Changes to internal figuring dependent on the price of gold took a bite out of Kinross Gold Corp. (TSE:K) (NYSE:KGC) too, with the gold giant announcing in its quarterly results released Wednesday after the bell, a loss of $2.5 billion or $2.17 per share on the back of a $2.4 billion impairment charge. With the charge stripped out, adjusted net earnings came to $119.5 million, or 10 cents per share, compared with $156.8 million, or 14 cents per share, in the second quarter of 2012.