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🇨🇦TSXPrecious MetalsKinross Gold Corporation
5-year price history
- Q1 2026 EPS of $0.70 more than doubled the $0.30 in Q1 2025, and 2026 AISC guidance of $1,380–$1,480/oz against gold at $3,300+/oz implies record-level operating margins — full-year production is guided at 2.1–2.3M oz.
- The Great Bear project in Ontario — with a PEA showing after-tax NPV of $1.9B at $1,900/oz gold and IRR of 24.3%, targeting 500,000+ oz/year production at ~$800/oz AISC for the first eight years — received accelerated provincial permitting status and began decline construction in 2026.
- A strong balance sheet and active debt repayment position Kinross to self-fund Great Bear's $1.4B capex without dilutive equity issuance, while stable 2.0M oz guidance through 2027–2028 provides near-term cash flow visibility.
- At gold prices of $4,500/oz, AISC rises to $1,730/oz — a significant jump from base guidance — indicating substantial cost sensitivity and limiting the incremental margin benefit from any further gold price appreciation.
- Great Bear's first production is not expected until ~2029 following a two-year construction period, meaning investors must underwrite $1.4B in capex and multi-year execution risk before seeing meaningful production from the company's primary growth asset.
- Kinross has material exposure to geopolitically sensitive jurisdictions (West Africa), and with production essentially flat at ~2.0M oz through 2028, near-term organic growth beyond gold price is limited.
Kinross is the highest-risk, highest-beta gold miner in this portfolio — when gold runs, KGC runs harder; when gold falls, KGC falls harder. The score reflects strong momentum rather than fundamental quality. Investors who want a gold mining allocation but are buying late in the gold cycle might prefer AEM or FNV for quality; Kinross is the name for those who want maximum leverage to the gold price with acceptable jurisdiction risk.
| Account | Fit | Why |
|---|---|---|
| TFSA | Good | Higher volatility warrants modest sizing in a TFSA. The eligible dividend and tax-free compounding are attractive but position carefully. |
| RRSP | Good | Tax-deferred treatment smooths the volatility impact. Better inside registered accounts than non-reg for a high-beta miner. |
| FHSA | OK | Higher volatility and cost-structure risk make this a secondary FHSA consideration — prefer AEM or FNV for precious metals in FHSA. |
| Non-reg | OK | Capital losses from volatility can be harvested in non-reg. Eligible dividend applies but position size should be smaller than quality miners. |
Ideal = best tax outcome · Avoid = material drag or ineligible · Color and symbol, not color alone, indicate fit.
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