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Kinross Gold — BMO Capital Markets Global Mining & Metals Conference 2015

46 slides from Kinross Gold's conference presentation, Feb 23, 2015

  1. Slide 1: Kinross Gold Corporation

    March 2015 KINROSS GOLD CORPORATION 1 www.kinross.com

  2. Slide 2: Cautionary Statement on Forward-Looking Information

    CAUTIONARY STATEMENT ON FORWARD-LOOKING INFORMATION All statements, other than statements of historical fact, contained or incorporated by reference in or made in giving this presentation and responses to questions, including but not limited to any information as to the future performance of Kinross

  3. Slide 3: Kinross Value Proposition

    KINROSS VALUE PROPOSITION EXCELLENT OPERATIONAL TRACK RECORD • 10 consecutive quarters of strong results STRONG BALANCE SHEET • $2.5B in liquidity and conservative net debt of $1.0B • No significant debt maturities until 2016 ATTRACTIVE FUTURE GROWTH OPPORTUNITIES • Not proceeding with Tasiast mill

  4. Slide 4: Delivering Operational Excellence

    DELIVERING OPERATIONAL EXCELLENCE 4 www.kinross.com

  5. Slide 5: Diversified Portfolio of Operating Mines

    OPERATIONAL EXCELLENCE DIVERSIFIED PORTFOLIO OF OPERATING MINES Over RUSSIA 50% of estimated 2015 gold equivalent production from mines located in the Americas AMERICAS Dvoinoye Kupol Fort Knox Kettle River-Buckhorn Round Mountain 2015E GOLD EQUIVALENT PRODUCTION(1,2) Tasiast 29% Chirano WEST AFRICA

  6. Slide 6: Strong Operating Performance

    OPERATIONAL EXCELLENCE STRONG OPERATING PERFORMANCE Continuing track record of consistent and dependable operational performance • RECORD annual production of 2.7M 2.71 million gold equivalent ounces 2.6M • EXCEEDED revised 2014 guidance gold equivalent production of 2.6-2.7 million gold equivalent

  7. Slide 7: Focus on Managing Costs

    OPERATIONAL EXCELLENCE FOCUS ON MANAGING COSTS Achieved significant year-over-year reductions in production cost of sales $743 • ACHIEVED lower-end of 2014 cost $720 of sales guidance of $720 to $750 per gold equivalent ounce ($ per gold equivalent ounce) production cost of sales(3) 2013 2014 (3) Re

  8. Slide 8: Americas

    • Five mines located in the US, Brazil and Chile AMERICAS • Over 50% of annual production is from the Americas region 8 www.kinross.com

  9. Slide 9: Americas

    OPERATIONAL EXCELLENCE AMERICAS(2) 2015E: Expected to produce 1.3 - 1.4 M Au eq. oz. at cost of sales of $790 - $850/oz. 2014 HIGHLIGHTS • Record annual production at Paracatu due to higher grade and recovery resulting from blending strategy • Record annual production at Maricunga, resulting from co

  10. Slide 10: Russia

    • Continued strong performance from the high-grade, low-cost Kupol and RUSSIA Dvoinoye underground mines 10 www.kinross.com

  11. Slide 11: Russia

    OPERATIONAL EXCELLENCE RUSSIA(2) 2015E: Expected to produce 710-760k Au eq. oz. at cost of sales of $495 - $525/oz. 2014 HIGHLIGHTS • Region exceeded its 2014 guidance for production with cost of sales below guidance • Higher grade ore from Dvoinoye contributed to a 21% increase in gold grade in 201

  12. Slide 12: West Africa

    WEST • Record annual production for Tasiast and Chirano in 2014 AFRICA • Strong focus on optimizing efficiency and performance 12 www.kinross.com

  13. Slide 13: West Africa

    OPERATIONAL EXCELLENCE WEST AFRICA 2015E: Expected to produce 390-440k Au eq. oz. at cost of sales of $850 - $920/oz. 2014 HIGHLIGHTS • Achieved record annual production at Tasiast • Cost of sales was 12% lower than 2013 as a result of transition to self-perform mining and other continuous improveme

