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Russia: The region is on target to meet both production and production cost of sales guidance for the year. First quarter production at Kupol was largely in line with Q1 2012, but was lower compared with Q4 2012 as a result of expected lower grades. Mill throughput and recoveries remained strong.

West Africa: Performance was strong during the first quarter and the region is on target to meet both production and production cost of sales guidance for the year. Tasiast achieved its highest quarterly production since being acquired by Kinross. The production increase was mainly due to higher mining rates and expected higher grades entering the mill, along with improved performance from the dump leach. Chirano performed ahead of expectations for the quarter, but production was lower than Q4 2012 as a result of expected lower grades and a slight reduction in mill throughput.

South America: The region is on target to meet both production and production cost of sales guidance for the year. Paracatu achieved record mill throughput and continued to achieve higher mill recoveries. Production at Paracatu was lower than the previous quarter mainly due to expected lower grades at both mills, particularly at Plant 2. Maricunga's decrease in production was a result of less favourable heap performance, and lower grades from transitional ore as the bottom of the current phase is mined. Due to anticipated lower grades, La Coipa's production decreased relative to Q4 2012. As previously disclosed, the Company expects to suspend mining of the existing orebody at La Coipa in the second half of the year.

Project update and new developments

The forward-looking information contained in this section of the release is subject to the risks and assumptions contained in the Cautionary Statement on Forward-Looking Information on page six of this news release.

Tasiast expansion project

On April 29, 2013, Kinross announced the results of its pre-feasibility (PFS) study for the Tasiast expansion. Based on the PFS study results, the Company is proceeding to a full feasibility study on an expanded Tasiast operation with a 38,000 tpd mill. The feasibility study is scheduled for completion in the first quarter of 2014.

Following completion of the feasibility study, the Company will make a decision on whether to complete engineering and proceed with construction. The decision will depend on a range of factors, including gold price assumptions and projections, expected economic returns, and various technical and other considerations.

During the first quarter, work on a large part of the basic infrastructure improvements at Tasiast neared completion, including the power station, truck shop and other facilities. The new camp was completed in the quarter, and permitting, engineering and bidding for a permanent seawater supply system are progressing as expected.

Dvoinoye

Underground development at Dvoinoye progressed ahead of plan, with 1,567 metres completed. All necessary permits for the current scope of underground development and construction activities are in place, including approval of the mine design. Infrastructure construction progressed on schedule, including advancing the installation of the permanent man camp, truck shop and administrative building.

Expansion of Kupol's mill capacity to 4,500 tpd is well underway, with final completion expected to take place in the third quarter.

The project remains on schedule and on budget and is expected to commence full production in the second half of the year.