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Kinross Gold — Q1 2011 Earnings Presentation

24 slides from Kinross Gold's earnings presentation, May 4, 2011

  1. Slide 1: Delivering Disciplined Growth: First Quarter 2011 Results Webcast

    DELIVERING DISCIPLINED GROWTH FIRST QUARTER 2011 FINANCIAL & OPERATING RESULTS WEBCAST May 4, 2011 1

  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, including any information as to the future performance of Kinross, constitute “forward looking statements” with

  3. Slide 3: Tye Burt, President & CEO

    TYE BURT President & CEO TYE BURT CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER 3

  4. Slide 4: Q1 2011 Highlights

    Q1 2011 HIGHLIGHTS • Continuing to deliver strong financial results Revenue Adjusted Operating Cash Adjusted Net Earnings(1) +42% Flow(1) +81% $937 +67% $398 $180 US$ millions $658 $239 $100 $0.34/sh $0.35/sh $0.16/sh $0.14/sh Q1 2010 Q1 2011 Q1 2010 Q1 2011 Q1 2010 Q1 2011 (1) Refer to endnote #1.

  5. Slide 5: Q1 2011 Highlights

    Q1 2011 Highlights • Production(2): 642,857 gold equivalent ounces (up 18% from Q1 2010) • Record quarterly revenue of $937.0 million (up 42% from Q1 2010) • Adjusted operating cash flow(1) of $397.6 million (up 67% from Q1 2010) • Adjusted net earnings(1) of $180.3 million (up 81% from Q1 2010) • T

  6. Slide 6: Advancing Our Projects

    ADVANCING OUR PROJECTS Tasiast Fruta del Norte Dvoinoye Lobo-Marte • 26 drill rigs active • Commenced • Drilling ahead of schedule • 70% of 20,000 m drill • 135,000 metres drilled construction of the program to be completed YTD portal highwall • Three rigs operational; by end of May fourth en route

  7. Slide 7: Increasing Kupol Ownership to 100%

    INCREASING KUPOL OWNERSHIP TO 100% • Kinross increased Kupol ownership to 100%  Includes the Kupol East-West East West exploration licenses • Gross consideration: approximately $350 million  To be financed through proceeds of Harry Winston share sale and non-recourse debt facility of $200 million

  8. Slide 8: Thom Boehlert, Executive Vice-President & CFO

    THOM O BOEHLERT O Executive Vice-President & CFO PAUL BARRY CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER 8

  9. Slide 9: Q1 2011 Results

    Q1 2011 RESULTS Realized g (3,4) Margin (in millions, except ounces and per Q1/10 Q1/11 % Change Gold Price +29% share amounts) +25% $784/oz $1,327/oz Gold equivalent production(2) 544,134 642,857 18% (ounces) Gold equivalent sales (2) 567,097 660,788 17% (ounces) Revenue $657.6 $937.0 42% Productio

  10. Slide 10: Strong Balance Sheet

    STRONG BALANCE SHEET • Cash on hand at March 31, 2011: $1.6 bn • Equity pipeline investment portfolio valued at $113 $113.4 4 mm As at March 31, 2011 $1,561 US$ millions $591 $470 Cash and cash equivalents Long-term investments & Total debt investments in associates 10

  11. Slide 11: 2011 Outlook

    2011 OUTLOOK Production and Costs(5) Production % of Total Region Cost of Sales / oz. oz (000 ounces ) Production South America 1,000 – 1,070 39% $585 - $650 North America 590 – 630 23% $625 - $685 West Africa 440 – 500 18% $595 - $655 (attributable) Russia 535 – 555 20% $395 - $435 (now 100%) Co-pr

  12. Slide 12: Brant Hinze, Chief Operating Officer

    BRANT HINZE CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER 12

  13. Slide 13: Operating Results

    OPERATING RESULTS (2) Gold equivalent ounces Production costs Produced Sold ($ mm) ($/oz.) Fort Knox 65,047 64,666 $40.6 $628 Round Mountain 42,121 41,555 $32.9 $792 Kettle River - Buckhorn 45,852 47,629 $17.9 $375 (2) Kupol 154,257 152,504 $48.6 $322 Paracatu 100,427 107,957 $74.5 $690 Crixas 14 81

  14. Slide 14: Dr. Ken Thomas, Senior Vice-President, Projects

    DR. KEN THOMAS SENIOR VICE-PRESIDENT, PROJECTS 14

  15. Slide 15: Paracatu: At-Site Expansion

    PARACATU: AT-SITE EXPANSION 3rd Ball Mill • Installing I t lli 3rd3db ballll mill ill tto iincrease th throughput h t • Construction 98% complete • Pre Pre-commissioning commissioning commenced in April • Commissioning to continue through Q2 2011 4th Ball Mill • Expected to sustain Plant 2 throughpu

  16. Slide 16: Tasiast, Mauritania

    TASIAST, MAURITANIA • 135,000 metres have been drilled YTD  Definition drilling g 95% complete p  Geotechnical drilling 80% complete  Condemnation work 40% complete • Feasibility y study y 62% complete p  On schedule for completion mid-2011 • ADR plant and new dump leach facility under construct

  17. Slide 17: Fruta del Norte, Ecuador

    FRUTA DEL NORTE, ECUADOR • Advancing the exploration decline:  P Preparatory t workk has h commenced d with ith construction t ti off the portal high wall  Construction of the portal is expected to continue until mid-2011 id 2011  Development of the decline is expected to start-up in Q3 2011 and

  18. Slide 18: Dvoinoye, Russia

    DVOINOYE, RUSSIA • Proceeding directly to a feasibility study  Scoping study completed at a pre pre-feasibility feasibility level  Feasibility study expected to be complete Q1 2012 • 6,000 m of current 24,000 m drill program complete  Drilling to further define orebody in support of the feasibili

  19. Slide 19: Lobo-Marte, Chile

    LOBO-MARTE, CHILE • 20,000 m drill campaign 70% complete  Geotechnical drilling has been completed  Geotechnical and mine block models expected to be completed in Q3 2011 • Exploration E l ti d drilling illi att Valy V l Prospect P t  Located 3 km south of Lobo deposit  Geological and drill expl

  20. Slide 20: Tye Burt, President & CEO

    TYE BURT President & CEO TYE BURT CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER 20

  21. Slide 21: Key Objectives for 2011

    KEY OBJECTIVES FOR 2011  Complete Tasiast scoping study   Declare NI 43  43-101 101 resource at Dvoinoye  Complete Fruta del Norte pre-feasibility study    Complete Dvoinoye scoping study  Commence construction on La Zarza exploration decline at Fruta del Norte   Commissioning of the 3rd

  22. Slide 22: Continuing the Kinross Transformation

    CONTINUING THE KINROSS TRANSFORMATION Kinross Yesterday Kinross Now(6) 4.5 – 4.9 Gold equivalent productiion (mm oz) n (mm oz) Gold equivallent production 2.6 – 2.7 2.3 16 1.6 2005 2010 2011e 2015e (revised upwards) (6) Refer to endnote #6. 22

  23. Slide 23: Endnotes

    ENDNOTES 1) Adjusted net earnings attributed to common shareholders and adjusted operating cash flow numbers are non- GAAP financial measures which are meant to provide additional information and should not be used as a substitute for p performance measures p prepared p in accordance with GAAP. For

  24. Slide 24: Kinross Gold Corporation

    KINROSS GOLD CORPORATION 25 YORK STREET, 17TH FLOOR TORONTO, ON M5J 2V5 WWW.KINROSS.COM 24

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