May 2017
INVESTOR PRESENTATION
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TIER ONE GOLD PRODUCTION | DISTRICT SCALE EXPLORATION | VALUATION UPSIDE
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KLGOLD.COM TSX: KL OTCQX: KLGDF May 2017 INVESTOR PRESENTATION TIER ONE GOLD PRODUCTION | DISTRICT SCALE EXPLORATION | VALUATION UPSIDE 1 KLGOLD.COM FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS TSX:KL Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking
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This presentation contains statements which constitute “forward-looking information” within the meaning of applicable securities laws, including statements regarding the plans, intentions, beliefs and current expectations of Kirkland Lake Gold with respect to future business activities and operating performance. Forward-looking information is often identified by the words “may”, “would”, “could”, “should”, “will”, “intend”, “plan”, “anticipate”, “believe”, “estimate”, “expect” or similar expressions and include information regarding: (i) the amount of future production over any period; (ii) assumptions relating to revenues, operating cash flow and other revenue metrics set out in the Company's disclosure materials; and (iii) future exploration plans (iv) the temporary suspension of operations at the Cosmo Mine and the anticipated effects thereof . Investors are cautioned that forward-looking information is not based on historical facts but instead reflect KL Gold’s management’s expectations, estimates or projections concerning future results or events based on the opinions, assumptions and estimates of management considered reasonable at the date the statements are made. Although Kirkland Lake Gold believes that the expectations reflected in such forward-looking information are reasonable, such information involves risks and uncertainties, and undue reliance should not be placed on such information, as unknown or unpredictable factors could have material adverse effects on future results, performance or achievements of the combined company. Among the key factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected in the forward-looking information are the following: the ability
anticipated; the potential impact on exploration activities; the potential impact on relationships, including with regulatory bodies, employees, suppliers, customers and competitors; the re-rating potential following the consummation of the merger; changes in general economic, business and political conditions, including changes in the financial markets; changes in applicable laws; and compliance with extensive government regulation. This forward-looking information may be affected by risks and uncertainties in the business of Kirkland Lake Gold and market conditions. This information is qualified in its entirety by cautionary statements and risk factor disclosure contained in filings made by Kirkland Lake Gold , including Kirkland Lake Gold’s annual information form, financial statements and related MD&A for the first quarter ended March 31, 2017 and their interim financial reports and related MD&A for the period ended March 31, 2017 filed with the securities regulatory authorities in certain provinces of Canada and available at www.sedar.com. Should one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or should assumptions underlying the forward-looking information prove incorrect, actual results may vary materially from those described herein as intended, planned, anticipated, believed, estimated or expected. Although Kirkland Lake Gold 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 to be as anticipated, estimated or intended. Kirkland Lake Gold does not intend, and do not assume any obligation, to update this forward-looking information except as otherwise required by applicable law. All dollar amounts in this presentation are expressed in U.S. Dollars unless otherwise noted.
This Presentation refers to average realized price, operating costs, all-in sustaining costs per ounce of gold sold, free cash flow and cash costs of production because certain readers may use this information to assess the Company’s performance and also to determine the Company’s ability to generate cash flow. This data is furnished to provide additional information and are non-GAAP measures and do not have any standardized meaning prescribed by International Financial Reporting Standards (“IFRS”). These measures should not be considered in isolation as a substitute for measures of performance prepared in accordance with IFRS and are not necessarily indicative of operating costs presented under IFRS. Refer to each Company’s most recent MD&A for a reconciliation of these measures.
