2007 Full Report - Kinross Gold

Awards and recognitionSelected as a constituentof the Jantzi Social Index ® ,a socially screened, marketcapitalization-weighted stockindex modelled on the S&Pand the TSX 60 indices.Investors/Media• Received an A- rating in 2007 from Maclean’s magazine in its assessment of sociallyresponsible companies, the highest ranking for a Canadian mining company.Safety• The Kettle River operation was twice awarded the MSHA Sentinels of Safety NationalAward. Kinross won the Small Underground Mine Category in 2007 for its 2006performance, and the Large Underground Mine Category in 2006 for no lost-timeinjuries in 2005.• Round Mountain won the MSHA Sentinels of Safety, State of Nevada Award in theLarge Open-Pit Category, received in 2007 for 2006 performance.• Round Mountain was also awarded – by the Nevada Mining Association – SecondPlace in the Large Open-Pit Category, received in 2007 for 2006 performance.• In Brazil, Paracatu received the TOP Prize in Management of Safety and Health atWork, and the Silver Category (second position nationwide), from the ABS (BrazilianAssociation for Safety). Paracatu won a Merit Award in Safety and Health at Workfrom the same organization for reducing accident frequency rates by more than 27%.• Luis Alberto, a senior executive at Paracatu, was awarded the Safety Pioneers Medalby the ABS (Brazilian Association for Safety) for his commitment to safety whenmanaging the Paracatu operation.• The Round Mountain Mine Rescue Team placed first in the largest mine rescuecompetition in the United States.• Proteção Brasil magazine recognized Paracatu for actions that improve conditions inthe workplace. This recognition included the “best in the Southeast region” and “bestnationally in preventive actions in health and safety.”Environment• Kinross received the Northwest Mining Association’s Platinum Award for CorporateExcellence. The award was presented to Kettle River for leadership in designing andpermitting a mine that has minimal impact on the environment and surrounding ecosystem.• In Brazil, Paracatu received the TOP of Environmental Quality, 2006 Award from theOrdem do Brasil organization.• Paracatu placed fourth overall in the Brazilian Environmental Benchmark exercise, whichinvolved presenting an operational case study on the mine’s environmental educationprogram. The award was received in 2006.Page 62 Kinross 2007 corporate responsibility reportReclamation• Our DeLamar reclamation site received the Northwest Mining Association’s President’sAward for Excellence in Reclamation in 2006.• Larry Perino, Reclamation Manager at Kinross’ DeLamar site, was recognized for hiswork with the Animas River Stakeholders Group. The group received the RegionalPartnership of the Year Award from the San Juan, Colorado region of the USDA ForestService for its cleanup and reclamation work in the Silverton historic mining region,site of Kinross’ former Sunnyside mine.Workplace• Paracatu was ranked one of the Best Companies to Work for in Brazil by Epocamagazine in 2006 and 2007.• In 2006, Paracatu placed third in the “Best Companies in People Management”category for employers with 501-1,000 employees, awarded by the magazine Valor.