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Toronto, ON M5H 3Y2

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PRESS RELEASE

Status Update on Late Financial Statements Filing

Application to Court for Extension of Annual Meeting Deadline

June 10, 2005… Toronto, Ontario – Kinross Gold Corporation (“Kinross” or the “Company”)

(TSX-K; NYSE-KGC) provides a status update on the preparation and filing of its financial statements

and related matters.

As previously disclosed, Kinross has not yet filed its financial statements, related management

discussion and analysis and its annual information form as a result of the review of the accounting

treatment associated with the TVX Gold/Echo Bay merger. Kinross and its independent valuators,

consultants and auditors are continuing the work to finalize the valuation of and accounting for the

assets acquired in the merger.

An application will be made (the “Application”) to the Ontario Superior Court of Justice for an order

extending the time for holding the Company’s 2005 annual shareholders' meeting past June 30, 2005.

The application will seek an order by the Court to extend the meeting deadline until December 31,

2005, though management is making all possible efforts to be in a position to hold its meeting as soon

as possible after financial statements have been completed and filed.

Kinross hereby notifies its shareholders that a court date to hear the Application has been set for June

24, 2005 at 10:00 a.m. to be heard at 393 University Avenue, 8

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Floor, Toronto, Ontario. Shareholders

who wish to appear on this application should serve a Notice of Appearance, in accordance with the

Ontario Rules of Civil Procedure on Robert Cohen of Cassels Brock & Blackwell LLP at 40 King Street

West, Suite 2100, Scotia Plaza, Toronto, Ontario, M5H 3C2 or by Fax to Robert Cohen at 416-350-

6929. The Court Application materials will be made available on our website at

www.kinross.com.

We are issuing bi-weekly updates as to the status and timing which can be viewed on our website. The

next update is scheduled for the week of June 20, 2005.

For additional information, e-mail

info@kinross.com

or contact:

Christopher T. Hill

Vice President

Investor Relations

Tel. (416) 365-7254

Tracey M. Thom

Director, Investor Relations

and Communications

Tel. (416) 365-1362

Kinross will continue to provide bi-weekly status updates to the market regarding the process relating to the preparation and

filing of its financial statements and related matters, pursuant to the alternative information guidelines of the Ontario Securities

Commission (“OSC”) Policy 57-603 and Canadian Securities Administrators Staff Notice 57-301, until such time as Kinross is

current with its filing obligations under Canadian securities laws.