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<FILENAME>agnico6kex9910802.txt
<DESCRIPTION>CERTIFICATION OF REPORT
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                             CERTIFICATION OF REPORT
                             -----------------------

I, Sean  Boyd,  President  and Chief  Executive  Officer of  Agnico-Eagle  Mines
Limited (the "Company"),  certify, pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley
Act of 2002, 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, that:

(1)  the Report on Form 6-K of the Company for the  quarterly  period ended June
     30, 2002 (the  "Report")  fully complies with the  requirements  of Section
     13(a) or 15(d) of the  Securities  Exchange  Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C.  78m or
     78o(d)) applicable to foreign private issuers; and

(2)  the information  contained in the Report fairly  presents,  in all material
     respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

No  purchaser  or  seller  of  securities  shall be  entitled  to rely  upon the
foregoing certification for any purpose, and the undersigned expressly disclaims
any obligation to update the foregoing  certification  except as may be required
by law.

Dated:  August 06, 2002



                                                        /s/ Sean Boyd
                                                        ------------------------
                                                        Sean Boyd, President and
                                                        Chief Executive Officer


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