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TORONTO, Oct. 18 /CNW/ - Agnico-Eagle Mines Limited ("Agnico-Eagle")
today announced that it has amalgamated with Mentor Exploration and
Development Co. Limited pursuant to a statutory plan of arrangement approved
by the Ontario Superior Court of Justice on October 16, 2001. The amalgamated
corporation will continue under the name Agnico-Eagle Mines Limited.Pursuant to the plan of arrangement, Agnico acquired the remaining 50.5%
of Mentor it did not already own. Mentor Shareholders exchanged their common
shares in Mentor for Agnico common shares on the basis of .21 Agnico common
shares for each Mentor common share. 369,348 Agnico common shares are being
issued in exchange for Mentor shares. Mentor Exploration and Development Co., Limited was formed in 1926.
Mentor's principal activity has been investing in publicly traded Canadian
mining companies and investing, directly and indirectly, in mineral
exploration activities in Canada and Nevada. Mentor's principal investment is
its interest in Sudbury Contact Mines Limited. Agnico-Eagle is an established Canadian gold producer with operations
located principally in Northwestern Quebec and exploration and development
activities in Quebec, Ontario and Nevada. Agnico-Eagle's operating history
includes almost three decades of continuous gold production primarily from
underground mining operations. Current proven and probably reserves stand at
3.3 million contained in ounces, with an additional 4.5 million ounces in the
mineral resource category at its LaRonde Mine. Agnico-Eagle media releases and other securities filings are available at
www.sedar.com.
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