May 7 (Reuters) - Kinross Gold Corp K.TO :
* KINROSS REPORTS 2019 FIRST-QUARTER RESULTS
* Q1 EARNINGS PER SHARE $0.05
* Q1 ADJUSTED EARNINGS PER SHARE $0.07
* ON TRACK TO MEET PRODUCTION AND COST GUIDANCE
* ON TRACK TO MEET ITS 2019 CAPITAL EXPENDITURE FORECAST OF APPROXIMATELY $1,050 MILLION (+/-5%)
* PRODUCED 606,031 ATTRIBUTABLE AU EQ. OZ. IN Q1 OF 2019, COMPARED WITH 653,937 AU EQ. OZ. IN Q1 OF 2018
* REVENUE FROM METAL SALES WAS $786.2 MILLION IN THE FIRST QUARTER OF 2019, COMPARED WITH $897.2 MILLION
* ALL-IN SUSTAINING COST PER AU EQ. OZ. SOLD WAS $925 IN Q1 2019, COMPARED WITH $846 IN Q1 2018
* ALL-IN SUSTAINING COST PER AU OZ. SOLD ON A BY-PRODUCT BASIS WAS $917 IN Q1 2019, COMPARED WITH $835 IN Q1 2018
* EXPECTS TO COMPLETE EVALUATION OF LOW-COST ALTERNATIVE APPROACHES TO INCREASE THROUGHPUT AT TASIAST IN SECOND HALF OF 2019