up-tick in production, compared to Q1 2017 and Q2 2016, citing higher grades for a decrease in cost of sales per ounce. In July, the final batch of ore was hauled from Buckhorn, though Kinross anticipates that the mill will to continue to process stockpiles. Minimal production is predicted for the third and fourth quarters of 2017. Mineral Hill Located on the east side of Crevice Mountain, Montana, about ten miles north of Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming; Mineral Hill mine operated during 1990-1996. Kinross inherited responsibility for cleanup at the closed mine with the 2003 TVX Gold merger. On August 17, 2017, Trout Unlimited and Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation announced that "Kinross donated water rights representing approximately 3 billion gallons of water to Trout Unlimited to permanently protect vital fish habitat in tributaries of the Yellowstone River. It also reached a conservation easement agreement with the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation to permanently protect a 549-acre land corridor used as an important elk migration route and scenic Yellowstone National Park viewshed." Cerro Casale The Cerro Casale mine is located in Chile. Kinross acquired Cerro Casale in 2007 as part of the acquisition of Bema Gold Corporation. In 2010, Kinross sold a 25% interest in Cerro Casale's copper deposit to Barrick Gold for $474 million. Kinross currently owns a 25% interest and Barrick owns the remaining 75%, the project itself being owned by Compañía Minera Casale. The project is inactive as of 2015. On June 9, 2017, Kinross divested this interest, completing the sale of its 25% interest in Cerro Casale, and its 100% interest in the adjacent Quebrada Seca exploration project, to Goldcorp Inc. for $260 million USD cash, plus other considerations. Crixás The Crixás mine is located in Brazil. In 2012, Kinross sold its 50% interest in Crixás to AngloGold Ashanti for $220 million. Lobo-Marte In 2008, Kinross acquired a 40% interest in Lobo-Marte, located in Chile, from Anglo American plc for $141 million. In early 2009, Kinross acquired the remaining interest for $41 million, via its daughter company CMM. As of December 31, 2013, Kinross reported the property contained 6.0 million ounces of probable gold reserves.In 2014, the reserves were reclassified from "probable" to "measured & indicated". On December 31, 2015, Kinross reported that Lobo-Marte was a "significant" development property, although only prefeasibility studies have been performed on the site. Kinross withdrew its permit application for the Lobo-Marte mine. Fruta del Norte In September 2008, Kinross acquired 100% of the outstanding shares of Aurelian Resources Inc. for a total of $809 million, effectively acquiring 100% of the Fruta del Norte and Condor Ecuadorian deposits. Kinross described Fruta del Norte as one of the most "significant gold discoveries in the last 15 years". On June 20, 2013, Kinross announced it would not proceed with further development of the project, and in October 2014 sold its interest for $233 million. La Coipa The La Coipa gold mine is located in Chile. In October 2013, however, the mine and plant were suspended and the mine is undergoing further exploration. In 2013, Kinross announced it was ceasing development at La Coipa, as well as the sale of its interest in Aurelian Resources Inc. the following year. In 2014, an impairment charge of $124 million was recorded. Maricunga Kinross first acquired 50% ownership in the Maricunga Gold Mine property with the merger with Amax Gold (which changed its name to Kinam). The 2007 purchase of Bema Gold brought the other 50%, being now owned by Compañía Minera Maricunga (CMM). Production restarted in October 2005. In August 2016, Kinross suspended operations at Maricunga, resulting in