AGNICO EAGLE MINES LTD
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<html lang="en-US"> <HEAD> </HEAD> <BODY BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" LINK=BLUE VLINK=PURPLE> <BR> <FONT SIZE=3 ><A HREF="#11ZBF42502_1">QuickLinks</A></FONT> <font size=3> -- Click here to rapidly navigate through this document</font> <P style="font-family:times;text-align:justify"><FONT SIZE=2> <!-- COMMAND=ADD_BASECOLOR,"Black" --> <!-- COMMAND=ADD_DEFAULTFONT,"font-family:times;" --> <!-- COMMAND=ADD_TABLESHADECOLOR,"#CCEEFF" --> <!-- COMMAND=ADD_STABLERULES,"border-bottom:solid #000000 1.0pt;" --> <!-- COMMAND=ADD_DTABLERULES,"border-bottom:double #000000 2.25pt;" --> <!-- COMMAND=ADD_SCRTABLERULES,"border-bottom:solid #000000 1.0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;" --> <!-- COMMAND=ADD_DCRTABLERULES,"border-bottom:double #000000 2.25pt;margin-bottom:0pt;" --> <!-- PARA=JUSTIFY --> </FONT></P> <P style="font-family:times;text-align:justify"><FONT SIZE=2> <div style="width:100%;border-top:solid #000000 3.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;font-size:3.0pt;"></div> <div style="width:100%;border-top:solid #000000 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;font-size:4.0pt;"></div> </FONT></P> <P ALIGN="CENTER" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=5><B>UNITED STATES<BR> SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION<BR> </B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><B>Washington, D.C. 20549 </B></FONT></P> <P ALIGN="CENTER" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=5><B>Form 6-K </B></FONT></P> <P ALIGN="CENTER" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=3><B>REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER </B></FONT></P> <P ALIGN="CENTER" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=3><B> PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16<BR> UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 </B></FONT></P> <P style="font-family:times;text-align:justify"><FONT SIZE=2>For the month of May, 2011.<BR> Commission File Number </FONT></P> <P ALIGN="CENTER" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=5><B>AGNICO-EAGLE MINES LIMITED<BR> </B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>(Translation of registrant's name into English) </FONT></P> <P ALIGN="CENTER" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2><B>145 King Street East, Suite 400, Toronto, Ontario M5C 2Y7<BR> </B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>(Address of principal executive office) </FONT></P> <P style="font-family:times;text-align:justify"><FONT SIZE=2>Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F. </FONT></P> <P ALIGN="CENTER" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>Form 20-F <FONT FACE="WINGDINGS">ý</FONT> Form 40-F <FONT FACE="WINGDINGS">o</FONT> </FONT></P> <P style="font-family:times;text-align:justify"><FONT SIZE=2>Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101 (b)(1):<U> </U> </FONT></P> <P style="font-family:times;text-align:justify"><FONT SIZE=2><B>Note:</B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2> Regulation S-T Rule 101 (b)(1) only permits the submission in paper of a Form 6-K if submitted solely to provide an attached annual report to security holders. </FONT></P> <P style="font-family:times;text-align:justify"><FONT SIZE=2>Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101 (b)(7):<U> </U> </FONT></P> <P style="font-family:times;text-align:justify"><FONT SIZE=2><B>Note:</B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2> Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(7) only permits the submission in paper of a Form 6-K if submitted to furnish a report or other document that the registrant foreign private issuer must furnish and make public under the laws of the jurisdiction in which the registrant is incorporated, domiciled or legally organized (the registrant's "home country"), or under the rules of the home country exchange on which the registrant's securities are traded, as long as the report