KIRKLAND LAKE, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - March 26, 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 that on Sunday March 18^th a failure of equipment at the interface between the external Hydro One power grid and internal Mill Site power grid interrupted the primary power supply to the Mill and the Crushing Plant.

As a result, all processing of ore ceased with that power failure. The mine and mining operations were not affected by this power failure, and underground ore was stockpiled during the mill downtime.

Hydro One crews completed repairs to the interface on Sunday March 25 and restored power to the Mill Site power grid. The Mill was restarted and full ore processing was restored by Monday, March 26.

No long term impact to production will result from this power interruption. However, some gold production expected in the final quarter of Fiscal Year 2012, ending April 30, 2012, will be pushed back into the first quarter of Fiscal Year 2013.

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

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