NORTHGATE MINERALS CORPORATION: TIMELINE FOR KEMESS NORTH JOINT PANEL REVIEW EXTENDED
Wednesday December 27, 4:00 pm ET
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(MARKET WIRE)--Dec 27, 2006 -- Northgate Minerals Corporation (TSX:NGX.TO - News)(AMEX:NXG - News) reports that the Ministers of the Environment for Canada and British Columbia have amended the schedule for the completion of the Joint Panel Review for the Kemess North Project. The schedule previously called for December 14, 2006 to have been the public hearing record closing date after which time the Panel was to have completed its recommendation report within 60 days. The amendments provide for an additional period of 90 days, commencing January 1, 2007, to permit time for the federal and provincial governments "to resolve outstanding issues related to First Nations participation in the review process, and for First Nations to prepare additional evidence and submissions". Subsequent to this 90 day period, the Panel has been given discretion to hold further hearings for up to 45 days.
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 300,000-ounce per year 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. Northgate is listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbol NGX and on the American Stock Exchange under the symbol NXG.
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