Exhibit 99.9

March 27, 2025

Consent of Qualified Person

TO:	Ontario Securities Commission
AND TO:	British Columbia Securities Commission
	Alberta Securities Commission
	Financial and Consumer Affairs Authority of Saskatchewan
	Manitoba Securities Commission
	Autorité des marchés financiers
	New Brunswick Financial and Consumer Services Commission
	Nova Scotia Securities Commission
	Office of the Superintendent of Securities, Prince Edward Island
	Office of the Superintendent of Securities, Service Newfoundland and
	Labrador
	(collectively, the “Canadian Securities Commissions”)

Re: Technical Report by Kinross Gold Corporation

Reference is made to the technical report titled “Tasiast Mine - Mauritania – National Instrument 43-101 Technical Report”, with an effective date of December 31, 2024, prepared for Kinross Gold Corporation and dated March 27, 2025 (the Technical Report).

Pursuant to Section 8.3 of National Instrument 43-101 – Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects, I, Yves Breau, P.Eng., do hereby consent to the public filing of the Technical Report by Kinross Gold Corporation with the Canadian Securities Commissions.

(Signed and Sealed) Yves Breau

Yves Breau, P.Eng.
Vice President, Metallurgy & Engineering
Kinross Gold Corporation