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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001104659-22-025970
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	6-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		3
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20220223
FILED AS OF DATE:		20220223
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20220223

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:		22661907

	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 February, 2022</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">Commission File Number: 001-13382</P>

<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>

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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>

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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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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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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">Indicate by check mark if
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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indicate below the file number assigned to the registrant in connection with Rule 12g3-2b:</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: left">This report on Form 6-K is being furnished for the
sole purpose of providing a copy of the press release dated February 23, 2022 in which Kinross Gold Corporation provided an update on
its Russia operations following sanctions announced by the United States on February 22, 2022.</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: 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>

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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 COLSPAN="2"><B>KINROSS GOLD CORPORATION</B></TD></TR>
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    <TD>Signed:</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">//Lucas Crosby//</TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="2">Vice President, Assistant General Counsel and Corporate Secretary</TD></TR>
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    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">February 23, 2022&nbsp;</P></TD>
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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>

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    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: right; color: #C59B5F"><B>Kinross Gold Corporation</B></P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: right">25 York Street, 17th Floor</P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: right">Toronto, ON Canada M5J 2V5</P></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center; color: gray"><B>&nbsp;</B></P>

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

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center; color: #C59B5F"><B>&nbsp;</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center; color: #C59B5F"><B>&nbsp;</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 14pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center; color: #C69C5F"><B>Kinross Russia mines operating
according to plan, unaffected by sanctions</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><B>Toronto, Ontario,&nbsp;February 23, 2022</B>
 &ndash; Kinross Gold Corporation (TSX:K; NYSE:KGC) (the &ldquo;Company&rdquo;) announced today that its operations in Russia are operating
according to plan and currently remain unaffected by U.S. sanctions announced on February 22, 2022.</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 successfully operated in Russia for
more than 25 years and has previously managed through similar situations while complying with applicable laws.</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 diversified procurement and logistics
structures in Russia, with the majority of its procurement coming from within the country. Approximately 98% of the employees of Kinross&rsquo;
Russian subsidiaries are Russian locals, and given the ice road supply season, its operations have a full year of supplies on hand.</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 refines gold produced from its Russian
mines in-country and retains flexibility to sell its gold domestically and internationally. In 2022, Kinross expects approximately 13%
of its global production to come from Russia. Kinross operations are located in the Russian Far East and are approximately 7,000 kilometres
away from Ukraine.</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 will continue to closely monitor sanction
developments.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; color: #C59B5F"><B>&nbsp;</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; color: #C59B5F"><B>About Kinross Gold Corporation </B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">Kinross is a Canadian-based senior gold mining
company with mines and projects in the United States, Brazil, Russia, Mauritania, Chile and Ghana. Our focus is on delivering value based
on the core principles of operational excellence, balance sheet strength, disciplined growth and responsible mining. Kinross maintains
listings on the Toronto Stock Exchange (symbol:K) and the New York Stock Exchange (symbol:KGC).</P>

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

<P STYLE="color: gray; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><B>Media Contact </B></P>

<P STYLE="color: gray; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Louie Diaz</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><I>Vice-President, Corporate Communications</I></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">phone: 416-369-6469</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: left">louie.diaz@kinross.com</P>

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

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<P STYLE="color: gray; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><B>Investor Relations Contact</B></P>

<P STYLE="color: gray; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Chris Lichtenheldt &#9;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><I>Vice-President, Investor Relations&#9;</I></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">phone: 416-365-2761&#9;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">chris.lichtenheldt@kinross.com</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 in this news release, including 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 &ldquo;safe harbor&rdquo; provisions under the United States Private Securities
Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and are based on the expectations, estimates and projections of management as of the date of this news release,
unless otherwise stated. Forward-looking statements contained in this presentation include, without limitation, statements with respect
to: the effects U.S. sanctions are having, or may have, on the Company and its Russian operations; the ability of the Company to sell
gold from its Russian operations domestically and internationally; the Company&rsquo;s continuing ability to procure supplies for its
Russian operations both from within Russia and outside of it; the Company&rsquo;s expectation for Russian production as a percentage of
its global production this year and the Company&rsquo;s belief that its Russian operations have a full year of supplies on hand. The words
 &ldquo;continue&rdquo;, &ldquo;expect&rdquo;, &ldquo;on hand&rdquo;, &ldquo;plan&rdquo;, &ldquo;retain&rdquo;, or variations of or similar
such words and phrases or statements that certain actions, events or results may, could, should or will be achieved, received or taken,
or will occur or result and similar such 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. 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 news release are qualified by this cautionary statement 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 &ldquo;Risk Analysis&rdquo; section of our MD&amp;A for the year ended December 31, 2021 and the Annual Information Form dated
March 30, 2021. 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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