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                                  EXHIBIT 99.20


                            CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
                             18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350
                             AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
                 SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES - OXLEY ACT OF 2002


          In connection with the annual report of Kinross Gold Corporation (the
"Company") on Form 40-F for the year ended December 31, 2002, Robert M. Buchan
hereby certifies, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to
Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that to the best of his
knowledge:

          1.  The annual report fully complies with the requirements of Section
              13(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

          2.  The information contained in the annual report fairly presents, in
              all material respects, the financial condition and results of
              operations of the Company.



May 20, 2003                    /s/ Robert M. Buchan
   (Date)                       -----------------------------------------------
                                Robert M. Buchan (principal executive officer)

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