and part of his job will be to develop fruta del norte:

TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - 01/06/10) - Kinross (TSX:K - News)(NYSE:KGC - News) is pleased to announce the appointment of Ken Thomas in the newly-created role of Senior Vice-President, Projects.

As a member of the Kinross Senior Leadership Team, Dr. Thomas is based in Toronto and is responsible for delivering major projects through to successful commissioning. Kinross' current development projects include Fruta del Norte in Ecuador, and Lobo-Marte and Cerro Casale in Chile. In addition to these new developments, organic growth projects currently under consideration include the addition of a third ball mill at the Paracatu expansion plant in Brazil and an expansion of Kinross' existing production facility at Maricunga in Chile.

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