TORONTO, Ontario - Kinross Gold Corporation
("Kinross" or the "Company") (TSX-K; NYSE-KGC) Pursuant to the
alternative information guidelines of the Ontario Securities
Commission ("OSC") Policy 57-603 and Canadian Securities
Administrators Staff Notice 57-301, Kinross is providing bi-weekly
updates to the market regarding the process relating to the
preparation and filing of its financial statements and related
matters, until such time as Kinross is current with its filing
obligations under Canadian securities laws. As previously
disclosed, Kinross has not yet filed its financial statements as a
result of the review of the accounting treatment for the goodwill
associated with the TVX Gold/Echo Bay merger.
Kinross staff and advisory team are working with regulatory
authorities to finalize our accounting for the merger and the
related goodwill. There has been no other new material development
since its last press release dated September 2, 2005. Upon
completion of this review process and the related audits the
Company will complete its regulatory filings.
We are issuing bi-weekly updates as to the status and timing
which can be viewed on our website at www.kinross.com. The next
update is scheduled for the week of October 3, 2005.