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                                                                    Exhibit 99.1

                                      PROXY
           THIS PROXY IS SOLICITED ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS

                           CROWN RESOURCES CORPORATION

The undersigned hereby appoints Christopher E. Herald and James R. Maronick
proxies, with full power of substitution, to vote, as designated below, all
shares of Common Stock of Crown Resources Corporation (the "Company"), which the
undersigned is entitled to vote at the Special Meeting of shareholders of the
Company ("Special Meeting") to be held at 4251 Kipling Street, Suite 390, Wheat
Ridge, Colorado, on __________, 2004, at ___:___ _.m., local time, or any
adjournment(s) thereof. IF NO INSTRUCTIONS ARE SPECIFIED, THIS PROXY WILL BE
VOTED "FOR" ALL PROPOSALS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE BOARD OF
DIRECTORS.

     1.   To approve a plan of merger among Crown, Kinross Gold Corporation, a
corporation organized in the Province of Ontario, Canada ("Kinross"), and Crown
Merger Corporation, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Kinross ("Crown Merger"), in
accordance with the terms of the Acquisition Agreement and Agreement and Plan of
Merger among Kinross, Crown, and Crown Merger, dated as of November 20, 2003, as
amended, such that Crown will become a wholly-owned subsidiary of Kinross upon
completion of the merger.

                FOR  |_|           AGAINST |_|          ABSTAIN |_|

     2.   To approve one or more adjournments of the special meeting, if
necessary, to permit further solicitation of proxies if there are not sufficient
votes at the time of the special meeting to approve the plan of merger.

                FOR  |_|           AGAINST |_|          ABSTAIN |_|

     3.   To transact such other business as may properly come before the
Special Meeting or any adjournment(s) thereof.

                FOR  |_|           AGAINST |_|          WITHHOLD AUTHORITY |_|

The Board of Directors and the Board of Directors unanimously recommends that
the shareholders vote "FOR" all proposals. To vote in accordance with the Board
of Directors' recommendations, sign below. The "FOR" boxes may, but need not, be
checked. To vote against any proposal or to abstain from voting on any proposal,
check the appropriate box above.

PLEASE PRINT YOUR NAME AND SIGN EXACTLY AS YOUR NAME APPEARS IN THE RECORDS OF
THE COMPANY. WHEN SHARES ARE HELD BY JOINT TENANTS, BOTH SHOULD SIGN. WHEN
SIGNING AS AN ATTORNEY, EXECUTOR, ADMINISTRATOR, TRUSTEE, OR GUARDIAN, PLEASE
GIVE FULL TITLE AS SUCH. IF A CORPORATION, PLEASE SIGN IN FULL CORPORATE NAME BY
PRESIDENT OR OTHER AUTHORIZED OFFICER. IF A PARTNERSHIP, PLEASE SIGN IN
PARTNERSHIP NAME BY AUTOHRIZED PERSON.

                                   Dated:_______________________________________


                                   _____________________________________________
                                   Signature


                                   _____________________________________________
                                   Signature (if held jointly)

                                   PLEASE MARK, SIGN, DATE, AND
                                   RETURN THIS PROXY TO:

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