EXHIBIT 99.8

                            CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
                             18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350
                             AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
                 SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES - OXLEY ACT OF 2002


        In connection with the annual report of Kinross Gold Corporation (the
"Company") on Form 40-F/A for the year ended December 31, 2004, Lars-Eric
Johansson hereby certifies, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted
pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that to the best of
his knowledge:

        1.      The annual report fully complies with the requirements of
                Section 13(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

        2.      The information contained in the annual report fairly presents,
                in all material respects, the financial condition and results of
                operations of the Company.


February 22, 2006                             /s/ Lars-Eric Johansson
    (Date)                                    Lars-Eric Johansson
                                              Chief Financial Officer (principal
                                              financial and accounting officer)