Kitco News - Agnico Eagle Mines (NYSE:AEM) reported today record net income and record free cash flow in Q2 on higher gold prices.
Average realized gold price was $2,062 in Q1. In Q2, it was $2,342.
Compared to the same period a year ago, net income was up 46% to $472.0 million or $0.95 per share. Compared to the prior period, net income in the second quarter was up 36%.
"We continue to deliver strong and reliable operational results which, combined with higher gold prices, drove record operating margin and free cash flow for the third consecutive quarter," said Ammar Al-Joundi, Agnico Eagle's president and CEO. "We generated over half of a billion dollars of free cash flow in the second quarter."
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