Agnico-Eagle (NYSE:AEM) (6.5%) (AEM CN – $54.08 | $70.95 CAD – Toronto Stock Exchange), is a mid-tier gold producer with operations in Canada, Mexico, and Finland. The company is the dominant operator in the Val d’Or region of Northern Quebec, and the only gold producer in the Canadian sub-Arctic region. The company is in the process of delineating a new discovery in the Arctic region which could serve to extend the life of its large Meadowbank mine. Agnico is also delineating a deposit in Mexico which could be its third mine in the country. The company has a strong balance sheet and low unit cash costs which should allow it to comfortably complete these new projects while continuing to return cash to shareholders in the form of a dividend.
From the Gabelli Gold Fund third-quarter 2016 shareholder letter.
