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Kinross Gold — Bank of America Merrill Lynch Global Metals & Mining Conference 2011

28 slides from Kinross Gold's conference presentation, May 11, 2011

  1. Slide 1: Delivering Disciplined Growth

    KINROSS GOLD CORPORATION Bank of America Merrill Lynch Global Mining & Metals Conference March 10-12, 2011 DELIVERING DISCIPLINED GROWTH BANK OF AMERICA MERRILL LYNCH GLOBAL MINING & METALS CONFERENCE May 10 – 12, 2011 1 CAUTIONARY STATEMENT ON FORWARD-LOOKING INFORMATION All statements, other than

  2. Slide 2: Why Gold? Industry Production Declining

    KINROSS GOLD CORPORATION Bank of America Merrill Lynch Global Mining & Metals Conference March 10-12, 2011 WHY GOLD? WHY KINROSS? WHY NOW? 3 INDUSTRY PRODUCTION DECLINING • Forecasted world production from gold mining likely to decline 2,800 2,700 Gold Production (Tonnes) 2,600 2,500 2,400 2 300 2,3

  3. Slide 3: Increasing Demand for Gold; Fewer Gold Discoveries

    KINROSS GOLD CORPORATION Bank of America Merrill Lynch Global Mining & Metals Conference March 10-12, 2011 INCREASING DEMAND FOR GOLD $225 $1,520 Investment / Other Total Fabrication $200 Gold Price (US$/oz) $1,320 Current gold price $175 $1,120 $150 old Demand (US$ billions) Gold Price (US$/oz.) $9

  4. Slide 4: Why Kinross?

    KINROSS GOLD CORPORATION Bank of America Merrill Lynch Global Mining & Metals Conference March 10-12, 2011 WHY GOLD? GO ? WHY KINROSS? WHY NOW? 7 WHY KINROSS? 1. Industry-leading growth from a senior gold producer 2. World-class projects with experienced teams and financial resources to build them 3

  5. Slide 5: Continuing the Kinross Transformation

    KINROSS GOLD CORPORATION Bank of America Merrill Lynch Global Mining & Metals Conference March 10-12, 2011 CONTINUING THE KINROSS TRANSFORMATION Kinross Gold Production Yesterday Kinross Gold Production Now(1) 4.5 – 4.9 m oz) Gold equivalent production (mm ozz) Gold equivalent production (mm 2.3 2.6

  6. Slide 6: Q1 2011 Results: Continuing to Deliver

    KINROSS GOLD CORPORATION Bank of America Merrill Lynch Global Mining & Metals Conference March 10-12, 2011 Q1 2011 RESULTS: CONTINUING TO DELIVER Revenue Adjusted Operating Cash Adjusted Net Earnings(2) +42% Flow((2)) +81% $937 +67% $398 $180 US$ millions $658 $239 $100 $0.34/sh $0.35/sh $0.16/sh $0

  7. Slide 7: Growing Cash Flow per Share

    KINROSS GOLD CORPORATION Bank of America Merrill Lynch Global Mining & Metals Conference March 10-12, 2011 GROWING CASH FLOW PER SHARE • 5-yr CAGR : 21% $1 36 $1.36 $1.32 Cash Flow per Share (US$)(2) $1.01 $0.80 $0.56 $0.51 Adjusted C $ $0.35 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 Q1 2011 (2) Refer to endnot

  8. Slide 8: Track Record of Reserve Growth

    KINROSS GOLD CORPORATION Bank of America Merrill Lynch Global Mining & Metals Conference March 10-12, 2011 TRACK RECORD OF RESERVE GROWTH ORGANIC KINROSS RESERVE ADDITIONS TODAY WEST AFRICA 9.7 62.4 Proven and Probable Gold Reserves(55) RESERVE ADDITION 2.4 10.0 51.0 PRODUCTION DEPLETION 5.8 CERRO C

  9. Slide 9: Strong Balance Sheet

    KINROSS GOLD CORPORATION Bank of America Merrill Lynch Global Mining & Metals Conference March 10-12, 2011 STRONG BALANCE SHEET • Cash on hand at March 31, 2011: $1.6 bn • Equity pipeline investment portfolio valued at $113.4 mm As at March 31, 2011 $1,561 US$ millions $591 $470 $ Cash and cash equi