or other document is not a press release, is not required to be and has not been distributed to the registrant's security holders, and, if discussing a material event, has already been the subject of a Form 6-K submission or other Commission filing on EDGAR. </FONT></P> <P style="font-family:times;text-align:justify"><FONT SIZE=2>Indicate by check mark whether the registrant by furnishing the information contained in this Form is also thereby furnishing the information to the Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. </FONT></P> <P ALIGN="CENTER" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>Yes <FONT FACE="WINGDINGS">o</FONT> No <FONT FACE="WINGDINGS">ý</FONT> </FONT></P> <P style="font-family:times;text-align:justify"><FONT SIZE=2>If "Yes" is marked, indicate below the file number assigned to the registrant in connection with Rule 12g3-2(b): 82-<U> </U>. </FONT></P> <P style="font-family:times;text-align:justify"><FONT SIZE=2><div style="width:100%;border-top:solid #000000 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;font-size:3.0pt;"></div> <div style="width:100%;border-top:solid #000000 3.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;font-size:4.0pt;"></div> </FONT></P> <HR NOSHADE> <P style='font-family:times;page-break-before:always'></p> <!-- ZEQ.=1,SEQ=1,EFW="2203552",CP="AGNICO-EAGLE MINES LIMITED",DN="1",CHK=296802,FOLIO='blank',FILE='DISK135:[11ZBF2.11ZBF42502]BA42502A.;2',USER='RRICKEN',CD=';5-MAY-2011;09:53' --> <!-- THIS IS THE END OF A COMPOSITION COMPONENT --> <P style="font-family:times;text-align:justify"><FONT SIZE=2> <!-- COMMAND=ADD_BASECOLOR,"Black" --> <!-- COMMAND=ADD_DEFAULTFONT,"font-family:times;" --> <!-- COMMAND=ADD_TABLESHADECOLOR,"#CCEEFF" --> <!-- COMMAND=ADD_STABLERULES,"border-bottom:solid #000000 1.0pt;" --> <!-- COMMAND=ADD_DTABLERULES,"border-bottom:double #000000 2.25pt;" --> <!-- COMMAND=ADD_SCRTABLERULES,"border-bottom:solid #000000 1.0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;" --> <!-- COMMAND=ADD_DCRTABLERULES,"border-bottom:double #000000 2.25pt;margin-bottom:0pt;" --> <!-- PARA=JUSTIFY --> </FONT></P> <!-- TOC_END --> <P ALIGN="CENTER" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2><A NAME="bc42502_exhibits"> </A> <A NAME="toc_bc42502_1"> </A> <BR></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><B> EXHIBITS <BR> </B></FONT></P> <DIV style="padding:0pt;position:relative;width:80%;margin-left:10%;"> <P style="font-family:times;text-align:justify"><font size=1></FONT><FONT SIZE=2> <!-- COMMAND=ADD_TABLEWIDTH,"100%" --> </FONT></P> <!-- User-specified TAGGED TABLE --> <DIV ALIGN="CENTER"><TABLE width="100%" BORDER=0 CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0> <TR><!-- TABLE COLUMN WIDTHS SET --> <TD WIDTH="36pt" style="font-family:times;"></TD> <TD WIDTH="12pt" style="font-family:times;"></TD> <TD WIDTH="" style="font-family:times;"></TD> <!-- TABLE COLUMN WIDTHS END --></TR> <TR VALIGN="BOTTOM"> <TH ALIGN="CENTER" style="font-family:times;border-bottom:solid #000000 1.0pt;"><FONT SIZE=1><B>Exhibit<BR> No. </B></FONT></TH> <TH style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1> </FONT></TH> <TH NOWRAP ALIGN="LEFT" style="font-family:times;"><DIV style="border-bottom:solid #000000 1.0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;width:69pt;"><FONT SIZE=1><B>Exhibit Description <!-- COMMAND=ADD_SCROPPEDRULE,69pt --> </B></FONT></DIV></TH> </TR> <TR BGCOLOR="#CCEEFF" VALIGN="TOP"> <TD ALIGN="CENTER" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>99.1</FONT></TD> <TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2> </FONT></TD> <TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>First Quarter Report</FONT></TD> </TR> </TABLE></DIV> <!-- end of user-specified TAGGED TABLE --> </DIV> <HR NOSHADE> <P style='font-family:times;page-break-before:always'></p> <!-- ZEQ.=1,SEQ=2,EFW="2203552",CP="AGNICO-EAGLE MINES LIMITED",DN="1",CHK=474754,FOLIO='blank',FILE='DISK135:[11ZBF2.11ZBF42502]BC42502A.;1',USER='RRICKEN',CD=';5-MAY-2011;09:47' --> <!