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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001188112-08-002233
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	6-K
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CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20080724
FILED AS OF DATE:		20080724
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20080724

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

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		FORM TYPE:		6-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-13382
		FILM NUMBER:		08968624

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

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		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	PLEXUS RESOURCES CORP
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19920703
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month of July, 2008</font></div>
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Floor, Scotia Plaza, 40 King Street West</font></div>
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registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form
40F:</font></div>
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      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><font id="TAB1" style="MARGIN-LEFT: 36pt"></font>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): <font style="DISPLAY: inline;" face="Wingdings">o</font></font></div>
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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.</font></div>
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registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T
Rule 101(b)(7): <font style="DISPLAY: inline;" face="Wingdings">o</font></font></div>
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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.</font></div>
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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.</font></div>
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file number assigned to the registrant in connection with Rule
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Current Report on Form 6-K, dated July 24, 2008, is specifically incorporated by
reference into Kinross Gold Corporation's Registration Statement on Form S-8
(Registration No. 333-141896), filed on April 4, 2007.</font></div>
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2</font></div>
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      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">This
report on Form 6-K is being furnished for the sole purpose of providing a copy
of the press release issued on July 24, 2008 in which the Company announced a
business combination by way of friendly offer by the Company to acquire 100% of
the outstanding common shares of Aurelian Resources Inc.</font></div>
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3</font></div>
      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">SIGNATURES</font></div>
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      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><font id="TAB1" style="MARGIN-LEFT: 36pt"></font>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.</font></div>
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      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify">&#160;</div>
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committed to continue responsible development in Ecuador</font></div>
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2008</font> &#8211; Kinross Gold Corporation (TSX:K; NYSE:KGC) and Aurelian Resources
Inc. (TSX:ARU) announced today that their respective Boards of Directors have
approved a business combination by way of a friendly offer by Kinross to acquire
100% of the outstanding common shares of Aurelian, and that they have signed a
Support Agreement pursuant to which Aurelian&#8217;s Board of Directors has
unanimously agreed to support the Kinross offer.&#160;&#160;The total value of
the offer is approximately $1.2 billion.</font></div>
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      each Aurelian common share, Kinross will offer 0.317 of a Kinross common
      share, plus 0.1429 of a warrant, with each warrant entitling the holder to
      acquire one Kinross common share. The Kinross warrants have an exercise
      price of $32.00 per Kinross common share and will expire five years after
      the date on which Kinross first pays for Aurelian common shares tendered
      to the offer. Kinross expects to issue approximately 47 million common
      shares pursuant to the transaction (assuming exercise of all in-the-money
      Aurelian options and excluding any shares issuable upon exercise of the
      Kinross warrants), representing approximately 8% of Kinross&#8217; current
      outstanding common shares.</font></div>
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      on the preceding 20-day volume-weighted average price of Kinross&#8217; common
      shares on the TSX (and assuming a value of $0.92 per fractional warrant),
      the value of the offer is $8.20 per Aurelian common share, which
      represents a premium of approximately 63% over the preceding 20-day
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      Board of Directors of Aurelian, after receiving the recommendation of a
      special committee of independent directors created by Aurelian to oversee
      the transaction process, has unanimously determined that the Kinross offer
      is in the best interests of Aurelian&#8217;s shareholders, and unanimously
      recommends that the Aurelian shareholders tender their common shares to
      the offer. The directors and senior officers of Aurelian have entered into
      lock-up agreements with Kinross and have agreed to tender all of their
      Aurelian common shares to the
offer.</font></div>
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      Capital Markets and Dundee Securities Corporation, Aurelian&#8217;s financial
      advisors, have provided oral opinions to the Aurelian Board of Directors
      that the consideration offered is fair, from a financial point of view, to
      Aurelian&#8217;s shareholders.</font></div>
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Combination</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">The
combination will add a major gold deposit to Kinross&#8217; development portfolio,
while providing Aurelian shareholders with a substantial premium on their shares
and the additional opportunity to participate in Kinross&#8217; outstanding prospects
for near- and long-term growth. The transaction is expected to be accretive to
Kinross on a net asset value basis.</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">&#8220;Kinross
is committed to responsible mining and has an excellent track record of working
cooperatively with governments and communities wherever we operate. This
particular combination creates value for both Aurelian and Kinross shareholders,
and provides a strong partner for local employees and communities in Ecuador to
develop this asset in a responsible manner, which will generate significant
economic benefits for the country,&#8221; said Kinross President and CEO Tye W.
