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In 2025, the Canadian Malartic Complex had over 1,600 full-time workers on site, consisting of more than 700 Canadian Malartic Mine employees and 950 contractor employees.

The Canadian Malartic Complex is a large gold mining operation in northwestern Quebec. It includes the active Barnat open pit and the new Odyssey underground mine, which began production in March 2023 and is expected to operate until 2042. The complex is transitioning to primarily underground operations by 2029 and processes ore at a 60,000 tonnes per day facility.

In 2025, the Canadian Malartic Complex produced 642,612 ounces of gold. For 2023, Agnico Eagle's payable production from the complex was 603,955 ounces of gold and 310,494 ounces of silver from 17.3 million tonnes of ore processed.

Ore from both the open-pit and underground operations is processed at the Canadian Malartic mineral processing facility, which has a nominal throughput capacity of 60,000 tonnes per day. The processing method involves crushing and grinding, followed by conventional cyanidation and a carbon-in-pulp circuit to produce doré bars containing gold and silver.

The open-pit operation utilises a conventional fleet of excavators and trucks. The new Odyssey underground mine is set to use automated and electric equipment and vehicles.

The Canadian Malartic Complex is now wholly owned and operated by Agnico Eagle Mines Limited following its acquisition of Yamana Gold's 50% interest on 31 March 2023. The complex consists of the Canadian Malartic mine, which includes the now-depleted Canadian Malartic pit and the active Barnat pit, and the new Odyssey underground mine. Open-pit mining in the original Canadian Malartic pit concluded in 2023, and the pit is now used for tailings disposal. Operations are continuing in the adjacent Barnat pit. A significant development is the establishment of the Odyssey underground mine, which began production from the Odyssey South zone in March 2023. This new underground operation is expected to become one of Canada's largest underground gold mines and will extend the operational life of the complex to 2042. The transition to primarily underground operations is planned to be completed by 2029. Agnico Eagle is also advancing its "Fill the Mill" strategy to utilise the excess capacity of the 60,000-tonne-per-day processing plant. As part of this strategy, the company acquired the adjacent Marban Alliance property in March 2025, which could potentially serve as a satellite open-pit operation to feed the mill in the future.

The project was expected to create approximately 825 direct full-time jobs per year during construction and expansion, and 450 full-time jobs per year during its operational life. The planned workforce is around 900.

The Blackwater mine, an open-pit gold and silver operation in British Columbia, Canada, is owned and operated by Artemis Gold Inc. It is located approximately 160 kilometres southwest of Prince George. The project achieved its first gold and silver pour on 29 January 2025 and commercial production on 2 May 2025. It has a planned mine life of 22 years.

The Blackwater mine commenced its first pour of gold and silver doré on 29 January 2025 and achieved commercial production on 2 May 2025.

The processing flowsheet includes a combined gravity circuit and whole ore leaching to recover gold and silver. The processing plant consists of three-stage crushing, grinding, and a carbon-in-leach (CIL) circuit.

The mine utilises electric and diesel rotary tracked drills, hydraulic front shovels and excavators, rigid-frame and articulated haul trucks, motor graders, dozers, wheel loaders, and various ancillary vehicles and equipment.

The mine's development includes a phased expansion of its ore processing facilities. The initial milling rate is 16,000 tonnes per day (6.0 million tonnes per annum), with plans to expand to 33,000 tonnes per day (12 Mtpa) in year six, and a final expansion to 55,000 tonnes per day (20 Mtpa) starting in year 11 of operation. A 2024 expansion study has been completed.