SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, DC 20549 FORM 6-K REPORT OF FOREIGN ISSUER PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 KINROSS GOLD CORPORATION 52nd Floor, Scotia Plaza, 40 King Street West Toronto, Ontario M5H 3Y2 Page 2 INDEX Press Release dated September 19, 2002 3 Signature Page 4 Page 3 Press Release Toronto, Canada - September 19, 2002 - Kinross Gold Corporation (TSX-K; Amex-KGC) and Bema Gold Corporation (TSX-BGO; Amex-BGO), each 50% owners of Compania Minera Maricunga ("CMM") are pleased to announce that CMM has received full payment of an award settlement for approximately US$ 24 million from Fluor Daniel Chile Ingenieria y Construccion S.A, Fluor Daniel Corporation, and Fluor Daniel Wright Ltd. ("Fluor"). In April of 1999 CMM initiated formal arbitration proceedings, against Fluor, to recover damages related to numerous design and construction failures at the Refugio Mine located in Northern Chile. In May of 2002, binding arbitration in Chile ruled in favour of CMM for these damages. -30- For further information: e-mail info@kinross.com or contact: Robert M. Buchan Gordon A. McCreary President and Chief Executive Officer Vice President, Investor Relations Tel. (416) 365-5650 and Corporate Development Tel. (416) 365-5132 Page 4 SIGNATURES Pursuant to the requirements of Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized. KINROSS GOLD CORPORATION Signed: /s/ Shelley M. Riley ---------------------------- Shelley M. Riley Corporate Secretary September 20, 2002