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DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20050103

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			KINROSS GOLD CORP
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000701818
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	GOLD & SILVER ORES [1040]
		IRS NUMBER:				650430083
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		6-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-13382
		FILM NUMBER:		05502717

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		185 SOUTH STATE STREET
		STREET 2:		STE 400
		CITY:			SALT LAKE CITY
		STATE:			UT
		ZIP:			84111
		BUSINESS PHONE:		8013639152

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	PLEXUS RESOURCES CORP
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19920703
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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                              Washington, DC 20549

                                    FORM 6-K

                        REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER
                        PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16
                    UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

                         For the month of December, 2004
                        Commission File Number: 001-13382
                            KINROSS GOLD CORPORATION
                 (Translation of registrant's name into English)

                  52ND FLOOR, SCOTIA PLAZA, 40 KING STREET WEST
                            TORONTO, ONTARIO M5H 3Y2
                    (Address of principal executive offices)

        Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual
reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F:

                      Form 20-F                Form 40-F  X
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        Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in
paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1):_____

        Note: Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1) only permits the submission in paper
of a Form 6-K if submitted solely to provide an attached annual report to
security holders.

        Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in
paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(7):_____

        Note: Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(7) only permits the submission in paper
of a Form 6-K if submitted to furnish a report or other document that the
registrant foreign private issuer must furnish and make public under the laws of
the jurisdiction in which the registrant is incorporated, domiciled or legally
organized (the registrant's "home country"), or under the rules of the home
country exchange on which the registrant's securities are traded, as long as the
report or other document is not a press release, is not required to be and has
not been distributed to the registrant's security holders, and, if discussing a
material event, has already been the subject of a Form 6-K submission or other
Commission filing on EDGAR.

        Indicate by check mark whether by furnishing the information contained
in this Form, the registrant is also thereby furnishing the information to the
Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

                            Yes                       No  X
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        If "Yes" is marked, indicate below the file number assigned to the
registrant in connection with Rule 12g3-2b:

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This report on Form 6-K is being furnished for the sole purpose of providing a
copy of the press release dated December 31, 2004 announcing the purchase by
Kinross of a 51% interest in the Paracatu Mine located in Brazil.


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SIGNATURES
EXHIBIT INDEX
99.1     Press Release dated December 31, 2004.


This Current Report on Form 6-K, dated December 31, 2004 is specifically
incorporated by reference into Kinross Gold Corporation's Registration Statement
on Form F-10 (Registration No. 333-102660), filed on January 22, 2003, as
amended on January 29, 2003.

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                                                                          Page 3



                                   SIGNATURES


        Pursuant to the requirements of Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

                                            KINROSS GOLD CORPORATION



                                            Signed:/Shelley M. Riley
                                                    ----------------
                                                    Corporate Secretary


December 31, 2004.

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                                                 40 King Street West, 52nd Floor
[LOGO] KINROSS                                              Toronto, ON  M5H 3Y2
                                                               Tel: 416 365 5123
                                                               Fax: 416 363 6622
                                                         Toll Free: 866-561-3636
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                                                                   PRESS RELEASE

           KINROSS COMPLETES PURCHASE OF 51% OF PARACATU MINE, BRAZIL


DECEMBER 31, 2004...TORONTO, ONTARIO - KINROSS GOLD CORPORATION (TSX-K;
NYSE-KGC) ("KINROSS") is pleased to announce that it has completed the purchase
of the 51% of the Rio Paracatu Mineracao (RPM), the owner of the Morro do Ouro
mine (also known as Paracatu) in Brazil from Rio Tinto Plc. Consideration of
US$260 million was paid in cash on completion and is subject to a working
capital adjustment post completion. This calculation will be based on final
accounting records for December 31, 2004 and will take several weeks to compile.
Kinross now owns 100% of the property and becomes the operator. In connection
with this transaction, Kinross has entered into a three-year revolving credit
facility for US$200 million and borrowed US$105 million to satisfy a portion of
the purchase price of US$260 million. This new credit facility replaces the
existing credit facility of US$125 million.

The RPM gold mine is located near Brasilia in the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil.
It has been in operation since 1987. Kinross acquired its 49% interest in the
mine on January 31, 2003 when it merged with TVX Gold Inc.

Bob Buchan, C.E.O. stated, "having 100% of this mine vaults Paracatu to be one
of Kinross' core assets. Early in 2005 we will begin an aggressive exploration
program designed to significantly increase the existing reserve base. If
successful this could allow us to revise the size of the mill expansion we are
contemplating."

ABOUT KINROSS GOLD CORPORATION

Kinross Gold Corporation (WWW.KINROSS.COM) is a senior gold producer with
thirteen gold producing properties in six countries, mainly in the Americas.
Kinross head office is located in Toronto, and trades under the symbol K on the
Toronto Stock Exchange, and symbol KGC on the New York Stock Exchange.

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THIS PRESS RELEASE INCLUDES CERTAIN "FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS" WITHIN THE
MEANING OF SECTION 21E OF THE UNITED STATES SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934, AS
AMENDED. ALL STATEMENTS, OTHER THAN STATEMENTS OF HISTORICAL FACT, INCLUDED
HEREIN, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION, STATEMENTS REGARDING POTENTIAL
MINERALIZATION AND RESERVES, EXPLORATION RESULTS AND FUTURE PLANS AND OBJECTIVES
OF KINROSS GOLD CORPORATION, ARE FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS THAT INVOLVE VARIOUS
RISKS AND UNCERTAINTIES. THERE CAN BE NO ASSURANCE THAT SUCH STATEMENTS WILL
PROVE TO BE ACCURATE AND ACTUAL RESULTS AND FUTURE EVENTS COULD DIFFER
MATERIALLY FROM THOSE ANTICIPATED IN SUCH STATEMENTS. IMPORTANT FACTORS THAT
COULD CAUSE ACTUAL RESULTS TO DIFFER MATERIALLY FROM KINROSS' EXPECTATIONS ARE
DISCLOSED UNDER THE HEADING "RISK FACTORS" AND ELSEWHERE IN KINROSS' DOCUMENTS
FILED FROM TIME TO TIME WITH THE TORONTO STOCK EXCHANGE, THE UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION AND OTHER REGULATORY AUTHORITIES.

For additional information, e-mail INFO@KINROSS.COM or contact:

CHRISTOPHER T. HILL                      TRACEY M. THOM
VICE PRESIDENT,                          MANAGER,
INVESTOR RELATIONS                       INVESTOR RELATIONS
Tel. (416) 365-7254 /                    Tel. (416) 365-1362 /
Cell (416) 278-4137                      Cell (416) 301-9022


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