UGOD-075-011 | Odyssey internal | 501.7 | 511.5 | 963 | 9.8** | 4.5 | 4.5 |
*Results from East Gouldie, Eclipse, Odyssey internal zones and Odyssey South use a capping factor of 20 g/t gold. |
**Core length. True width undetermined. |
West Pit and West Extension zones at Detour Lake
Drill hole | Zone | From (metres) | To (metres) | Depth of midpoint | Estimated true width | Gold grade (g/t) |
DLM24-928 | West Extension | 676.8 | 729.0 | 564 | 47.9 | 0.8 |
and | West Extension | 801.3 | 804.8 | 639 | 3.2 | 12.8 |
and | West Extension | 815.0 | 823.0 | 650 | 7.4 | 4.3 |
DLM24-972AW2 | West Pit Underground | 571.7 | 604.2 | 490 | 29.6 | 2.0 |
and | West Pit Underground | 617.2 | 639.0 | 520 | 19.9 | 4.3 |
including | West Pit Underground | 636.0 | 639.0 | 527 | 2.8 | 27.7 |
DLM24-983 | West Pit Underground | 388.0 | 406.0 | 324 | 16.3 | 15.6 |
including | 397.2 | 403.0 | 326 | 5.2 | 46.2 | |
and | West Pit Underground | 540.0 | 599.0 | 454 | 54.3 | 0.9 |
DLM24-985A | West Pit Underground | 199.0 | 224.0 | 178 | 21.4 | 23.2 |
including | 220.0 | 224.0 | 187 | 3.4 | 141.7 | |
and | West Pit Underground | 419.0 | 433.0 | 352 | 12.3 | 3.9 |
DLM24-999 | West Extension | 548.0 | 557.5 | 441 | 8.7 | 3.2 |
and | West Extension | 607.1 | 612.0 | 484 | 4.5 | 47.2 |
DLM24-1001 | West Extension | 481.0 | 506.8 | 416 | 22.6 | 3.1 |
DLM24-1007A | West Extension | 474.0 | 522.0 | 445 | 39.0 | 2.3 |
including | 474.0 | 476.9 | 425 | 2.4 | 19.8 | |
including | 500.0 | 507.0 | 450 | 5.7 | 2.7 | |
and | West Extension | 584.0 | 587.0 | 521 | 2.5 | 6.4 |
DLM24-1014A | West Pit Underground | 406.1 | 439.6 | 346 | 30.0 | 2.8 |
including | 418.9 | 422.0 | 344 | 2.8 | 24.2 | |
and | West Pit Underground | 549.0 | 604.2 | 464 | 50.2 | 0.9 |
and | West Pit Underground | 637.0 | 677.0 | 524 | 36.6 | 2.7 |
DLM24-1023A | West Pit Underground | 296.0 | 299.1 | 235 | 2.8 | 33.7 |
and | West Pit Underground | 379.7 | 393.9 | 301 | 13.2 | 3.5 |
and | West Pit Underground | 440.0 | 542.0 | 376 | 95.9 | 1.2 |
and | West Pit Underground | 694.0 | 705.0 | 517 | 10.5 | 4.2 |
DLM24-1045 | Main Pit Underground | 498.0 | 589.3 | 427 | 84.4 | 1.1 |
and | Main Pit Underground | 697.0 | 802.9 | 578 | 98.7 | 1.7 |
and | Main Pit Underground | 823.0 | 838.0 | 636 | 14.0 | 13.2 |
including | 833.0 | 838.0 | 639 | 4.7 | 37.3 | |
and | Main Pit Underground | 979.5 | 994.7 | 748 | 14.2 | 7.4 |
and | Main Pit Underground | 1,012.0 | 1,018.0 | 768 | 5.6 | 6.6 |
*Results from Detour Lake are uncapped. |
SMC and Main Break zones at Macassa
Drill hole | Zone | From (metres) | To (metres) | Depth of midpoint below | Estimated true | Gold grade (g/t) | Gold grade (g/t) (capped)* |
