Kinross Gold

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Kinross Gold Corporation
Public
Traded as TSX: K NYSE: KGC
Industry Mining
Founded 1993
Founder Robert Buchan
Headquarters Toronto, Canada
Key people
 J. Paul Rollinson, CEO
Products Gold
Revenue $3.8 billion (2013)
Number of employees
 9,000 (2013)
Website www.kinross.com

Kinross Gold Corporation is a Canadian-based gold mining company with mines and projects in the United States, Brazil, Chile, Russia, Ghana and Mauritania. It is one of the largest gold companies.[1] Kinross began from the amalgamation of three companies in 1993, initially owning a mine in British Columbia and royalties on a mine in Nevada. Following a series of takeovers and mergers, Kinross now owns ten active gold mines on four continents.

History

Kinross' merger with Echo Bay Mines resulted in ownership of Lupin Mine, which was sold in 2006.

Kinross Gold Corporation was founded in 1993 following the amalgamation of three companies:Plexus Resources Corporation, CMP Resources and the numbered company 1021105 Ontario Corp. This resulted in the new company owning a stake and royalties on a mining property in Fallon, Nevada and the QR Mine in British Columbia.[2] Kinross was listed on June 1, 1993 on the TSX and NASDAQ.

Kinross merged with Amax Gold (formerly known as Kinam Gold)[3] in 1998, which gave Kinross the Fort Knox Gold Mine.[4] In 2002 Kinross, TVX Gold (TVX), and Echo Bay Mines proposed a $3-billion merger, which would combine the three companies, while retaining the name Kinross Gold. The merger was delayed from its original closing due to Kinross' inability to raise the necessary funds,[5] but was approved by shareholders in January 2003.[6] In 2006 Kinross sold the Lupin Mine (in Canada) and the Blanket Mine (in Zimbabwe), and bought Crown Resources Corporation, which gave them ownership of the mineral resource Buckhorn Mountain (later Buckhorn Gold Mine) and the associated mineral processing facilities.[7] Kinross also sold the Aquarius Project (acquired as part of the Echo Bay merger[8]) in 2006 to St. Andrews Goldfields (who operated the nearby Stock Gold Mine).[9] In 2002 Kinross and Placer Dome combined their assets in Timmins, Ontario and formed the Porcupine Joint Venture (51% Placer Dome, 49% Kinross).[10] In 2007 Kinross traded assets with Goldcorp; Kinross received $200-million and the remaining portion of the La Coipa Gold Mine it had acquired with the TVX merger, in exchange for giving up its 49% of the Porcupine Joint Venture and 31.9% of the Musselwhite Mine.[11] In 2010 Kinross purchased the remaining shares (91%) of Red Back Mining for $7.1-billion. The purchase brought with it the two gold mines in Africa (Chirano and Tasiast).[12]

In 2015 in the wake of declining precious metal prices, Kinross closed their regional office in Denver, Colorado, and eliminated 110 corporate position in Denver, Chile, Spain, and Toronto.[13] 2016 Kinross' credit raiding was lowered to "Junk" status by Standard & Poor's, the decision was largely based on the share of their production that came from mines in Russia, which it saw as a significant risk.[14]

Operations

Kinross Gold operates mining projects in North and South America, Russia, and Africa. In 2013 the company's gold production was 2,631,092 gold equivalent ounces.[15] In 2013 the company's silver production was 9 million ounces, making the company the 18th largest silver producer in the world.[16]

Fort Knox Gold Mine

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Main article: Fort Knox Gold Mine

Kinross has a 100% stake in the Fort Knox Gold Mine, which operates as an open pit in Alaska. The area was prospected as early as 1913, but no mining took place until 1996. In 1998 the owner of Fort Knox (Amex Gold) merged with Kinross.[4][17] The Fort Knox complex has two open pits (Fort Knox, and the now closed True North),[18] with ore from the Fort Knox pit being processed on site at the Fort Knox mill.[4] In 2013 the mine produced 421,641 ounces of gold.[17]

Buckhorn Mine

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Main article: Buckhorn Gold Mine

