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<DESCRIPTION>EXHIBIT 99.2 TO 13D/A, SEPTEMBER 16, 2003
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                                                             September 12, 2003

PRIVATE AND CONFIDENTIAL

Newmont Mining Corporation
  of Canada Limited
Suite 1900, Box 2005
20 Eglinton Avenue West
Toronto, Ontario
M4R 1K8

Attention: Sharon E. Dowdall


Dear Sirs:

           SECONDARY SALE OF COMMON SHARES OF KINROSS GOLD CORPORATION

         Griffiths McBurney & Partners, RBC Dominion Securities Inc., National
Bank Financial Inc. and Westwind Partners Inc. hereby offer, in relation to the
common shares (the "Common  Shares") of Kinross Gold Corporation ("Kinross")
held by Newmont Mining Corporation of Canada Limited ("Newmont Canada"), to
purchase from Newmont Canada an aggregate of 28,000,000 Common Shares (the "Sold
Block of Shares") at a net purchase price to Newmont Canada of US$7.80 per
Common Share on the terms and subject to the conditions set out herein and in
the term sheet attached as Schedule A.

         The closing of the purchase and sale of the Sold Block of Shares (the
"Closing") will take place at 8:00 a.m. (Eastern Daylight Time) on September
19, 2003, at the offices of our legal counsel, Fraser Milner Casgrain LLP, Suite
4200, 1 First Canadian Place, Toronto, Ontario (the  "Place of Closing"). At
the time of Closing, (i) you will deliver to us one or more certificates
representing 28,000,000 Common Shares registered in the name of Griffiths
McBurney & Partners, or as we may direct, and (ii) we will deliver to you, or
such other entity specified by you, in exchange therefor, a wire transfer of
immediately available funds in the aggregate amount of US$218,400,000.

         You represent, warrant and covenant to us that:

        1.       Newmont Canada is the legal and beneficial owner of 42,457,441
                 Common Shares and, at the Closing, we will obtain good and
                 marketable title to the Common Shares comprising the Sold Block
                 of Shares;

        2.       Newmont Canada is an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of
                 Newmont Mining Corporation ("Newmont");

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Newmont Mining Corporation of Canada Limited                              Page 2
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        3.       the sale by Newmont Canada of the Common Shares comprising the
                 Sold Block of Shares by Newmont Canada to us, on the terms and
                 subject to the conditions set out herein and in the term sheet
                 attached as Schedule A, would not constitute a "control person
                 distribution", as defined in Ontario Securities Commission Rule
                 14-501, and, as such, the Common Shares are freely tradable in
                 each of the provinces of Canada and such sale of the Common
                 Shares comprising the Sold Block of Shares does not conflict
                 with (i) any restriction, consent, approval, authorization or
                 order of any court or governmental agency, commission, board,
                 bureau, regulatory authority or administrative body, whether
                 domestic or foreign, or (ii) any restriction imposed by law,
                 rule, guideline, regulation, treaty or official directive
                 (whether or not having the force of law) or in the
                 interpretation or application thereof by any court or
                 governmental agency, central bank or other authority or entity
                 charged with the administration thereof, whether domestic or
                 foreign (subject, in each case, to the limitations that we are
                 aware of under the United States securities laws);

        4.       you will deliver to us a signed copy of a representation letter
                 of Newmont Canada in the form attached as Schedule B with
                 respect to United States securities law matters (i)
                 concurrently with the delivery of this agreement by Newmont
                 Canada, and (ii) at the Closing;

        5.       the Common Shares comprising the Sold Block of Shares will be
                 sold to us free and clear of all liens and security interests,
                 escrow requirements or other encumbrances and will not contain
                 any legends;

        6.       no person, other than us, has any existing right to purchase or
                 otherwise acquire any of the Common Shares comprising the Sold
                 Block of Shares;

        7.       the sale to us of the Common Shares comprising the Sold Block
                 of Shares will not result in the violation of any of the terms
                 and provisions of any of the constating documents of Newmont
                 Canada or any mortgage, notice, indenture, contract, agreement,
                 instrument, lease or other document to which Newmont Canada is
                 a party or is bound;

        8.       Newmont Canada has the corporate capacity and authority to
                 effect the transactions contemplated by this agreement; and

        9.       Newmont Canada has no knowledge of any "material change" or
                 "material fact" (as those terms are defined in the Securities
                 Act (Ontario)) with respect to Kinross, which has not been
                 generally disclosed.

