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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001571049-15-001238
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	6-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20150218
FILED AS OF DATE:		20150218
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20150218

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:		15627385

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		25 YORK STREET
		STREET 2:		17TH FLOOR
		CITY:			TORONTO
		STATE:			A6
		ZIP:			M5J 2V5
		BUSINESS PHONE:		8013639152

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		25 YORK STREET
		STREET 2:		17TH FLOOR
		CITY:			TORONTO
		STATE:			A6
		ZIP:			M5J 2V5

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	PLEXUS RESOURCES CORP
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19920703
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18, 2015 is specifically incorporated by reference into Kinross Gold Corporation's Registration Statements on Form S-8 (Registration
Nos. 333-180824, 333-180823 and 333-180822), filed on April 19, 2012.</P>

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        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">Kinross Gold Corporation (&ldquo;<b>Kinross</b>&rdquo; or the &ldquo;<b>Company</b>&rdquo;)</P>
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    <TD><font style="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><b>4.</b></font></td>
    <TD><font style="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><b>Summary of Material Change</b></font></td></tr>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.1pt"><font style="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">On February 10, 2015, Kinross announced its results for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2014. In connection with the release, Kinross announced its decision with respect to the Tasiast mill expansion and also provided further information regarding various material non-cash impairment charges taken in connection with its year-end financial results for 2014.</font></td></tr>
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    <TD><font style="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><b>5.</b></font></td>
    <TD><font style="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><b>Full Description of Material Change</b></font></td></tr>
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    <TD>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 2.9pt 0 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.25pt">On February
        10, 2015, Kinross announced its results for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2014. In connection with the release,
        Kinross announced its decision with respect to the Tasiast mill expansion and also provided further information regarding various
        material non-cash impairment charges taken in connection with its year-end financial results for 2014.</P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 2.9pt 0 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.25pt">&nbsp;</P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.25pt"><i>Tasiast mill expansion
        update </i></P>
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        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 2.9pt 0 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.25pt">Following a
        comprehensive review, the Company has decided not to proceed with the 38,000 t/d mill expansion at the present time. The current
        gold price environment does not provide the Company with sufficient confidence that it will be able to maintain balance sheet strength
        while financing the expansion during the three-year construction period.</P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 2.9pt 0 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.25pt">&nbsp;</P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.25pt"><i>Non-cash impairment
        </i></P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 2.9pt 0 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.25pt">&nbsp;</P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 2.9pt 0 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.25pt">The Company
        completed its annual assessment of the carrying value of its cash generating units (CGU) for the year-ended December 31, 2014,
        and as a result, recorded an after-tax, non-cash impairment charge of $932.2 million. The impairment charge was comprised of property,
        plant and equipment: $342.5 million at Tasiast, $213.8 million at Chirano, $118.5 million at Lobo-Marte, $79.2 million at White
        Gold and $32.9 million at Kettle River-Buckhorn. The impairment charge also included goodwill of $124.4 million at La Coipa and
        $20.9 million at Kettle River-Buckhorn.</P>
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    <TD>The Company also recorded inventory write-downs of $167.6 million as of December 31, 2014, primarily at Tasiast.</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 90%"><font style="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><b>Reliance on Subsection 7.1(2) of National Instrument 51-102</b></font></td></tr>
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    <TD><font style="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><b>Omitted Information</b></font></td></tr>
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    <TD><font style="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">No significant facts in this report remain confidential, and no information has been omitted from this report.</font></td></tr>
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    <TD><font style="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><b>8.</b></font></td>
    <TD><font style="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><b>Executive Officer</b></font></td></tr>
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    <TD><font style="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">For further information, please contact Shelley M. Riley, Vice President, Office Services and Corporate Secretary, at (416) 365-5198.</font></td></tr>
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    <TD><font style="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">February 18, 2015</font></td></tr>
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