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                               CONSENT OF EXPERTS

I hereby consent to the incorporation by reference of the information contained
in the Annual Information Form of Kinross Gold Corporation ("Kinross") dated May
8, 2003 and the Annual Report on Form 40-F of Kinross for the year ended
December 31, 2002, which Kinross used or directly quoted from my report dated
April 4, 2003, in preparing summaries, include ore reserve and mineral
estimates, in the Annual Report relating to the Porcupine Joint Venture which
includes the Hoyle Pond Mine, the Pamour Mine and the Dome Mine into this
Registration Statement on Form S-8.



By:    /s/ Jean-francois Couture, Ph.D.,P.Geo/
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             Jean-Francois Couture, Ph.D., P.Geo
Title:       Principal Geologist

Date: September 17, 2003


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