Kinross Gold Corporation (TSX: K, NYSE: KGC) (“Kinross” or the
“Company”) today is pleased to provide an update on the Great Bear
project (the “Project”), located in Red Lake, Ontario, Canada.
This news release contains forward-looking
information about expected future events and financial and
operating performance of the Company. We refer to the risks and
assumptions set out in our Cautionary Statement on Forward-Looking
Information located on page 13 of this release. All dollar amounts
are expressed in U.S. dollars, unless otherwise noted.
Kinross has completed a Preliminary Economic
Assessment (PEA) for the Great Bear project which supports the
Company’s acquisition thesis of a top tier high-margin operation in
a stable jurisdiction with strong infrastructure. Based on mineral
resources drilled to date, the PEA outlines a high-grade combined
open pit and underground mine with an initial planned mine life of
approximately 12 years and production cost of sales3 of $594 per
ounce. The Project is expected to produce over 500,000 ounces per
year at an all-in sustaining cost (AISC)1 of approximately $800 per
ounce during the first 8 years through a conventional, modest
capital 10,000 tonne per day (tpd) mill.
Kinross has also released an updated mineral
resource estimate increasing the inferred resource estimate by
568koz. to 3.884 Moz. which is in addition to the existing M&I
resource estimate of 2.738 Moz4. The mineral resource estimate and
PEA for the Great Bear project are available here.
CEO Commentary:
"This PEA marks an important milestone for Great
Bear and reaffirms our view of it as a high-quality asset with
robust economics and a clear path to become a world class operating
mine," said Paul Rollinson, Chief Executive Officer of Kinross Gold
Corporation. "The Project represents a strong combination of
high-margin production and modest capital requirements, with the
opportunity for significant resource growth in the future.
“This PEA represents the first view of unlocking
Great Bear’s full potential. Based on surface drilling to date, the
PEA provides an initial snapshot in time of the Project. The
ongoing drilling to depth has already shown multiple wide,
high-grade intercepts beyond the current resource used in the PEA.
This deep drilling from surface demonstrates the continuation of
mineralization at depth and the upside potential for further
resource and mine life additions in the future as we progress
exploration from depth.
“These positive results are underpinned by a
strong mining jurisdiction with a skilled labour pool and solid
regional infrastructure. We have both the financial and technical
resources to advance the development of this exciting new Project
in our portfolio."
________________________1 Annual production over
500,000 ounces for the first 8 years. 2 AISC is a non-GAAP
financial measure. The definition and purpose of this non-GAAP
financial measure is included on page 11 of this news release.
Non-GAAP financial measures and ratios have no standardized meaning
under IFRS and therefore, may not be comparable to similar measures
presented by other issuers. Please see average production cost of
sales in the table entitled “PEA study financial highlights” for
the related estimated GAAP financial measure.3 “Production cost of
sales per ounce” is defined as production cost of sales divided by
total ounces sold. In the PEA, production costs of sales is
referred to as production cash costs. 4 See the table below titled
“Great Bear Summary of project mineral resources” for grade and
quantity of mineral resource estimate.
Key PEA Highlights:
- The Great Bear PEA demonstrates a
top-tier high margin operation in a stable jurisdiction in Ontario,
Canada. The Project is located within the prolific Red Lake
Greenstone Belt 24 kilometres from Red Lake, a town with a long
history of mining, significant infrastructure including a paved
highway and provincial power lines, and access to experienced,
skilled labour.
- The results from the PEA affirm
that Great Bear has the potential to be a cornerstone asset with a
top tier production profile, low costs, and significant value.
- The PEA mine plan demonstrates an
excellent estimated internal rate of return (IRR) and after-tax net
present value (NPV) at a range of gold prices.
