<DOCUMENT>
<TYPE>EX-99.6
<SEQUENCE>7
<FILENAME>ex99-6.txt
<DESCRIPTION>EXHIBIT 99.6
<TEXT>
<PAGE>

                                                                    Exhibit 99.6

                                                                     [AMEC LOGO]



                                CONSENT OF AUTHOR

                         Samuel G.L. Mah, MASc, P. Eng.
                              AMEC Americas Limited
                                111 Dunsmuir St.
                              Vancouver, BC V6B 5E3
                     Phone: 604-664-4142, Fax: 604-664-3057
                            Email: sam.mah@amec.com


British Columbia Securities Commission (Principal Regulator)
Ontario Securities Commission
Alberta Securities Commission
Saskatchewan Securities Commission
The Manitoba Securities Commission
Commission des valeurs mobilieres du Quebec
Office of the Administrator, New Brunswick
Nova Scotia Securities Commission
Securities Commission of Newfoundland and Labrador
Registrar of Securities, Prince Edward Island
Registrar of Securities, Northwest Territories
Registrar of Securities, Government of the Yukon Territory
Registrar of Securities, Nunavut

RE:  READDRESSED REPORT ENTITLED "REVIEW OF PORCUPINE JOINT VENTURE OPERATION
     ONTARIO, CANADA NI 43-101 TECHNICAL REPORT" DATED AUGUST 28TH, 2006
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Pursuant to Section 8.3 of National Instrument 43-101, this letter is being
filed as the consent of Samuel G.L. Mah, MASc, P. Eng. of AMEC Americas Limited
to the use and public filing of the technical report entitled "Review of
Porcupine Joint Venture Operation Ontario, Canada NI 43-101 Technical Report"
dated 28th August, 2006 (the "Report") readdressed to Kinross Gold Corporation,
in connection with the press release dated November 3rd, 2006 and to the
inclusion of the written disclosure of the Report and of extracts from or a
summary of the Report in the written disclosure of Kinross.

I hereby confirm that I have read the written disclosure from the Report
included in the press release and that it fairly and accurately represents the
information in the Report that supports the disclosure.

Dated this 3rd day of November, 2006.

"Signed and sealed"
/Samuel G.L. Mah/
Samual G.L. Hal, MASc, P. Eng
Senior Mine Engineer
AMEC Americas Limited
</TEXT>
</DOCUMENT>
