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SEGMENTED INFORMATION
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2012
SEGMENTED INFORMATION  
SEGMENTED INFORMATION

11.   SEGMENTED INFORMATION

  • Agnico-Eagle operates in a single industry, namely exploration for and production of gold. The Company's primary operations are in Canada, Mexico and Finland. The Company identifies its reportable segments as those operations whose operating results are reviewed by the Chief Executive Officer and that represent more than 10% of the combined revenue, profit or loss or total assets of all reported operating segments. The following are the reporting segments of the Company and reflect how the Company manages its business and how it classifies its operations for planning and measuring performance:

  Canada:   LaRonde mine, Lapa mine, Goldex mine, Meadowbank mine, Meliadine project and the Regional Office
  Europe:   Kittila mine
  Latin America:   Pinos Altos mine, Creston Mascota deposit at Pinos Altos and the La India project
  Exploration:   USA Exploration office, Europe Exploration office, Canada Exploration offices, and the Latin America Exploration office
  • The accounting policies of the reporting segments are the same as those described in the summary of significant accounting policies. There are no transactions between the reported segments affecting revenue. Production costs for the reported segments are net of intercompany transactions. Of the $229.3 million of goodwill reflected on the consolidated balance sheets at March 31, 2012, $200.1 million relates to the Meliadine project that is a component of the Canada segment and $29.2 million relates to the La India project that is a component of the Latin America segment.

    Corporate Head Office assets are included in the "Canada" segment and specific corporate income and expense items are noted separately below.

    Certain items in the comparative segmented information relating to the Meliadine project have been reclassified from the "Exploration" segment to the "Canada" segment.

    The Meadowbank mine achieved commercial production on March 1, 2010. The Creston Mascota deposit at Pinos Altos achieved commercial production on March 1, 2011. The LaRonde mine extension achieved commercial production on December 1, 2011.

 
Three Months Ended
March 31, 2012
  Revenues
from
Mining
Operations
  Production
Costs
  Amortization
of Property,
Plant and Mine
Development
  Exploration
and Corporate
Development
  Foreign
Currency
Translation
Loss
  Segment
Income
(Loss)
 
 

Canada

  $ 293,559   $ 153,844   $ 47,105   $ 11,713   $ 8,613   $ 72,284  
 

Europe

    75,079     26,030     7,395         1,064     40,590  
 

Latin America

    104,296     35,161     10,053         5,744     53,338  
 

Exploration

                11,395     96     (11,491 )
                             
 

 

  $ 472,934   $ 215,035   $ 64,553   $ 23,108   $ 15,517   $ 154,721  
                             
 

Segment income

 
$

154,721
 
 

Corporate and Other:

                                     
 

    Interest and sundry income

    269  
 

    Gain on derivative financial instruments

    895  
 

    General and administrative

    (33,928 )
 

    Interest expense

    (14,447 )
                                       
 

Income before income and mining taxes

  $ 107,510  
                                       

 

 
Three Months Ended
March 31, 2011
  Revenues from
Mining Operations
  Production
Costs
  Amortization
of Property,
Plant and Mine
Development
  Exploration and
Corporate
Development
  Foreign Currency
Translation Loss
(Gain)
  Segment Income
(Loss)
 
 

Canada

  $ 277,571   $ 139,160   $ 47,101   $   $ 10,305   $ 81,005  
 

Europe

    56,331     28,500     7,268         3,863     16,700  
 

Latin America

    78,166     30,907     7,560         (103 )   39,802  
 

Exploration

                16,978         (16,978 )
                             
 

 

  $ 412,068   $ 198,567   $ 61,929   $ 16,978   $ 14,065   $ 120,529  
                             
 

Segment income

 
$

120,529
 
 

Corporate and Other:

                                     
 

    Interest and sundry income

    248  
 

    Gain on sale of available-for-sale securities

    4,394  
 

    Gain on derivative financial instruments

    1,351  
 

    General and administrative

    (35,152 )
 

    Interest expense

    (14,008 )
                                       
 

Income before income and mining taxes

  $ 77,362  
                                       

 

   
  Total Assets as at  
   
  March 31, 2012   December 31, 2011  
 

Canada

  $ 3,493,891   $ 3,205,158  
 

Europe

    809,470     771,714  
 

Latin America

    655,040     1,020,078  
 

Exploration

    40,022     37,312  
             
 

 

  $ 4,998,423   $ 5,034,262