SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION 

Washington, DC 20549

FORM 6-K

REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER 

PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16 

UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the month of May, 2023 

Commission File Number: 001-13382 

KINROSS GOLD CORPORATION 

(Translation of registrant's name into English)

17^th Floor, 25 York Street, 

Toronto, Ontario M5J 2V5 

(Address of principal executive offices)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40F:

Form 20-F ¨      Form 40-F x

This Current Report on Form 6-K, dated February 13, 2023 is specifically incorporated by reference into Kinross Gold Corporation's Registration Statements on Form S-8 [Registration No. 333-262966 filed on February 24, 2022, Registration No. 333-217099 filed on April 3, 2017 and Registration Nos. 333-180824, 333-180823 and 333-180822 filed on April 19, 2012.]

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This report on Form 6-K is being furnished for the sole purpose of providing copies of the three press releases dated May 9, 2023 in which Kinross Gold Corporation reported its unaudited results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2023, declared a dividend for Q2 2023 and announced the release of its 2022 Sustainability and ESG Report.

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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.