59-0149 | SMC East | 147.2 | 149.2 | 1,857 | 2.0 | 23.1 | 23.1 |
58-1390 | SMC East | 134.5 | 137.1 | 1,846 | 2.1 | 44.7 | 44.7 |
53-4951 | SMC East | 303.1 | 305.4 | 1,686 | 1.9 | 36.4 | 32.1 |
and | SMC East | 392.3 | 397.1 | 1,707 | 4.2 | 10.2 | 10.2 |
53-4960 | SMC East | 305.0 | 309.7 | 1,662 | 3.6 | 9.0 | 9.0 |
57-1571 | SMC West | 224.3 | 226.5 | 1,724 | 2.1 | 15.8 | 15.8 |
58-1356 | Main Break | 175.3 | 178.3 | 2,023 | 2.7 | 13.1 | 13.1 |
58-1365 | Main Break | 187.1 | 189.6 | 1,990 | 2.3 | 17.9 | 17.9 |
58-1379 | Main Break | 184.6 | 186.8 | 1,999 | 2.0 | 42.5 | 14.8 |
64-451 | Main Break | 297.4 | 299.4 | 2,157 | 2.0 | 26.7 | 26.7 |
*Results from Macassa use a capping factor ranging from 68.6 g/t to 445.7 g/t gold depending on the zone. |
Madrid deposit at Hope Bay
Drill hole | Zone | From (metres) | To (metres) | Depth of midpoint | Estimated true | Gold grade (g/t) | Gold grade (g/t) (capped)* |
HBM24-254 | Patch 7 | 597.0 | 605.3 | 424 | 7.8 | 4.9 | 4.9 |
HBM24-255 | Patch 7 | 503.0 | 510.0 | 374 | 6.1 | 6.5 | 6.5 |
and | Patch 7 | 517.0 | 525.0 | 384 | 6.9 | 11.0 | 11.0 |
HBM24-256 | Patch 7 | 620.0 | 638.0 | 509 | 16.9 | 3.9 | 3.9 |
HBM24-258 | Patch 7 | 422.9 | 426.0 | 319 | 3.1 | 20.8 | 17.4 |
and | Patch 7 | 434.5 | 443.9 | 331 | 8.8 | 14.7 | 14.7 |
including | Patch 7 | 438.5 | 441.0 | 331 | 2.4 | 40.7 | 40.7 |
and | Patch 7 | 448.0 | 458.0 | 341 | 9.4 | 5.9 | 5.9 |
HBM24-260 | Patch 7 | 408.7 | 412.5 | 301 | 3.3 | 63.5 | 29.1 |
HBM24-264 | Suluk | 945.0 | 950.0 | 794 | 4.1 | 25.1 | 16.6 |
including | Suluk | 949.0 | 950.0 | 794 | 0.8 | 92.7 | 50.0 |
HBM24-266 | Suluk | 871.0 | 873.5 | 596 | 2.4 | 26.3 | 22.0 |
HBM24-267 | Suluk | 994.5 | 997.1 | 689 | 2.6 | 20.9 | 20.9 |
HBM24-272 | Suluk | 768.0 | 772.3 | 597 | 3.7 | 9.9 | 9.9 |
including | Suluk | 769.0 | 770.0 | 597 | 0.9 | 34.5 | 34.5 |
HBM24-274 | Patch 7 | 915.5 | 921.2 | 590 | 4.9 | 25.9 | 23.9 |
*Results from Madrid deposit at Hope Bay use a capping factor of 50 g/t gold. |
Main and Sisar zones at Kittila
Drill hole | Zone / Area | From (metres) | To (metres) | Depth of midpoint | Estimated true width (metres) | Gold grade (g/t) |
RIE24-702F | Sisar Deep / Rimpi | 766.0 | 774.3 | 1,786 | 3.2 | 4.7 |
and | Sisar Deep / Rimpi | 835.2 | 849.0 | 1,837 | 7.1 | 8.9 |
including | 835.2 | 842.0 | 1,836 | 3.6 | 11.9 | |
RIE24-702C | Main / Rimpi | 328.2 | 335.0 | 1,416 | 3.2 | 4.5 |
RIE24-702G | Sisar Deep / Rimpi | 784.0 | 790.0 | 1,782 | 4.7 | 4.3 |
RIE24-702H | Sisar Deep / Rimpi | 786.0 | 797.0 | 1,790 | 4.4 | 3.9 |
