August 24, 2010

Kirkland Lake Gold and Queenston Mining Expand Strategic Joint Venture

Queenston Mining Inc.

(“Queenston”) (QMI-TSX, Frankfurt, Stuttgart)

announce strategic additions to ongoing joint venture exploration programs.

Under the terms of the [new] agreement, Kirkland Lake Gold will expend $400,000.00 in exploration expenses over a one year period whilst Queenston will contribute seven claims from its 100% owned Amalgamated Kirkland property and eight claims from its Kirkland Hudson property.

Upon earning a 50% interest, this joint venture will be rolled into and guided by the current South Claims Joint Venture agreement. The planned exploration will consist of driving a drift from the 5300’ level of the Macassa mine south-eastward onto the Amalgamated Kirkland property and establish a drilling station to target the South Mine Complex on the Amalgamated Kirkland and adjoining HM and South Claims joint venture properties.

Mr. Brian Hinchcliffe, President and CEO of Kirkland Lake Gold stated, “This new joint venture is an important part of our overall exploration program to continue to drill and extend the South Mine Complex and other gold structures being found to the East.”

Mr. Charlie Page, President and CEO of Queenston Mining added, “The results of our deep surface drilling program over the past three years combined with the underground joint venture activity on the South Claims property has identified the potential for the South Mine Complex to extend onto the Amalgamated Kirkland property. The addition of a portion of the Amalgamated Kirkland and Kirkland Hudson properties to the joint venture provides Queenston the opportunity to participate further in advanced underground exploration with KL Gold in Teck township.The joint venture now contains seven individual properties.”

The completion of this joint venture agreement is subject to a number of conditions, including but not limited to, satisfactory due diligence. Kirkland Lake Gold will update shareholders further in due course. Attached to this news release is a map outlining the KL Gold – Queenston joint venture properties located in Kirkland Lake.

About KL Gold

, of the Canadian Securities Administrators). Mr. Carmichael also supervised the preparation of the information that forms the basis of the technical disclosure in this release.

The Company has implemented a quality assurance and control (QA/QC) program to ensure sampling and analysis of all exploration work is conducted in accordance with the best possible practices. The drill core is sawn in half with one half of the core samples shipped to Swastika Laboratories in Swastika, Ontario, or to Polymet Resources Inc. in Cobalt, Ontario. The other half of the core is retained for future assay verification. Other QA/QC includes the insertion of blanks, and the regular re-assaying of pulps and rejects at alternate certified labs. Gold analysis is conducted by fire assay using atomic absorption or gravimetric finish. The laboratory re-assays at least 10% of all samples and additional checks may be run on anomalous values.

The Company’s Macassa Mine Property is the subject of a reserve report prepared by Glenn R. Clark, P.Eng. entitled

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