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                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.8

[Letterhead of SRK Consulting]

                               CONSENT OF EXPERTS


17 December 2003

Steffen Robertson and Kirsten ("SRK") hereby consent to the use of the "Buckhorn
Mountain Project Technical Report (the Report") and being named and identified
as experts in connection with the Report in the registration statement on Form
F-4 of Kinross Gold Corporation.

SRK confirm that we have read the registration statement and have no reason to
believe that there are any misrepresentations in the information contained
therein that are derived from the Report or are within our knowledge as a result
of the services performed by us in connection with the Report.

Sincerely,
SRK Consulting (US) Inc.


/s/ Nick Michael
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Nick Michael
Project Engineer


/s/ Terry Braun
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Principal


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