  10. Slide 10: Gold Production from New Projects

    KINROSS GOLD CORPORATION Bank of America Merrill Lynch Global Mining & Metals Conference March 10-12, 2011 GOLD PRODUCTION FROM NEW PROJECTS +1.3(i) average annual gold production (mm oz) +0.41(ii) +0.35(ii) Estimated a Tasiast Expansion Fruta del Norte Lobo-Marte (i) Does not include current Tasias

  11. Slide 11: Mauritania: Key Facts

    KINROSS GOLD CORPORATION Bank of America Merrill Lynch Global Mining & Metals Conference March 10-12, 2011 MAURITANIA: KEY FACTS # Producing Mine # Exploration / Development Project • Among most sparsely-populated countries 1) 2) Tasiast Tasiast(Robinson) (Kinross) - –Au Au Guelb Moghrein (First Qua

  12. Slide 12: Progression of Drilling at Tasiast

    KINROSS GOLD CORPORATION Bank of America Merrill Lynch Global Mining & Metals Conference March 10-12, 2011 PROGRESSION OF DRILLING AT TASIAST January 2011 February 2010 April 2009 Tasiast Shear 2010 Resource Shell 23 EXPLORATION UPDATE AT TASIAST • 3 additional drills added in January 2011; 26 drill

  13. Slide 13: Tasiast Orebody & Resource Pit

    KINROSS GOLD CORPORATION Bank of America Merrill Lynch Global Mining & Metals Conference March 10-12, 2011 TASIAST OREBODY & RESOURCE PIT 25 TASIAST GREENSCHIST ZONE LONG-SECTION GST 1km 26 13

  14. Slide 14: Resource Growth at Tasiast

    KINROSS GOLD CORPORATION Bank of America Merrill Lynch Global Mining & Metals Conference March 10-12, 2011 RESOURCE GROWTH AT TASIAST 8.6 Ounces (millions)(5,6) 5.1 1.9 2.1 1.4 9.2 9.3 0.8 7.6 5.4 3.7 Year-end 2008 November 2009 September 2010 November 2010 Year-end 2010 Proven and Probable Mineral

  15. Slide 15: Tasiast, Mauritania

    KINROSS GOLD CORPORATION Bank of America Merrill Lynch Global Mining & Metals Conference March 10-12, 2011 TASIAST, MAURITANIA • Procurements for expanded mine fleet made  Shovels and drills now out to tender  Purchased generators with 16 MW of capacity • Retained international EPCM joint-venture

  16. Slide 16: Fruta del Norte, Ecuador

    KINROSS GOLD CORPORATION Bank of America Merrill Lynch Global Mining & Metals Conference March 10-12, 2011 FRUTA DEL NORTE, ECUADOR • Prepared pre-feasibility study and technical report • Underground operation estimated 16-year mine life • LOM avg. production estimate : 410k Au eq. oz. / year  Expe

  17. Slide 17: Lobo-Marte, Chile

    KINROSS GOLD CORPORATION Bank of America Merrill Lynch Global Mining & Metals Conference March 10-12, 2011 LOBO-MARTE, CHILE 33 LOBO-MARTE, CHILE • Completed pre-feasibility study update • 10-year mine life 47 000 tpd heap leach with SART plant • Expected 47,000 • Annual production estimate: 350k oz

  18. Slide 18: Lobo-Marte, Chile

    KINROSS GOLD CORPORATION Bank of America Merrill Lynch Global Mining & Metals Conference March 10-12, 2011 LOBO-MARTE, CHILE • 20,000 m drill campaign 70% complete  Geotechnical drilling has been completed  Geotechnical G t h i l and d mine i blblock k models d l expected t d tto b be completed in

  19. Slide 19: Increasing Kupol Ownership to 100%

    KINROSS GOLD CORPORATION Bank of America Merrill Lynch Global Mining & Metals Conference March 10-12, 2011 INCREASING KUPOL OWNERSHIP TO 100% • Kinross increased Kupol ownership to 100%  Includes the Kupol East-West exploration licenses • Total consideration: approx. $350 million  To be financed t

