February 13, 2002
Toronto, Ontario -
Kinross Gold Corporation (TSE-K; Amex-KGC)
announced today the results for
the three months and year ended December 31, 2001 are as follows:
Financial Tables
All results are expressed in United States dollars unless otherwise stated.
In 2001, Kinross produced more gold equivalent ounces at lower total cash costs per ounce than the
previous year. The improved cash flow from operations allowed the Company to reduce long-term debt
by $46.5 million while the Company’s cash balance increased by $3.2 million to $81 million. Robert M.
(Bob) Buchan, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, stated “We are quite rightly proud of our
operational and financial accomplishmets in 2001, particularly considering the weak gold price
environment during most of the year. Kinross enters 2002 as a much stronger company poised to
participate significantly in an improving gold price environment”.
Full Year
The Company’s share of attributable production was 944,803 gold equivalent ounces in 2001, a
nominal increase when compared to 2000 production of 943,798 ounces. Average total cash costs per
gold equivalent ounce decreased by 4%, to $193 in 2001, compared to $202 in 2000. Cash flow
provided from operating activities for 2001 was $74.5 million or $0.24 per share. This compares to
cash flow provided by operating activities of $47.8 million or $0.16 per share in 2000. Cash flow
provided from operating activities increased in 2001 due to lower production costs, lower exploration
spending, and an increase in the proceeds on restructuring of the gold forward sales contracts when
compared to 2000. In 2001, $16.1 million of non-cash write-downs of property plant and equipment of
which the largest component was an $11.8 million write-down of the Blanket mine due to the continued
political uncertainty in Zimbabwe, resulted in a $36.9 million, or $0.14 per share net loss for the year.
This compares to a $126.1 million, or $0.45 per share loss in 2000 when write-down totaled $85.2
million.
Fourth Quarter
Gold equivalent production of 238,244 ounces at total cash costs of $200 per ounce, combined with
lower reclamation spending and positive changes in working capital resulted in cash flow provided from
operating activities of $15.8 million or $0.05 per share during the fourth quarter of 2001. This
compares to gold equivalent production of 254,626 ounces at total cash costs of $181 per ounce that
resulted in cash flow provided from operating activities of $12.4 million or $0.04 per share during the
fourth quarter of 2000. The Company recorded a net loss of $17.3 million or $0.06 per share for the
fourth quarter of 2001, compared to a net loss of $93.2 million or $0.32 per share for the fourth
quarter of 2000. Included in the fourth quarter of 2001 net loss was a write-down of property, plant
and equipment of $16.1 million or $0.05 per share compared to a fourth quarter 2000 write-downs of
$85.2 million.
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