Reverse Circulation & Diamond Core Drilling Results - Kinross Gold

Kinross Gold Corporation25 York Street, 17th FloorToronto, ON Canada M5J 2V5Tasiast Near Mine Exploration – Reverse Circulation & Diamond Core Drilling ResultsInterval compositing criteria: 0.3 g/t Au cut off, 6 m internal waste, 3 metres minimum interval lengthNSI – indicates no significant intervalHole ID From (M) To (M) Interval (M) Au (ppm) Hole ID From (M) To (M) Interval (M) Au (ppm)TA05046RD 885 889 4 0.30 TA06319RC NSITA05046RD 899 956 57 1.14 TA06320RC NSITA05077RD 585 607 22 0.53 TA06321RC NSITA05077RD 616 635 19 0.67 TA06322RC NSITA05077RD 667 677 10 1.27 TA06323RC NSITA05078RD 549 565 16 1.34 TA06324RC NSITA05078RD 603 614 11 0.25 TA06325RC NSITA05078RD 633 638 5 0.77 TA06326RC NSITA05137BRD 859 875 16 0.42 TA06327RC NSITA05137BRD 885 947 62 2.22 TA06328RC NSITA05140ARD 837 850 13 1.73 TA06329RC NSITA05140ARD 870 873 3 0.75 TA06330RC NSITA05140ARD 881 889 8 0.67 TA06331RC 24 30 6 0.59TA05140ARD 897 948 51 1.03 TA06331RC 83 92 9 0.48TA05144ARD 820 823 3 0.34 TA06332RC 108 114 6 0.20TA05144ARD 873 885 12 0.39 TA06333RC 16 19 3 2.04TA05144ARD 897 943 46 0.99 TA06333RC 66 71 5 0.28TA05151DD 820 826 6 0.90 TA06335RC NSITA05151DD 857 910 53 1.76 TA06336RC NSITA05151DD 940 943 3 0.43 TA06337RC NSITA05152RD 1029 1090 61 1.75 TA06338RC NSITA05154RD 841 845 4 0.55 TA06339RC 93 97 4 0.63TA05154RD 974 1019 45 1.22 TA06340RC 34 39 5 0.19TA05155ARD 1166 1199 33 1.60 TA06341RC 75 80 5 0.67TA05162RD 918 924 6 0.44 TA06342RC 90 97 7 0.23TA05162RD 1022 1025 3 2.68 TA06343RC NSITA05162RD 1038 1094 56 1.55 TA06344RC NSITA05171DD 670 678 8 0.21 TA06345RC 13 16 3 1.17TA05174DD 416 419 3 1.18 TA06346RC NSITA05174DD 495 519 24 0.61 TA06347RC NSITA05175DD 274 281 7 0.20 TA06348RC 27 32 5 0.16TA05175DD 304 310 6 0.27 TA06349RC 91 120 29 0.53TA05175DD 330 354 24 0.75 TA06350RC NSITA05175DD 366 376 10 1.22 TA06351RC NSITA05176DD 384 390 6 1.69 TA06352RC NSITA05176DD 418 444 26 1.25 TA06353RC NSITA05176DD 525 528 3 0.64 TA06354RC NSITA05177DD 89 100 11 5.68 TA06355RC NSITA05191DD Assays Pending TA06356RC 92 100 8 0.73TA05193DD 1022 1056 34 0.94 TA06357RC NSITA05193DD 1067 1074 7 0.17 TA06358RC 47 55 8 2.63TA05209DD Assays Pending TA06358RC 66 71 5 1.07TA06305RC NSI TA06359RC NSITA06306RC 75 90 15 1.07 TA06360RC NSITA06307RC 17 29 12 1.74 TA06362RC NSITA06308RC NSI TA06363RC NSITA06309RC 113 119 6 0.40 TA06364RC NSITA06310RC NSI TA06365RC 25 31 6 0.89TA06311RC NSI TA06366RC 96 105 9 0.55TA06312RC NSI TA06368RC NSITA06313RC 39 56 17 1.36 TA06376RC NSITA06314RC 99 102 3 6.01 TA11060RC NSITA06315RC 8 20 12 0.23 TA11061RC NSITA06316RC NSI TA11063RC NSITA06317RC NSI TA11064RC NSITA06318RC 15 19 4 0.30www.kinross.com