Kinross operates the Buckhorn mine and Kettle River mill in the US State of Washington.[19]

Round Mountain Gold Mine

Round Mountain Gold Mine

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Main article: Round Mountain Gold Mine

Kinross operates the Round Mountain Gold Mine in Nye County, Nevada. Round Mountain is a joint venture with Barrick Gold. Round Mountain is located in an area where mining has taken place since 1906, having produced 350,000 ounces of gold over a sixty-year period.[20] Kinross' merger with Echo Bay Mines gave them a 50% share of Round Mountain, with Barrick retaining the remainder.[21] As of 2011 the mine was undergoing expansion to increase the size of the pit and related infrastructure. The expansion has been subject to opposition by various non-governmental organizations.[22][23]

Paracatu Gold Mine

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Main article: Paracatu mine

Kinross received their original stake in the Brazilian mine when they merged with TVX, and purchased the remainder from Rio Tinto in 2004.[24] In 2013, Paracatu produced 500,380 gold equivalent ounces.

Maricunga Gold Mine

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Main article: Maricunga Gold Mine

Kinross first acquired 50% ownership in the properter with the merger with Amax Gold (which changed its name to Kinam).[25] The 2007 purchase of Bema Gold brought the other 50%.[26]

La Coipa Gold Mine

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Main article: La Coipa Gold Mine

The TVX merger resulted in Kinross' stake in the Lo Coipa open pit mine, the remainder was purchased from Goldcorp in 2007.[27]

Kupol Mine

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Main article: Kupol Gold Mine

The Kupol Gold Mine is a combination open-pit and underground gold mine in Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, Russia, in an area originally mined in the 1930s by prisoners of the Gulag.[28] Bema Gold Corporation financed the $425-million project through various international banks, agencies, and equipment companies, plus the Chukotka government. Kinross acquired the property (at the time 75% of the mine) through the acquisition of Bema Gold, and a subsidiary purchased the remaining 25% from the government in 2011.[29][30]

Dvoinoye Gold Mine

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Main article: Dvoinoye Gold Mine

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Tasiast Gold Mine

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Main article: Tasiast Gold Mine

Red Back Mining began production at Tasiast in 2008 in Mauritania. In 2010, Kinross purchased Red Back to acquire the mine. In early 2014, a feasibility study for an expanded Tasiast operation with a 38,000 tonne per day (tpd) mill was completed. [32]

Chirano Gold Mine

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Main article: Chirano Gold Mine

The Red Back Mining purchase gave Kinross a 90% stake in the Chirano Gold Mine, while the remainder is held by the Government of Ghana. The mine produced nearly a quarter million ounces of gold in 2011.[12] The mine is made up of multiple open pits and an underground operation called Akwaaba.[33]

Corporate responsibility

Kinross claims a strong commitment to responsible mining, as outlined on its corporate website via their Ten Guiding Principles for Corporate Responsibility.[34] In 2007, Kinross achieved an A− ranking in Maclean's magazine's annual assessment of socially responsible companies,[35] the highest ranking of any Canadian mining company.

For Kinross' cooperation with an environmental's group in Washington state, and for five out of eight mines being in compliance with the International Cyanide Management Code (as of May 2013, the Company has eight of its nine mines in compliance with the International Cyanide Management Code),[36] Kinross was recognized as one of Canada's Top 50 Most Responsible Corporations by Maclean's magazine and Jantzi Research in 2009.[37]

In October 2008, Kinross was named one of Greater Toronto's Top Employers by Mediacorp Canada Inc., which was announced by the Toronto Star newspaper.[38] In 2011, Kinross was named to the Dow Jones Sustainability World Index (DJSI) and to the Dow Jones Sustainability North America Index for the second consecutive year.[39]

In 2013, Kinross was named to the Dow Jones Sustainability World Index for the third consecutive year, as well as the DJSI North American Index, the Ethibel Excellence Investment Register, and the Ethical Global Equity and ECPI Global Carbon Indices. For the fifth consecutive year, the Company was named to the Jantzi Social Index, and as one of Canada’s Best 50 Corporate Citizens by Corporate Knights magazine for the fourth year.[40]

See also

References

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