PEA study physical
highlights5 |
Annual production (koz. / first 8 years) |
518 |
Annual production (koz. / life of mine average) |
431 |
Life of mine production (Moz. Au) |
5.3 |
Mill Processing rate (tpd) |
10,000 |
Underground peak mining rate (tpd) |
6,000 |
Life of mine tonnes processed (million tonnes) |
44.6 |
Average grade processed (g/t Au) |
3.87 |
Average recovery rate (% Au) |
95.7 |
PEA study financial highlights |
Average production cost of sales (per Au oz.)3,6 |
$594 |
Average all-in sustaining costs (per Au oz.)2,5 |
$812 |
Total initial construction capital cost (US$ millions) |
$1,181 |
Total capitalized mine development (US$ millions) |
$248 |
Total initial project capital (US$ millions) |
$1,429 |
Great Bear IRR and NPV estimates based on gold
price7,8,9,10 |
|
$1,900/oz. |
$2,500/oz. |
IRR |
24.3% |
35.5% |
NPV |
$1.9 billion |
$3.3 billion |
Payback period (years) |
2.7 |
1.7 |
________________________5 The PEA is
preliminary in nature and is based, in part, on Inferred Mineral
Resources. Inferred Mineral Resources are considered too
geologically speculative to have the economic considerations
applied to them that would enable them to be categorized as Mineral
Reserves. There is no certainty that the economic forecasts on
which the PEA is based will be realized.6 Average production cost
of sales and average AISC represent costs for projected production
for the life of mine.7 The economic analysis of the project was
carried out using a discounted cash flow approach on a pre-tax and
after-tax basis, based on a long-term gold price of $1,900/oz in
USD and cost estimates prepared in CAD.8 An exchange rate of 0.74
USD per 1.00 CAD was assumed to convert CAD market price
projections and particular components of the capital cost estimates
into USD.9 The IRR on total investment that is presented in the
economic analysis was calculated assuming 100% equity financing
except open pit fleet, though Kinross may decide in the future to
finance part of the project with debt financing. 10 The NPV was
calculated from the after-tax cash flow generated by the project,
based on a discount rate of 5% and a valuation date of January 1,
2026.
Mine Plan
The initial mine plan outlines concurrent open
pit and underground mining over the first 8 years followed by
combined underground mining and stockpile processing in years 8 to
12. The decision to mine the open pit and underground concurrently
from the start provides significant production flexibility and time
to continue exploration drilling from underground to further expand
the resource and mine life.
The PEA demonstrates an initial life-of-mine
(LOM) of approximately 12 years with total production of
approximately 5.3 Moz. of gold. However this represents a point in
time estimate of the mine plan and is only a window into the
long-term potential of the asset given the limitations of drilling
at depth from surface. Exploration drilling at depths up to 1,600
metres has already demonstrated continuation of high-grade
mineralization with strong widths well below the current PEA
inventory, highlighting the upside potential of this asset.
The high-grade open pit will be mined with a
dual fleet strategy to provide selective mining of the high-grade
material and lower cost mining of the waste, mining a peak of 26
million tonnes of material, and providing a peak of 9,000 tpd of
mineralized material.
Figure 1: Open Pit mining
plan
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For the underground, the primary mining method
is long hole open stoping with paste backfill and cemented rock
fill. First stope production is expected to begin in 2029, subject
to permitting, and to continue for 12 years with a peak production
rate of 6,000 tpd, with potential to expand beyond this run rate as
extensions to the underground resource are targeted. At peak, the
underground will have a mining rate of 6,000 tpd between 2035 and
2038, producing an average of 327koz. per annum.
Figure 2: Underground mining
plan
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The combination of the open pit and underground
production in the years 1 to 8 will allow for processing of
higher-grade material and stockpiling of the remaining feed to
supplement underground production in the latter years of the mine
life. This strategy drives a milled grade of 4.6 g/t in years 1 to
8 and an average production of 518koz. per annum over these
years.
Figure 3: Concurrent Open Pit and
Underground Gold Production
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Figure 4: Mill Throughput
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Open pit mining operations |
LOM material mined |
187.9 Mt |
LOM plant feed mined |
24.3 Mt |
Average grade |
3.0 g/t Au |
Strip ratio |
6.7 (waste: plant feed) |
Peak mining rate (all materials) |
26.2 Mtpa |
Mining unit cost (including capitalized mining) |
$3.59 ($/t mined) |
Underground mining operations |
LOM plant feed mined |
20.3 Mt |
Average grade |
4.9 g/t Au |
Steady State Mining Rate (plant feed) |
6,000 tpd |
Mining unit cost (excluding capitalized mining) |
$68.70 ($/t processed) |
Mill, Processing and Tailings
Design
For the PEA, a conventional milling circuit for
free milling mineralization was selected, targeting an average
processing rate of 10,000 tpd. This scale of plant configuration
simplifies construction, drives high margins and production scale
in the early years with selective processing of higher-grade
material when mining both open pit and underground, and avoids
oversizing the mill for a potential underground only scenario in
the latter years of the mine life at Great Bear.
