FILED BY KINROSS GOLD CORPORATION
                           PURSUANT TO RULE 425 UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
                                         AND DEEMED FILED PURSUANT TO RULE 14D-2
                                          OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
                                   SUBJECT COMPANY:  CROWN RESOURCES CORPORATION
                                           COMMISSION REGISTRATION NO. 333-11516


[LOGO] CROWN RESOURCES

                                                                NEWS FOR RELEASE


                                                               February 27, 2006

         CROWN RESOURCES CORPORATION AND KINROSS GOLD CORPORATION MODIFY
   EXCHANGE RATIO, ELIMINATE VALUATION COLLAR AND EXTEND ACQUISITION AGREEMENT

DENVER, COLORADO: Crown Resources Corporation (OTCBB-CRCE) ("Crown") announced
that it has signed a Fifth Amendment ("Amendment") with Kinross Gold Corporation
(TSX-K; NYSE-KGC) ("Kinross") to extend the termination date of the definitive
acquisition agreement (the "Agreement") to December 31, 2006. Under the
agreement, Kinross will acquire Crown and its 100%-owned Buckhorn Mountain gold
deposit located in north central Washington State, USA, approximately 67
kilometers by road from Kinross' Kettle River gold milling facility.

Under the terms of the Amendment to the Agreement, shareholders of Crown will
receive 0.32 shares of Kinross for each share of Crown without a transaction
valuation collar. Formerly, the exchange ratio was fixed at 0.34 shares of
Kinross for each share of Crown, subject to a transaction valuation collar
whereby the aggregate maximum value of Kinross common shares to be issued to
Crown shareholders would have been US$110 million and the minimum value would
have been US$77.5 million.

With this Amendment, the termination date of the Agreement has been extended
from March 31, 2006 to December 31, 2006 to allow Kinross to complete a
definitive registration statement. The transaction is subject to regulatory
approvals, a minimum two-thirds approval at a special meeting of Crown
shareholders and other customary closing conditions.

Kinross has also agreed to loan Crown US$2.0 million if the transaction is not
closed by July 1, 2006. The US$2.0 million would be used to buyout the only
existing net smelter return royalty from a third party covering the ore body at
the Buckhorn Mountain property. The loan will have three-year term and bear
interest at the published (Wall Street Journal) prime rate at the time of
borrowing, plus 3%.



WHERE TO FIND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE TRANSACTION:

This press release is not, and is not intended to be, a solicitation of proxies
or an offer of securities. Investors and security holders of Kinross and Crown
are urged to read the proxy statement/prospectus and other relevant materials
contained in the registration statement filed by Kinross on Form F-4 and
subsequent amendments thereto, when they become available, as they contain
important information about Kinross, Crown and the proposed acquisition. The
proxy statement/prospectus and other relevant materials, and any other documents
to be filed by Kinross or Crown with the SEC, are available free of charge at
the SEC's website at http://www.sec.gov. A free copy of the joint proxy
statement/prospectus and other relevant materials may also be obtained from
Kinross, when finalized and available.



This press release includes certain "Forward-Looking Statements" within the
meaning of section 21E of the United States Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended. All statements, other than statements of historical fact, included
herein, including without limitation, statements regarding potential
mineralization and reserves, exploration results and future plans and objectives
of Kinross and Crown, are forward-looking statements that involve various risks
and uncertainties. There can be no assurance that such statements will prove to
be accurate and actual results and future events could differ materially from
those anticipated in such statements. Development of Buckhorn Mountain is
subject to the successful completion and implementation of an economically
viable mining plan, obtaining the necessary permits and approvals from various
regulatory authorities, and compliance with operating parameters established by
such authorities. Important factors that could cause actual results to differ
materially from Kinross' and Crown's expectations are disclosed under the
heading "Risk Factors" and elsewhere in Kinross' and Crown's documents filed
from time to time with the Toronto Stock Exchange, the United States Securities
and Exchange Commission and other regulatory authorities.

For further information from Crown, contact:

    CHRISTOPHER E. HERALD                 DEBBIE W. MINO
    President & CEO                       Director - Investor Relations
    Tel. (303) 534-1030                   Tel. (800) 229-6827