RIE24-700L | Main / Seuru | 567.0 | 576.9 | 1,410 | 3.9 | 2.9 |
RIE24-700J | Main / Seuru | 538.2 | 548.9 | 1,388 | 4.9 | 6.6 |
including | 538.2 | 543.6 | 1,388 | 3.1 | 9.5 | |
ROD24-700 | Main / Rimpi | 328.0 | 345.1 | 1,441 | 10.2 | 9.8 |
including | Main / Rimpi | 332.0 | 345.1 | 1,444 | 7.8 | 12.2 |
* Results from Kittila are uncapped. |
EXPLORATION DRILL COLLAR COORDINATES
Drill hole | UTM East* | UTM North* | Elevation | Azimuth | Dip (degrees) | Length (metres |
LaRonde | ||||||
BZ-2024-004 | 687029 | 5347303 | 310 | 3 | -77 | 471 |
BZ-2024-005 | 687028 | 5347303 | 310 | 20 | -74 | 456 |
BZ-2024-008 | 687029 | 5347302 | 310 | 33 | -76 | 618 |
BZ-050-010 | 687231 | 5347243 | -162 | 340 | -28 | 280 |
BZ-090-006 | 687298 | 5347611 | -817 | 174 | -34 | 433 |
BZ-090-008 | 687299 | 5347611 | -817 | 161 | -52 | 591 |
BZ-090-010 | 687298 | 5347611 | -817 | 192 | -61 | 701 |
LR-215-024 | 687757 | 5347367 | -1,745 | 204 | -43 | 456 |
LR-215-025 | 687757 | 5347366 | -1,744 | 188 | -30 | 363 |
LR-215-028 | 687758 | 5347366 | -1,742 | 154 | 13 | 334 |
LR-149-045 | 689240 | 5347226 | -1,165 | 176 | -49 | 340 |
LR-152-008 | 689241 | 5347229 | -1,194 | 181 | -44 | 387 |
LR-305-041 | 689777 | 5346879 | -2,667 | 181 | -45 | 449 |
LR-317-022 | 690103 | 5346988 | -2,807 | 176 | -48 | 749 |
LR-317-023 | 690102 | 5346988 | -2,807 | 183 | -34 | 507 |
Odyssey mine | ||||||
MEX23-309ZB | 718682 | 5334767 | 307 | 162 | -48 | 1,521 |
MEX24-313Z | 718632 | 5334757 | 307 | 185 | -63 | 1,911 |
MEX24-316 | 718604 | 5334758 | 308 | 170 | -57 | 1,876 |
MEX24-316W | 718604 | 5334758 | 308 | 170 | -57 | 1,885 |
MEX24-317 | 718665 | 5334762 | 307 | 160 | -63 | 2,076 |
MEX24-318 | 718652 | 5334763 | 307 | 166 | -45 | 1,749 |
MEX24-318WZ | 718652 | 5334763 | 307 | 166 | -45 | 1,809 |
MEX24-319 | 718604 | 5334759 | 308 | 176 | -55 | 1,860 |
MEX24-320WA | 716867 | 5334696 | 316 | 155 | -68 | 1,797 |
UGEG-054-006 | 717966 | 5334110 | -229 | 177 | -16 | 787 |
UGEG-071-004 | 717758 | 5333977 | -345 | 171 | -31 | 631 |
UGEG-071-006 | 717758 | 5333977 | -345 | 169 | -9 | 652 |
UGEG-075-026 | 717922 | 5334060 | -250 | 181 | -25 | 751 |
UGEG-075-028 | 717923 | 5334060 | -251 | 177 | -31 | 769 |
MEX24-322 | 718617 | 5334759 | 309 | 215 | -70 | 2,353 |
UGOD-054-014R | 717998 | 5334290 | -230 | 357 | -43 | 471 |
UGOD-054-016 | 717997 | 5334290 | -230 | 14 | -43 | 472 |
UGOD-054-023 | 717998 | 5334290 | -230 | 9 | -54 | 530 |
UGOD-075-011 | 717786 | 5334182 | -320 | 15 | -47 | 570 |
Detour Lake | ||||||
DLM24-928 | 586600 | 5542049 | 298 | 180 | -60 | 882 |
DLM24-972AW2 | 587840 | 5541953 | 287 | 176 | -65 | 651 |
