Kinross reported sales of 588,559 Au eq. oz in Q3, 2020, compared with 592,689 Au eq. oz in the same period of 2019.
The Tasiast mine in Mauritania achieved record production month in August, producing 103,065 attributable gold equivalent ounces in the quarter, compared to 93,865 Au eq. oz. in the same period of 2019.
The Tasiast 24k project is advancing well and remains on schedule to increase throughput capacity to 21,000 t/d by the end of 2021, and then to 24,000 t/d by mid-2023, Kinross said in a press release.
Midday Thursday, Kinross’ stock was up 8% on the NYSE
At the Fort Knox Gilmore project, work on infrastructure and processing facilities is now substantially complete, the company reported. First ore was placed on the new Barnes Creek heap leach pad in early October.
Kinross said it remains on track to meet its original 2020 guidance for production, cost of sales per ounce, all-in sustaining cost per ounce and capital expenditures, despite impacts from the covid-19 pandemic.
Adjusted net earnings increased from $104-million, or $0.08 a share, in the third quarter of 2019, to $310.2-million, or $0.25 a share.
Adjusted operating cash flow surged by 86% to $549.6-million.
“Year-over-year, our margins grew by 60% to $1,171 per gold ounce sold, which substantially outpaced the 30% increase in the average realized gold price. We also continued to strengthen our investment grade balance sheet and ended the quarter with approximately $935 million in cash and total liquidity of $2.5 billion,” said Kinross CEO J. Paul Rollinson.
“In September, we were pleased to announce an expected 20% increase in production over the next three years to 2.9 million gold equivalent ounces, along with plans for a quarterly dividend to return capital to our shareholders. We also provided a long-term production outlook which forecasts Kinross producing an average of 2.5 million gold equivalent ounces annually through to 2029.”
The company declared a quarterly dividend of $0.03 per common share payable on December 10, 2020 to shareholders of record at the close of business on November 25, 2020. The company also declared a dividend on September 17, 2020 and announced plans to pay a regular quarterly dividend.
Midday Thursday, Kinross’ stock was up 8% on the NYSE. The company has a $11 billion market capitalization.
