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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001188112-10-002013
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	6-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		4
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20100805
FILED AS OF DATE:		20100805
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20100805

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:		10993964

	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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report on Form 6-K is being furnished for the sole purpose of providing a copy
of press releases in which the Company announced the appointment of Mr. Brant
Hinze as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer and receipt of
Russian government approval to acquire 100% of Dvoinoye.</font></div>
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Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to
be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly
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<div><font style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt">25 York Street, 17th Floor</font></div>

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<div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font color="peru" style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Kinross announces new Chief Operating Officer</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-WEIGHT: bold">Toronto, Ontario, August 4, 2010 &#8211;</font> Kinross Gold Corporation (TSX: K, NYSE: KGC) is pleased to announce the appointment of Brant Hinze as Executive Vice-President &amp; Chief Operating Officer, effective October 1, 2010. Mr. Hinze will succeed the Company&#8217;s current Chief Operating Officer, Tim Baker, whose retirement was announced earlier this year.</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">Mr. Hinze is an accomplished mining industry leader who was most recently Senior Vice-President, North American Operations, for Newmont Mining Corporation. In this role, Mr. Hinze oversaw eight operating mines producing approximately two million ounces annually, 11 processing facilities, and regional exploration and development activities. Mr. Hinze also led Newmont&#8217;s corporate social responsibility, information technology, supply chain, legal and human resources functions in the region.</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">From 2002 to 2005, Mr. Hinze was General Manager of Newmont&#8217;s Yanacocha Project in Peru, which at its peak was the largest producing gold mine in the world. Prior to Yanacocha, he managed other operations for the company in the United States, Bolivia and Indonesia.</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;We are delighted to welcome an industry leader of Brant&#8217;s calibre to our Senior Leadership Team,&#8221; said Tye Burt, President &amp; CEO. &#8220;Brant has an exceptional track record and significant operating experience in several key mining regions of the world. We&#8217;re confident that under his leadership our global operations will continue to live up to the highest standards of safety and corporate responsibility, while generating superior value for our shareholders, employees and local communities.&#8221;</font></div>

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<div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman"><font color="peru" style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">About Kinross Gold Corporation</font></font></div>

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<div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Kinross&#8217; strategic focus is to maximize net asset value and cash flow per share through a four-point plan built on: delivering mine and financial performance; attracting and retaining the best people in the industry; achieving operating excellence through the &#8220;Kinross Way&#8221;; and delivering future value through profitable growth opportunities.</font></font></div>

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<div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Kinross maintains listings on the Toronto Stock Exchange (symbol:K) and the New York Stock Exchange (symbol:KGC).</font></font></div>

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approval</font></font></div>
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- -</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">&#160;</font>Kinross Gold
Corporation has been advised that its application to acquire 100% of the shares
of Northern Gold, the owner of the Dvoinoye gold and silver deposit in the
Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, has been approved by the Russian Federation&#8217;s State
Commission for the Control of Foreign Investments.&#160;</font></div>
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announced an agreement in principle to acquire Northern Gold LLC and Regionruda
LLC, the owner of the Vodorazdelnaya property exploration and mining license, on
January 20, 2010, subject among other conditions to approval of foreign
ownership of Dvoinoye as a strategic deposit by the Russian
Government.</font></div>
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Commission&#8217;s official decision of the meeting held on August 4 has been
released, Kinross will begin procedures for completion of the
transaction.&#160;</font></div>
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      through a four-point plan built on: delivering mine and financial
      performance; attracting and retaining the best people in the industry;
      achieving operating excellence through the &#8220;Kinross Way&#8221;; and delivering
      future value through profitable growth opportunities.</font></div>
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      York Stock Exchange (symbol:KGC).</font></div>
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