To: Northern Marlin who wrote (94 ) 9/18/2006 7:33:10 PM From: mikekato2002 Read Replies (3) | Respond to of 148 Press Release Source: Northgate Minerals Corporation PUBLIC HEARINGS ON NORTHGATE'S KEMESS NORTH PROJECT TO BEGIN ON OCTOBER 30, 2006 Monday September 18, 5:23 pm ET VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(MARKET WIRE)--Sep 18, 2006 -- Northgate Minerals Corporation (TSX:NGX.TO - News)(AMEX:NXG - News) is pleased to report that the Joint Federal - Provincial Environmental Review Panel for the Kemess North Project has announced that public hearings on the project will commence in Prince George on October 30th 2006, and in Smithers on November 20th 2006. The two public hearing sessions currently scheduled are designed to provide interested individuals and organizations the opportunity to better understand the project and to provide their views to the panel. "We are very pleased that the comprehensive environmental review process has progressed to the public hearing phase and look forward to the opportunity to present details on the Kemess North Project to members of the public and to hear their thoughts on the development," commented Ken Stowe, President and CEO of Northgate. "I would like to thank all members of our permitting team, without whose tireless efforts we could not have reached the public hearing stage of the review process. Now that we have reached this milestone, we look forward to receiving the review panel's report and recommendations in the first quarter of 2007." More information on the Kemess North environmental review process and the upcoming public hearings can be found at www.ceaa-acee.gc.ca/050/viewer_e.cfm?cear_id=3394 or on Northgate's website at www.northgateminerals.com. 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 with a total resource base of 1.5 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.biz.yahoo.com