Toronto, Ontario, March 31, 2011 - Kinross announced today that it has amended its unsecured revolving credit facility. The changes to the facility include an increase of available credit from US$600 million to US$1.2 billion, consistent with the growth of the company over the past year.

The facility will expire on March 31, 2015. The credit facility was led and arranged by Scotia Capital and Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated.