March 30 (Reuters) - Kinross Gold Corp K.TO KGC.N said
it would spend $300 million on the first phase of expansion at
its Tasiast mine in Mauritania in North Africa.
The first phase of the expansion is expected to increase the
mill throughput capacity to 12,000 tonnes per day from 8,000
tonnes per day, the world's fifth biggest gold miner said on
Wednesday.