Toronto, Ontario, June 30, 2010 - Kinross Gold Corporation (TSX: K, NYSE: KGC) announced today that the acquisition of Underworld Resources Inc. has been completed, pursuant to the plan of arrangement described in the Underworld management information circular dated June 2, 2010. Under the plan of arrangement, each Underworld share will be exchanged for 0.141 of a Kinross common share plus Cdn $0.01 in cash, subject to adjustment with respect to fractional shares.