Kinross has completed a comprehensive
metallurgical test work program including detailed chemical head
analysis, mineralogy, gold deportment, comminution, and leaching
and gravity recovery testing across a selection of composite
samples. The results of the test work program indicated clean
metallurgy with no deleterious elements and very strong recoveries,
with average LOM recovery of 95.7% projected in the PEA. The clean
metallurgy and conventional circuit are expected to further de-risk
project construction and execution.
Based on the metallurgical test results, Great
Bear’s processing plant has been designed as a conventional circuit
with a proposed flowsheet including semi-autogenous grinding (SAG)
and ball milling, pebble crushing, gravity concentration, leaching
followed by carbon-in-pulp adsorption (CIP), elution,
electrowinning, and smelting to produce gold doré.
Key Processing Data |
Mill processing rate (tpd) |
10,000 |
Total plant feed (Mt) |
44.6 |
LOM avg. feed grade (g/t Au) |
3.87 |
LOM contained gold (Moz) |
5.5 |
LOM avg. recovery (% Au) |
95.7 |
LOM recovered gold (Moz) |
5.3 |
Kinross has invested substantial effort into
early technical studies and design for tailings processing and
management facilities at Great Bear leveraging the best available
technologies to ensure the highest environmental standards.
As a result, the PEA design includes the
addition of a desulphurization flotation circuit to remove
sulphides and render the tailings non-acid generating, and a
rigorous design criteria for all tailings storage facilities at the
site.
As well, the LP Viggo Pit has been pulled
forward to be mined during project construction in order to provide
a robust in-pit tailings storage facility for the sulphide
concentrate from the desulphurization flotation circuit,
eliminating the need for a dam to impound the sulphide
concentrate.
Capital Expenditure
The total initial construction capital is
forecasted at $1.2 billion. Capitalized mine development prior to
commercial production is expected to be approximately $250 million,
comprised of $105 million related to open pit mining and $143
million related to underground capital development which will
support higher production in the early years. The majority of the
capitalized open pit mining is driven by the strategic decision to
pull forward mining of the Viggo pit during construction to provide
low-cost construction rock, early mill feed and a robust in-pit
solution for the tailings concentrate.
Within the construction capital, the site
development, water treatment and infrastructure area includes the
truck shop, admin facilities, and camp. It also includes state of
the art water treatment including ultra-filtration and a robust
site-wide water management strategy to ensure the highest
environmental standards.
Additionally, the capital estimate includes
indirect and contingency costs, where indirect and owner costs are
40% of total direct costs and the contingency is 22%,
providing further confidence in the PEA’s total estimate.
The Project’s capital requirements are expected
to be manageable for Kinross and are forecasted within the
Company’s planned annual capex profile in the range of $1 billion.
Kinross is confident it can continue to prioritize its investment
grade balance sheet and comfortably fund Great Bear, along with
other planned capital spending.
Great Bear capital cost estimates(US$
millions) |
Direct Capital Costs |
|
Mine equipment |
$85 |
|
Site development, water treatment and infrastructure |
$239 |
|
UG Infrastructure |
$49 |
|
Processing |
$217 |
|
Power |
$47 |
|
Tailings management facility |
$52 |
|
Total Direct Costs |
$689 |
|
Indirect |
$276 |
|
Contingency |
$216 |
Total Initial Construction Capital
Cost |
$1,181 |
|
Capitalized open pit mining |
$105 |
|
Capitalized underground development |
$143 |
Total Capitalized Mine Development |
$248 |
Total Initial Project Capital |
$1,429 |
Life of Mine Sustaining Capital |
$1,034 |
Total Growth Capital |
$9711 |
Next Steps and Permitting
Kinross is continuing to progress work in
several areas across the Project, for both the advanced
exploration program (AEX) and the Main Project. Both the AEX
and Main Project remain subject to permitting, which continues to
advance. The AEX permitting is a provincial process
and Kinross is working closely with the authorities on finalizing
the permits. The Main Project’s permitting is
mainly a federal permitting review process driven by the
Impact Assessment Agency of Canada (IAAC), with some
provincial permitting components. Kinross was pleased to
recently receive the Tailored Impact Statement Guidelines from
IAAC, which will assist with completing the draft Impact
Statement.
For the AEX, detailed engineering,
execution planning, and procurement continues to progress well. The
Company is targeting to commence surface works in 2024,
subject to receiving provincial permits.
For the Main
Project, Kinross expects to advance
engineering definition and execution planning following
the selection of design partners later this year. Work on
permitting of the Main Project
is ongoing and will require federal review under the
Impact Assessment Act. An Impact Statement is currently in
process and is expected to be submitted to the IAAC next
year.
