40 King Street West, 52 Floor

Toronto, ON M5H 3Y2

Tel: 416 365 5123

Fax: 416 363 6622

Toll Free: 866-561-3636

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Kinross Announces Annual and Special Meeting Details and

First Quarter Results Release Date

Toronto, Ontario, April 20, 2004… Kinross Gold Corporation (TSX – K; NYSE –

KGC) (“Kinross”)

invites you to attend our Annual and Special Meeting being held on

Monday, May 10, 2004 at the Fairmont Royal York Hotel, details as follows:

Time:

Date:

Location:

4:30 pm EST

Monday, May 10, 2004

Fairmont Royal York Hotel, Imperial Room

100 Front Street West, Toronto, ON

We will also be releasing our first quarter earnings results on May 10, after market

close, and discussing the results at the meeting.

If you are unable to attend the meeting in person, you may participate via conference

call and view the powerpoint presentation on our website at www.kinross.com. To

listen to the conference call, please dial:

For local and overseas calling:

416-640-1907

Toll-free within North America:

1-800-814-4859

The conference call can also be accessed on our website, www.kinross.com, on a

listen-only basis.

A replay of the conference call will be available until May 24, 2004, details are as

follows:

For local and overseas calling:

416-640-1917

Toll-free within North America:

1-877-289-8525

Passcode:

21047609#

The replay will also be archived on our website, www.kinross.com.

For further information from Kinross, e-mail info@kinross.com or contact:

Christopher Hill

Vice President

Investor Relations

Tel. 416 365-7254

Tracey Thom

Manager

Investor Relations

Tel. 416 365-1362