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FORM 6-K
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
 Washington, D.C. 20549
Report of Foreign Private Issuer
Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16 under the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Commission File Number 001-13422
AGNICO-EAGLE MINES LIMITED
 145 King Street
Suite 500
Toronto, Ontario
Canada M5C 2Y7
 (Address of principal executive offices.)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.

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        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.

 	 	AGNICO-EAGLE MINES LIMITED	

Date: May 8, 2007	

 	

 	
By:	
/s/   R. GREGORY LAING       

By: R. Gregory Laing
Title:  General Counsel, Senior Vice President, Legal and
           Corporate Secretary	

 
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Exhibit
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99.1	 	Report of Result of Take-Over Bid, dated May 8, 2007.	

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Exhibit 99.1
 
 REPORT OF RESULT OF TAKE-OVER BID
SECTION 147.10 OF THE SECURITIES ACT (QUÉBEC)
1.
Name and address of the Offeree issuer:
Cumberland Resources Limited (" Cumberland ")
#950 - 505 Burrard Street
Vancouver, British Columbia
V7X 1M4
2.
Name and address of the Offeror:
Agnico-Eagle Mines Limited (" Agnico-Eagle ")
Suite 500
145 King Street East
Toronto, Ontario
M5C 2Y7
Agnico-Eagle Acquisition Corporation (" Agnico Acquisition ")
c/o Agnico Eagle Mines Limited
Suite 500
145 King Street East
Toronto, Ontario
M5C 2Y7
3.
The Bid:
Agnico-Eagle and its wholly-owned subsidiary, Agnico Acquisition (together, the " Offerors "), pursuant to an offer and circular dated March 12, 2007 (the " Original Offer "), as amended and supplemented by the notice of extension and subsequent offering period dated April 17, 2007 (as amended and supplemented, the " Offer "), made an offer to purchase all of the outstanding common shares (the " Cumberland Shares ") of Cumberland together with associated rights under Cumberland's shareholder rights plan, other than Cumberland Shares already owned by Agnico-Eagle or its affiliates, including Cumberland Shares that may become outstanding after the date of the Original Offer upon the exercise of Options to acquire Cumberland Shares.
4.
Results of the Bid:
The Offerors took up and paid for an aggregate of 67,709,867 Cumberland Shares pursuant to the Original Offer. The additional 4,957,905 of Cumberland Shares taken up pursuant to the extension of the Offer, together with the 62,751,962 Cumberland Shares taken up on April 17, 2007 and the other Cumberland Shares owned by the Offerors, represents approximately 92.50% of the outstanding Cumberland Shares. The Offer expired on April 30, 2007 and will not be extended.

The Offerors intend to exercise their right, pursuant to the compulsory acquisition provisions of section 300 of the Business Corporations Act (British Columbia), to acquire all the outstanding Cumberland Shares not already owned by the Offerors.
DATED this 8 th  day of May, 2007.

 	 	AGNICO-EAGLE MINES LIMITED.	

 	
By:	
/s/   R. GREGORY LAING       

R. Gregory Laing
General Counsel, Senior Vice President,
Legal and Corporate Secretary	

 	 	AGNICO-EAGLE ACQUISITION CORPORATION.	

 	
By:	
/s/   R. GREGORY LAING       

R. Gregory Laing
Vice President	

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 REPORT OF RESULT OF TAKE-OVER BID SECTION 147.10 OF THE SECURITIES ACT (QUÉBEC)