  20. Slide 20: Why Now? BofA Merrill Lynch P/NAV

    KINROSS GOLD CORPORATION Bank of America Merrill Lynch Global Mining & Metals Conference March 10-12, 2011 WHY GOLD? WHY KINROSS? WHY NOW? 39 BANK OF AMERICA MERRILL LYNCH: P / NAV 2.2 2.1 19 1.9 1.8 1.6 1.3 AGNICO GOLDCORP NEWMONT BARRICK YAMANA KINROSS Source: Bank of America Merrill Lynch researc

  21. Slide 21: Key Objectives for 2011

    KINROSS GOLD CORPORATION Bank of America Merrill Lynch Global Mining & Metals Conference March 10-12, 2011 BANK OF AMERICA MERRILL LYNCH: P/ 2011e CFPS 17.7 14.3 11.4 9.1 8.0 7.8 GOLDCORP AGNICO KINROSS BARRICK NEWMONT YAMANA Source: Bank of America Merrill Lynch research – April 26, 2011 41 KEY OBJ

  22. Slide 22: Why Kinross?

    KINROSS GOLD CORPORATION Bank of America Merrill Lynch Global Mining & Metals Conference March 10-12, 2011 WHY KINROSS? 1. Industry-leading growth from a senior gold producer 2. World-class projects with experienced teams and financial resources to build them 3. Attractive valuation 43 APPENDIX 44 2

  23. Slide 23: Fort Knox, Round Mountain

    KINROSS GOLD CORPORATION Bank of America Merrill Lynch Global Mining & Metals Conference March 10-12, 2011 FORT KNOX, USA (100%) • Located in Alaska • Expansion and new heap leach to extend t d mine i lif life OPERATING RESULTS PRODUCTION PRODUCTION COST (Au eq. oz) ($/oz) Q1 2011 65,047 $628 Q1 201

  24. Slide 24: Kettle River-Buckhorn, Kupol

    KINROSS GOLD CORPORATION Bank of America Merrill Lynch Global Mining & Metals Conference March 10-12, 2011 KETTLE RIVER-BUCKHORN, USA (100%) • Entered production in Q4/08 • Small foot-print, underground mine • Near-mine exploration targets OPERATING RESULTS PRODUCTION PRODUCTION COST (Au eq. oz) ($/

  25. Slide 25: Paracatu, Crixas

    KINROSS GOLD CORPORATION Bank of America Merrill Lynch Global Mining & Metals Conference March 10-12, 2011 PARACATU, BRAZIL (100%) • Recoveries near target • Major expansion commissioning • Adding 3rd and 4th ball mills OPERATING RESULTS PRODUCTION PRODUCTION COST (Au eq. oz) ($/oz) Q1 2011 100,427

  26. Slide 26: La Coipa, Maricunga

    KINROSS GOLD CORPORATION Bank of America Merrill Lynch Global Mining & Metals Conference March 10-12, 2011 LA COIPA, CHILE (100%) • Gold/silver mine in the Maricunga district • Comprehensive C h i exploration l ti program OPERATING RESULTS PRODUCTION PRODUCTION COST (Au eq. oz) ($/oz) Q1 2011 54,446

  27. Slide 27: Tasiast, Chirano

    KINROSS GOLD CORPORATION Bank of America Merrill Lynch Global Mining & Metals Conference March 10-12, 2011 TASIAST, MAURITANIA (100%) • Open-pit mine ~300 km north of the city of Nouakchott • Remote, R t flflat, t sparsely l populated l t d desert OPERATING RESULTS PRODUCTION PRODUCTION COST (Au eq.

  28. Slide 28: Endnotes

    KINROSS GOLD CORPORATION Bank of America Merrill Lynch Global Mining & Metals Conference March 10-12, 2011 ENDNOTES 1) For more information regarding Kinross production and cost forecast for 2011 and production target for 2015, please refer to the press release dated May 3, 2011, available on our we

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