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	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			KINROSS GOLD CORP
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000701818
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	GOLD & SILVER ORES [1040]
		IRS NUMBER:				650430083
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		6-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	000-10321
		FILM NUMBER:		02675343

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		185 SOUTH STATE STREET
		STREET 2:		STE 400
		CITY:			SALT LAKE CITY
		STATE:			UT
		ZIP:			84111
		BUSINESS PHONE:		8013639152

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	PLEXUS RESOURCES CORP
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19920703
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                                  UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                              Washington, DC 20549


                                    FORM 6-K



                        REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER
                      PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16 OF
                       THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934


                          For the month of June, 2002.


                            KINROSS GOLD CORPORATION


                  40 King Street West, Scotia Plaza, 52nd Floor
                            Toronto, Ontario M5H 3Y2



Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports
under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.
Form 20-F  |_|      Form 40-F  [x]

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant by furnishing the information
contained in this Form is also thereby furnishing the information to the
Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
Yes |_|    No [x]


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                            INDEX




Material Change Report dated June 10, 2002 for Press Release
dated June 10, 2002                                                  Page 3-9

Signature Page                                                       Page 10


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                            KINROSS GOLD CORPORATION
                             MATERIAL CHANGE REPORT




Item 1.   Reporting Issuer

The reporting issuer filing this material change report is Kinross Gold
Corporation ("Kinross").

Item 2.   Dates of Material Changes

June 10, 2002

Item 3.   Press Release

Press release was issued by Kinross in Toronto on June 10, 2002 with respect to
the material changes and filed via SEDAR.

Item 4.   Summary of Material Change

Kinross, Echo Bay Mines Inc. and TVX Gold Inc. to combine to create new Senior
Gold Producer and to acquire Newmont's TVX NA Interest.

Item 5.   Full Description of Material Change

See attached press release dated June 10, 2002.

Item 6.   Reliance on Section 75(3) of the Securities Act (Ontario) and
analogous securities legislation of each of the other provinces of Canada.

          N/A

Item 7.   Omitted Information

          N/A

Item 8.   Senior Officer

          Ms. Shelley M. Riley
          Corporate Secretary
          Telephone: (416) 365-5198
          Facsimile: (416) 365-0237




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Item 9.   Statement of Senior Officer

          The foregoing accurately discloses the material change referred to
herein.

          DATED at Toronto this 10th day of June, 2002.

                                             KINROSS GOLD CORPORATION


                                             PER: Shelley M. Riley/
                                                  -----------------
                                                  Shelley M. Riley
                                                  Corporate Secretary




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                                  Press Release

     Kinross, Echo Bay and TVX to Combine to Create New Senior Gold Producer
                    and to Acquire Newmont's TVX NA Interest

Toronto and Edmonton,  Canada - June 10, 2002 - Kinross Gold Corporation (TSX-K;
Amex-KGC) ("Kinross" or the "Company"), Echo Bay Mines Ltd. (TSX-ECO;  Amex-ECO)
("Echo  Bay") and TVX Gold Inc.  (TSX-TVX;  NYSE-TVX)  ("TVX")  are  pleased  to
announce the proposed  combination  of the three  companies  and the  concurrent
acquisition of the 49.9%  interest in the TVX Newmont  Americas ("TVX NA") joint
venture  owned  by  Newmont  Mining  Corporation  (NYSE-NEM;  TSX-NMC;  ASX-NEM)
("Newmont").

Kinross,  after having  combined with Echo Bay and TVX and after having acquired
the TVX NA interest  (referred  to herein as "new  Kinross"),  will  possess the
following attributes:

o         Top 10 global gold company with market capitalization in excess of
          US$2 billion;
o         2 million ounce per year gold producer with total cash costs less than
          US$200 per ounce;
o         Only senior North American primary producer with a non-hedging policy
          and less than 5% of reserves hedged;
o         One of the best capitalized gold producers in North America;
o         65% of annual production in the United States and Canada;
o         Highest leverage to gold prices among major North American producers;
          and
o         Strong organic growth from a global resource base exceeding 40 million
          ounces of gold.

