Lake Shore Gold Added to S&P/TSX Global Mining Index, S&P/TSX Global Gold Index and S&P/TSX Smallcap Index

Lake Shore Gold Corp. (TSX: LSG) ("Lake Shore Gold" or the "Company") today announced that the Company is being added to the S&P/TSX Global Mining Index, the S&P/TSX Global Gold Index and the S&P/TSX Smallcap Index effective at the open on Monday, September 21, 2009.

Anthony (Tony) Makuch, President and CEO of Lake Shore Gold, commented: "Being added to these prestigious indices is an important development for Lake Shore Gold as we progress towards our goal of becoming a mid-tier gold producer. Inclusion brings with it increased visibility and exposure, which will help us to bring the Lake Shore Gold story to new investors going forward."

About Lake Shore Gold

Lake Shore Gold is a mineral development and exploration company that is moving towards gold production through its wholly owned Timmins Mine project, where the Company is sinking a shaft and driving a ramp to access shallow mineralization. The wholly-owned Bell Creek Mill, located on the east side of Timmins, has been refurbished to a capacity of 1,500 tonnes per day. The Company has also commenced an underground advanced exploration program at its Bell Creek Complex, including the Bell Creek Mine, Schumacher and Vogel properties, which has the potential to become the Company's second mining project in the Timmins Camp, and is pursuing a number of other highly prospective exploration properties in Northern Ontario and Quebec. Lake Shore Gold's common shares trade on the TSX under the symbol LSG.

Contacts:
Lake Shore Gold Corp.
Tony Makuch
President & CEO
(416) 703-6298
info@lsgold.com

Lake Shore Gold Corp.
Mark Utting
Vice-President, Investor Relations
(416) 703-6298
info@lsgold.com
www.lsgold.com

SOURCE: Lake Shore Gold Corp.

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