Kinross Gold Corporation25 York Street 17th FloorToronto, ON, Canada M5J 2V5C67 Exploration – Reverse Circulation Drilling ResultsInterval compositing criteria: 0.3 g/t Au cut off, 6 m internal waste, 3 metres minimum interval lengthNSI – indicates no significant intervalHole ID From (M) To (M) Interval (M) Au (ppm) Hole ID From (M) To (M) Interval (M) Au (ppm)TA06377RC 24 30 6 0.64 TA06393RC 0 8 8 0.40TA06377RC 41 44 3 0.71 TA06393RC 157 164 7 1.02TA06378RC 76 90 14 0.25 TA06393RC 174 178 4 0.24TA06378RC 102 105 3 0.27 TA06394RC 19 28 9 0.37TA06378RC 114 124 10 0.25 TA06395RC 64 69 5 0.44TA06378RC 148 153 5 0.33 TA06397RC 106 117 11 1.79TA06378RC 162 166 4 0.81 TA06398RC 5 17 12 0.40TA06378RC 178 184 6 0.78 TA06398RC 29 42 13 0.56TA06378RC 193 200 7 0.67 TA06398RC 57 63 6 0.18TA06379RC 2 12 10 0.50 TA06398RC 171 178 7 0.24TA06379RC 65 88 23 0.38 TA06399RC 97 101 4 4.09TA06379RC 95 141 46 0.85 TA06399RC 116 123 7 0.21TA06379RC 161 168 7 0.41 TA06400RC 128 140 12 1.08TA06380RC 10 15 5 0.36 TA06401RC 136 141 5 0.30TA06380RC 49 72 23 1.08 TA06402RC 20 70 50 2.70TA06380RC 81 84 3 0.96 TA06402RC 76 82 6 1.17TA06380RC 91 122 31 1.47 TA06402RC 94 115 21 4.94TA06380RC 151 169 18 0.50 TA06402RC 178 181 3 0.94TA06380RC 182 189 7 0.70 TA06403RC 143 170 27 2.93TA06380RC 192 198 6 0.45 TA06410RC 19 56 37 1.51TA06381ARC 162 166 4 0.37 TA06411RC 0 3 3 0.66TA06381ARC 190 199 9 0.50 TA08501RC NSITA06382RC 32 132 100 1.18 TA08502RC 0 15 15 0.39TA06382RC 150 156 6 0.35 TA08503RC NSITA06382RC 176 180 4 0.73 TA08504RC NSITA06383RC NSI TA08505RC NSITA06384RC 62 98 36 0.77 TA08506RC NSITA06384RC 110 113 3 0.66 TA08507RC NSITA06384RC 119 123 4 0.35 TA08508RC NSITA06384RC 160 168 8 0.45 TA08509RC NSITA06384RC 177 196 19 0.42 TA08510RC NSITA06385RC 71 79 8 0.40 TA08511RC NSITA06385RC 83 91 8 0.71 TA08512RC NSITA06385RC 99 119 20 0.93 TA08513RC NSITA06386RC 78 86 8 0.66 TA08514RC NSITA06386RC 194 197 3 0.76 TA08515RC NSITA06387RC 77 82 5 0.22 TA08516RC NSITA06387RC 105 131 26 0.52 TA08517RC NSITA06387RC 172 181 9 0.57 TA08518RC NSITA06387RC 190 197 7 0.31 TA08519RC NSITA06388RC 51 54 3 0.49 TA08520RC NSITA06388RC 125 132 7 0.17 TA08521RC NSITA06388RC 147 153 6 0.23 TA08522RC NSITA06388RC 184 200 16 1.29 TA08523RC NSITA06389RC 60 65 5 0.65 TA08524RC NSITA06389RC 94 106 12 0.56 TA08525RC NSITA06390RC 78 83 5 0.25 TA08526RC NSITA06391RC 27 30 3 0.36 TA08527RC NSITA06391RC 38 50 12 0.28 TA08528RC NSITA06391RC 73 81 8 0.85TA06391RC 97 120 23 1.32TA06392RC 43 46 3 0.59TA06392RC 73 86 13 0.60TA06392RC 106 110 4 0.49TA06392RC 145 151 6 0.42TA06392RC 178 181 3 0.66p. 2 www.kinross.com

Kinross Gold Corporation25 York Street 17th FloorToronto, ON, Canada M5J 2V5Pompeya Target (La Coipa) Reverse Circulation and Diamond Core Drilling ResultsInterval compositing criteria: 0.5 g/t Au equivalent cut off, 12 metres internal waste, 10 metres minimum intervalNSI – indicates no significant intervalHole ID From (M) To (M) Interval (M) Au (ppm) Ag (ppm) Au Eq RedoxDPMP‐001 NSIDPMP‐002 154 198 44 0.12 30 0.80 OxidesDPMP‐002 214 266 52 0.42 53 1.62 OxidesDPMP‐002 288 377 89 0.69 40 1.60 OxidesDPMP‐003 136 158 22 0.29 17 0.68 SulfidesDPMP‐003 198 234 36 0.72 94 2.86 SulfidesDPMP‐003 332 412 80 0.54 13 0.83 SulfidesDPMP‐004 54 74 20 2.05 15 2.38 OxidesDPMP‐004 182 304 122 0.82 34 1.59 MixedDPMP‐004 324 376 52 0.41 15 0.75 SulfidesDPMP‐004 392 402 10 0.30 18 0.71 SulfidesDPMP‐004 446 468 22 0.18 16 0.54 SulfidesDPMP‐005 324 344 20 0.84 21 