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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001104659-21-084219
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	6-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20210622
FILED AS OF DATE:		20210623
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20210622

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:		211036430

	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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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">Washington, DC 20549</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">FORM 6-K</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">For the month of June, 2021</P>

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<P STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 14pt">KINROSS GOLD
CORPORATION</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">(Translation of registrant's name into English)</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>17<SUP>th</SUP> Floor, 25 York Street,</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>Toronto, Ontario M5J 2V5</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">(Address of principal executive offices)</P>

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the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40F:</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">Form 20-F <FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings">&#168;</FONT>&#9;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Form
40-F <FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings">&#120;</FONT></P>

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the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1):_____</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">Note: Regulation S-T Rule
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.</P>

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the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(7):_____</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">Note: Regulation S-T Rule
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 &quot;home country&quot;), 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.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">Indicate by check mark whether
by 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.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">This Current Report on Form 6-K, dated June 22,
2021 is specifically incorporated by reference into Kinross Gold Corporation's Registration Statements on Form S-8 [Registration No. 333-217099,
filed on April 3, 2017 and Registration Nos. 333-180824, 333-180823 and 333-180822, filed on April 19, 2012.]</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">&nbsp;&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">This report on Form 6-K is being furnished for
the sole purpose of providing a copy of the Material Change Report as filed on SEDAR on June 22, 2021 by Kinross Gold Corporation in connection
with a temporary suspension of mill operations at its Tasiast project in Mauritania due to a fire on June 15, 2021.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">INDEX</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">Table of Contents</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: left"><U>SIGNATURES</U></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: left"><U>EXHIBIT INDEX</U></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: left">&nbsp;</P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0%"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in">99.1</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left">Material Change Report as filed on SEDAR on June 22, 2021 in connection with a temporary suspension of mill
operations at Kinross Gold Corporation&rsquo;s Tasiast project in Mauritania due to a fire on June 15, 2021.</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">SIGNATURES</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">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.</P>

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    <TD STYLE="padding: 0; width: 50%; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0"><B>KINROSS GOLD CORPORATION</B></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">June 22, 2021</P>

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<P STYLE="text-align: right; margin: 0"><B>Exhibit 99.1</B></P>

<P STYLE="margin: 0; text-align: right"><B>&nbsp;</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>FORM 51-102F3 </B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>MATERIAL CHANGE REPORT</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>&nbsp;</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>&nbsp;</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: left"><B>Item 1 &ndash; Name and Address of Company</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Kinross Gold Corporation (&ldquo;<B>Kinross</B>&rdquo; or the &ldquo;<B>Company</B>&rdquo;)<BR>
25 York Street, 17th Floor<BR>
Toronto, Ontario<BR>
M5J 2V5</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><B>Item 2 &ndash; Date of Material Change</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">June 16, 2021.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><B>Item 3 &ndash; News Release</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">News releases with respect to the material change
referred to in this report were issued by Kinross on June 16, 2021 and June 21, 2021 through the facilities of Globe Newswire and filed
on the System for Electronic Document Analysis and Retrieval (SEDAR).</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><B>Item 4 &ndash; Summary of Material Change</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">On June 16, 2021, Kinross announced the temporary
suspension of mill operations at its Tasiast project in Mauritania due to a fire on June 15, 2021. On June 21, 2021, Kinross released
an update regarding the suspension of operations at Tasiast based on its initial assessment of the damage and expected impact to the Project.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><B>Item 5 &ndash; Full Description of Material
Change</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">On June 16, 2021, Kinross announced the temporary
suspension of mill operations at its Tasiast project in Mauritania due to a fire on June 15, 2021.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">On June 21, 2021, Kinross released an update regarding
the suspension of operations at Tasiast based on its initial assessment of the damage and expected impact to the Project.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">Kinross has confirmed there were no injuries as
a result of the fire. Mining activities have resumed at Tasiast, including stripping to access higher grade ore. Construction work on
the Tasiast 24k expansion project has also resumed and the Company is evaluating opportunities to optimize the project while milling operations
are suspended.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">Kinross is drawing on resources from across the
Company to expedite actions to reduce the SAG mill&rsquo;s downtime and to review all potential strategies to mitigate the expected production
deferral. With mining activities continuing at Tasiast, Kinross expects to process stockpiles of higher grade ore when the mill restarts.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">Tasiast has property damage and business interruption
insurance and has commenced the claims process with its insurance carriers.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">The Company does not anticipate the fire to affect
Tasiast&rsquo;s life of mine production and mineral reserve estimates, or have a material impact on the mine&rsquo;s overall value. Preliminary
estimates indicate a restart of the SAG mill by year-end, with expected restart costs of up to $50 million.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">The Company has revised its 2021 production guidance
to 2.1 million gold-equivalent ounces (+/- 5%), compared with 2.4 million gold-equivalent ounces (+/- 5%) disclosed on February 10, 2021.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">Based on the initial estimate of the SAG mill&rsquo;s
downtime and with ongoing work on the 24k project, Tasiast&rsquo;s throughput capacity is now expected to reach 21,000 tonnes per day
during Q1 2022, compared with the previous estimate of year-end 2021. Throughput capacity is expected to increase to 24,000 tonnes per
day by mid-2023, which is unchanged from the original 24k project estimate.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><B>Item 6 &ndash; Reliance on subsection 7.1(2)
of National Instrument 51-102</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">Not applicable.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><B>Item 7 &ndash; Omitted Information</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">Not applicable.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><B>Item 8 &ndash; Executive Officer </B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">For further information, please contact Luke Crosby, Vice President,
Assistant General Counsel and Corporate Secretary, at (647) 788-4478.</P>