              Terms of the Combination and Concurrent Transaction

The  combination  of the  companies  will be achieved by a Plan of  Arrangement,
whereby Echo Bay shareholders  receive 0.52 of a Kinross share for each Echo Bay
share and TVX  shareholders  receive 0.65 of a Kinross  share for each TVX share
(adjusted  accordingly  in the  event  TVX  completes  the  previously  approved
ten-for-one  share  consolidation).  Concurrently  with the  combination  taking
effect,  TVX will  acquire  Newmont's  TVX NA interest for US$180  million.  The
parties expect to enter into a combination agreement which will provide that the
combination will be effected pursuant to the Plan of Arrangement.

Based on the 30 day average  trading prices on the TSX of Kinross,  Echo Bay and
TVX prior to the  announcement of the  combination,  the exchange ratios imply a
price of Cdn$1.81 per Echo Bay share (representing a 23% premium) and a price of
Cdn$2.27 per TVX share (representing a 47% premium).

                          Overview of the new Kinross

As a  result  of  these  concurrent  transactions,  the  Company's  annual  gold
production  is expected  to be  approximately  two million  ounces at total cash
costs of less than US$200 per ounce.  This  production rate will be supported by
proven and probable  reserves  containing  17.9 million  ounces of gold and 52.6
million  ounces  of  silver,  an  additional  measured  and  indicated  resource
containing  19.2  million  ounces of gold and over 60 million  ounces of silver,
plus a further 8 million ounces of inferred gold  resources.  Although global in
reach,  the new Kinross will have 65% of annual  production  and 50% of reserves
based in the United States and Canada. The Company will be the




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most  leveraged  to  changes  in gold price of all major  North  American  based
primary gold  producers and intends to maintain a strict  non-hedging  policy in
view of the trend of rising gold prices and the Company's new, strong  financial
position.  The new Kinross will be the seventh  largest primary gold producer in
the world and the only senior North  American  based  primary gold producer with
less than 5% of reserves  hedged.  The Company will  operate and maintain  joint
venture  interests  in 12 gold  mines and one base  metal  mine  located on five
continents  including  seven  underground  mines,  four  open pit  mines and two
operations expected to include both open pit and underground mines.

                   Approvals and Support for the Transactions

The  combination  has been  unanimously  approved by the boards of  directors of
Kinross,  Echo Bay and TVX.  Each board is  recommending  that its  shareholders
approve the transaction at shareholder  meetings of the three companies expected
to be held in the 3rd quarter of 2002 and the  transaction  is expected to close
shortly thereafter. Approval of the combination requires two-thirds votes by the
respective  shareholders  of  Echo  Bay  and  TVX  and a  majority  vote  by the
shareholders of Kinross. Kinross will also be asking its shareholders to approve
a three-for-one  share  consolidation and if approved,  shareholders of Echo Bay
and TVX would  receive  consolidated  shares of Kinross and the exchange  ratios
would be adjusted  accordingly.  The  proposed  share  consolidation  of Kinross
requires a two-thirds  vote by Kinross  shareholders,  but is not a condition of
the combination.  Support  agreements for the combination have been reached with
the largest  shareholders  of Echo Bay (Newmont 45.2% and Kinross 10.5%) and TVX
(Beech LLC 18.6%).  An  agreement  has also been  reached  with  Newmont for the
concurrent acquisition of Newmont's TVX NA interest.

           Management and Financial Strength in an Elevated Platform

Robert (Bob) Buchan,  Chairman and CEO of Kinross, stated that, "The combination
of Kinross,  Echo Bay,  TVX and TVX NA will create the  premier  North  American
senior gold company for those  investors  seeking  maximum  leverage to the gold
price in a gold  company  with superb  liquidity.  The new  Kinross  will have a
strong group of exploration and development  projects for internal growth and an
elevated   platform  to   aggressively   pursue   appropriate   external  growth
opportunities.  The pool of talented  people in the three former rival companies
will  ensure  a  strong  entrepreneurial  management  team  going  forward.  The
transactions  will result in the new Kinross  being one of the best  capitalized
senior gold companies with a net debt to capitalization ratio of 8%."

The after-tax  synergies of  consolidating  the three  companies are expected to
generate  approximately  US$15  million  per year in savings  (or about US$8 per
ounce of annual  gold  production)  in the areas of general  and  administrative
costs, exploration and purchasing. The combination is expected to be immediately
accretive to Kinross' earnings, free cash flow and net asset value.