  14. Slide 14: Production & Cost Guidance

    2015 OUTLOOK PRODUCTION & COST GUIDANCE(2) • 2015 all-in sustaining cost expected to be $1,000-$1,100 per gold equivalent ounce(4) Gold Production % of Total Production Cost of Sales(3) Region (000 Au eq. oz.) Production ($/oz. Au eq.) Americas 1,300 – 1,400 54% $790 – $850 West Africa 390 – 440 17%

  15. Slide 15: Strong Financial Discipline

    STRONG FINANCIAL DISCIPLINE 15 www.kinross.com

  16. Slide 16: Strong Balance Sheet

    STRONG BALANCE SHEET FINANCIAL STRENGTH & FLEXIBILITY CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS* • Generated strong adjusted operating $1,025 cash flow of $977 MILLION in 2014 despite weaker gold prices $794 • Increased cash position to approximately $1 BILLION $ millions *includes restricted cash 2013 2014 16 www.

  17. Slide 17: Solid Financial Position

    STRONG BALANCE SHEET SOLID FINANCIAL POSITION Balance sheet strength continues to be a priority objective STRONG LIQUIDITY POSITION MAINTAINING FINANCIAL FLEXIBILITY • Further strengthened balance sheet in 2014: • Repaid $60M of debt • Ended 2014 with $1.0B in cash, an increase of $1.0 $231M from 20

  18. Slide 18: Reducing Capital Spending

    DISCIPLINED CAPITAL ALLOCATION REDUCING CAPITAL SPENDING • Trend of declining capital $1.86B expenditures since 2012 • REDUCED capital expenditures by 50% from 2013 $1.26B $632M 2012 2013 2014 18 www.kinross.com

  19. Slide 19: Attractive Future Growth Opportunities

    ATTRACTIVE FUTURE GROWTH OPPORTUNITIES 19 www.kinross.com

  20. Slide 20: Tasiast Mill Expansion

    ATTRACTIVE GROWTH OPPORTUNITIES TASIAST MILL EXPANSION Kinross not proceeding with Tasiast expansion at the present time MAINTAINING BALANCE SHEET STRENGTH AND FINANCIAL FLEXIBILITY OVERRIDING FACTOR • Gold price outlook and impact on cash flow generation during 35-month construction period importan

  21. Slide 21: Tasiast

    EXPLORATION HIGHLIGHTS TASIAST • Defined measured & indicated mineral resources totaling approximately 327,000 gold ounces at Fennec, C67 and C68 satellite deposits(5) • Encouraging drill results at the Tamaya targets, with additional drilling planned for 2015 Imkebdene license Piment C616 Central F

  22. Slide 22: La Coipa Phase 7

    GROWTH OPPORTUNITIES - CHILE LA COIPA PHASE 7 Pre-feasibility study on-track for completion in Q3 2015 • The pre-feasibility study will focus on:  The Pompeya deposit, where drilling has outlined higher average grades than previously processed at La Coipa;  Current oxide/transition mineral resourc

  23. Slide 23: La Coipa Phase 7

    EXPLORATION HIGHLIGHTS LA COIPA PHASE 7 LA COIPA DISTRICT • Drilling on a number of targets located in the eastern area of the La Coipa district Puren CATALINA • Encouraging results from oxide mineralized zone • Drilling continues to outline the geometry of the mineralization and test extent of mine

  24. Slide 24: Kupol-Moroshka

    EXPLORATION HIGHLIGHTS KUPOL-MOROSHKA MOROSHKA • Located approximately 4 km East of Kupol • Drilling defined ~198koz. gold and ~2.3Moz. silver of Indicated resource(5) PROVIDENCE DISCOVERY • Discovered a new epithermal vein located 800 m SW of Moroshka • Remains open and untested to the south and at

