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                                                                   EXHIBIT 23.13

                               CONSENT OF EXPERTS

December 10, 2003

We hereby consent to the use of the "Independent Technical Report, Review of
Musselwhite Mine Operations, Ontario" (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.

We 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,



/s/ John Kiernan
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John Kiernan P.Eng.
Senior Mining Engineer
Wardrop Mining & Minerals


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