Kinross has actively engaged and consulted with
Indigenous communities and organizations and has commenced
negotiations of a Project Agreement with its First Nations
partners, Lac Seul and Wabauskang, on whose traditional
territories the Great Bear project is located.
________________________11 The long-term power
supply strategy for the Project is to obtain enough power supply
from the Ontario power grid to avoid self-generation and the use of
natural gas. To secure the necessary grid power supply, Kinross
estimates it will need to make a capital contribution of
approximately $97 million.
Resource update and
exploration
The Mineral Resources12 at the property have
been estimated for three zones: LP, Hinge, and Limb. As of April 2,
2024, approximately 568,000 ounces of inferred resources have been
added from the LP zone to the total resource compared to year end
2023, bringing the total inferred resource to 3.9 Moz., in addition
to 2.7 Moz. of M&I resources.
Mineral resources have been calculated at a gold
price of $1,700 and the open pit reflects a $1,400 pit shell. The
open pit cutoff grade is 0.55 g/t and the underground cut off grade
of is 2.3 g/t for the main LP zone. The $1,400 pit shell has been
chosen as this represents the optimal trade-off point at which
underground extraction below the pit shows higher potential margins
then deepening the open pit.
Great Bear Summary of project mineral
resources13,14,15,16,17,18(as
at April 2, 2024) |
Classification |
Tonnes |
Grade |
Gold Ounces |
(000) |
|
(g/t Au) |
(000) |
|
Measured |
1,556 |
|
3.04 |
152 |
|
Indicated |
28,711 |
|
2.80 |
2,586 |
|
TOTAL M&I |
30,267 |
|
2.81 |
2,738 |
|
Inferred |
25,480 |
|
4.74 |
3,884 |
|
Given the Company’s current understanding of the
orogenic system, and the significant high-grade extensions realized
at the main LP zone, Kinross expects the strong grades to continue
as drilling extends deeper. To date, Kinross has completed more
than 420 kilometres of drilling on the property and results have
been very strong, supporting the Company’s view that high-grade
mineralization extends at depth and indicating the potential for
resource growth over time.
Kinross’ 2023 and 2024 exploration program
resulted in the addition of significant ounces at improved grades
compared with the initial project mineral resource declared at year
end 2022, with the bulk of additions in the high-grade underground
between 500 metres and 1 kilometre.
This recent drilling, highlighted by the deepest
hole drilled on the property to date, which returned 3.8 metres at
a grade of 9.5 g/t at nearly 1.6 kilometres vertical depth at the
LP zone, demonstrates the impressive continuity of this
system. Exploration drilling at Great Bear continues to see
success beyond the PEA inventory. Drill holes BR-888 and BR-888C2
are the deepest drill holes on the property to date and have
intersected high grade mineralization 1,600 metre vertically below
surface.
Furthermore, exploration drilling at both the
Discovery and Yauro zones have also intersected mineralization
beyond the PEA inventory. Drill hole BR-770C3 intersected 22.7
metres at 6.51 g/t at Yauro and BR-896 intersected 5.4 metres at
7.82 g/t at Discovery. These drill holes demonstrate the successful
expansion of mineralization through drilling, not just at depth,
but along strike and linking zones.
________________________12 Mineral Resources are
stated in accordance with CIM (2014) Definitions as incorporated by
reference into NI 43-101. Mineral Resources are estimated for the
LP zone and satellite Hinge and Limb zones and have an effective
date of April 2, 2024.13 Mineral resources estimated according to
CIM (2014) Definitions.14 Mineral resources estimated at a gold
price of $1,700 per ounce.15 Open pit mineral resources are
reported within optimized pit shells at a cut-off grade of 0.55 g/t
Au.16 Underground mineral resources are reported within underground
reporting shapes at cut-off grades of 2.3 g/t Au for the LP zone,
2.5 g/t Au for the Limb zone, and 2.4 g/t for the Hinge zone. An
incremental cut-off grade of 1.7 g/t Au was used at the LP zone for
areas that do not require additional development. 17 Mineral
resources that are not mineral reserves do not have demonstrated
economic viability. 18 Numbers may not add due to rounding.
Figure 5: Resource Growth - continuing to see high-grade
intercepts outside of the PEA inventory
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The PEA represents a point in time estimate and
is only a window into the long-term potential of the asset given
the indications of continued mineralization at depth. As a result,
the Company is focused on progressing the AEX to begin drilling
underground to continue unlocking the full potential of the
asset.