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</I></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><I>All statements, other than statements of historical
fact, contained or incorporated by reference in this news release including, but not limited to, any information as to the future financial
or operating performance of Kinross, constitute &ldquo;forward-looking information&rdquo; or &ldquo;forward-looking statements&rdquo;
within the meaning of certain securities laws, including the provisions of the Securities Act (Ontario) and the provisions for &ldquo;safe
harbor&rdquo; under the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and are based on expectations, estimates and projections
as of the date of this material change report. Forward-looking statements include future events and opportunities including, without limitation,
statements with respect to: the potential impact of the mill fire on operations at Tasiast; our estimates, expectations, forecasts and
updated guidance for production at Tasiast, our revised production guidance across all of our assets, our expectations regarding all-in
sustaining cost and capital expenditures, cost savings, project economics (including net present value and internal rates of return);
the impact of the fire on the mineral reserve and mineral resource estimates at Tasiast, the timing and amount of estimated future production,
capital expenditures, the costs and timing of the development of the 21k and 24k projects, and the proposed timing of re-commencing mining
and processing activities. The words &ldquo;anticipate&rdquo;, &ldquo;estimate&rdquo;, &ldquo;expect&rdquo;, &ldquo;opportunity&rdquo;,
and &ldquo;option&rdquo; or variations of or similar such words and phrases or statements that certain actions, events or results &ldquo;may&rdquo;,
 &ldquo;could&rdquo;, &ldquo;will&rdquo; or &ldquo;would&rdquo; occur, and similar expressions identify forward-looking statements. 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. The estimates,
models and assumptions of Kinross referenced, contained or incorporated by reference in this material change report, which may prove to
be incorrect, include, but are not limited to, the various assumptions set forth herein and in our Annual Information Form dated March
30, 2021 and our full-year 2020 and first-quarter 2021 Management&rsquo;s Discussion and Analysis as well as: (1) the estimated cost and
projected timing of repairing and re-starting the SAG mill being consistent with the Company&rsquo;s current expectations; (2) the Company&rsquo;s
estimates regarding the timing of completion of the 21k project; (3) the Company&rsquo;s ability to successfully recover under its insurance
policies being consistent with management&rsquo;s expectations; (4) the impact of the incident on the Company&rsquo;s current production
guidance, mineral reserve and mineral resource estimates, and estimated overall value of Tasiast; (5) the estimated duration of the suspension
of the SAG mill being consistent with Kinross&rsquo; current expectations; (6) the construction of the 24k project being unaffected by
the suspension or re-start of the SAG mill; (7) the estimated impact on the timing of completion of the 21k project being consistent with
the Company&rsquo;s expectations; and (8) the viability of options to enhance shareholders returns and the Company&rsquo;s ability to
obtain the necessary consents and approvals related to such options. Known and unknown factors could cause actual results to differ materially
from those projected in the forward-looking statements. These uncertainties and contingencies can directly or indirectly affect, and could
cause, Kinross&rsquo; actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied in any forward-looking statements made by, or
on behalf of, Kinross. There can be no assurance that forward-looking statements will prove to be accurate, as actual results and future
events could differ materially from those anticipated in such statements. Forward-looking statements are provided for the purpose of providing
information about management&rsquo;s expectations and plans relating to the future. All of the forward-looking statements made in this
material change report are qualified by these cautionary statements and those made in our other filings with the securities regulators
of Canada and the United States including, but not limited to, the cautionary statements made in the &quot;Risk Factors&quot; section
of our Annual Information Form dated March 30, 2021 and the &quot;Risk Analysis&quot; section of our full-year 2020 and first-quarter
2021 Management&rsquo;s Discussion &amp; Analysis. These factors are not intended to represent a complete list of the factors that could
affect Kinross. Kinross disclaims any intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements or to explain any material
difference between subsequent actual events and such forward looking statements, except to the extent required by applicable law.</I></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><I>Where we say &ldquo;we&rdquo;, &ldquo;us&rdquo;,
 &ldquo;our&rdquo;, the &ldquo;Company&rdquo;, or &ldquo;Kinross&rdquo; in this material change report, we mean Kinross Gold Corporation
and/or one or more or all of its subsidiaries, as may be applicable. The technical information about the Company&rsquo;s mineral properties
contained in this material change report has been prepared under the supervision of Mr. John Sims who is a &ldquo;qualified person&rdquo;
within the meaning of National Instrument 43-101. Mr. Sims was an officer of Kinross until December 31, 2020. Mr. Sims remains the Company&rsquo;s
qualified person as an external consultant.</I></P>

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