DLM24-983 | 588526 | 5541616 | 287 | 176 | -58 | 900 |
DLM24-985A | 587408 | 5541632 | 286 | 175 | -58 | 477 |
DLM24-999 | 586601 | 5541928 | 293 | 179 | -58 | 691 |
DLM24-1001 | 586644 | 5541858 | 292 | 180 | -61 | 642 |
DLM24-1007A | 586484 | 5541853 | 288 | 180 | -67 | 700 |
DLM24-1014A | 588566 | 5541624 | 287 | 178 | -58 | 726 |
DLM24-1023A | 588205 | 5541646 | 288 | 177 | -55 | 801 |
DLM24-1045 | 589409 | 5541476 | 282 | 179 | -56 | 1,074 |
Macassa | ||||||
59-0149 | 569781 | 5331818 | -1,474 | 156 | -16 | 189 |
58-1390 | 570152 | 5332191 | -1,550 | 141 | 18 | 396 |
53-4951 | 570296 | 5332023 | -1,258 | 303 | -17 | 408 |
53-4960 | 570296 | 5332023 | -1,258 | 305 | -14 | 412 |
57-1571 | 568509 | 5331123 | -1,404 | 336 | -1 | 267 |
58-1356 | 570230 | 5332242 | -1,558 | 342 | -46 | 270 |
58-1365 | 570106 | 5332203 | -1,550 | 9 | -8 | 259 |
58-1379 | 570363 | 5332293 | -1,565 | 355 | -33 | 305 |
64-451 | 569621 | 5332015 | -1,633 | 287 | -38 | 381 |
Hope Bay | ||||||
HBM24-254 | 434797 | 7548194 | 34 | 69 | -53 | 753 |
HBM24-255 | 434887 | 7548153 | 38 | 71 | -54 | 755 |
HBM24-256 | 434799 | 7548114 | 31 | 70 | -61 | 879 |
HBM24-258 | 434981 | 7548095 | 55 | 70 | -58 | 701 |
HBM24-258 | 435012 | 7548082 | 56 | 74 | -57 | 616 |
HBM24-260 | 434309 | 7549320 | 49 | 83 | -73 | 1,056 |
HBM24-264 | 434303 | 7548413 | 38 | 64 | -50 | 1,250 |
HBM24-266 | 434104 | 7549549 | 52 | 53 | -61 | 1,080 |
HBM24-267 | 434372 | 7549082 | 54 | 63 | -62 | 921 |
HBM24-272 | 434334 | 7548811 | 51 | 87 | -53 | 1,097 |
HBM24-274 | 434797 | 7548194 | 34 | 69 | -53 | 753 |
Kittila | ||||||
RIE24-702F | 2558696 | 7538559 | -935 | 91 | -59 | 1,008 |
RIE24-702C | 2558696 | 7538559 | -935 | 91 | -59 | 927 |
RIE24-702G | 2558696 | 7538559 | -935 | 91 | -59 | 967 |
RIE24-702H | 2558696 | 7538559 | -935 | 91 | -59 | 898 |
RIE24-700L | 2558637 | 7539598 | -711 | 90 | -59 | 1,287+ (in progress) |
RIE24-700J | 2558637 | 7539598 | -711 | 90 | -59 | 553 |
ROD24-700 | 7558696 | 7538459 | -949 | 91 | -60 | 822 |
*Coordinate Systems: NAD 83 UTM Zone 17N for Odyssey and LaRonde; NAD 1983 UTM Zone 17N for Detour Lake and Macassa; NAD 1983 UTM Zone 13N for Hope Bay; and Finnish Coordinate System KKJ Zone 2 for Kittila. |
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As Part of Its New Development Strategy, Cartier Introduces the Chimo Tailings Project
Cartier Resources Inc. (″ Cartier ″ or the ″ Company ″) (TSXV: ECR; FSE:6CA) is pleased to announce it intends to evaluate the economic potential of reprocessing Chimo Tailings (″ Chimo Tailings Project ″), located on the Cadillac Project.