1.32 SulfidesDPMP‐005 496 506 10 2.19 42 3.16 SulfidesDPMP‐006 20 78 58 1.15 256 6.99 OxidesDPMP‐007 78 112 34 0.37 173 4.32 OxidesDPMP‐007 180 198 18 0.55 13 0.84 SulfidesDPMP‐007 208 246 38 0.72 6 0.87 SulfidesDPMP‐007 304 400 96 0.78 12 1.06 SulfidesDPMP‐008 90 140 50 1.16 48 2.26 OxidesDPMP‐008 168 180 12 0.06 24 0.60 SulfidesDPMP‐008 252 340 88 1.18 24 1.72 SulfidesDPMP‐008 352 401 49 0.60 19 1.05 SulfidesDPMP‐009 NSIDPMP‐010 NSIDPMP‐011 NSIDPMP‐012 88 196 108 0.41 43 1.38Oxide to160m,Sulphideto 196mDPMP‐013 200 244 44 1.17 31 1.89 SulfidesDPMP‐013 262 280 18 0.50 13 0.80 SulfidesDPMP‐013 346 364 18 1.14 36 1.97 SulfidesDPMP‐014 130 190 60 0.16 81 2.01 SulfidesDPMP‐014 256 272 16 0.19 36 1.00 SulfidesDPMP‐014 286 350 64 0.76 32 1.49 SulfidesDPMP‐014 364 400 36 0.53 13 0.82 SulfidesDPMP‐015 74 220 146 2.41 95 4.58 MixedDPMP‐015 322 338 16 0.35 9 0.54 SulfidesDPMP‐015 380 401 21 0.46 12 0.72 SulfidesDPMP‐016 12 178 166 1.86 85 3.79 OxidesDPMP‐018 30 70 40 0.70 43 1.68 OxidesDPMP‐018 98 114 16 0.47 14 0.80 OxidesDPMP‐018 176 190 14 0.41 17 0.80 SulfidesDPMP‐018 260 272 12 0.56 17 0.95 SulfidesDPMP‐018 304 318 14 5.33 14 5.65 SulfidesDPMP‐018 338 350 12 0.24 13 0.54 SulfidesDPMP‐018 366 400 34 0.37 15 0.71 SulfidesHole ID From (M) To (M) Interval (M) Au (ppm) Ag (ppm) Au Eq RedoxDPMP‐019 150 184 34 2.73 27 3.36 SulfidesDPMP‐019 198 246 48 1.35 19 1.78 SulfidesDPMP‐019 282 298 16 0.30 13 0.61 SulfidesDPMP‐019 312 364 52 1.27 21 1.75 SulfidesDPMP‐019 370 380 10 0.34 7 0.50 SulfidesDPMP‐019 390 424 34 0.41 9 0.61 SulfidesDPMP‐019 484 530 46 0.56 5 0.67 SulfidesDPMP‐020 156 368 212 1.45 27 2.06Oxide to189m,Sulphideto 368mDPMP‐021 Assays PendingDPMP‐022 Assays PendingPMP‐001 170 182 12 0.30 13 0.60 SulfidesPMP‐002 72 86 14 0.96 67 2.48 OxidePMP‐002 190 240 50 0.70 42 1.66 SulfidesPMP‐002 318 338 20 0.31 19 0.74 SulfidesPMP‐003 NSIPMP‐004 NSIPMP‐006 NSIPMP‐007 186 234 48 0.59 10 0.82 SulfidesPMP‐008 NSIPMP‐009 NSIPMP‐010 NSIPMP‐011 NSIPMP‐012 NSIPMP‐015 NSIPMP‐016 Assays PendingLC‐13 NSI HistoricLC‐33 NSI HistoricLC‐34 NSI Historicp. 3 www.kinross.com

Kinross Gold Corporation25 York Street 17th FloorToronto, ON, Canada M5J 2V5Notes to Drill ResultsTasiast Drill HolesHole identifiers ending with suffix DD are diamond drill core holes (HQ diameter), suffix RC are reverse circulation(RC) holes and suffix RD are holes with a RC pre-collar and a diamond core tail (HQ diameter). Holes with “A” or“B” prefixing DD or RD are diamond core re-drills of the original hole where significant deviation would haveresulted in that hole missing the intended target. West Branch holes were angled to the west in order to crossmineralization at an angle as close as possible to a perpendicular intersection. Mineralization at Tasiast generallydips 50° to 60° east.Results provided for Tasiast include all new exploration step-out holes for which assay results were available atthe time of preparation of this news release, and completed since Kinross’ previous disclosure of drill hole resultsin the report on 2011 second quarter results. The table excludes the