Kinross said it undertook to adhere to all sanctions and legal restrictions that have, or will be, announced by relevant governments.
The company has also made a donation of $1 million to the Canadian Red Cross Ukraine Humanitarian Appeal to assist displaced Ukrainians.
International sanctions limit the ability of Russian domestic banks to purchase Kinross’s produced gold.
Kinross has been operating in Russia for about 25 years and currently operates the Kupol underground mine and mill in Russia’s Far Eastern region of Chukotka, about 7,000 km from Ukraine. The mine produced 481,108 gold-equivalent oz. last year.
In 2013, the company expanded the mill from 3,500 to 4,500 tonnes per day to process additional ore from the Dvoinoye mine, about 100 km to the north, where mining activities ceased in 2020. Stockpiles from Dvoinoye are expected to be processed until about 2024.
In January 2020, Kinross acquired the Chulbatkan…
