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PRESS RELEASE

Hugh Agro Joins The Kinross Team

April 27, 2005…Toronto, Ontario – Kinross Gold Corporation

(TSX-K; NYSE-KGC)

(“Kinross” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce that Mr. Hugh Agro has joined the

Kinross team as Vice President, Corporate Development. Tye Burt, President & CEO,

said, “We are delighted that Hugh has agreed to join our team. Hugh brings with him a

wealth of experience in business development which will be a significant contributor to

the improvement of Kinross’ future.”

Hugh joins us from his most recent position as Vice President, Corporate Development

at Placer Dome Canada. Prior to that he held the positions of Principal at Senator

Capital Partners and Vice President, Investment Banking at Deutsche Bank Securities

Ltd. Hugh holds an MBA in Finance and a Bachelor of Science with honors in Mining

Engineering.

For additional information, e-mail

info@kinross.com

or contact:

Christopher T. Hill

Vice President

Investor Relations

Tel. (416) 365-7254

Tracey M. Thom

Manager

Investor Relations

Tel. (416) 365-1362