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1.Refer to Slide 2 “Forward Looking Information” 2017 estimated production guidance 530,000 – 570,000 ounces and cost guidance . 2. See Kirkland Lake Gold News Release dated April 12, 2017 for additional details. 3. Refer to appendix for NI 43-101 Disclosure and News Release dated March 28, 2017 for additional year-end 2016 Mineral Reserve and Resource details 4.Cash position as at March 31, 2017 5. See Non-GAAP Measures sections in forward looking statements; Operating Cash Costs per ounce and AISC per ounce reflect an average USD to CAD exchange rate of 1.35 and a USD to AUD exchange rate of 1.325, for additional detail see Kirkland Lake Gold Press release dated March 29, 2017 for additional detail 6. Payable on July 14, 2017 to shareholders of record on June 30, 2017 7. Source: Company filings, FactSet and available equity research at May 19, 2017. Production and Cash Flow are broker consensus averages exclude TSX:KL
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Consolidated Q1/17 Production
1.Pro forma information operating results from: (i) the former Newmarket Gold Inc. (“Newmarket”) assets for the entire 12-month period ended December 31, 2016 including the period from January 1, 2016 to November 29, 2016 prior to the merger with Kirkland Lake Gold Inc. (“KLG”) on November 30, 2016 (See Newmarket Press Release dated November 3, 2016); and (ii) the Holt Mine Complex for the entire 12-month period ended December 31, 2016, including the period of January 1, 2016 to January 25, 2016 prior to the acquisition of St Andrew Goldfields Ltd. (“SAS”) by KLG on January 26, 2016 (See KLG press release dated May 12, 2016). See Press Releases dated January 9, 2017 and February 27, 2017 filed on the SEDAR profile of the Company
cost per ounce2 of $571, below the the guidance of US$600-$650
$923 in 2016 below the guidance
On track to meet 2017 guidance of
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(Guidance of 270k – 290k oz) (Guidance of 225k – 235k oz)
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1 Cash position as at March 31, 2017, see News Release dated April 12, 2017 2 Refer to MD&A for the three months ended March 31, 2017
(May 19, 2017)
(May 19, 2017)
(Eric Sprott)
Quarterly dividend of C$0.01 per common share
Payable on July 14, 2017 to shareholders of record on June 30, 2017
Company can purchase up to 10% of current issued and outstanding shares in public float (15.2 mil shares)
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1) See Non-GAAP Measures sections in forward looking statements; 2) Operating Cash Costs per ounce and AISC per ounce reflect an average USD to CAD exchange rate of 1.35 and a USD to AUD exchange rate of 1.325. 3. See Kirkland Lake Gold News release dated May 4 2017 3). Effective June 30, 2017, Kirkland Lake Gold will suspend production at the Cosmo Mine, allowing the Company to focus its activities on an aggressive resource definition and exploration program at the mine. The Cosmo Mine will be maintained in a state of readiness to allow operations to recommence when exploration, resource definition and the development planning phase is completed.
2017 breakdown by mine production Outlook Cornerstone assets represent +80% of consolidated
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has been in production for + 100 years
camps in the world
produced to date, from seven mines
former producing high grade mines with historical production of ~22 Moz of gold
South Mine Complex Gold Deposit
SMC
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See News Releases dated January 19, 2016 and November 7, 2016 filed on the sedar profile of Kirkland Lake Gold Ltd on www.sedar.com
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53-2921 651.8 g/t over 3.8m
53-3099 100.5 g/t over 1.6m 53-3098 102.5 g/t over 3.2m
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2016 reporting Q4 2016 operating and AISC see slide 2 forward looking information regarding non gap measures. 3. Resources are inclusive of Reserves – refer to slide 42.
