Stock Symbols: AEM (NYSE)

                   AGE (TSX)

TORONTO, Oct. 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ - Agnico-Eagle Mines Limited ("Agnico-Eagle") will release its third quarter 2003 results on October 29, 2003, after normal trading hours. The Company's senior management will host a live presentation during its conference call on Thursday, October 30, 2003 at 11:00 a.m. (E.S.T.) in the Toronto II Room at the Toronto Hilton, 145 Richmond Street West, Toronto, Ontario. All those interested are invited to attend in person, by telephone or by webcast.

To participate in the conference call, please dial (416) 640-4127. To ensure your participation, please call approximately five minutes prior to the scheduled start of the call. A live audio webcast of the call will be available on the Company's website at www.agnico-eagle.com.

Agnico-Eagle is a long established Canadian gold producer with operations located in northwestern Quebec and exploration and development activities in eastern Canada and the southwestern United States. Agnico-Eagle's LaRonde Mine in Quebec is Canada's largest gold deposit. The Company has full exposure to higher gold prices consistent with its policy of no forward gold sales. It has paid a cash dividend for 23 consecutive years.

SOURCE Agnico-Eagle Mines Limited

CONTACT:
Barry Landen
V.P. Corporate Affairs, Agnico-Eagle Mines Limited
(416) 947-1212
(AGE. AEM)