The Chimo Tailings Project consist of waste materials from the past producing Chimo Mine, which operated intermittently from 1964 to 1997 and produced 379,012 ounces of gold (MERN DV 85-05 to DV 97-01).
Located near the Val-d'Or mining camp and existing gold mills with available capacity, the Chimo Tailings Project can potentially unlock value through tailings reprocessing, with low capital requirements and a favourable gold price environment.
Mr. Philippe Cloutier, President and CEO, stated: ″As announced earlier this month, as part of our ambitious plan to grow our resources, we believe that initiating this economic evaluation of reprocessing the tailings of the past producing Chimo Mine can be one of many exciting opportunities with significant upside potential for Cartier's shareholders″.
In the next months, Cartier plans to conduct a tailings characterization program to determine the amount of gold that can extracted from the tailings site.
Simultaneously, Cartier advances with its plan to execute a multi-stage and 100,000-m drilling program, based on 3 key elements:
- Apply innovative AI (Artificial Intelligence) exploration tools for target generation.
- Review of the current mineral resource estimate and geological interpretation to develop a value-based targeting and development approach at the property scale.
- Traditional targeting with focus on 2024 high-grade gold discoveries as well as best untested historical showings.
Qualified Person
The scientific and technical content of this press release has been prepared, reviewed and approved by Mr. Ronan Déroff, P.Geo., M.Sc., Senior Geologist, Project Manager and Geomatician, who is a ″Qualified Person″ as defined by National Instrument 43-101 – Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects (″NI 43-101″).
About Cartier Resources Inc.
Cartier Resources Inc. was founded in 2006 and is an advanced gold project exploration company based in Val-d'Or (Quebec, Canada). In 2024, Quebec ranked 5th among the best mining jurisdictions in the world (Fraser Institute). Cartier owns 100% of its flagship Cadillac asset and controls a significant land package of 25,000 ha. The Cadillac project is located approximately 40 km east of Val-d'Or and close to existing gold mills with available capacity.
The results of the recent Preliminary Economic Assessment ( PEA : NI 43-101 Technical Report and Preliminary Economic Assessment for Chimo Mine and West Nordeau Gold Deposits, Chimo Mine and East Cadillac Properties, Quebec, Canada, Marc R. Beauvais, P.Eng., of InnovExplo Inc., Mr. Florent Baril of Bumigeme and Mr. Eric Sellars, P.Eng. of Responsible Mining Solutions, May, 29, 2023 ) demonstrate the economic viability of the project with an average annual gold production of 116,900 oz over a 9.7-year mine life . The current Mineral Resource Estimate ( MRE : NI 43-101 Mineral Resources Estimate for Chimo Mine and West Nordeau Gold Deposits, Québec, Canada, Vincent Nadeau-Benoit, P.Geo., Alain Carrier, P.Geo., M.Sc. and Marc R. Beauvais, P.Eng., InnovExplo Inc., August 22, 2022 ) totaling 720,000 ounces of gold in the Indicated category and 1,633,000 ounces of gold in the Inferred category .
For further information, contact: Philippe Cloutier, P. Geo. President and CEO Telephone: 819-856-0512 philippe.cloutier@ressourcescartier.com www.ressourcescartier.com |
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Significant Gold and Antimony Grades Confirmed at Hurricane Project
The Board of Inca Minerals Limited (ASX: ICG) (Inca or the Company) is pleased to provide shareholders a progress report on due diligence associated with the recently announced (ASX 5 February 2025) Binding Implementation Agreement to acquire Stunalara Metals Limited (Stunalara) via an off market takeover bid. Stunalara’s key asset is the high-grade gold & gold- antimony Hurricane Project located approximately 110km west-northwest of Cairns and 75km southwest of Port Douglas in North Queensland. Hurricane boasts multiple undrilled high-grade gold & gold-antimony prospects developed from rock chip and grab sampling.
