Kinross, the world's eighth biggest gold producer, said it had earned $50.3 million, or 14 cents a share, compared with a year-earlier loss of $44.4 million, or 13 cents a share.
Before non-recurring items, including a gain on a disposal of assets and a non-cash writedown, net income was $44.8 million, or 13 cents per share.
The average realized gold price in the third quarter was $621 per ounce, compared with $440 per ounce in the same quarter a year ago, the company said.
The company produced 365,555 ounces of gold, down from 406,195 ounces in the same period a year ago.
It cost Kinross $321 to produce an ounce of gold, up from the same period last year.
The company said it expects to exceed previous annual production estimates of 1.44 million ounces by about 20,000 ounces.
