May 8 (Reuters) - Kinross Gold Corp K.TO :
* KINROSS REPORTS 2018 FIRST-QUARTER RESULTS
* Q1 EARNINGS PER SHARE $0.09
* Q1 REVENUE $897.2 MILLION VERSUS $796.1 MILLION
* Q1 ADJUSTED EARNINGS PER SHARE $0.10
* QTRLY PRODUCTION 653,937 GOLD EQUIVALENT OUNCES COMPARED WITH 671,956 AU EQ. OZ. IN Q1 2017
* TOTAL CAPITAL EXPENDITURES ARE FORECAST TO BE APPROXIMATELY $1,075 MILLION FOR YEAR
* QTRLY ALL-IN SUSTAINING COST $846 PER AU EQ. OZ. SOLD, VERSUS $953 IN Q1 2017
* "ON TRACK TO MEET PRODUCTION AND COST GUIDANCE"
* Q1 EARNINGS PER SHARE VIEW $0.05, REVENUE VIEW $823.7 MILLION -- THOMSON REUTERS I/B/E/S
* KINROSS EXPECTS TO PRODUCE 2.5 MILLION AU EQ. OZ. (+/- 5%) AT A PRODUCTION COST OF SALES PER AU EQ. OZ. OF $730 (+/- 5%) FOR 2018
* AVERAGE REALIZED GOLD PRICE IN Q1 2018 INCREASED TO $1,330 PER OUNCE, COMPARED WITH $1,220 PER OUNCE IN Q1 2017
* 2018 OUTLOOK UNCHANGED