Kinross Gold Corporation is a Canadian-based gold mining company with mines and projects in Canada, the United States, Brazil, Chile, Russia, Ghana and Mauritania. Kinross was founded after a merger in 1993 of three companies, initially owning a mine in British Columbia and royalties on a mine in Nevada. Following a series of takeovers and mergers, Kinross now owns nine active gold mines on four continents. - Source: Wikipedia