Inca’s technical team recently conducted a site visit as part of the due diligence process to confirm and replicate historical geochemical data, culminating with the collection and dispatch for assaying of 84 rock chip samples. Assays have now been received for those samples with exceptional results recorded for gold (Au) and antimony (Sb) at multiple prospects including Holmes, Cyclone, Tornado, Hurricane and Bouncer confirming the high-grade prospectivity of the Hurricane Project.
Assay Highlights (Refer to table 1, Appendix 1 for full results)
Assays with gold greater than 5g/t:
- Hurricane South - Sample MC0374: 81.5g/t Au
- Hurricane North - Sample MC0368: 12.95g/t Au
- Hurricane South - Sample MC0379: 11.9g/t Au
- Bouncer - Sample HRX10042: 8.29g/t Au and 12.7% Sb.
- Typhoon - Sample HRX10055: 7.84g/t Au
- Holmes - Sample HRX10083: 6.4g/t Au
- Holmes - Sample MC0392: 6g/t Au
- 2 other samples returned gold greater than 4g/t, three with grades over 3g/t and 12 with grades over 1g/t.
Highly anomalous levels of Antimony (Sb) were also recorded, which included:
- Bouncer - Sample HRX10029 with 35.1% Sb
- Bouncer - Sample HRX10036: 20.8% Sb
- Bouncer - Sample HRX10042: 12.75% Sb
- Bouncer - Sample HRX10037: 9.54% Sb
- Bouncer - Sample HRX10033: 7.78% Sb
- Holmes - Sample MC0393: 5.28% Sb, and
- Holmes - Sample MC0398: 4.89% Sb
29 samples returned highly anomalous arsenic values > 0.1% (>1000ppm As, up to 9840ppm in 1 sample).
“The identification of high-grade gold and antimony in rock chips across different locations which have never been drilled, highlights the significant exploration potential of the Hurricane Project for the discovery of gold and antimony. Inca Minerals is looking forward to progressing follow-up exploration programs to build on this significant rock chip data,” said Inca Exploration Manager, Dr Emmanuel Wembenyui.
In addition to gold, the Hurricane Project results include high levels (up to 35%) of antimony, a critical and new economy metal. Antimony is listed as a critical mineral by the United States, the European Union, Japan, India, the United Kingdom and the Commonwealth of Austalia. New economy metals are pivotal for modern technologies, economies and national security, providing direct support for technologies that are paving the way to the transition from fossil fuels to net zero emmisions , advanced manufacturing and defence technologies/capabilities amongst other applications.
HURRICANE PROJECT
Inca is pleased to report highly encouraging results from a geological reconnaissance field trip to the gold and antimony Hurricane Project. The Hurricane Project is located about 110km west-northwest of Cairns and 75km southwest of Port Douglas in North Queensland, Figure 1.
The Hurricane Project comprises three tenements – EPM 19437, which hosts the Holmes, Porphyry, Monsoon and Cyclone prospects, EPM 25855 in which are located the Hurricane and Tornado Prospects, and EPM 27518, which hosts the Bouncer prospect, Figure 1.
Figure 1: Hurricane Project location map showing all three tenements, prospects and sample locations. The samples have been thematically mapped by gold, demonstrating the widespread occurrence of high-grade gold across the project. The project is sandwiched by 2 major northwest-southeast trending faults being the Hurricane and the Retina Faults. Locally, the project area is dominated by the Hodgkinson Formation and 2 late-stage felsic intrusions located within EPM 19437. Shown in the inset is the location of the Hurricane Project in North Queensland relative to the major towns of Cairns, Townsville and Brisbane.
Geology of the Hurricane Project Regional Geology
The Hurricane Project area falls within the Mossman 1:250,000 and the Mount Mulligan 1:100,000 Queensland Geological map sheets. The regional geology traverses a wide Geological Timescale from the Devonian in the Hodgkinson Formation through granodiorite and rhyolitic Carboniferous and Permian intrusions to Triassic and Quaternary Sandstones. The Hodgkinson Formation comprises dark grey to greenish, fine to medium quartz greywackes interbedded with siltstones, mudstones and conglomerates. The Carboniferous to Permian granitic/granodiorite and rhyolite intrusions comprise a suite of felsic porphyritic intrusions. The main porphyritic bodies comprise medium to coarse-grained mineral crystals including euhedral hornblende- biotite, k-feldspar and quartz, which locally grade into fine-grained silicified granites.
