Bullion awaiting settlement
Concentrates awaiting settlement
| 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | ||||||||
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Revenues from mining operations (thousands): | |||||||||||
Gold | $ | 474,875 | $ | 227,576 | $ | 171,537 | |||||
Silver | 59,155 | 59,398 | 70,028 | ||||||||
Zinc | 57,034 | 54,364 | 156,340 | ||||||||
Copper | 22,571 | 27,600 | 34,300 | ||||||||
Lead | 127 | | | ||||||||
| $ | 613,762 | $ | 368,938 | $ | 432,205 | |||||
In 2009, precious metals accounted for 87% of Agnico-Eagle's revenues from mining operations (2008 78%; 2007 56%). The remaining revenues from mining operations consisted of net byproduct metals revenues. In 2009, these net byproduct revenues as a percentage of total revenues from mining operations were 9% from zinc (2008 15%; 2007 36%) and 4% from copper (2008 7%; 2007 8%).