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CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20051031
FILED AS OF DATE:		20051028
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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:		051161921

	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 October, 2005
                        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 a press release in which the Company announced that John Carrington and
Catherine McLeod-Seltzer have joined the board as independent directors.


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                                Table of Contents


SIGNATURES
EXHIBIT INDEX
99.1   Press release dated October 27, 2005.

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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: /s/ Shelley M. Riley
                                                     --------------------
                                                     V.P. Administration and
                                                       Corporate Secretary


October 27, 2005.
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                                                 40 King Street West, 52nd Floor
                                                            Toronto, ON  M5H 3Y2
                                                                 www.kinross.com
                                                               Tel: 416 365 5123
                                                               Fax: 416 363 6622
[LOGO] KINROSS                                           Toll Free: 866-561-3636
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                JOHN CARRINGTON AND CATHERINE MCLEOD-SELTZER JOIN
                           KINROSS' BOARD OF DIRECTORS


OCTOBER 27, 2005... TORONTO, ONTARIO - KINROSS GOLD CORPORATION ("KINROSS" OR
THE "COMPANY") (TSX-K; NYSE-KGC) is pleased to announce that, effective
immediately, John K. Carrington and Catherine McLeod-Seltzer have joined
Kinross' Board of Directors as independent board members.

Mr. Carrington is a retired mining executive with over 36 years of experience in
the mining industry. He has held many senior executive positions, including most
recently Vice Chairman of Barrick Gold Corporation ("Barrick") until his
retirement on December 31, 2004. Between 1995 and 2004 he also held the
positions of President, Chief Operating Officer & Director and Executive Vice
President, Operations at Barrick. Before joining Barrick, Mr. Carrington was
Executive Vice President, Mining at Noranda and President and Chief Executive
Officer of Brunswick Mining and Smelting. Mr. Carrington is a Director of the
Canadian Mineral Industry Education Foundation, Honorary Chairman of the
Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada, past Director of the Gold
Institute, past Chairman and Director of the Mining Association of Canada and a
former member of the Lassonde Mineral Engineering Program at the University of
Toronto. Mr. Carrington is a Mining Engineer with a Master of Engineering
(Mining) from McGill University and is a member of the Association of Profession
Engineers of Ontario and the Canadian Institute of Mining & Metallurgy. In 2003,
Mr. Carrington received the "Selwyn G. Blaylock Award" from the Canadian
Institute of Mining & Metallurgy for distinguished service to Canada through
exceptional achievement in the field of mining.

Ms. McLeod-Seltzer brings an extensive knowledge of mining finance, exploration
in Latin America, mergers, acquisitions and negotiations to Kinross' Board. Ms.
McLeod-Seltzer has over 20 years of experience in the mining industry and is
currently President and Director of Pacific Rim Mining Corporation, a position
she has held since 1997. Ms. McLeod-Seltzer has worked extensively in Latin
America on both the resource and finance side of the industry with a particular
emphasis on Peru where she is currently involved in the financing and
development of two large mining projects. Previously, she was President, Chief
Executive Officer of Arequipa Resources Ltd., one of the most successful mining
exploration companies in Peru. Ms. McLeod-Seltzer grew the company from a
capitalization of Cdn $5 million to over Cdn $1.1 billion when it was taken over
by Barrick in 1996. Ms. McLeod-Seltzer is a co-founder of Stornoway Diamond
Corporation, one of the largest landholders for diamond exploration in Canada.
Stornoway has discovered 15 diamondiferous kimberlites since 2003. In 1999, she
was named the Northern Miner's "Mining Man of the Year" and in 1997 she was
given the "Award for Performance" by the Association of Women in Finance. She
has also held a position on the Financial Post's "Power 50" since 2002. Ms.
McLeod-Seltzer holds a Bachelor of Business Administration from Trinity Western
University.

Arthur Ditto and Cameron Mingay have stepped down from the Board of Directors.
Mr. Ditto has been a director since 1993 and was President and C.O.O. Mr. Mingay
was a director from 2001 to 2004.

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"We are extremely pleased to continue to strengthen Kinross by adding the
operational skills and exploration expertise that John and Catherine bring to
the Board. These attributes emphasize our commitment to operational excellence
and the future growth of the Company." said Tye Burt, President and Chief
Executive Officer of Kinross. "I would like to thank Art Ditto and Cameron
Mingay for their distinguished service to the Company since it's inception."

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

CHRISTOPHER T. HILL                TRACEY M. THOM
SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT,             DIRECTOR, INVESTOR RELATIONS
CORPORATE COMMUNICATIONS           AND COMMUNICATIONS
Tel.  (416) 365-7254               Tel. (416) 365-1362



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