Kinross Gold Corporation

From Spreadsheets to Smarter Drilling: How Kinross Gold Found More Value Underground

About Kinross

Kinross Gold Corporation is a global gold mining company with operations and projects across the Americas and West Africa, focused on responsible mining, value creation, and long‑term sustainability.

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Overview

Kinross needed better visibility and control over its drilling operations. Their team relied on spreadsheets to manage contracts, track costs, and review performance. This approach limited efficiency and created inconsistencies in billing and reporting. Today, Kinross uses Krux to manage drilling operations across multiple sites, replacing manual processes with a centralized, real-time platform.

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The Challenge

Before Krux, Kinross managed drilling data in Excel. This created several issues:

• Manual data handling slowed down daily workflows

• Filtering and validating information required extra effort

• Billing inconsistencies were difficult to identify

• Limited visibility into performance across projects

Ricardo Romero, Exploration Supervisor, admits he was hesitant at first, and adoption was slow as a result.

“At the beginning, I didn’t see the value. We had the training, but we didn’t really engage with the platform.” — Ricardo Romero

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The Turning Point  

Krux Analytics worked closely with Kinross to support onboarding and adoption. The team played a critical role in building confidence and driving usage.

Javier Barreto, Customer Success Specialist at Krux, provided direct support. He helped Ricardo navigate the platform, understand and use the dashboards, and apply insights to real workflows.

This 1:1 approach helped Ricardo move from hesitation to full convert.

“With Javier, there’s trust. When I have a question, I get help right away. That made a big difference.” — Ricardo Romero

“When onboarding a customer, we focus on how they will truly use the platform, and get the value out of it. Each situation is different. We focus on being available when the customer needs us. That’s how truly successful adoption really happens.” — Javier Barreto

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The Solution

Kinross transitioned from spreadsheets to Krux’s centralized platform for drilling data, validation, and billing reconciliation. All contractor reports and billing cycles have been standardized through Krux, meaning all contractors report in the same way, helping with KPI reporting and dashboards.

Key capabilities used:

• Real-time data validation at entry

• Simplified approval and rejection workflows

• Centralized contract and project tracking

• Immediate visibility into drilling activity and costs

• Dashboard insights for performance comparison

Instead of entering and verifying data manually, Ricardo now reviews and approves information directly in the platform.

“Everything I used to do in Excel, I can do in Krux. But now it’s much faster and easier.” — Ricardo Romero

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The Results

1. Time savings

Ricardo saves approximately one hour per day along with;.

• Faster review of multiple days of drilling data

• No manual data entry into spreadsheets

• Streamlined approval workflows

“I save about an hour a day. On Mondays, it’s even more because I review several days at once.” — Ricardo Romero ‍

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2. Cost control and error detection

Krux gave Ricardo full visibility into contractor billing, resulting in;.

• Identification of incorrect charges

• Immediate rejection of discrepancies

• Elimination of delayed corrections

“Now I control everything directly,. I can catch errors right away instead of finding them later in invoices.” — Ricardo Romero ‍

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3. Measurable financial impact

Within just two months, improved validation and error tracking generated enough savings to fund additional drilling;.

• Identified billing inconsistencies

• Tracked rejected charges

• Reallocated budget efficiently

Result: One additional drill hole completed — the hole that produced results and yielded.

“If I hadn’t caught those errors, we wouldn’t have had the budget to drill that extra hole.” — Ricardo Romero ‍

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4. Operational visibility and performance management

Krux dashboards enabled better decision-making in the field;.

• Comparison of drilling crews performance

• Ability to identify inefficiencies

• Drive accountability across teams

“I use the dashboards in meetings. Crews can see their performance, and it pushes them to improve.” — Ricardo Romero

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Customer Perspective

Ricardo’s experience reflects a common journey from initial hesitation to disrupt status quo through to clear value seen once Krux is truly adopted and integrated into daily work.

Today, Krux is part of his daily workflow. Ricardo can review costs, analyze performance, and make decisions without relying on spreadsheets.

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Why It Matters

1. Ease of use

Once Ricardo engaged with the platform, adoption accelerated quickly.

“It’s actually very easy to use. Once you start, you realize how much you can do.” — Ricardo Romero ‍

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2. Real-time control

Krux eliminated delays between field activity and data validation.

• Immediate approvals and rejections

• Accurate cost tracking

• Better budget management

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3. Human support as a differentiator

The Krux team played a critical role in success.

• Direct access to a dedicated specialist

• Fast response times

• Practical, use-case-driven guidance

“The support from Krux is key. Having someone like Javier makes all the difference.” — Ricardo Romero

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Future outlook

With Krux Analytics, the Kinross team improved efficiency, reduced billing errors, and gained full control over drilling operations. They enhanced their data and turned it into measurable results

“When a client like Ricardo reaches out with a question or a challenge, we respond. We treat every message as an opportunity to help them unlock more value from the platform. And in this case, their adoption of Krux resulted in the ability to drill an additional hole in their drilling campaign – which was the hole that succeeded – all within two months of adoption. That’s the kind of results that drive us.” - Javier Barreto, Customer Success Specialist, Krux Analytics