Burt.</font></div>
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Kinross, the combination demonstrates our continued commitment to long-term,
disciplined growth through maintaining a pipeline of high-quality development
projects. This deposit will add significantly to our mineral resource base. We
intend to pursue a focused strategy to further define the deposit, and believe
that this combination can make an important contribution to our future,&#8221; he
added.</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">&#8220;The
transaction also plays to Kinross&#8217; proven strengths in successfully bringing new
development projects into production, which we are demonstrating this year with
our projects at Kupol, Paracatu and Buckhorn,&#8221; he said. Kinross expects that the
three major growth projects scheduled to come onstream this year will increase
the company&#8217;s production by approximately 60% above 2007 levels by
2009.</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Patrick
F.N. Anderson, Aurelian President and CEO said, &#8220;The combination of Aurelian and
Kinross illustrates our commitment to responsible development at Fruta del Norte
as well as to the best interests of our investors. In the short-term, Aurelian
shareholders will be receiving an attractive premium above current market price.
In the long-term, our shareholders will also have the opportunity to participate
in Kinross&#8217; upside as our Condor Project contributes to Kinross&#8217;
industry-leading growth plans. We have been impressed by the Kinross team&#8217;s
capabilities and track record in bringing projects into production, particularly
their strength in government and community relations. Joining a larger pipeline
of development and production projects around the world also benefits Aurelian
shareholders through asset diversification and risk mitigation.&#8221;</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">In
October 2007, Aurelian released an inferred mineral resource estimate for its
Fruta del Norte (FDN) deposit of 58.9 million tonnes grading 7.23 g/t of gold,
resulting in 13.7 million oz. of contained gold and 22.4 million oz. of
contained silver (grade: 11.8 g/t).<font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 70%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: super">1</font> The FDN
deposit is the most significant discovery within the Condor Project, part of
more than 95,000 hectares of exploration concessions that Aurelian holds in
Ecuador.</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Kinross
and Aurelian are of the view that recent initiatives by the government of
Ecuador, including public statements by President Correa, and the Ministry of
Mines and Petroleum, indicate that Ecuador is becoming increasingly open to
responsible mining.</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 70%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: super; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">1</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">&#160;</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-STYLE: italic">For further
information, please refer to Aurelian's news release dated October 4, 2007 and
the Report entitled "A Mineral Resource Estimate for the Fruta del Norte
Deposit, Cordillera del Condor Project, Zamora-Chinchipe Province, Ecuador"
prepared by Micon International Limited and dated November 15, 2007, both of
which can be found on Aurelian's website at </font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #0000ff; FONT-STYLE: italic; TEXT-DECORATION: underline">www.aurelian.ca</font></font></div>
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government of Ecuador has indicated that it is interested in attracting
responsible mining companies prepared to invest in creating new economic
opportunities in the country. We have been working in Ecuador for two years,
doing our research and building relationships. We believe that the government
will welcome the positive approach we plan to take to advance the development of
the FDN project in a way that benefits the people of Ecuador and respects local
social and economic priorities,&#8221; said Mr. Burt.</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">&#8220;Kinross
has a strong history in South America and elsewhere as a socially and
environmentally responsible company, and we have demonstrated our commitment to
our employees, to strong community partnerships and to building economic
capacity in the jurisdictions where we operate around the world,&#8221; he
added.</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-STYLE: italic; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Other
Terms of the Support Agreement</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">The
Support Agreement provides that the Board of Directors of Aurelian may under
certain circumstances terminate the agreement in favour of an unsolicited
superior proposal, subject to payment of a termination payment of $42 million
and subject to a right by Kinross to match the superior proposal in
question.</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Full
details of the Kinross offer will be included in the takeover bid circular that
is expected to be mailed to Aurelian shareholders shortly.&#160;&#160;Kinross&#8217;
obligation to acquire shares pursuant to the offer will be subject to certain
customary conditions, including there having been validly deposited and not
withdrawn at the expiry of the offer that number of Aurelian shares which,
together with any Aurelian shares directly or indirectly owned by Kinross,
constitutes at least</font></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">66 2/3%
of the outstanding common shares of Aurelian on a fully-diluted basis at the
expiry time.</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-STYLE: italic; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Private
Placement</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Kinross
has also agreed to purchase 15 million common shares of Aurelian on a private
placement basis, at a price of $4.75 per share for total subscription proceeds
of approximately $71 million, to assist with the development of FDN and for
general corporate purposes. The private placement is not conditional on
completion of the offer. The private placement as well as the issuance of the
Kinross common shares and warrants pursuant to the offer are subject to TSX
approval.</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-STYLE: italic; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Advisors
and Counsel</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Kinross&#8217;
financial advisors are Scotia Capital Inc. (lead), Rothschild Inc. and CIBC
World Markets Inc. and its legal counsel are Osler, Hoskin &amp; Harcourt LLP
and Perez, Bustamante &amp; Ponce with regard to Ecuadorian law matters.