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Harrier Drill Drive
12.5 g/t Au over 2.4m 12.75 g/t Au over 4.5m
Lower Phoenix
Drill Targets Harrier Decline Harrier
4.4 g/t Au over 6.1m 6.5 g/t Au over 25m 9.3 g/t Au over 3.3m 9.2 g/t Au
7.3 g/t Au
6.2 g/t Au over 1.9m
22.1 g/t Au over 3.3m
First recorded visible gold from Harrier 16.6 g/t Au
11.99 g/t Au over 3.4m 14.25 g/t Au over 3.6m 11.1 g/t Au over 4.9m 12.8 g/t Au over 8.5m 112 g/t Au over 11.9m 501 g/t Au over 4.5m 386 g/t Au over 3.4m 16.4 g/t Au over 16.5m 73.2 g/t Au over 7.8m 64.80 g/t Au over 4.3m 46.2 g/t Au
283 g/t Au over 2.8m 13.4 g/t Au over 3.8m 75.7 g/t Au over 5.4m 194 g/t Au over 3.1m 550 g/t Au over 3.5m 129 g/t Au over 6.2m 645 g/t Au
1,429 g/t Au over 4.97m
Lower Phoenix North with grade increasing at depth on all zones
283 g/t Au over 2.8m, 645 g/t Au over 1.1m & 404 g/t over 7.5m
All intercepts presented are estimated true width
Mineral Resources, Reserves and mining as at December 31, 2016
645 g/t Au over 1.1m 404 g/t Au over 7.5m 25.6 g/t Au over 3.7m
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Harrier Drill Drive
= Visible gold elevation depth, increasing with depth Current Mining Front
BLOCK A BLOCK C BLOCK D BLOCK B Lower Phoenix Phoenix
Fosterville underground Reserve of 490,000 ounces at 9.8 g/t Au (1,560,000 tonnes) with Measured and Indicated resources from the high grade Phoenix and Lower Phoenix where Fosterville is currently being mined of of 1.08 million ounces grading 10.1 g/t Au (3,310,000 tonnes) as of Dec 20162
With additional drilling success blocks A,B,C and D are targeted to add +5 years of additional mine life on top of current reserves and resources (Block B drilling underway testing 1000 metres down plunge from current resources/reserves)
Mill Capacity +850k tpa, currently at ~700k tpa. opportunity to open additional mining fronts (three total) in Block A and Block D
Additionally there are over 20 kilometers of potential gold bearing structures on the 505km2
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Target Target Target
Current mining front
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* Refer to appendix NI 43-101 technical disclosure, technical reports filed on sedar March 30, 2017 and Year-end 2016 Resource and Reserve News release filed March 28, 2017
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10.3 g/t Au over 3.2 m 9.5 g/t Au over 4.5 m 3.29 g/t Au over 9.6 m and 4.59 g/t Au
39.6 g/t Au over 1.1 m (14.6 g/t
Au over 1.1 m cut)
13.9 g/t Au over 1.5 m
(12.7 g/t Au over 1.5 cut)
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1.23x 1.22x 1.10x 1.07x 1.00x 0.91x 0.91x 0.90x 0.87x 0.84x 0.82x OceanaGold Regis Kirkland Lake Northern Star New Gold Torex Klondex Richmont Detour Guyana Alamos
Peer Avg. 0.98x
$4,736 $4,571 $4,489 $4,248 $3,812 $3,527 $3,526 $3,501 $3,444 $2,850 $2,809 Torex Detour Alamos Guyana Richmont Regis Northern Star OceanaGold New Gold Kirkland Lake Klondex
Peer Avg. US$3,866/oz
13.1x 9.1x 8.9x 8.7x 7.9x 7.7x 7.6x 7.2x 6.0x 5.6x 5.4x Alamos Detour Richmont Guyana Torex Regis Klondex Northern Star New Gold Kirkland Lake OceanaGold
Peer Avg. 8.2x
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Opinions estimates or forecasts regarding Kirkland Lake Gold performance made by these analysts are theirs alone and do not represent the opinions estimates or forecasts of the Company or its management.
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Q4/16 Canadian Operating Results Tonnes Milled Grade (g/t Au) Recovery (%) Production (oz) MACASSA MINE COMPLEX1 102,289 16.3 97.6 52,318 HOLT MINE 113,499 4.6 94.5 15,761 HOLLOWAY MINE 65,215 5.4 87.3 9,825 TAYLOR MINE 48,254 6.7 96.1 10,048
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1.Pro forma information operating results from: (i) the former Newmarket Gold Inc. (“Newmarket”) assets for the entire 12-month period ended December 31, 2016 including the period from January 1, 2016 to November 29, 2016 prior to the merger with Kirkland Lake Gold Inc. (“KLG”) on November 30, 2016KLG (See Newmarket Press Release dated November 3, 2016); and (ii) the Holt Mine Complex for the entire 12-month period ended December 31, 2016, including the period of January 1, 2016 to January 25, 2016 prior to the acquisition of St Andrew Goldfields Ltd. (“SAS”) by KLG on January 26, 2016 (See News Release dated May 12, 2016). See News Release dated January 9, 2017 filed on the SEDAR profile of the Company at www.sedar.com.
and pending successful exploration programs being completed (See News Release dated December 12, 2016).
