EX-99.19 41 ex99-19.htm EXHIBIT 99-19

EXHIBIT 99.19
CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES - OXLEY ACT OF 2002
In connection with the annual report of Kinross Gold Corporation (the “Company”) on Form 40-F for the year ended December 31, 2006, Tye W. Burt hereby certifies, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that to the best of his knowledge:

| 1. | The annual report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

| 2. | The information contained in the annual report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

March 30, 2007 |  | /s/ Tye W. Burt
(Date) | Tye W. Burt (principal executive officer)