SCHEDULE 14A

                           SCHEDULE 14A INFORMATION

                   PROXY STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 14(a)
                    OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934



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                              ECHO BAY MINES LTD.

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     Set forth below as Exhibit 2.1 is the Combination Agreement, dated as of
the 10th day of June, 2002 (the "Combination Agreement"), among Kinross Gold
Corporation, a corporation governed by the Business Corporations Act
(Ontario), TVX Gold Inc., a corporation governed by the Canada Business
Corporations Act, and Echo Bay Mines Ltd., a corporation governed by the
Canada Business Corporations Act.





                               INDEX TO EXHIBITS


Exhibit No.        Exhibit

  2.1              Combination Agreement, dated as of the 10th day of June,
                   2002, among Kinross Gold Corporation, a corporation
                   governed by the Business Corporations Act (Ontario), TVX
                   Gold Inc., a corporation governed by the Canada Business
                   Corporations Act, and Echo Bay Mines Ltd., a corporation
                   governed by the Canada Business Corporations Act.