Q1/17 Canadian Operating Results Tonnes Milled Grade (g/t Au) Recovery (%) Production (oz) MACASSA MINE 91,460 17.1 97.1 48,723 HOLT MINE 105,629 4.8 94.9 15,318 TAYLOR MINE 63,289 5.6 96.7 10,942 HOLLOWAY MINE 2 2,676 3.5 89.9 267
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Q4/16 Australian Operating Results Tonnes Milled Grade (g/t Au) Recovery (%) Production (ozs)
FOSTERVILLE GOLD MINE 176,242 8.48 92.4 44,406 COSMO GOLD MINE 157,770 2.78 94.5 13,307 STAWELL GOLD MINE 2 172,049 1.49 84.5 6,971 CONSOLIDATED PRODUCTION 64,684
Q1/17 Australian Operating Results Tonnes Milled Grade (g/t Au) Recovery (%) Production (ozs)
FOSTERVILLE GOLD MINE 137,788 11.1 93.7 46,083 COSMO GOLD MINE 120,047 2.5 95.2 9,092 CONSOLIDATED PRODUCTION 55,175
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1.Pro forma information operating results from: (i) the former Newmarket Gold Inc. (“Newmarket”) assets for the entire 12-month period ended December 31, 2016 including the period from January 1, 2016 to November 29, 2016 prior to the merger with Kirkland Lake Gold Inc. (“KLG”) on November 30, 2016 (See Newmarket Press Release dated November 3, 2016); and (ii) the Holt Mine Complex for the entire 12-month period ended December 31, 2016, including the period of January 1, 2016 to January 25, 2016 prior to the acquisition of St Andrew Goldfields Ltd. (“SAS”) by KLG on January 26, 2016 (See News release dated May 12, 2016). 2. The Company officially transitioned the Stawell Gold Mines into care and maintenance and in a state of operational readiness to possibly recommence operations with activities focused on exploration programs within the Aurora B discovery (See News Release dated December 12, 2016).
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(In thousands of dollars, except per share amounts)
THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2017 THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2016
Revenue $168,528 $79,926 Production costs $80,609 $42,715 Net earnings before taxes $24,957 $14,499 Net earnings $13,133 $9,115 Earnings per share – basic $0.06 $0.09 Earnings per share – diluted $0.06 $0.08 Cash flow from operations $68,606 $31,531 Cash investment on mine development & PPE $31,440 $13,349 Adjusted net earnings $16,141 $13,849 Adjusted net earnings per share $0.08 $0.13
THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2017 THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2016
Tonnes milled 520,888 223,450 Grade (g/t Au) 8.2 9.1 Recovery (%) 95.2 94.7 Gold produced (oz) 130,425 62,275 Gold sold (oz) 137,841 69,309 Average realized price ($/ oz sold) $1,223 $1,154 Operating cash cost per ounce ($/ oz sold) $564 $569 AISC ($/ oz sold) $873 $861
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Refer to Reserve and Resource Statements in Appendix of this presentation. Refer to Slide 31 “NI 43-101 Disclosure”. 27
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Prior to 2016 the Company’s year end was May 1 to April 30
F2014A F2015A 2016A Cash Costs (US$/oz) $812 $625 $527 AISC (US$/oz) $1,141 $803 $902
Resources are exclusive of Reserves. Refer to Reserve and Resource Statements Slide 31 “NI 43-101 Disclosure”. Refer to Slide 2 “Use of Non-GAAP Measures”.
