Kinross Fort Knox Resource Development Council 2015
Kinross Gold- Operations Map RUSSIA NORTH AMERICA Dvoinoye Kupol Fort Knox Kettle River – Buckhorn WEST Round Toronto Mountain AFRICA Tasiast Chirano Paracatu La Coipa Maricunga n Operations SOUTH AMERICA n Development Projects n Head Office 2 2 kinross,com
Fort Knox History ● 1984 – Visible gold discovered on claims ● 1994 – State & Federal permits issued ● 1995 – Project construction began ● 1996 – First gold pour ● 2009 – First gold poured from heap leach ● 2011 – 5,000,000 th ounce of gold poured 4,500,000 hours with no LTI ● 2012 – Heap leach expansion ● 2013 – Second CIC plant constructed ● 2013 – 6,000,000 th ounce of gold poured ● 2015 – Mine expansion 3 kinross,com
Fort Knox- Operations ● Currently permitted until 2020 ● The milling and mining operations at Fort Knox continue to operate 24-hours a day, 365 days a year ● Fort Knox produced 379,453 ounces of gold in 2014 ● Single largest private taxpayer in FNSB ● Largest source of income for the Alaska Mental Health Trust Authority. 4 4 kinross,com
Fort Knox- Operations ● 91M tons mined in 2014 ○ 250k tons per day utilizing over 60 major pieces of equipment 5 5 kinross,com
Fort Knox- Operations Mill Facility ● 2014 total 14.9M tons of ore ● 41k tons per day Heap Leach Facility ● Production started in 2009 ● Technology extended the mine life ● To date 156M tons processed ○ 700k ounces of gold produced 6 6 kinross,com
Business of Mining: Core Values 7 kinross,com
Our People ● 673 direct employees ● 543 indirect jobs created in Alaska ● Age range: 18-66 ● 46% employed 5+ years at Fort Knox ● 22% employed 15+ years at Fort Knox 8 kinross,com
SAFETY PUTTING PEOPLE FIRST
Fort Knox Continued Commitment to Safety 2015 International Society of Mine Safety Professionals Awards (ISMSP): Administration Group: 10+ years no LTI; 5 years no reportable incident Mobile Maintenance Group: 9 years no LTI Ore Processing Group: 4+ years no LTI 10 kinross,com
Safety Extends Outside the Workplace ● AED’s (Automatic External Defibrillator): ○ Donation made to the School District ○ Life saving device in each building/school ● Fox, Alaska Community Park: ○ Safe place for kids to gather and play ● Youth Safety Day: ○ Donation of 750 youth bike helmets per year ○ Multi-year commitment 11 kinross,com
ENVIRONMENTAL LEADERSHIP SETTING THE GOLD STANDARD
Reclamation Award Interstate Mining Compact Commission Recognized for exemplary reclamation of True North Brent Goodrum, Mining, Land and Water Division Director ADNR Greg Conrad, Executive Director IMCC Jennifer Pyecha, Senior Environmental Engineer Kinross Fort Knox Ed Fogels, Deputy Commissioner ADNR 13 kinross,com
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CORPORATE RESPONSIBILITY
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