Kirkland Lake Gold Corrects Second Quarter Operating Results

KIRKLAND LAKE, ONTARIO--(Marketwired - Nov 25, 2013) - Kirkland Lake Gold Inc. (TSX:KGI)(AIM:KGI) ("Kirkland Lake" or "the Company"), an operating and exploration gold mining company, today announces corrected operational results for the second quarter of its fiscal year 2014 (August, September, October 2013).

On November 13, 2013 the Company announced that during the second quarter, 105,670 tons were produced at a head grade of 0.35 ounces per ton ("opt") and a recovery rate of 95.17% to produce 34,935 ounces of gold. A re-examination of month-end procedures surrounding inventories and the mill circuit protocols resulted in the number of gold ounces produced being corrected to 31,387 ounces. Total production for the first two quarters of the fiscal year is therefore corrected to 61,566 ounces.

Over the course of the last 12 - 18 months the Company has been upgrading the mill in preparation for an eventual increase to 2,200 tons per day milled. As part of this upgrade process additional new larger equipment has been installed and recently commissioned. In calculating the month end gold ounces produced the Company did not factor in gold that would be trapped in the upgraded circuit. The trapping of gold in any new circuit is common during the "bedding in" period. Essentially these gold ounces are "lost" and only recoverable when the mill or equipment is decommissioned followed by a full cleanout. In light of this the Company felt it was appropriate to take the prudent approach and correct the reported produced ounces accordingly.

This correction has no impact on any historic financial statements nor on the second quarter financial results which will be released on December 12, 2013. These financial statements will be based on the corrected operating results.

The Company has reviewied its policies and procedures concerning the reporting of mill inventories and all necessary improvements will be in place by the end of November. These initiatives will also result in improvements to the operating effectiveness of Disclosure Controls and Procedures.

George Ogilvie, CEO of Kirkland Lake Gold, commented, "It's unfortunate that this correction has had to be made. However, I believe we have taken the high ground and best practice approach and I'm now satisfied that we have the necessary policies and procedures in place to prevent any similar occurrence from taking place."

About the Company

Kirkland Lake Gold's corporate goal is to create a self-sustaining and long-lived intermediate gold mining company based in the historic Kirkland Lake Gold Camp. The Company plans to do this by increasing production capacity to 2,200 tons of ore per day in several stages, and by decreasing production costs by realizing the economies of scale associated with that higher production capacity. At the same time, the Company is committed to maintaining a significant exploration program aimed at developing and maintaining a property wide reserve and resource base sufficient to sustain a mine life of more than ten years for as long as practicable.

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Should one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or should assumptions underlying the forward-looking statements prove incorrect, actual results may vary materially from those described herein as intended, planned, anticipated, believed, estimated or expected. Although the Company has attempted to identify important risks, uncertainties and factors which could cause actual results to differ materially, there may be others that cause results not be as anticipated, estimated or intended. The Company does not intend, and does not assume any obligation, to update these forward-looking statements except as otherwise required by applicable law.