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Kinross Gold — Q1 2012 Earnings Presentation

18 slides from Kinross Gold's earnings presentation, May 9, 2012

  1. Slide 1: First Quarter 2012 Operating & Financial Results

    FIRST QUARTER OPERATING 2012 & FINANCIAL RESULTS May 9, 2012 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: First Quarter Highlights

    TYE BURT President & CEO TYE BURT, PRESIDENT & CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER FIRST QUARTER HIGHLIGHTS 3

  4. Slide 4: First Quarter Highlights

    FIRST QUARTER HIGHLIGHTS • Strong financial and operating position: maintaining 2012 production & cost guidance • Continued progress on capital and project optimization process designed to maximize investor returns • Advancing key growth priorities: Tasiast mine expansion progresses, Dvoinoye feasib

  5. Slide 5: Q1 2012 Financial Results

    Q1 2012 FINANCIAL RESULTS Revenue Adjusted Operating Cash Adjusted Net Earnings(1) +11% Flow(1) +16% -14% $397 $1,037 $203 $937 $340 $175 US$ millions $0.35/sh $0.18/sh $0.30/sh $0.15/sh Q1 2011 Q1 2012 Q1 2011 Q1 2012 Q1 2011 Q1 2012 (1) Refer to endnote #1. 5

  6. Slide 6: Q1 2012 Highlights

    Q1 2012 HIGHLIGHTS • Production(2): 604,247 gold equivalent ounces • Production cost of sales(3): $742/oz Au eq. • Attributable margin(4): $902/oz. • Company expects to be within 2012 guidance of 2.6 – 2.8 mm oz. with production cost of sales of $670 - $715/oz. Au eq.(5) • Tasiast progress continues

  7. Slide 7: Dvoinoye Feasibility Study

    DVOINOYE FEASIBILITY STUDY • Expected to increase Kupol mill throughput to 4,500 tpd • Dvoinoye production expected to average ~215 – 250k oz Au eq. / yr. over first 3 full years  During this time, Kupol mine production is expected to be ~435 to 470k oz Au eq. / yr.  2014 to 2016: combined product

  8. Slide 8: Paul Barry, Chief Financial Officer: First Quarter Financial Results

    PAUL BARRY, CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER FIRST QUARTER FINANCIAL RESULTS 8

  9. Slide 9: Q1 2012 Results

    Q1 2012 RESULTS Realized Margin(3,4) (in millions, except ounces and per Q1 2011 Q1 2012 % Change Gold Price +15% share amounts) +24% $902/oz $1,644/oz Gold equivalent production(2) 642,857 604,247 -6% (ounces) Gold equivalent sales (2) 660,788 621,680 -6% (ounces) Revenue $937.0 $1,036.6 +11% Produ

  10. Slide 10: Brant Hinze, Chief Operating Officer: Operating Results & Projects Update

    BRANT HINZE, CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER OPERATING RESULTS & PROJECTS UPDATE 10

  11. Slide 11: Q1 2012 Operating Results

    Q1 2012 OPERATING RESULTS Gold equivalent Production cost of production (2) sales (3) (oz.) (US$/oz.) Fort Knox 61,716 $861 Round Mountain 44,758 $856 Kettle River 42,618 $481 North America total: 149,092 $755 (2) Russia total (Kupol) : 126,970 $483 Paracatu 104,618 $954 Crixas 15,889 $805 La Coipa

  12. Slide 12: Tasiast, Mauritania

    TASIAST, MAURITANIA • Continue to expand mine fleet and accelerate mining activity  Mine fleet increased to 41 haul trucks  Mining rate expected to increase to 90 mta in 2012 • Basic infrastructure and pre-production work for next expansion phase continues:  Expansion of existing camp to 3,000 be

  13. Slide 13: Tasiast Site Enhancements

    TASIAST SITE ENHANCEMENTS NEW ADR PLANT STRIPPING AT WEST BRANCH NEW WEST BRANCH DUMP LEACH FACILITY EXPANDING CAMP SIZE 13

  14. Slide 14: Dvoinoye, Russia

    DVOINOYE, RUSSIA • Underground development ahead of plan  At end of Q1, 1,000 m completed  To date, 2,730 m since development began • Surface construction commenced • Permanent camp, key equipment and supplies have been delivered to site • Earthworks and roads for site facilities, including the pe

  15. Slide 15: Dvoinoye, Russia

    DVOINOYE, RUSSIA WEST PORTAL TRUCK SHOP IN PROGRESS EARTHWORKS TEMPORARY CAMP EXPANSION 15

  16. Slide 16: Kinross: Foundation for the Future

    KINROSS: FOUNDATION FOR THE FUTURE 1. Strong financial and operating performance 2. Tasiast as cornerstone of Kinross’ long-term growth strategy 3. Stringent approach to project development and capital allocation 16

  17. Slide 17: 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 performance measures prepared in accordance with GAAP. For more in

  18. Slide 18: Kinross Gold Corporation

    KINROSS GOLD CORPORATION 25 YORK STREET, 17TH FLOOR TORONTO, ON M5J 2V5 WWW.KINROSS.COM 18

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