results of infill drill holes which will beincorporated in Kinross’ 2011 year-end updated estimate of mineral reserves and mineral resources. Assayresults provided for the C67 target include all drill holes completed since Kinross’ March 28, 2011 news releaseon the exploration drilling campaign at Tasiast.Composite assay intervals reported for exploration (non-resource) drilling at Tasiast are calculated by taking aweighted average of all gold fire assay values equal to or above 0.3 g/t gold. No more than six consecutivemetres of internal waste (

Kinross Gold Corporation25 York Street 17th FloorToronto, ON, Canada M5J 2V5mineralization are not clearly evident in the information collected to date. Further infill drilling is ongoing to betterunderstand the controls on distribution of gold and silver grades.Gold equivalent ounces include silver ounces converted to a Au Eq. based on the average spot market prices forthe commodities for a specified quarterly period assuming 100% gold and silver recoveries. The gold equivalentcalculation applied to silver assayed in the Pompeya results was approximately 44:1 based on the ratio for thethird quarter of 2011 (see note “b” in the financial results table on page 2 of this news release).Sampling, analytical and QAQC methodology and protocolsSamples were collected in two meter intervals for both diamond core and RC drilling along the entire length of thedrill hole. RC samples were collected in a large plastic sample bag that was positioned below the cyclone spigot,and then shipped directly to the lab. Core samples were sawed in half lengthwise, with half placed in a plasticsample bag and sent to the lab, with the remaining half stored on site in core boxes.QAQC standards, duplicates and blanks were inserted into the sample stream according to best practicestandards. Seven different standards were used, with all of them certified for gold (Au) and copper (Cu), andcertified values for silver (Ag) in three of the seven standards. Field duplicates consisted of quarter sawn core,half remaining from the initial split from the original sample.All samples were sent to Laboratory Geoanalitica Limitada in Coquimbo, Chile, an ISO 9002 certified laboratory.Gold and silver values were obtained through a 30g fire assay and atomic absorption (AA) finish. Lower detectionlimits were 0.01 g/t for gold, and 0.5 g/t for silver.The technical information about the Company’s drilling and exploration activities at La Coipa contained in thisnews release has been prepared under the supervision of Dr. Glen Masterman, an officer with the Company whois a “qualified person” within the meaning of National Instrument 43-101. The drill hole data base including collar,survey, geology and assay information were reviewed by the “qualified person” and the composite assayinformation independently calculated and verified for accuracy of reporting. Assay certificates for the informationdisclosed in this news release were verified by the site Chief Geologist but not by Dr. Masterman as the “qualifiedperson”.p. 5 www.kinross.com