Kinross to Announce 2012 Q4 and Full-Year Results and 2013 Guidance on February 13, 2013

TORONTO, ONTARIO -- (Marketwire) -- 01/10/13 -- Kinross Gold Corporation (TSX: K)(NYSE: KGC) plans to release its financial statements and operating results for the fourth quarter and full-year 2012 on Wednesday, February 13, 2013, after market close. The Q4 and full-year release will also include the Company's full-year guidance for 2013 (including forecast production, cost of sales and capital expenditures), and its mineral reserve and mineral resource statement as of December 31, 2012. In connection with the release, Kinross will hold a conference call and audio webcast on Thursday, February 14, 2013 at 8 a.m. ET to discuss the results, followed by a question-and-answer session.

Kinross' quarterly reporting schedule for the remainder of 2013 will be as follows:

--  Q1 2013 - Financial statements and operating results will be released on
    Tuesday, May 7, 2013, after market close. A conference call and audio
    webcast will be held on Wednesday, May 8, 2013 at 7:45 a.m. ET.

--  Annual Meeting of Shareholders - The meeting will be held on Wednesday,
    May 8, 2013 at 10 a.m. ET at the Design Exchange, 234 Bay Street,
    Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

--  Q2 2013 - Financial statements and operating results will be released on
    Wednesday, July 31, 2013, after market close. A conference call and
    audio webcast will be held on Thursday, August 1, 2013 at 8 a.m. ET.

--  Q3 2013 - Financial statements and operating results will be released on
    Wednesday, November 13, 2013, after market close. A conference call and
    audio webcast will be held on Thursday, November 14, 2013 at 8 a.m. ET.


Unless otherwise indicated, the call-in numbers for Kinross' 2013 quarterly
conference calls are as follows:

Canada & US toll-free - 1-800-319-4610
Outside of Canada & US - 1-604-638-5340

Replay (available up to 14 days after the call):

Canada & US toll-free - 1-800-319-6413; Passcode - 3310 followed by #.
Outside of Canada & US - 1-604-638-9010; Passcode - 3310 followed by #.

You may also access the conference call on a listen-only basis via webcast at our website www.kinross.com. The audio webcast will be archived on our website at www.kinross.com.

About Kinross Gold Corporation

Kinross is a Canadian-based gold mining company with mines and projects in Brazil, Canada, Chile, Ecuador, Ghana, Mauritania, Russia and United States, employing approximately 8,000 people worldwide. Kinross maintains listings on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX: K) and the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: KGC).

Contacts:

Media Contact

Kinross Gold Corporation

Steve Mitchell

Vice-President, Corporate Communications

416-365-2726
steve.mitchell@kinross.com


Investor Relations Contact

Kinross Gold Corporation

Tom Elliott

Vice-President, Investor Relations

416-365-3390
tom.elliott@kinross.com