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#3 Shaft #2 Shaft 155,226
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Holt Property Holloway Property
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90,676 107,733 127,860 2014A 2015A 2016A
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Tousignant Deposit Zone 6 Zone 4 Mattawasaga Pits Zone 7 Surface
1075m Level 925m Level 435m Level
Current drift development
Zone 4 West Extension
500 m 1 km 2 km 3 km 1 km 1.5 km
Zone 7 Target ZONE 4 TARGET
Cascade Deposit
TOUSIGNANT TARGET
2 surface drills targeting Tousignant West and Cascade Deposit Surface Shaft Bottom (867m)
LIGHTNING DEEP TARGET (down plunge) BLACKTOP TARGET (west extension) HOLLOWAY NORTH TARGET
500 m 1 km 3 km
DEEP THUNDER TARGET (along strike)
Longsection looking North at Holloway Mine
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77,740 63,255 55,765 2014A 2015A 2016A
ETW - Estimated True Width (1) Visible gold present in drill intercept (2) Previously reported intercept - See News Release dated July 22, 2015 (3) Operating results from previous owners (4) 2016 operating costs and AISC refer to the one month ended December 31, 2016 following the completion of the business combination with Newmarket Gold.
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Note: For further information on drill results see News Release dated March 6, 2017 at www.klgold.com
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39,230 36,321 32,204 2014A 2015A YTD2016A
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PROVEN PROBABLE PROVEN & PROBABLE Tonnes (000’s) Gold Grade (g/t ) Gold Ounces Tonnes (000’s) Gold Grade (g/t ) Gold Ounces Tonnes (000’s) Gold Grade (g/t ) Gold Ounces Macassa
610 16.9 332 2,390 21.8 1,670 3,000 20.8 2,010
Taylor
743 5.4 129 743 5.4 129
Holt
1,450 4.2 194 2,500 4.7 376 3,950 4.5 570
Holloway
57 5.7 10 57 5.7 10
Hislop
176 5.8 33 176 5.8 33
Total Canadian Assets
2,060 8.0 526 5,870 11.8 2,220 7,930 10.8 2,750
Fosterville
896 7.9 229 1,280 10.1 414 2,170 9.2 643
Northern Territory
98 3.0 9 2,310 2.3 168 2,400 2.3 177
Stawell
2,700 1.5 132 2,700 1.5 132
Total Australian Assets
994 7.5 238 6,280 3.5 713 7,280 4.1 952
Total Reserves
3,050 7.8 764 12,200 7.5 2,940 15,200 7.6 3,700
Notes CIM definitions (2014) were followed in the calculation of Mineral Reserves Mineral Reserves were estimated using a long-term gold price of US$1,200/oz (C$1,500/oz; A$1,500/oz) Cut-off grades for Canadian Assets were calculated for each stope, including the costs of: mining, milling, General and Administration, royalties and capital expenditures and other modifying factors (e.g. dilution, mining extraction, mill recovery. Cut-off grades for Australian Assets from 0.4 g/t Au to 3.1 g/t Au, depending upon width, mining method and ground conditions; Dilution and mining recovery factors varied by property Mineral Reserves estimates for the Canadian Assets were prepared under the supervision of P. Rocque, P. Eng. Mineral Reserves estimates for the Fosterville property were prepared under the supervision of Ion Hann, FAusIMM. Fosterville CIL Residues are stated as Proven contained ounces. Mill recovery of 25% are planned, based on operating performance. Mineral Reserves estimates for the Northern Territory property were prepared under the supervision of Jason Keily, FAusIMM (CP). Mineral Reserves estimates for the Stawell property were prepared under the supervision of Ian Holland, FAusIMM. Totals may not add exactly due to rounding
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Notes 1) CIMM definitions (2014) were followed in the calculation of Mineral Resource 2) Mineral Resources are reported Exclusive of Mineral Reserves 3) Mineral Resource estimates were prepared under the supervision of D. Cater, P. Geo. Vice President Exploration Canada 4) Canadian Assets consist of Macassa, Holt, Taylor, Holloway, Canamax, Ludgate, Hislop, Aquarius 5) Mineral Resources are estimated using a long-term gold price of US$1,200/oz (C$1,500/oz) 6) Mineral Resources were estimated using a 8.57 g/t cut-off grade for Macassa, a 2.9 g/t cut-off grade for Holt, and a 2.6 g/t cut-off grade for Taylor, a 3.9 g/t cut-off grade (Holloway), a 2.5 g/t cut-off grade for Canamax and Ludgate, a 2.2 g/t cut-off grade for Hislop and 0 g/t cut-off grade for Aquarius 7) Totals may not add up due to rounding