-- THIS IS THE END OF A COMPOSITION COMPONENT --> <P style="font-family:times;text-align:justify"><FONT SIZE=2> <!-- COMMAND=ADD_BASECOLOR,"Black" --> <!-- COMMAND=ADD_DEFAULTFONT,"font-family:times;" --> <!-- COMMAND=ADD_TABLESHADECOLOR,"#CCEEFF" --> <!-- COMMAND=ADD_STABLERULES,"border-bottom:solid #000000 1.0pt;" --> <!-- COMMAND=ADD_DTABLERULES,"border-bottom:double #000000 2.25pt;" --> <!-- COMMAND=ADD_SCRTABLERULES,"border-bottom:solid #000000 1.0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;" --> <!-- COMMAND=ADD_DCRTABLERULES,"border-bottom:double #000000 2.25pt;margin-bottom:0pt;" --> <!-- PARA=JUSTIFY --> </FONT></P> <!-- TOC_END --> <P ALIGN="CENTER" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2><A NAME="be42502_signatures"> </A> <A NAME="toc_be42502_1"> </A> <BR></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><B> SIGNATURES <BR> </B></FONT></P> <P style="font-family:times;text-align:justify"><FONT SIZE=2> Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized. </FONT></P> <DIV style="padding:0pt;position:relative;width:80%;margin-left:10%;"> <P style="font-family:times;text-align:justify"><font size=1></FONT><FONT SIZE=2> <!-- COMMAND=ADD_TABLEWIDTH,"100%" --> </FONT></P> <!-- User-specified TAGGED TABLE --> <DIV ALIGN="CENTER"><TABLE width="100%" BORDER=0 CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0> <TR><!-- TABLE COLUMN WIDTHS SET --> <TD WIDTH="" style="font-family:times;"></TD> <TD WIDTH="12pt" style="font-family:times;"></TD> <TD WIDTH="22pt" style="font-family:times;"></TD> <TD WIDTH="12pt" style="font-family:times;"></TD> <TD WIDTH="279pt" style="font-family:times;"></TD> <!-- TABLE COLUMN WIDTHS END --></TR> <TR VALIGN="TOP"> <TD VALIGN="BOTTOM" style="font-family:times;"><p style="font-family:times;margin-left:10pt;text-indent:-10pt;"><FONT SIZE=2> </FONT></TD> <TD VALIGN="BOTTOM" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2> </FONT></TD> <TD COLSPAN=3 style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>AGNICO-EAGLE MINES LIMITED<BR> (Registrant)</FONT></TD> </TR> <TR VALIGN="TOP"> <TD VALIGN="BOTTOM" style="font-family:times;"><p style="font-family:times;margin-top:12pt;margin-left:10pt;text-indent:-10pt;"><FONT SIZE=2> </FONT><FONT SIZE=2>Date: May 12, 2011</FONT></TD> <TD VALIGN="BOTTOM" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2> </FONT></TD> <TD style="font-family:times;"><p align=left style="font-family:times;margin-top:12pt;margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;"><FONT SIZE=2> </FONT><FONT SIZE=2>By:</FONT></TD> <TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2> </FONT></TD> <TD style="font-family:times;"><p align=left style="font-family:times;margin-top:12pt;margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;"><FONT SIZE=2> </FONT><FONT SIZE=2>/s/ R. GREGORY LAING<BR> <HR NOSHADE SIZE="1.0pt" WIDTH="100%" COLOR="#000000"> </FONT> <FONT SIZE=2> R. Gregory Laing<BR> General Counsel, Sr. Vice President,<BR> Legal and Corporate Secretary<BR></FONT> </TD> </TR> </TABLE></DIV> <!-- end of user-specified TAGGED TABLE --> </DIV> <P style="font-family:times;text-align:justify"><FONT SIZE=2> Exhibit Number 99.1 submitted with this Form 6-K is hereby incorporated into Agnico-Eagle Mines Limited's registration statements on Form F-10 and Form S-8 (SEC Reg. Nos. 333-156710, 333-130339 and 333-152004)." </FONT></P> <HR NOSHADE> <P style='font-family:times;page-break-before:always'></p> <!-- ZEQ.=1,SEQ=3,EFW="2203552",CP="AGNICO-EAGLE MINES LIMITED",DN="1",CHK=375068,FOLIO='blank',FILE='DISK135:[11ZBF2.11ZBF42502]BE42502A.;2',USER='RRICKEN',CD=';5-MAY-2011;10:40' --> <!-- THIS IS THE END OF A COMPOSITION COMPONENT --> <BR> <P><br><A NAME="11ZBF42502_1">QuickLinks</A><br></P><!-- TOC_BEGIN --> <FONT SIZE=2 style="font-family:times;"><A HREF="#toc_bc42502_1">EXHIBITS</A></FONT><BR> <!-- TOC_BEGIN --> <FONT SIZE=2 style="font-family:times;"><A HREF="#toc_be42502_1">SIGNATURES</A></FONT><BR> <!-- SEQ=,FILE='QUICKLINK',USER=MVANGB,SEQ=,EFW="2203552",CP="AGNICO-EAGLE MINES LIMITED",DN="1" --> <!-- TOCEXISTFLAG --> </BODY> </HTML>