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Technical Report for the Fort Knox Mine - Kinross Gold

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<strong>Fort</strong> <strong>Knox</strong> <strong>Mine</strong> <strong>Technical</strong> <strong>Report</strong>FGMI controls an extensive property position, which covers <strong>the</strong> <strong>Fort</strong> <strong>Knox</strong> gold depositand extensions of <strong>the</strong> mineralized zones. The Company has exploration anddevelopment drilling programs on <strong>the</strong> property. <strong>Kinross</strong>’ regional exploration within <strong>the</strong>Fairbanks district totalled $1.4 million in 2006 and $4.4 million in 2007.At <strong>the</strong> end of 2007, FGMI had identified mineral reserves and mineral resources <strong>for</strong> <strong>the</strong>deposit as shown in Tables 1-1 and 1-2. Table 1-1 summarizes <strong>the</strong> Proven andProbable <strong>Mine</strong>ral Reserves <strong>for</strong> <strong>Fort</strong> <strong>Knox</strong> as of December 31, 2007 using an assumedgold price of $550 US per ounce.Table 1-1: Proven and Probable <strong>Mine</strong>ral Reserve SummaryProven Probable Proven and ProbableSource Tonnes Grade Tonnes Grade Tonnes Grade(,000) (g/t) (,000) (g/t) (,000) (g/t)<strong>Mine</strong> 31,498 0.69 104,098 0.59 135,596 0.61Stockpile 105,319 0.35 105,319 0.35TOTAL 136,817 0.43 104,098 0.59 240,915 0.50In addition to <strong>the</strong> above noted mineral reserves, Measured and Indicated <strong>Mine</strong>ralResources as of December 31, 2007 at an assumed gold price of $625 US aresummarized in Table 1-2. The Gil and True North projects contain resources included inthis table, but contain no mineral reserves.Table 1-2: Measured and Indicated <strong>Mine</strong>ral Resource SummaryMeasured Indicated Measured & IndicatedDeposit Tonnes Grade Tonnes Grade Tonnes Grade(,000) (g/t) (,000) (g/t) (,000) (g/t)Gil (80%) 2,838 1.03 2,838 1.03True North 3,646 1.49 3,646 1.49<strong>Fort</strong> <strong>Knox</strong> 2,664 0.67 26,643 0.59 29,307 0.60<strong>Fort</strong> <strong>Knox</strong> Area 2,664 0.67 33,127 0.73 35,791 0.72The <strong>Fort</strong> <strong>Knox</strong> area also hosts an Inferred <strong>Mine</strong>ral Resource of 2.128 million tonnesaveraging 0.55 g/tonne Au at <strong>the</strong> same $625 US per ounce gold price. The majority(2.108 million tonnes) of this material is contained at <strong>the</strong> <strong>Fort</strong> <strong>Knox</strong> deposit.10

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