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MEASURED INDICATED MEASURED & INDICATED INFERRED Tonnes (000’s) Gold Grade (g/t) Gold Ounces Tonnes (000’s) Gold Grade (g/t) Gold Ounces Tonnes (000’s) Gold Grade (g/t) Gold Ounces Tonnes (000’s) Gold Grade (g/t) Gold Ounces
Fosterville 2,760 4.8 427 12,600 5.8 2,360 15,300 5.7 2,790 5,400 4.6 792 Northern Territory 2,520 4.2 344 28,200 2.0 1,840 30,700 2.2 2,180 15,140 2.3 1,110 Stawell 81 3.7 10 3,620 2.0 236 3,700 2.1 246 1,130 2.9 104 Totals 5,360 4.5 781 44,400 3.1 4,440 49,700 3.3 5,220 21,700 2.9 2,000
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1) CIM definitions (2014) were followed in the estimation of Mineral Resource. 2) Mineral Resources are estimated using a long-term gold price of US$1,200/oz (A$1,500/oz) 3) Mineral Resources for the Australian assets are reported Inclusive of Mineral Reserves. 4) Mineral Resources at Fosterville were estimated using cut-off grades of 0.7 g/t Au for oxide and 1.0 g/t Au for sulfide mineralization to potentially open-pitable depths of approximately 100m, below which a cut-off grade of 3.0 g/t Au was used. 5) Carbon-In-Leach Residues at Fosterville is stated as contained ounces – 25% recovery is expected based on operating performances. 6) Mineral Resources in the Northern Territory were estimated using a cut-off grade of 0.5 g/t Au for potentially open-pitable mineralization and cut-offs of 1.5 to 2.0g/t Au for underground mineralization. 7) Mineral Resources at the Stawell property were estimated using a 0.35g/t Au cut-off grade for potentially open-pitable mineralization and a range of cut-offs (2.0 to 2.3 g/t Au) for underground mineralization. 8) Mineral Resource estimates for the Fosterville property were prepared under the supervision of Troy Fuller, MAIG. 9) Mineral Resource estimates for the Northern Territory properties, excluding the Maud Creek Deposit, were prepared under the supervision of Mark Edwards, FAusIMM (CP). 10) Mineral Resource estimates for the Maud Creek property in the Northern Territory, was prepared by Danny Kentwell, FAusIMM. 11) Mineral Resource estimates for the Stawell property were prepared under the supervision of John Winterbottom, MAIG. 12) Totals may not add up due to rounding.
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Kirkland Lake Gold Qualified Person and QA/QC All production information and other scientific and technical information in this presentation with respect to Kirkland Lake Gold and its assets were prepared in accordance with the standards
verified and compiled by Kirkland Lake Gold’s mining staff under the supervision of, Pierre Rocque P. Eng., Kirkland Lake Gold’s Vice President, Technical Services. The exploration programs across Kirkland Lake Gold’s land holdings in Kirkland Lake were prepared, reviewed, verified and compiled by Kirkland Lake Gold’s geological staff under the supervision of Doug Cater, P.Geo., the Company’s Vice President of Exploration, Canadian Operations. All reserve and resource estimates for the Kirkland Lake Properties as at December 31, 2014 have been audited and verified, and the technical disclosure has been approved, by Kirkland Lake Gold’s independent reserve and resource engineer, Glenn R. Clark, P. Eng., of Glenn R. Clark & Associates Limited. Mr. Clark is a ‘qualified person’ under NI 43-101. The QP’s for the mineral reserves and resources outlined under the PDFZ Properties are Doug Cater, P. Geo, and, Pierre Rocque P. Eng., the Vice President of Technical Services respectively. Sample preparation, analytical techniques, laboratories used and quality assurance-quality control protocols used during the exploration drilling programs are done consistent with industry standards and independent certified assay labs.
