Agnico Eagle Mines Limited

Agnico Eagle Mines Limited is a long-standing Canadian gold producer with over 5,000 permanent and contract employees. The company has mines and exploration projects in Canada, Finland, Mexico and the United States. It is recognized for the quality of its growth in low-risk areas.

The growth of a gold company requires the renewal of reserves and the discovery of new resources. In 2014, the company had 16.9 million ounces of gold in mining reserves and plans to invest $74 million in 2014 in gold exploration worldwide. Agnico Eagle is seeking highly qualified and well-trained geologists, geological engineers and other professionals to ensure its long-term development and growth objectives. In addition, it wishes to continually employ new and innovative methods to discover mineral resources, particularly in remote areas of northern Canada and Europe.

The new Agnico Eagle—Eldorado Gold Québec Research Chair in Mineral Exploration in Mineral Exploration, established at Laval University, will contribute to Agnico Eagle's strategic objectives by developing innovative mineral exploration tools that use indicator minerals and that will increase the company's ability to discover new gold resources, which is at the heart of long-term success for companies in this field.

Eldorado Gold Québec inc.

Eldorado Gold is a Vancouver-based Canadian mining company with operations in Turkey, Greece and Canada. Eldorado Gold Quebec is wholly owned by Eldorado Gold and its operations are focused on the expansion and development of the Lamaque underground gold mine near Val-d'Or, which entered commercial production in March 2019. The organization is dedicated to responsible operations, the highest safety and environmental standards, and the betterment of communities in the Abitibi-Témiscamingue region. The exploration team is distinguished by the experience and track record of some of its members, who have been part of the team since the very beginning of the Lamaque project. This dynamic team works every day to ensure the company's future.

Eldorado concentrates its exploration activities in the Val-d'Or region, but in recent years has acquired a significant portfolio of exploration projects in various parts of the Abitibi region. In 2022, some 77 km of surface drilling were completed, and a major drilling program is planned for 2023. Exploration is aimed at increasing the project's resources, which can be easily accessed and rapidly developed by existing infrastructure, as well as developing new deposits to ensure the company's growth in the region. The discovery of the Ormaque deposit in 2019 is a good example of the growth potential in the region.

Eldorado Gold Québec is pleased to be associated with the Department of Geology and Geological Engineering for the Agnico Eagle-Eldorado Gold Québec Research Chair in Mineral Exploration and to contribute to the development of new exploration methods.

Natural Resources and Forests Ministry

The Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources and Forests is responsible for increasing the geoscientific knowledge of Quebec's territory and disseminating it in order to promote Quebec's mineral potential and stimulate exploration investments. The department is committed to improving the industry's competitiveness in order to increase economic benefits for all Quebecers. This is why it places great importance on research and development in the mining field and proudly supports researchers.

NSERC

NSERC is a federal agency that helps make Canada a country of discoverers and innovators for the benefit of all Canadians. It supports some 30,000 post-secondary students and postdoctoral fellows in their advanced studies. NSERC promotes discovery by funding more than 12,000 professors each year and fosters innovation by encouraging about 2,000 Canadian companies to invest in and participate in research projects at post-secondary institutions.