Agnico Eagle announces plan for consolidation of Central Lapland Greenstone Belt

Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) announced a plan to complete a comprehensive consolidation of properties in the Central Lapland Greenstone Belt of Northern Finland, pursuant to which Agnico Eagle has entered into definitive agreements in respect of three separate transactions: the acquisition of all of the issued and outstanding shares of Rupert Resources (RUPRF); the acquisition of all of the issued and outstanding shares of Aurion Resources; and the acquisition of a 70% interest in Fingold Ventures held by B2Gold (BTG), which together with the 30% interest held by Aurion, would result in Agnico Eagle owning a 100% ownership interest in the Fingold JV. The Company currently owns 13.9% of Rupert on a non-diluted basis and 9.9% of Aurion on a partially diluted basis.