AGNICO EAGLE MEADOWBANK MINE NUNA VUT CASE STUDY 1 6 Agnico Eagles Gender Challenge Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd is a Canadian gold mining company that has produced precious metals since 1957 The organization consists of eight mines located in Canada Finland and Mexico with exploration and development activities in each of these countries as well as in the United States and Sweden Agnico Eagle employs over 8000 people worldwide The Meadowbank open pit gold mine is Agnico Eagle s only operating mine in Nunavut Located in the Kivalliq region of Nunavut approximately 300 km west of Hudson Bay and 1 10 km north of Baker Lake Meadowbank achieved commercial production in March 2010 In 2017 the mine produced 352526 ounces of gold with over 1 100 people being employed or contracted to work on the operation Agnico Eagle also received approval to develop the Amaruq satellite deposit approximately 55 km north of Meadowbank pending the receipt of the required permits Production is forecasted to begin at Amaruq s Whale T ail deposit in 2019 Agnico s Meliadine gold mine also in Nunavut is under construction and expected to begin operations in late 2019 employing approximately 470 people Agnico Eagle Joins GEM W orks In 2016 Agnico Eagle began implementing the GEM W orks program by reviewing its Meadowbank operations to identify where ef forts could be concentrated to make a change Agnico explored the potential of systemic barriers built into written policies and procedures specifcally concerning women taking maternity leave in remote operations in Nunavut The decision was made to review policies and processes with the goal of continuing their commitment to promoting a safe and inclusive workplace that is supportive of women and families MiHR s Gender Champion at Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd was Michelle Edwards Global Director T otal Rewards and Organizational Ef fectiveness Upon completing the GEM W orks training Michelle looked to identify and eliminate any gender bias and noninclusive language within company policies and procedures The modules helped me to understand the br eadth of the topic Cour tney Squir es Agnico Eagle