Robert Leclerc,  Chairman and CEO of Echo Bay, said, "Echo Bay has approximately
US$10  million of cash on hand, no short or long-term  debt and enjoys  positive
cash flow from its operating mines. This and the improving  environment for gold
prices  have  opened a new  chapter  for Echo Bay and its  shareholders  to join
Kinross and TVX and form a new major gold  producer  with a global  vision and a
solid North American base. We support this combination."




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                                                                          Page 7


Sean  Harvey,  President  and CEO of TVX,  stated,  "For TVX  shareholders  this
combination reunites the components of the long-life asset base of TVX in a much
larger entity. Upon TVX shareholders  becoming shareholders of new Kinross, they
will benefit from the stable,  high margin cash flow from the  consolidated  TVX
assets and the strong balance sheet which will  complement  new Kinross'  strong
leverage to the gold price. The combined company will also have significant land
positions in world-class gold mining  districts in the Americas.  TVX management
and employees  have worked hard on behalf of  shareholders  to  accomplish  this
combination  and we expect  that they will reap  further  benefits  with the new
structure."

As a result of the proposed transactions,  the new Kinross will be approximately
owned  as to 40.3% by  existing  Kinross  shareholders,  31.1% by  existing  TVX
shareholders  (excluding  Newmont),  14.0% by  existing  Echo  Bay  shareholders
(excluding Newmont and Kinross) and 14.6% by Newmont.

Pierre Lassonde, President of Newmont stated, "Newmont supports this transaction
as part of the ongoing  rationalization  of the gold  industry.  Creating a new,
substantial  gold  company  will  benefit  all  of  the  shareholders  involved,
including  Newmont.  The sale of Newmont's TVX NA interest is conditional on the
closing of the overall combination."

              Management and Board of Directors of the new Kinross

The  management  team of the new Kinross  will be led by Bob Buchan as President
and Chief  Executive  Officer and Scott  Caldwell as Senior  Vice  President  of
Operations  and  Chief  Operating   Officer.   The  Company  will  maintain  the
entrepreneurial  management style that has seen Kinross grow from a 25,000 ounce
per year  producer  nine years ago to a two million ounce per year gold producer
as a result of the proposed  transactions.  The  expanded  Board of Directors of
Kinross  will  include  six Kinross  nominees,  two TVX  nominees,  one Echo Bay
nominee and one Newmont nominee.

                          Summary of the Transactions

The parties expect to enter into a definitive  combination  agreement which will
provide  that  the  combination  will  be  effected  pursuant  to  the  Plan  of
Arrangement.  The concurrent  transactions  are subject to customary  regulatory
approvals in Canada and the United  States,  the approvals of Kinross,  Echo Bay
and TVX  shareholders  and other  conditions  customary in  transactions of this
nature.  The shareholder  meetings are expected to be held in the 3rd quarter of
2002 and transaction is expected to close shortly thereafter. The combination is
intended  to be tax  free to Echo Bay and TVX  shareholders  in  Canada  and the
United States.

The Company will be domiciled in Canada and will maintain its  corporate  office
in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The common shares of Kinross will continue to trade
on the Toronto Stock Exchange ("TSX") under the stock symbol "K" and the Company
intends to apply for listing of its common shares on the New York Stock Exchange
("NYSE") under the symbol "KGC". Pending resolution of the NYSE listing, Kinross
will continue to trade on the American Stock  Exchange  ("Amex") under the stock
symbol "KGC".




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                                                                          Page 8


If the combination does not occur under certain  circumstances,  the combination
agreement will provide for a break-up fee of up to Cdn$28 million.

Kinross'  financial  advisor is CIBC World  Markets Inc.,  Echo Bay's  financial
advisor is National  Bank  Financial  Inc.  and TVX's  financial  advisor is BMO
Nesbitt Burns Inc.

                          Conference Call and Webcast

A conference  call is scheduled for Monday,  June 10, 2002 at 3:00 p.m.  eastern
time.
Call in numbers:  International 416-640-4127
                  North America 1-800-218-0204
The   conference   call  and   presentation   slides  will  also  be   available
simultaneously  and  archived  at  www.kinross.com  and   www.tvxgold.com.   The
conference  call will be  available  for  telephone  replay  with the  Passcode:
193836#  (pound  key) by  calling:  International  416-640-1917;  North  America
1-877-289-8525.

