IAMGOLD Corporation is a Canada-based intermediate gold producer and developer. The Company’s principal activities are the exploration, development and operation of gold mining properties in North America and West Africa. Its projects include Essakane, Westwood and Cote Gold. The Essakane project is located in north-eastern Burkina Faso, West Africa. It straddles the boundary of the Oudalan and Seno provinces in the Sahel region of Burkina Faso and is approximately 330 kilometers (km) northeast of the capital, Ouagadougou. The Westwood Project is located on the Doyon property, 2.5 km east of the former Doyon Gold Mine in Bousquet Township. The Cote Gold Project is located in the Chester and Yeo Townships, District of Sudbury, in northeastern Ontario. The Company owns a 100% interest in the Nelligan Gold Project, located 60Km southwest of Chibougamau, Quebec, Canada. It also holds claims of Nelligan, as well as other earlier stage exploration properties in Northern Quebec.