         The foregoing representations and warranties shall be true and correct
at the time of the Closing, except in relation to paragraphs 3 and 9, above,
which shall be true and correct at the time of this agreement. The foregoing
representations and warranties shall not survive the Closing and shall expire
and be of no further force and effect following the Closing.

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Newmont Mining Corporation of Canada Limited                              Page 3
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         Each of Griffiths McBurney & Partners, RBC Dominion Securities Inc.,
National Bank Financial Inc. and Westwind Partners Inc. represents, warrants and
covenants to you and to the other of them:

        1.       in the case of Griffiths McBurney & Partners, RBC Dominion
                 Securities Inc., National Bank Financial Inc. and Westwind
                 Partners Inc., that they will deliver to Newmont Canada a
                 signed copy of a representation letter by each of them
                 substantially in the form attached as Schedule C with respect
                 to United States securities law matters (i) concurrently with
                 the delivery of this agreement by each of them, and (ii) at the
                 Closing;

        2.       in the case of Griffiths McBurney & Partners, RBC Dominion
                 Securities Inc., National Bank Financial Inc. and Westwind
                 Partners Inc., that they, through one or more United States
                 affiliates of the syndicate, will obtain from each purchaser in
                 the United States of any Common Shares comprising the Sold
                 Block of Shares a representation letter in the form attached as
                 Schedule D;

        3.       in the case of Griffiths McBurney & Partners, RBC Dominion
                 Securities Inc., National Bank Financial Inc. and Westwind
                 Partners Inc., that they and the United States affiliates of
                 the syndicate shall complete the purchase and sale of the Sold
                 Block of Shares and shall effect all offers and sales of the
                 Common Shares so acquired in compliance with all applicable
                 laws, rules, guidelines, regulations, treaties and official
                 directives (whether or not having the force of law); and

        4.       in the case of Griffiths McBurney & Partners, RBC Dominion
                 Securities Inc., National Bank Financial Inc. and Westwind
                 Partners Inc., that they have no knowledge of any "material
                 change" or "material fact" (as those terms are defined in the
                 Securities Act (Ontario)) with respect to Kinross which has not
                 been generally disclosed.

         The foregoing representations and warranties shall be true and correct
at the time of the Closing, except in relation to paragraph 4, above, which
shall be true and correct at the time of this agreement. The foregoing
representations and warranties shall not survive the Closing and shall expire
and be of no further force and effect following Closing.

         Other than as contemplated by this agreement, Newmont Canada agrees
that, in relation to any Common Shares (the "Remaining Block of Shares") of
Kinross legally and beneficially owned by Newmont Canada after the Closing,
Newmont Canada:

        1.       on or before December 31, 2003, will not sell or agree to sell
                 (or announce any intention to do so) any or all of the
                 Remaining Block of Shares, without our prior written agreement,
                 such agreement not to be unreasonably withheld; and

        2.       on or before March 31, 2004, in the event Newmont Canada
                 intends to sell any or all of the Remaining Block of Shares,
                 will give to us the right of first offer on such Remaining
                 Block of Shares; provided that, if the sale of such Remaining
                 Block of

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Newmont Mining Corporation of Canada Limited                              Page 4
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                 Shares by Newmont Canada occurs in more than one transaction,
                 we shall have such right of first offer for each such
                 transaction.

         Time shall be of the essence of our agreement and no term or provision
of this agreement may be amended, changed, waived or terminated, except by an
instrument in writing signed by each of us.

         This offer is open for acceptance by you until o p.m. (Eastern Daylight
Time) on September 12, 2003.


GRIFFITHS McBURNEY & PARTNERS                 RBC DOMINION SECURITIES INC.


By:     /s/ Mark Wellings                     By:   /s/ Gordon Bell
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           Mark Wellings                               Gordon Bell

NATIONAL BANK FINANCIAL INC.                  WESTWIND PARTNERS INC.


By:    /s/ William Washington                 By:   /s/  David Beatty
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          William Washington                            David Beatty





Accepted and agreed to at _______ p.m. (Eastern Daylight Time), this 12th day
of September, 2003.


NEWMONT MINING CORPORATION
OF CANADA LIMITED


By:    /s/ Sharon E. Dowdall
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          Sharon E. Dowdall






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