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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
May 5, 2003, in preparing summaries, include ore reserve and mineral estimates,
in the Annual Report relating to the La Coipa Mine into this Registration
Statement on Form S-8.



By:    /s/ Maryse Belanger/
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         Maryse Belanger
Title:   Principal Geologist

Date: September 24, 2003


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