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Review Panel submits recommendation report for Northgate's Kemess North project
Mon Sep 17, 8:57 PM

http://ca.news.finance.yahoo.com/s/17092007/30/link-finance-news-review-panel-submits-recommendation...

VANCOUVER, Sept. 17 /CNW/ - Northgate Minerals Corporation (TSX: NGX; AMEX: NXG) reported today that the Joint Federal-Provincial Environmental Review Panel for the Kemess North project (the "Project") has completed its review and submitted its recommendation report to the federal and provincial Ministers of the Environment.

The Panel is satisfied, taking into account Northgate's commitments and proposed mitigation and compensation measures, that the Project would not likely result in significant adverse environmental effects. The Panel also concludes that Duncan (Amazay) Lake is the only waste disposal alternative which is environmentally effective, and technically and economically feasible. In spite of these conclusions, the Panel has recommended to the federal and provincial Ministers of the Environment that the Project not be approved as proposed, but also acknowledges that the Ministers could disagree with the Panel's advice and approve the Project.

Over the next several days, Northgate will be reviewing the details of the report and speaking with the federal and provincial authorities in order to more fully understand the Panel's decision and determine how to proceed.

The recommendation report has been released to the public and is available on the following websites:


- Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency:
www.ceaa-acee.gc.ca/050/viewer_e.cfm?cear_id=3394
- BC Environmental Assessment Office:
www.eao.gov.bc.ca/epic/output/html/deploy/epic_project_home_
226.html


NORTHGATE MINERALS CORPORATION is a gold and copper mining company focused on operations and opportunities in the Americas. The Corporation's principal assets are the Kemess South mine in north-central British Columbia, the adjacent Kemess North deposit, which contains a proven and probable reserve of 4.1 million ounces of gold and the Young-Davidson property in northern Ontario with a total resource base of 2.1 million ounces of gold. Northgate is listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbol NGX and on the American Stock Exchange under the symbol NXG.

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS:

This news release includes certain "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of section 21E of the United States Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. These forward-looking statements include estimates, forecasts, and statements as to management's expectations with respect to, among other things, future metal production and production costs, potential mineralization and reserves, exploration results, progress in the development of mineral properties, demand and market outlook for commodities and future plans and objectives of Northgate Minerals Corporation (Northgate). Forward-looking statements generally can be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as "may," "will," "expect," "intend," "estimate," "anticipate," "believe," or "continue" or the negative thereof or variations thereon or similar terminology. Forward-looking statements are necessarily based upon a number of estimates and assumptions that, while considered reasonable by management are inherently subject to significant business, economic and competitive uncertainties and contingencies. There can be no assurance that such statements will prove to be accurate and actual results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such statements. Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from Northgate's expectations are disclosed under the heading "Risk and Uncertainties" in Northgate's 2006 Annual Report and under the heading "Risk Factors" in Northgate's 2006 Annual Information Form (AIF) both of which are filed with Canadian regulators on SEDAR (www.sedar.com) and with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (www.sec.gov). Northgate expressly disclaims any intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

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