RESEARCH ALERT-Kinross Gold: Canaccord Genuity raises to buy

Feb 25 (Reuters) - :

* Kinross Gold Corp K.TO : Canaccord Genuity raises to buy from hold

* Alexco Resource Corp AXR.TO : Canaccord Genuity raises price target to

C$1.70 from C$0.80; rating sell

* Golden Star Resources Ltd GSC.TO : Canaccord Genuity raises to hold from

buy

* Brigus Gold Corp BRD.TO : Canaccord Genuity raises price target to C$1.40

from C$0.91; rating hold

* Galane Gold Ltd GG.V : Canaccord Genuity raises price target to C$0.28 from

C$0.12; rating hold

* Goldcorp Inc g.to : Canaccord Genuity raises target price to C$40 from

C$35; rating buy

* B2Gold Corp BTO.TO : Canaccord Genuity raises price target to C$4 from

C$3.50; rating buy

* Yamana Gold Inc YRI.TO : Canaccord Genuity raises target price to C$14.50

from C$13; rating buy

* Sandstorm Gold Ltd SSL.TO : Canaccord Genuity raises price target to C$8

from C$7; rating buy

* Silver Wheaton Corp SLW.TO : Canaccord Genuity raises target price to C$36

from C$27.50; rating buy

* Primero Mining Corp P.TO : Canaccord Genuity raises price target to C$9.50

from C$8; rating buy

* Argonaut Gold Inc AR.TO : Canaccord Genuity raises price target to C$8.25

from C$8; rating buy

* Iamgold Corp IMG.TO : Canaccord Genuity raises target price to C$5.50 from

C$5; rating hold

* Fortuna Silver Mines Inc FVI.TO : Canaccord Genuity raises price target to

C$6.50 from C$5; rating buy

* Aurico Gold Inc AUQ.TO : Canaccord Genuity raises price target to C$7.50

from C$6.75; rating buy

* Alamos Gold Inc AGI.TO : Canaccord Genuity raises price target to C$14.50

from C$14; rating buy

* Tahoe Resources Inc THO.TO : Canaccord Genuity raises target price to C$30

from C$24.50; rating buy

* Barrick Gold Corp ABX.TO : Canaccord Genuity raises price target to C$20.50

from C$17.50; rating sell

* Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd AEM.TO : Canaccord Genuity raises target price to

C$45 from C$38.50; rating hold

* Detour Gold Corp DGC.TO : Canaccord Genuity raises price target to C$11

from C$8; rating hold

* Osisko Mining Corp OSK.TO : Canaccord Genuity raises target price to C$8.25

from C$7.25; rating hold

* Eldorado Gold Corp ELD.TO : Canaccord Genuity raises price target to C$9

from C$7.25; rating hold

* New Gold Inc NGD.TO : Canaccord Genuity raises target price to C$8.25 from

C$6.50; rating hold

* Pan American Silver Corp PAA.TO : Canaccord Genuity raises price target to

C$19 from C$14.25; rating hold

For a summary of rating and price target changes on U.S. companies:

Reuters Eikon users, click on Href="NewsSearch">RCH/US

Reuters 3000Xtra users, double-click Href="NewsSearch">RCH/US

Thomson ONE users, type in RT/RCH/US

For a summary of rating and price target changes on Canadian companies:

Reuters Eikon users, click on Href="NewsSearch">RCH/CA

Reuters 3000Xtra users, double-click RCH/CA

Thomson ONE users, type in RT/RCH/CA

((nyc.equities.newsroom@reuters.com); (Reuters Messaging: saqib.ahmed.thomsonreuters.com@reuters.net) ((Bangalore Newsroom +91 80 6749 1130; within U.S. +1 646 223 8780))