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  <xsd:element name="PaymentsForDebtFinancingAndExtinguishmentCosts" id="aem_PaymentsForDebtFinancingAndExtinguishmentCosts" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" nillable="true" xbrli:periodType="duration" abstract="false" xbrli:balance="credit" />
  <xsd:element name="ScheduleOfNormalCourseIssuerBidProgramActivityTableTextBlock" id="aem_ScheduleOfNormalCourseIssuerBidProgramActivityTableTextBlock" type="dtr-types:textBlockItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" nillable="true" xbrli:periodType="duration" abstract="false" />
  <xsd:element name="StockCancelledDuringPeriodShares" id="aem_StockCancelledDuringPeriodShares" type="xbrli:sharesItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" nillable="true" xbrli:periodType="duration" abstract="false" />
  <xsd:element name="BorrowingsPrepaymentAmount" id="aem_BorrowingsPrepaymentAmount" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" nillable="true" xbrli:periodType="duration" abstract="false" xbrli:balance="credit" />
  <xsd:element name="IfrsGainLossOnExtinguishmentOfDebt" id="aem_IfrsGainLossOnExtinguishmentOfDebt" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" nillable="true" xbrli:periodType="duration" abstract="false" xbrli:balance="credit" />
  <xsd:element name="IfrsStockRepurchaseDuringPeriodValue" id="aem_IfrsStockRepurchaseDuringPeriodValue" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" nillable="true" xbrli:periodType="duration" abstract="false" xbrli:balance="debit" />
</xsd:schema>
