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FOR: KIRKLAND LAKE GOLD INC.
TSX, AIM SYMBOL: KGI
January 17, 2012
Kirkland Lake Gold Appoints Dawn Whittaker, LL.B to Board of Directors
KIRKLAND, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - Jan. 17, 2012) - Kirkland Lake Gold Inc., ('Kirkland Lake' or the 'Company')
(TSX:KGI)(AIM:KGI), an operating and exploration gold mining company located in Ontario, Canada, announces the
appointment of Dawn Whittaker, LL.B as a non-executive director with immediate effect.
Dawn Patricia Whittaker (51) is a partner of Norton Rose Canada LLP and a senior member of the law firm's
Toronto business law group. Ms. Whittaker is Norton Rose's Canadian Mining and Commodities Leader. She has over
20 years experience providing corporate finance, M & A, corporate governance, disclosure, reporting and
executive compensation advice to mining and resource companies. Dawn is also a member of the Prospectors and
Developers Association of Canada, a former member of each of the Ontario Securities Commission's Continuous
Disclosure Advisory Committee and the Canadian Institute of Investor Relations' Issues Committee.
Mr. Harry Dobson, Chairman commented, "We are pleased to welcome Dawn Whittaker to the Board. As Kirkland Lake
transitions into an intermediate gold producing company, Dawn's strategic advisory skills will be a valuable
asset to the Company at this stage in our evolution.
Save for the above, there is no further information that is required to be disclosed under paragraph (g) of
Schedule 2 of the AIM Rules for Companies, with respect to the appointment of Dawn Whittaker.
About the Company
The Company purchased the Macassa Mine and the 1,450 ton per day mill along with four former producing gold
properties - Kirkland Lake, Teck-Hughes, Lake Shore and Wright Hargreaves - in December 2001. These properties,
which have historically produced approximately 22 million ounces of gold, extend over seven kilometres between
the Macassa Mine to the west and Wright Hargreaves to the east and, for the first time, are being developed and
explored under one owner. This camp is located in the Southern Abitibi Greenstone Belt of Kirkland Lake,
Ontario, Canada.
Cautionary Note Regarding Forward Looking Statements
This Press Release may contain statements which constitute 'forward-looking, including statements regarding the
plans, intentions, beliefs and current expectations of the Company, its directors, or its officers with respect
to the future business activities and operating performance of the Company. The words "may", "would", "could",
"will", "intend", "plan", "anticipate", "believe", "estimate", "expect" and similar expressions, as they relate
to the Company, or its management, are intended to identify such forward-looking statements. Investors are
cautioned that any such forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future business activities or
performance and involve risks and uncertainties, and that the Company's future business activities may differ
materially from those in the forward-looking statements as a result of various factors. Such risks,
uncertainties and factors are described in the periodic filings with the Canadian securities regulatory
authorities, including the Company's Annual Information Form and quarterly and annual Management's Discussion &
Analysis, which may be viewed on SEDAR at www.sedar.com. 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.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT:
Kirkland Lake Gold Inc.
Brian Hinchcliffe
President
1 705 567 5208
1 705 568 6444 (FAX)
bhinchcliffe@klgold.com
OR
Kirkland Lake Gold Inc.
Lindsay Carpenter
Director of Investor Relations
1 416 840 7884
416 850 1617 (FAX)
lcarpenter@klgold.com
www.klgold.com
OR
Pelham Bell Pottinger
Lorna Spears / Philippe Polman
+44 (0) 20 7861 3232
pr@pelhambellpottinger.co.uk
OR
Ocean Equities Ltd.
Guy Wilkes
+44 207 786 4370
guy.wilkes@oceanequities.co.uk
OR
NOMAD: Panmure Gordon (UK) Limited
Katherine Roe
+44 20 7459 3600
katherine.roe@panmure.com
OR
NOMAD: Panmure Gordon (UK) Limited
Callum Stewart
+44 20 7459 3600
Neither the Toronto Stock Exchange nor the AIM Market of the London Stock Exchange has reviewed and neither
accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this news release.
Kirkland Lake Gold
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