Aurelian's financial advisors are BMO Capital Markets and Dundee Securities
Corporation and its legal counsel is Cassels Brock &amp; Blackwell
LLP.&#160;&#160;A special committee of Aurelian&#8217;s Board of Directors is
receiving financial advice from BMO Capital Markets and Dundee Securities
Corporation and its legal counsel is Stikeman Elliott LLP.</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-STYLE: italic; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">About
Kinross</font></div>
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is a Canadian-based gold mining company with mines in the United States, Brazil,
Russia and Chile, and employs approximately 5,000 people worldwide. Kinross&#8217;
strategic focus is to maximize net asset value and cash flow per share through a
four-point plan built on: generating growth from core operations; expanding
capacity for the future; attracting and retaining the best people in the
industry; and driving new opportunities through exploration and acquisition.
Kinross maintains listings on the Toronto Stock Exchange (symbol: K) and the New
York Stock Exchange (symbol: KGC).</font></div>
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Aurelian</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Aurelian
Resources Inc. is a publicly-listed (TSX:ARU) company engaged in exploring,
discovering and developing mineral wealth in Ecuador. The Fruta del Norte (FDN)
discovery lies at the heart of the Condor Project, located in south-eastern
Ecuador. The initial Inferred Resource for FDN was released in October 2007 and
included 58.9 million tonnes grading</font></div>
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gold and 11.8 g/t silver for 13.7 million ounces of contained gold and 22.4
million ounces of contained silver (Report titled "A Mineral Resource Estimate
for the Fruta del Norte Deposit, Cordillera del Condor Project, Zamora-Chinchipe
Province, Ecuador" and dated November 15, 2007 filed on www.sedar.com). Aurelian
is committed to working with the government and people of Ecuador to achieve a
modern, sustainable mining industry, which will play an important role in the
future growth of the country. Visit <font style="DISPLAY: inline; COLOR: #0000ff; TEXT-DECORATION: underline">www.aurelian.ca</font>
for more information.</font></div>
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dollar amounts in this news release are expressed in Canadian dollars, unless
otherwise noted.</font></div>
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Call</font></div>
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and Aurelian will host a conference call and webcast to discuss this
announcement on Thursday, July 24, 2008 at 9:00 a.m. To access the call, please
dial:</font></div>
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&amp; US toll-free - 1<font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">-800-319-4610</font></font></div>
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of Canada &amp; US - <font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">1-604-638-5340</font></font></div>
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(available up to 14 days after the call):</font></div>
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&amp; US toll-free &#8211; 1-800-319-6413; Passcode &#8211; 3315 followed by #.</font></div>
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free in North America &#8211; 1-604-638-9010; Passcode &#8211; 3315 followed by
#.</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">You may
also access the conference call on a listen-only basis via webcast at the
Kinross website at <font style="DISPLAY: inline; COLOR: #0000ff; TEXT-DECORATION: underline">www.kinross.com</font>
or the Aurelian website at <font style="DISPLAY: inline; COLOR: #0000ff; TEXT-DECORATION: underline">www.aurelian.ca</font>.
