Company on track to meet annual guidance
- The Company is on track to meet 2021 annual guidance.
- Production 1 of 558,777 attributable gold equivalent ounces (Au eq. oz.).
- Production cost of sales 1,2 was $756 per Au eq. oz. and largely in line with Q1 2020, while all-in sustaining cost1,2 decreased to $975 per Au eq. oz. sold year-over-year.
- Attributable margins 3 increased 25% to $1,031 per Au eq. oz. sold compared with Q1 2020, and outpaced the rise in average realized gold price2.
- Adjusted operating cash flow 2 of $399.6 million, operating cash flow of $279.8 million and free cash flow2 of $75.6 million.
- Reported net earnings 4 increased 22% to $149.5 million, or $0.12 per share, with adjusted net earnings2 increasing 51% to $192.8 million, or $0.15 per share, compared with Q1 2020.
- Cash and cash equivalents of $1,056.1 million, and totalliquidity of $2.6 billion at March 31, 2021.
- Kinross’ Board of Directors declared a quarterly dividend of $0.03 per common share payable on June 17, 2021 to shareholders of record at the close of business on June 3, 2021.
Operations and sustainability highlights:
- Three largest producing mines – Paracatu, Kupol and Tasiast – accounted for 60% of production and were the lowest cost mines in the portfolio.
- The Tasiast 24k and La Coipa Restart projects advanced well and both remain on schedule, with studies at Udinsk, Manh Choh (formerly known as “Peak”) and Lobo-Marte all proceeding as planned.
- Kinross commits to reach net-zero greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 2050 and expects to finalize a strategy to support this goal by year-end, including identifying tangible GHG reduction targets for 2030.
LINK: https://www.kinross.com/news-a…21-first-quarter-results/