In 2024, the Company will continue to focus
drilling to link zones at depth at LP and further directional work
at Hinge and Limb. Exploration will also focus resources on
brownfield exploration work on the newly expanded ~120 square
kilometre land package to look for additional open pit and
underground opportunities.
Great Bear Technical Presentation
details
In connection with this news release, Kinross
will hold a conference call and audio webcast on Tuesday, September
10, 2024, at 9:00 a.m. EDT, followed by a question-and-answer
session. To access the call, please dial:
To access the call:
Webcast Link:
https://meetings.lumiconnect.com/400-478-546-594
Canada & US toll-free:
1-866-613-0812Outside of Canada & US:
647-694-2812
Replay (available 30 days after the call):
Canada & US toll-free: 1
(877) 454-9859 Outside of Canada & US: (647)
483-1416 Passcode: 4887947
You may also access the conference call on a
listen-only basis via webcast at our website www.kinross.com. The
audio webcast will be archived on www.kinross.com.
About Kinross Gold
Corporation
Kinross is a Canadian-based global senior gold
mining company with operations and projects in the United States,
Brazil, Mauritania, Chile and Canada. Our focus is on delivering
value based on the core principles of responsible mining,
operational excellence, disciplined growth, and balance sheet
strength. Kinross maintains listings on the Toronto Stock Exchange
(symbol: K) and the New York Stock Exchange (symbol: KGC).
Media Contact Victoria
BarringtonSenior Director, Corporate Communicationsphone:
647-788-4153victoria.barrington@kinross.com
Investor Relations ContactDavid
ShaverSenior Vice-President phone:
416-365-2761david.shaver@kinross.com
APPENDIX A
Non-GAAP financial measures
The Company has included certain non-GAAP
financial measures in this document. These financial measures are
not defined under IFRS and should not be considered in isolation.
The Company believes that these financial measures, together with
financial measures determined in accordance with IFRS, provide
investors with an improved ability to evaluate the underlying
performance of the Company. The inclusion of these financial
measures is meant to provide additional information and should not
be used as a substitute for performance measures prepared in
accordance with IFRS. These financial measures are not necessarily
standard and therefore may not be comparable to other issuers.
All-in sustaining cost
All in sustaining cost is a non-GAAP financial
measure calculated based on guidance published by the World Gold
Council (“WGC”). The WGC is a market development organization for
the gold industry and is an association whose membership comprises
leading gold mining companies including Kinross. Although the WGC
is not a mining industry regulatory organization, it worked closely
with its member companies to develop these metrics. Adoption of the
all-in sustaining cost metric is voluntary and not necessarily
standard, and therefore, this measure presented by the Company may
not be comparable to similar measures presented by other issuers.
The Company believes that the all-in sustaining cost measure
complements existing measures and ratios reported by Kinross.
All-in sustaining cost includes both operating
and capital costs required to sustain gold production on an ongoing
basis. Sustaining operating costs represent expenditures expected
to be incurred at Great Bear that are considered necessary to
maintain production. Sustaining capital represents expected capital
expenditures comprising mine development costs, including
capitalized waste, and ongoing replacement of mine equipment and
other capital facilities, and does not include expected capital
expenditures for major growth projects or enhancement capital for
significant infrastructure improvements.