The audio webcast will be archived on <font style="DISPLAY: inline; COLOR: #0000ff; TEXT-DECORATION: underline">www.kinross.com</font>
and on <font style="DISPLAY: inline; COLOR: #0000ff; TEXT-DECORATION: underline">www.aurelian.ca</font>.</font></div>
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announces friendly combination with Aurelian</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-STYLE: italic; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">All
statements, other than statements of historical fact, contained in this news
release, including any information as to the future financial or operating
performance of Kinross, constitute &#8220;forward-looking information&#8221; or
&#8220;forward-looking statements&#8221; within the meaning of certain securities laws,
including the provisions of the Securities Act (Ontario) and the &#8220;safe harbour&#8221;
provisions under the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of
1995 and are based on&#160;&#160;the expectations, estimates and projections of
management as of the date of this news release unless otherwise
stated.</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-STYLE: italic; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Forward-looking
statements are necessarily based upon a number of estimates and assumptions
that, while considered reasonable by Kinross as of the date of such statements,
are inherently subject to significant business, economic and competitive
uncertainties and contingencies.&#160;&#160;The estimates and assumptions of
Kinross contained in this news release, which may prove to be incorrect,
include, but are not limited to, the various assumptions set forth herein and in
Kinross&#8217; take-over bid circular prepared and to be filed in accordance with
applicable securities laws in Canada and the United States as well as: (1) that
Kinross will complete the acquisition of Aurelian in accordance with the terms
and conditions of the Support Agreement; (2) the accuracy of Kinross and
Aurelian&#8217;s mineral reserve and mineral resource estimates; (3) the viability of
the FDN<font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">&#160;</font>project
area and permitting the development and expansion of FDN on a basis consistent
with Kinross and Aurelian&#8217;s current expectations; (4) the trading price of
Kinross and Aurelian&#8217;s common shares; (5) there being no significant political
developments, whether generally or in respect of the mining industry
specifically, in Ecuador not consistent with Kinross and Aurelian&#8217;s current
expectations; (6) there being no significant disruptions affecting Kinross&#8217;
operations, whether due to labour disruptions, supply disruptions, power
disruptions, damage to equipment or otherwise; (7) permitting Kinross to
undertake certain measures regarding FDN, and in particular with respect to
certain employment initiatives; (8) that the exchange rate between the Canadian
dollar, Brazilian real, Chilean peso, Russian ruble and the U.S. dollar will be
approximately consistent with current levels or as set out in this news release;
(9) certain price assumptions for gold and silver; (10) prices for natural gas,
fuel oil, electricity and other key supplies remaining consistent with current
levels; (11) production forecasts meet expectations; (12) labour and materials
costs increasing on a basis consistent with Kinross&#8217; current expectations; (13)
permitting, development and expansion at Kinross&#8217; existing properties, including
the preparation of any feasibility studies, on a basis consistent with our
current expectations.</font></div>
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forward-looking information set forth in this news release is subject to various
risks and other factors which could cause actual results to differ materially
from those expressed or implied in the forward-looking information, including
the risk that the acquisition of Aurelian will not be completed for any reason.
Certain of these risks, factors, estimates and assumptions are described in more
detail in Kinross&#8217; most recently filed Annual Information Form in the section
entitled &#8220;Risk Factors&#8221; and the &#8220;Risk Analysis&#8221; section of our most recently
filed Management&#8217;s Discussion and Analysis, to which readers are referred and
which are incorporated by reference in this news release.&#160;&#160;In
addition, all forward-looking statements made in this news release are qualified
by the full &#8220;Cautionary Statement&#8221; in such Annual Information Form and the
&#8220;Cautionary Statement on Forward Looking Information&#8221; in such Management&#8217;s
Discussion and Analysis.&#160;&#160;These risks, factors, estimates and
assumptions are not exhaustive.&#160;&#160;Kinross disclaims any intention or
obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements whether as a
result of new information, future events or otherwise, or to explain any
material difference between subsequent actual events and such forward-looking
statements, except to the extent required by applicable law.</font></div>
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we say &#8220;we&#8221;, &#8220;us&#8221;, &#8220;our&#8221;, the &#8220;Company&#8221;, or &#8220;Kinross&#8221; in this news release, we
mean Kinross and/or its subsidiaries, as may be applicable.</font></div>
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news release does not constitute an offer to buy or an invitation to sell, or
the solicitation of an offer to buy or invitation to sell, any of the securities
of Kinross or Aurelian. Such an offer may only be made pursuant to an offer and
take-over bid circular filed with the securities regulatory authorities in
Canada.&#160;&#160;Kinross plans to file an offer and take-over bid circular
with Canadian provincial securities regulators.&#160;&#160;Kinross also intends
to file with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission a Registration
Statement on Form F-8 which will include the offer and take-over bid circular.
<font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Investors and security holders
are urged to read the offer and take-over bid circular regarding the proposed
transaction referred to in these documents when they become available, because
they will contain important information</font>.&#160;&#160;Investors may obtain
a free copy of the offer and take-over bid circular when they become available
and other documents filed by<font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">&#160;</font>Kinross with the
Canadian provincial securities regulators on SEDAR at www.sedar.com, and with
the SEC at the SEC&#8217;s website at <font style="DISPLAY: inline; COLOR: #0000ff; TEXT-DECORATION: underline">www.sec.gov</font>.
The offer and take-over bid circular and these other documents may also be
obtained for free, once they have been mailed, on Kinross&#8217; website.</font></div>
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