Commitment to Responsible Mining
We take pride in our 25-year history of co-operative relations with our host countries and local communities.
That history has depended in part on strong company-wide standards and policies to back up our firm commitment to responsible mining. But it is also the result of diligent work by our local teams to maintain respectful, mutually beneficial relationships at a grassroots level – helping to ensure that Kinross is consistently regarded as a good neighbour wherever we operate.
For example, at our Mineral Hill reclamation site, we were proud to partner with Trout Unlimited and the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation to achieve positive benefits for the environment and local community by protecting important fish and wildlife habitat near Yellowstone National Park.
We also actively listen and engage with our stakeholders. In 2017, we had more than 112,000 stakeholder interactions, including community members, government representatives, and non-profit organizations at our sites.
Another key is helping our host communities build sustainable economic strength and capacity. In 2017, we spent more than $2 billion in the countries where we operate through wages, local purchasing, and taxes, in addition to our many direct and in-kind contributions in support of health, education, social, cultural, and environmental programs.
In 2017, for the eighth consecutive year, Kinross Gold was named one of Canada’s Best 50 Corporate Citizens by Corporate Knights magazine, placing first among gold mining companies for the third year in a row.