REFER TO KIRKLAND LAKE GOLD ANNUAL INFORMATION FORM DATED MARCH 30, 2017, AVAILABLE ON SEDAR (www.sedar.com) FOR COMPLETE NI 43-101 NOTES AND DISCLOSURE PERTAINING TO THE RESOURCE AND RESERVE STATEMENTS QUOTED HEREIN. All updated NI 43-101 TECHNICAL REPORTS IN SUPPORT OF THE COMPANY’S NEWS RELEASES ISSUED ON MARCH 30, 2017, ENTITLED “KIRKLAND LAKE GOLD INCREASES MINERAL RESERVES AT FLAGSHIP MACASSA MINE BY 37% AND FOSTERVILLE MINE BY 66%” WILL BE FILED ON MARCH 30, 2017 ON SEDAR AT WWW.SEDAR.COM
Qualified Persons Pierre Rocque, P.Eng., Vice President, Technical Services is a "qualified person" as defined in National Instrument 43-101 and has reviewed and approved disclosure of the Mineral Reserves technical information and data for all Kirkland Lake Gold assets in this News Release. Simon Hitchman, FAusIMM (CP), MAIG, Principal Geologist, is a “qualified person” as such term is defined in National Instrument 43-101 and has reviewed and approved the Mineral Resources technical information and data from the Australian Assets included in this News Release. Doug Cater, P. Geo Vice President, Exploration, Canada is a "qualified person" as defined in National Instrument 43-101 and has reviewed and approved disclosure of the Mineral Resources technical information and data for the Canadian Assets included in this News Release.
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Cautionary Note to U.S. Investors - Mineral Reserve and Resource Estimates
All resource and reserve estimates included in this news release or documents referenced in this news release have been prepared in accordance with Canadian National Instrument 43-101 - Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects ("NI 43-101") and the Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum (the "CIM") - CIM Definition Standards on Mineral Resources and Mineral Reserves, adopted by the CIM Council, as amended (the "CIM Standards"). NI 43-101 is a rule developed by the Canadian Securities Administrators, which established standards for all public disclosure an issuer makes of scientific and technical information concerning mineral projects. The terms "mineral reserve", "proven mineral reserve" and "probable mineral reserve" are Canadian mining terms as defined in accordance with NI 43-101 and the CIM Standards. These definitions differ materially from the definitions in SEC Industry Guide 7 ("SEC Industry Guide 7") under the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the Exchange Act. In addition, the terms "mineral resource", "measured mineral resource", "indicated mineral resource" and "inferred mineral resource" are defined in and required to be disclosed by NI 43-101 and the CIM Standards; however, these terms are not defined terms under SEC Industry Guide 7 and are normally not permitted to be used in reports and registration statements filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC"). Investors are cautioned not to assume that all or any part of mineral deposits in these categories will ever be converted into reserves. "Inferred mineral resources" have a great amount of uncertainty as to their existence, and great uncertainty as to their economic and legal feasibility. It cannot be assumed that all or any part of an inferred mineral resource will ever be upgraded to a higher category. Under Canadian rules, estimates of inferred mineral resources may not form the basis of feasibility or pre-feasibility studies, except in very limited circumstances. Investors are cautioned not to assume that all or any part of a mineral resource exists, will ever be converted into a mineral reserve or is or will ever be economically or legally mineable or recovered.
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