  25. Slide 25: Dvoinoye: September Northeast

    EXPLORATION HIGHLIGHTS DVOINOYE: SEPTEMBER NORTHEAST • Located approximately 15 km NW of Dvoinoye • Drilling defined high-grade gold-silver mineralization over a strike length of 150 m • Work planned in 2015 to define an initial mineral resource estimate September North-East DVOINOYE MINE For additi

  26. Slide 26: Chirano

    EXPLORATION HIGHLIGHTS CHIRANO • Drilling from 150 to 600 m below the bottom of the existing pits at Akoti and Suraw  AKOTI: Exploration drilling contributed approximately 163,000 gold ounces at an average grade of 3.7 g/t Au to year-end 2014 M&I estimate for Chirano(5)  SURAW: Exploration drillin

  27. Slide 27: Compelling Valuation

    COMPELLING VALUATION 27 www.kinross.com

  28. Slide 28: Production and All-In Sustaining Cost

    COMPELLING VALUATION PRODUCTION AND ALL-IN SUSTAINING COST 2014A GOLD PRODUCTION(i) (mm oz.) 2014A ALL-IN SUSTAINING COSTS(ii) ($/oz.) 6.3 $1,002 $965 $954 $949 5.2 $864 $807 $779 2.9 2.7 1.4 1.2 0.8 Barrick Newmont Goldcorp Kinross Agnico Yamana Eldorado Newmont Kinross Agnico Goldcorp Barrick Yama

  29. Slide 29: Net Debt to 2015E EBITDA

    COMPELLING VALUATION NET DEBT TO 2015E EBITDA 2.6 2.1 1.5 1.5 1.4 1.1 0.3 Barrick Yamana Goldcorp Newmont Agnico Kinross Eldorado Source: Bloomberg – February 26, 2015 29 www.kinross.com

  30. Slide 30: Enterprise Value versus Production

    COMPELLING VALUATION ENTERPRISE VALUE VERSUS PRODUCTION $27.9 Multiple of 2014 A Gold Delta with Kinross Production Kinross Enterprise (Moz.)1 (US$B) Value $21.0 $20.1 Barrick 6.3 23.5 6.3x Enterprise value (US$ billions) Newmont 5.2 15.7 4.6x Goldcorp 2.9 16.6 4.7x Kinross 2.7 - - $8.1 Agnico 1.4 3

  31. Slide 31: 2015E Metrics

    COMPELLING VALUATION 2015E METRICS Attractive value opportunity relative to peers, considering Kinross’ annual production, cost structure, track record and growth opportunities EV / 2015E EBITDA P / 2015E OPERATING CF 14.3 15.6 10.3 9.7 10.2 9.8 7.6 7.0 7.0 6.5 5.7 5.7 4.3 3.6 Eldorado Goldcorp Agni

  32. Slide 32: Principles for Building Value

    THE WAY FORWARD PRINCIPLES FOR BUILDING VALUE • Focus on operational excellence • Quality over quantity • Disciplined capital allocation • Maintaining a strong balance sheet 32 www.kinross.com

  33. Slide 33: Appendix

    APPENDIX 33 www.kinross.com

  34. Slide 34: Fort Knox, USA

    AMERICAS FORT KNOX, USA (100%) Among the world’s few cold climate heap leach facilities • Impressive track record of operational excellence OPERATING RESULTS(3) FY 2013 FY 2014 Production (Au. Eq. oz.) 421,641 379,453 Production cost of sales ($/oz.) $569 $712 2014 GOLD RESERVE AND RESOURCE ESTIMATE

  35. Slide 35: Round Mountain, USA

    AMERICAS ROUND MOUNTAIN, USA (50%) Round Mountain is a best-practice leader in many areas, including preventative maintenance • Kinross-operated JV with Barrick • Bulk tonnage open-pit operation OPERATING RESULTS(3) FY 2013 FY 2014 Production (Au. Eq. oz.) 162,826 169,839 Production cost of sales ($