Local Geology
The three tenements which make up the Hurricane Project are structurally set within two major NW-SE trending faults, being the Hurricane Fault and the Retina Fault. The Hodgkinson Formation dominates these tenements and comprises of tightly folded greywackes, siltstones, shales, cherts, conglomerates and limestones. Locally within the Hurricane Project are 2 felsic intrusions, which occur in EPM 19437 and are predominantly porphyritic granites. These intrusions are the major source of heat, which mobilised hydrothermal fluids to interact with surrounding country rock, leading to widespread alteration in the form of silicification, sericite and carbonates, and account for the deposition of epithermal gold, silver, and antimony mineralised veins. Epithermal gold deposits are strongly associated with hydrothermal fluids that are related to calc-alkaline volcanism and magmatism. Plots of La-Y-Nb on the ternary diagram of Cabanis and Lecolle, 1989; shows that the Hurricane Project falls within the Arc Calc-Alkaline geo-tectonic setting, supporting an epithermal exploration model for the project (Figure 2). Epithermal gold could be low or high sulfidation, depending on mineralogy and can occur as veins, stockworks, replacements or disseminations. Mineralisation within the project area is associated with variably altered, silicified and brecciated quartz veins ranging in widths from 2 to >50m and lengths over 700m. The mineralogy of the Hurricane Project which includes gold, antimony, silver, very limited sulphur, +/- lead and zinc, leans towards the low sulfidation model.
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High Grade Gold Intercepts Confirm Kpali Discovery
Castle Minerals Limited (“Castle” or the “Company”) advises that a recently completed eight-hole, 1,106m RC drill programme at its Kpali Gold Prospect in Ghana’s Upper West Region (“Project”, “Kpali”) has intersected mineralisation in all holes including 12m at 8.29g/t Au from 25m including 6m at 11.60g/t Au from 31m and a peak 1m intercept of 20.43g/t Au at 36m in an interpreted ‘hangingwall’ lode and then 4m at 4.16g/t Au from 95m in a lower “footwall” lode (24KPRC010).
- Extremely strong gold intercepts from eight-hole RC drilling programme at Kpali Gold Prospect in Ghana’s Upper West Region.
- All eight holes intersected shallow mineralisation with better intercepts including:
- 12m at 8.29g/t Au from 25m (24KPRC010) incl.
- 6m at 11.60g/t Au from 31m and
- a peak 1m intercept of 20.43g/t Au at 36m and
- 4m at 4.16g/t Au from 95m.
- 7m at 2.23g/t Au from 35m (24KPRC011) incl.
- 4m at 3.23g/t Au from 35m and
- 11m at 2.24g/t Au from 50m incl.
- 1m at 8.29g/t Au from 57m.
- 5m at 3.66 g/t Au from 78m (24KPRC012) incl.
- 2m at 7.09g/t Au 79m.
- 13m at 1.58g/t Au from 73m (24KPRC014) incl.
- 1m at 5.62g/t Au from 79m.
- 1m at 8.35g/t Au from 5m (24KPRC015) and
- 9m at 4.81g/t Au from 107m incl.
- 2m at 8.75g/t Au from 109m.
- 1m at 6.64g/t Au from 70m (24KPRC016).
- 7m at 1.67g/t Au from 39m (24KPRC017) and
- 3m at 3.08g/t Au from 78m.
- 12m at 8.29g/t Au from 25m (24KPRC010) incl.
- Status of Kpali Gold Prospect considerably upgraded.
- Broader district containing several other high conviction prospects confirmed as an emerging new exploration frontier.
- Next drilling programme to comprise step-out drilling at Kpali Gold Prospect and testing of other prospects including equally prospective Bundi discovery.
