Kirkland Lake Gold Ltd. reported new exploration drill results from surface and underground drilling at its Taylor Gold Mine Complex located in Northeastern Ontario; situated along the prolific Porcupine Destor Fault which is host to numerous gold deposits. All drilling targeted new mineralized extensions situated both at depth and along strike to the east of the Shaft Deposit and west of the WPZ, which includes the 1003, 1004, and 1008 Zones. Taylor Gold Mine Complex Exploration - Surface Drilling: Surface drilling at Taylor is focused on two target areas; namely west of the WPZ and east of the Shaft Deposit. The area west of the WPZ targeted potential mineralization between the 1004 Zone and the Shoot Deposit. Drilling along strike to the east targeted shallow dipping mineralized quartz veins situated in the hanging wall of the PDF. A total of 25 holes or 13,400 metres of surface exploration drilling have been completed on Taylor since January 2016. To the west, exploration diamond drilling has targeted mineralization on the Bourgeois claim. Being the most recent claim to be incorporated into Taylor, little diamond drill exploration has been performed up to this point. Drilling was conducted to identify lithologies and stratigraphy and to explore for potential mineralized extensions between the Shoot Deposit and 1004 Zone. Drill hole TA16-001 (dipping at -56 degrees) intersected 10.31 g/t Au over 3.2 metres. Strong quartz veining, and disseminated sulphides are noted within the altered mafic volcanic. Drilling is currently underway to follow-up on this intercept from surface. Approximately 800 metres east of the Shaft Deposit, historical drilling from TA84-005 which contained strong quartz veining and brecciation, returned anomalous gold values. The 2016 surface exploration drill program focused on targeting the mineralized quartz veins and to follow-up on historical assays. TA16-008 returned two mineralized intercepts which assayed 3.29 g/t over 9.6 metres and 4.59 g/t Au over 5.8 metres (approximately 400 metres below surface and 800m to the east of the Shaft Deposit). Taylor Gold Mine Complex Exploration - Underground Drilling: Underground exploration during 2016 focused on the delineation and extension of mineralization associated with both the 1004 Zone and also targeted mineralization north of the PDF in an area termed the 1003 Zone. Historic drilling had identified narrow intervals of variably mineralized, shallow dipping (35 degrees) quartz carbonate +/- pyrite veins hosted within strongly sheared carbonate-altered ultramafic rocks. Preliminary drilling has confirmed the presence of mineralization in the eastern half of the 1003 Zone situated approximately 125 vertical metres below and to the north of the planned development on the 450 Level. An additional drill hole T450-012 intersected quartz carbonate veining containing visible gold which assayed 39.62 g/t Au (14.63 g/t Au cut) over 1.1 metres. This intercept is situated approximately 330 metres down dip of existing development, providing a suitable target for drill follow-up planned in 2017. A total of 8,600 metres of underground exploration drilling have been completed on the Taylor property since January 2016.