Change of Adviser

Tue Jul 15, 2:00 AM

KIRKLAND LAKE, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - July 15, 2008) - Kirkland Lake Gold Inc. (KGI) (TSX: KGI.TO)(AIM: KGI) is pleased to announce the appointment of Panmure Gordon (UK) Limited as its sole nominated adviser (NOMAD) and joint broker for the AIM Market of the London Stock Exchange. The appointment is effective immediately.

About the Kirkland Lake Gold Inc.

Kirkland Lake Gold Inc. purchased the Macassa Mine and the 1,500 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 some 22 million ounces of gold, extend over seven kilometres between the Macassa Mine on the west and Wright Hargreaves on 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. The Company's corporate goal is to expand its gold reserves and to become a profitable gold producer.

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.

Contacts

Brian Hinchcliffe
Kirkland Lake Gold Inc.
President
(705) 567-5208
(705) 568-6444 (FAX)
Email: bhinchcliffe@klgold.com

Scott Koyich
Kirkland Lake Gold Inc.
Investor Relations
(403) 215-5979
Email: info@klgold.com
Website: www.klgold.com

Chelsea Hayes / Klara Kaczmarek
Pelham Public Relations
+44 (0) 20 7743 6675
Email: chelsea.hayes@pelhampr.com

Katherine Roe / Ashton Clanfield
Panmure Gordon (UK) Limited
+44 20 7459 3600
Email: katherine.roe@panmure.com