- Results hot on heels of recent Kandia “4000 Zone” RC programme that confirmed good gold continuity and returned strong intercepts including:
- 7m at 3.36g/t Au from 149m within 24m at 1.78g/t Au from 139m (24KARC002) and
- 5m at 3.49g/t Au from 82m within 11m at 2.26g/t Au from 79m (24KARC004).
- Immediate high-level objective is to confirm robust new West African mining camps at Kpali and Kandia and an initial 1.0Moz Au multi-prospect based mineral resource.
Castle Executive Chairman, Stephen Stone, commented “The Kpali Gold Prospect is developing into a robust discovery and is a strong indicator that we may be dealing with a new West African gold mining camp in Ghana’s emerging northern region.
The latest intercepts include some very decent widths and grades at shallow depths with good continuity which can have considerable positive impacts should mining be considered.
Fig 1: Kpali Gold Prospect: Plan showing latest drill results and outline of interpreted multiple mineralised sub-parallel lodes on simplified sub-surface geology.
We have intersected a very impressive 12m at 8.29g/t Au from 25m, including 6m at 11.60g/t Au from 31m and a peak 1m intercept of 20.43g/t Au at 36m in a ‘hangingwall’ lode, and also 4m at 4.16g/t Au from 95m in a lower ‘footwall’ lode.
Apart from these standout results, very strong mineralisation has been encountered within most holes drilled, implying that with additional drilling we may be able to delineate a decent high value deposit.
We are very keen to get back drilling and to extend the Kpali Gold Prospect discovery as well as to follow-up historical drilling at the nearby Bundi discovery, 4km north.
There are also several other enticing prospects in the broader Kpali Gold Project area.
These drilling results follow excellent recent results from four holes at the Kandia Prospect, a second and separate gold discovery associated with a relatively under- explored 16km prospective contact between Birimian metasediments and a granite intrusion. Recent intercepts at Kandia included 7m at 3.36g/t Au from 149m within 24m at 1.78g/t Au from 139m and 5m at 3.49g/t Au from 82m within 11m at 2.26g/t Au from 79m.
These deposits lie in a classic setting for major gold deposits in West Africa and in particular northern Ghana which hosts the Cardinal Resources 5.1Moz gold Namdini deposit and the Azumah Resources 2.8Moz gold Black Volta Gold Project. The latter’s high-grade Julie deposit is immediately along strike from Kandia.
West Africa is where big gold discoveries can be and are still being made. With the gold price now at a level I could only dream of when starting my career, it’s the perfect time to be exploring Castle’s two new discoveries in the very stable, safe and mining friendly jurisdiction of Ghana.”
Fig 2: North-south long-section through mineralised hangingwall and footwall lodes at Kpali highlighting zones of shallow plunging, high-grade gold mineralisation.
Additional intercepts included 7m at 2.23g/t Au from 35m(24KPRC011) including 11m at 2.24g/t Au from 50m, 5m at 3.6g/t Au from 78m (24KPRC012), 9m at 4.81g/t Au from 107m (24KPRC015) and 3m at 3.08g/t Au from 78m (KPRC017).
These results confirm the Kpali Gold Prospect, just one of several prospects within the broader Kpali Gold Project, as a robust discovery in a completely new district within Ghana’s emerging Northern Region exploration frontier.
With several other high conviction prospects yet to be evaluated in the area, including the nearby Bundi, Kpali East, Wa South East and Wa South West prospects, there appears to be present all the hallmarks of a new West African mining camp and the possibility of a considerable gold endowment.
The Kpali Gold Prospect lies within a mineralised corridor associated with a 30m to 50m wide zone of structural deformation immediately west of a granite intrusion. Three drilling programmes have identified near-surface, shallow plunging high-grade lode-style mineralisation to a depth of at least 100m. Multiple, closely-spaced mineralised lodes have been identified over at least 650m strike.
Overall, the geological setting at the broader Kpali Gold Project is of typically structurally-controlled, orogenic style mineralisation within Birimian terrane. This is a similar setting as that hosting several world- class gold mining operations in Ghana and West Africa generally. Orebodies with these characteristics can often extend to considerable depth.
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