                             Cautionary Statements

This press release  includes  certain  "Forward-Looking  Statements"  within the
meaning of section 21E of the United States Securities  Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended.  All  statements,  other than statements of historical  fact,  included
herein,   including   without   limitation,   statements   regarding   potential
mineralization and reserves, exploration results and future plans and objectives
of  Kinross  Gold  Corporation,  Echo  Bay  Mines  Ltd.  and TVX Gold  Inc.  are
forward-looking  statements that involve various risks and uncertainties.  There
can be no assurance  that such  statements  will prove to be accurate and actual
results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such
statements.  Important  factors  that  could  cause  actual  results  to  differ
materially from  expectations are disclosed under the heading "Risk Factors" and
elsewhere in Kinross',  Echo Bay's and TVX's  documents  filed from time to time
with the Toronto  Stock  Exchange,  the United  States  Securities  and Exchange
Commission ("SEC") and other regulatory authorities.

Proven and probable reserves and measured,  indicated and inferred resources are
calculated by the  respective  companies as of December 31, 2001.  Investors are
advised that  National  Policy  43-101  requires  that each  category of mineral
reserves and mineral resources be reported separately.  Investors and securities
holders should refer to the respective  annual  information forms of Kinross and
TVX and the Form 10-K of Echo Bay,  each for the year ended  December  31, 2001,
for this  detailed  information,  which is  subject  to the  qualifications  and
footnotes  expressed  therein.  Reserve  calculations  have been based on a gold
price assumption of US$300 per ounce for all operations except two joint venture
operations:  Musselwhite at US$275 per ounce and La Coipa at US$265 per ounce of
gold and US$4.65 per ounce of silver.  United States  investors are advised that
while the terms  "measured" and "indicated"  resources and "inferred"  resources
are recognized and required by Canadian regulations,  the SEC does not recognize
them.  Investors  are  cautioned  not to assume  that all or any part of mineral
deposits in these categories will ever be converted into reserves.

Investors and security  holders are urged to read the proxy statement  regarding
the business combination  transaction referred to in the foregoing  information,
when it becomes available,  because it will contain important  information.  The
proxy  statement will be filed with the SEC by Echo Bay.  Investors and security
holders may obtain a free copy of this proxy  statement  (when it is  available)
and  other  documents  filed by Echo Bay with the SEC at the  SEC's  website  at
www.sec.gov.  The  proxy  statement  (when  it is  available)  and  these  other
documents  may also be obtained for free from Echo Bay by directing a request to
Lois-Ann   L.   Brodrick,   Vice   President   and   Secretary,    780-496-9704,
lbrodrick@echobaymines.ca.




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                  Certain Information Concerning Participants

Investors  may obtain a detailed  list of names,  affiliations  and interests of
Echo Bay  participants in the solicitation of proxies of stockholders to approve
the proposed  business  combination from a SEC filing under Schedule 14A made by
Echo Bay on June 10, 2002.

                            For further information:

Kinross Gold Corporation:  e-mail info@kinross.com or contact:
Robert M. Buchan
Chairman and Chief  Executive  Officer
Tel. 416-365-5650

Echo Bay Mines Ltd.: e-mail investor_relations@echobaymines.ca or contact:

Robert L. Leclerc
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Tel. 303-714-8839

TVX Gold Inc.: e-mail info@tvxgold.com or contact:
T. Sean Harvey
President and Chief Executive Officer
Tel. 416-366-8160

Newmont Mining Corporation: e-mail corprelations@corp.newmont.com or contact:
Russell Ball
Group Executive, Investor Relations
Tel. 303-837-5927




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                                   SIGNATURES




          Pursuant to the  requirements of Securities  Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant  has duly  caused  this  report  to be  signed  on its  behalf by the
undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.


                                             KINROSS GOLD CORPORATION



June 10, 2002                                Signed: /s/ Shelley M. Riley
                                                     ----------------------
                                                     Shelley M. Riley
                                                     Corporate Secretary





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