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KINROSS PROVIDES UPDATE ON ADMINISTRATIVE
PROCESS FOR KUPOL PROJECT LANDS
Toronto, Canada, December 27, 2007
-- Kinross Gold Corporation (TSX-K; NYSE-KGC)
today provided an update on the administrative process regarding the Kupol Project lands in
the Chukotka region of the Russian Federation.
A long-term lease agreement has been executed and registered with the appropriate Russian
authorities establishing long-term lease rights to the Kupol Project lands. The parties to the
lease agreement are the Chukotka Mining and Geological Company (CMGC), which is owned 75
per cent by Kinross and 25 per cent by the State Unitary enterprise of the Chukotsky
Autonomous Okrug (Chukotsnab), and the Chukotsky Territorial Office of the Federal Agency
for Management of Federal Property (Rosimuschestvo). The lease agreement, valid until 2024,
grants CMGC the long-term surface lease rights for the Kupol Project lands.
Kinross is the third-largest primary gold producer in North America by reserves. With mines in
the United States, Brazil, Russia and Chile, Kinross employs approximately 5,000 people.
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Media contact:
Steve Mitchell
Director, Corporate Communications
Kinross Gold Corporation
(416) 365-2726
Investor relations:
Erwyn Naidoo
Director, Investor Relations
Kinross Gold Corporation
(416) 365-2744
KINROSS GOLD CORPORATION
www.kinross.com
40 King Street West, 52nd Floor
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
M5H 3Y2
TEL: 416-365-5123
FAX: 416-363-6622
TOLL FREE: 866-561-3636