  36. Slide 36: Kettle River-Buckhorn, USA

    AMERICAS KETTLE RIVER-BUCKHORN, USA (100%) Low-cost, high-grade underground mine located in Washington state • Significant cash flow contributor with costs among the lowest in the portfolio • Small footprint operation OPERATING RESULTS(3) FY 2013 FY 2014 Production (Au. Eq. oz.) 150,157 123,382 Prod

  37. Slide 37: Paracatu, Brazil

    AMERICAS PARACATU, BRAZIL (100%) Large gold mine with a long mine life that extends to 2030 • Paracatu is among the world’s largest gold operations with annual throughput of ~60Mt • Achieved record annual production in 2014 OPERATING RESULTS(3) FY 2013 FY 2014 Production (Au. Eq. oz.) 500,380 521,02

  38. Slide 38: Maricunga, Chile

    AMERICAS MARICUNGA, CHILE (100%) High-altitude heap leach operation located in the highly prospective Maricunga District • New team focused on improving operating efficiencies and reducing costs • Record annual production in 2014 OPERATING RESULTS(3) FY 2013 FY 2014 Production (Au. Eq. oz.) 187,815

  39. Slide 39: Kupol-Dvoinoye

    RUSSIA KUPOL-DVOINOYE (100%) Our Russian operations are a model for successfully operating in a remote location • High-grade, low-cost underground mines • Dvoinoye is the 4th mine Kinross has operated in its 20-year history in the region OPERATING RESULTS(3) FY 2013 FY 2014 Production (Au. Eq. oz.)

  40. Slide 40: Tasiast, Mauritania

    WEST AFRICA TASIAST, MAURITANIA (100%) Operating mine with a large gold resource located in a prospective district • Achieved record annual production in 2014 • Continuing effort to reduce operating costs at existing operation OPERATING RESULTS(3) FY 2013 FY 2014 Production (Au. Eq. oz.) 247,818 260

  41. Slide 41: Chirano, Ghana

    WEST AFRICA CHIRANO, GHANA (90%) Cost reductions achieved at Chirano through transition to self-perform mining • Chirano is now among our lowest cost operations following transition to self-perform mining in open pits and underground OPERATING RESULTS(1,3) FY 2013 FY 2014 Production (Au. Eq. oz.) 24

  42. Slide 42: Endnotes

    ENDNOTES 1) Unless otherwise noted, gold equivalent production, gold equivalent ounces sold and production cost of sales figures in this presentation are based on Kinross’ 90% share of Chirano production and sales. 2) For more information regarding Kinross’ production, cost and capital expenditures

  43. Slide 43: Explanatory Notes: Exploration

    EXPLANATORY NOTES: EXPLORATION La Coipa Exploration Results Results are reported for 45 diamond drill core holes completed at Catalina in the La Coipa District. All results for the exploration drill campaign are reported as Au grams per tonne (Au g/t), Ag grams per tonne (Ag g/t) and as Au Equivalen

  44. Slide 44: Explanatory Notes: Exploration

    EXPLANATORY NOTES: EXPLORATION Kupol & Dvoinoye Exploration Results All 28 drill holes in 2014 at Providence were diamond drill core holes (HQ or NQ core diameter). The Providence vein dips sub-vertically, therefore, drill holes are angled between minus 50° and 75° to the east and west. The composit

  45. Slide 45: Explanatory Notes: Exploration

    EXPLANATORY NOTES: EXPLORATION Tasiast Exploration Results Drill hole identifiers ending with suffix DD are diamond drill core holes (HQ diameter) and those ending with suffix RC are reverse circulation (RC) holes. Holes with “A” prefixing DD or RC are diamond core or reverse circulation re-drills o

  46. Slide 46: Kinross Gold Corporation

    KINROSS GOLD CORPORATION 25 York Street, 17th Floor │Toronto, ON │ M5J 2V5 www.kinross.com 46 www.kinross.com

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