Exhibit 99.1

EARLY WARNING REPORT

UNDER

SECTION 102 OF THE SECURITIES ACT (ONTARIO),

SECTION 111 OF THE SECURITIES ACT (BRITISH COLUMBIA),

SECTION 110 OF THE SECURITIES ACT, 1988 (SASKATCHEWAN),

SECTION 92 OF THE SECURITIES ACT (MANITOBA),

SECTION 176 OF THE SECURITIES ACT (ALBERTA),

SECTION 107 OF THE SECURITIES ACT (NOVA SCOTIA),

SECTION 102 OF THE SECURITIES ACT (NEWFOUNDLAND),

SECTION 126 OF THE SECURITIES ACT (NEW BRUNSWICK),

SECTION 147.11 OF THE SECURITIES ACT (QUEBEC)

AND

NATIONAL INSTRUMENT 62-103

1.   Name and address of the Offeror:

Kinross Gold Corporation (“Kinross”)

25 York Street, Toronto, Ontario

M5J 2V5

2.   Designation and number or principal amount of securities and the Offeror’s securityholding percentage in the class of securities of which the Offeror acquired ownership or control in the transaction or occurrence giving rise to the obligation to file the news release, and whether it was ownership or control that was acquired in those circumstances:

On June 13th, 2011, Kinross acquired ownership of 625,000 units of Edgewater Exploration Ltd. (“Edgewater”) pursuant to a non-brokered private placement for a purchase price of Cdn. $0.80 per unit for an aggregate purchase price of Cdn. $500,000. Each unit is comprised of one common share and one-half of one share purchase warrant, with each whole share purchase warrant entitling the holder to purchase a common share of Edgewater for Cdn. $1.10 during the two-year period following closing of the private placement, subject to adjustment.

3.   Designation and number or principal amount of securities and the Offeror’s securityholding percentage in the class of securities immediately after the transaction or occurrence giving rise to obligation to file the news release:

Prior to the completion of the private placement, Kinross, through a subsidiary, held 2,000,000 common shares and 6,000,000 common share purchase warrants of Edgewater (5,000,000 of such warrants are only exercisable in the event that Edgewater delineates a 3,000,000 Au oz resource for the Enchi Project in Ghana).  Following the private placement, Kinross holds 2,625,000 common shares and 6,312,500 common share purchase warrants.  After giving effect to the exercise of all share purchase warrants held by Kinross, Kinross holds approximately 12.7% of Edgewater’s outstanding common shares.

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4.   Designation and number or principal amount of securities and the percentage of outstanding securities of the class of securities referred to in question 3 over which:

(i)             the Offeror, either alone or together with any joint actors, has ownership and control:

See item 3 above.

(ii)           the Offeror, either alone or together with any joint actors, has ownership but control is held by other persons or companies other than the Offeror or any joint actor:

Not applicable.

(iii)         the Offeror, either alone or together with any joint actors, has exclusive or shared control but does not have ownership:

Not applicable.

5.   Name of the market in which the transaction or occurrence that gave rise to the

news release took place:

Not applicable.

6.   Purpose of the Offeror and any joint actors in effecting the transaction or occurrence that gave rise to the news release, including any future intention to acquire ownership of, or control over, additional securities of the reporting issuer:

The units were acquired for general investment purposes.

7.   General nature and the material terms of any agreement, other than lending arrangements, with respect to securities of the reporting issuer entered into by the Offeror, or any joint actor, and the issuer of the securities or any other entity in connection with the transaction or occurrence giving rise to the news release, including agreements with respect to the acquisition, holding, disposition or voting of any of the securities:

The common shares and share purchase warrants were acquired pursuant to a subscription agreement between Kinross and Edgewater dated June 13th, 2011.

8.   Names of any joint actors in connection with the disclosure required by Appendix E to NI 62-103:

Not applicable.

9.   In the case of a transaction or occurrence that did not take place on a stock exchange or other market that represents a published market for the securities, including an issuance from treasury, the nature and value of the consideration paid by the Offeror:

See item 2 above.

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10.   If applicable, a description of any change in any material fact set out in a previous report by the entity under the early warning requirements or Part 4 of NI 61-103 in respect of the reporting issuer’s securities:

Not applicable.

DATED at Toronto, Ontario, this 15th day of June, 2011.

KINROSS GOLD CORPORATION

By:	/s/ Shelley Riley
	Name:	Shelley Riley
	Title:	Vice President, Administration and Corporate Secretary