APPENDIX B
Proposed Site Layout
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APPENDIX C
Cautionary statement on forward-looking
information
All statements, other than statements of historical fact,
contained or incorporated by reference in this news release
including, but not limited to, any information as to the future
financial or operating performance of Kinross, constitute
“forward-looking information” or “forward-looking statements”
within the meaning of certain securities laws, including the
provisions of the Securities Act (Ontario) and the provisions for
“safe harbor” under the United States Private Securities Litigation
Reform Act of 1995 and are based on expectations, estimates and
projections as of the date of this news release. Forward-looking
statements contained in this news release include, without
limitation, statements with respect to: the calculation of mineral
resources at the project and the possibility of eventual economic
extraction of minerals from the project; the identification of
future mineral resources at the project; the Company’s ability to
convert existing mineral resources into categories of mineral
resources or mineral reserves of increased geological confidence;
the projected yearly gold production profile from both open pit and
underground operations, all-in sustaining costs, mill throughput
and average grades; future plans for exploration drilling; the
projected economics of the project, including total gold sales,
margins, taxes, average annual production, the net present value of
the project, the internal rate of return on the project, project
payback period, average yearly free cash flow, life of mine unit
costs, projected mine life, the total initial capital and
sustaining capital required; the project design, including the
location of the tailings management facility, process plant,
infrastructure area, stockpile areas, the anticipated advanced
exploration site and the proposed open pit and underground mine
plans; the project development timeline to production including the
Company’s work relating to its Impact Statement and permitting
future phases of the project and development and construction of
and production at the project, including the possibility of
constructing either or both of an open pit and underground mines;
the timing of and future prospects for exploration and any
expansion of the project, including upside associated with the
project’s land package and via exploration at depth beneath the
proposed underground mine; the potential for expanding the initial
mineral resource and the potential for identifying additional
mineralization in areas of intercepts and conceptual areas for
extension and expansion; potential recovery rates or processing
techniques; and the Company’s plans to construct an exploration
decline. The words “believe”, “conceptual”, “expect”, “future”,
“plan”, “potential”, “progress”, “prospective”, “target”, “view”
and “upside” or variations of or similar such words and phrases or
statements that certain actions, events or results “may”, “could”,
“will” or “would” occur, and similar expressions identify
forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are
necessarily based upon a number of estimates and assumptions that,
while considered reasonable by Kinross as of the date of such
statements, are inherently subject to significant business,
economic and competitive uncertainties and contingencies. The
estimates, models and assumptions of Kinross referenced, contained
or incorporated by reference in this news release, which may prove
to be incorrect, include, but are not limited to, the various
assumptions set forth herein and in our Annual Information Form
dated March 27, 2024 and our full-year 2023 Management’s Discussion
and Analysis as well as: (1) there being no significant disruptions
affecting the activities of the Company whether due to extreme
weather events and other or related natural disasters, labour
disruptions, supply disruptions, power disruptions, damage to
equipment or otherwise; (2) permitting and development of the
project being consistent with the Company’s expectations; (3)
political and legal developments in Ontario and Canada being
consistent with its current expectations; (4) the accuracy of the
current mineral resource estimates of the Company (including but
not limited to ore tonnage and ore grade estimates); (5) certain
price assumptions for gold and silver and foreign exchange rates;
(6) Kinross’ future relationship with the Wabauskang and Lac Seul
First Nations and other Indigenous groups being consistent with the
Company’s expectations; and (7) inflation and prices for diesel,
natural gas, fuel oil, electricity and other key supplies being
approximately consistent with anticipated levels. Known and unknown
factors could cause actual results to differ materially from those
projected in the forward-looking statements. There can be no
assurance that forward-looking statements will prove to be
accurate, as actual results and future events could differ
materially from those anticipated in such statements.
Forward-looking statements are provided for the purpose of
providing information about management’s expectations and plans
relating to the future. All of the forward-looking statements made
in this news release are qualified by these cautionary statements
and those made in our other filings with the securities regulators
of Canada and the United States including, but not limited to, the
cautionary statements made in the “Risk Factors” section of our
Annual Information Form dated March 27, 2024, and the “Risk
Analysis” section of our full year 2023 Management’s Discussion
& Analysis. These factors are not intended to represent a
complete list of the factors that could affect Kinross. Kinross
disclaims any intention or obligation to update or revise any
forward-looking statements or to explain any material difference
between subsequent actual events and such forward looking
statements, except to the extent required by applicable law.
Certain forward-looking statements in this press release may
also constitute a “financial outlook” within the meaning of
applicable securities laws. A financial outlook involves statements
about the Company’s prospective financial performance, financial
position or cash flows and is based on and subject to the
assumptions about future economic conditions and courses of action
and the risk factors described above in respect of forward-looking
information generally, as well as any other specific assumptions
and risk factors in relation to such financial outlook noted in
this press release. Such assumptions are based on management’s
assessment of the relevant information currently available, and any
financial outlook included in this press release is provided for
the purpose of helping viewers understand the Company’s current
expectations and plans for the future. Viewers are cautioned that
reliance on any financial outlook may not be appropriate for other
purposes or in other circumstances and that the risk factors
described above, or other factors may cause actual results to
differ materially from any financial outlook. The actual results of
the Company’s operations will likely vary from the amounts set
forth in any financial outlook and such variances may be
material.
Other information
Where we say “we”, “us”, “our”, the “Company”, or “Kinross” in
this news release, we mean Kinross Gold Corporation and/or one or
more or all of its subsidiaries, as may be applicable. The
technical information about the Company’s mineral properties
contained in this news release has been prepared under the
supervision of Mr. Nicos Pfeiffer who is a “qualified person”
within the meaning of National Instrument 43-101.
Source: Kinross Gold Corporation
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