U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission

Washington, D.C. 20549

Amendment No. 1

to

Form 40-F

o		Registration statement pursuant to section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

þ		Annual report pursuant to section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2007		Commission File Number 1-6138

Northgate Minerals Corporation

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

(Translation of Registrant’s name into English (if applicable))

British Columbia, Canada (Province or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)

1040 Gold and Silver Ores
(Primary Standard Industrial Classification Code Number (if applicable))

(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number (if applicable))

815 Hornby Street, Suite 406
Vancouver, British Columbia
Canada V6Z 2E6
(604) 681-4004
(Address and telephone number of Registrant’s principal executive offices)

JGB Service Corporation
600 University Street, Suite 3600
Seattle, Washington 98101
(206) 624-0900
(Name, address (including zip code) and telephone number (including area code) of
agent for service in the United States)

Securities registered or to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act.

Title of each class		Name of each exchange
		on which registered
Common Shares without par value		American Stock Exchange

Securities registered or to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act.

(Title of Class)

(Title of Class)
Securities for which there is a reporting obligation pursuant to Section 15(d)
of the Act.

(Title of Class)

For annual reports, indicate by check mark the information filed with this Form:

þ Annual information form                                                         þ Audited annual financial statements

Indicate the number of outstanding shares of each of the issuer’s classes of capital or common stock as of the close of the period covered by the annual report.

Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant by filing the information contained in this Form is also thereby furnishing the information to the Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”). If “Yes” is marked, indicate the filing number assigned to the Registrant in connection with such Rule.

Yes o                                                                               82-                                                                                                  No þ

Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the Registrant was required to file such reports) and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.

Yes þ		No o

EXPLANATORY NOTE

This Amendment No. 1 to Form 40-F for the year ended December 31, 2007 is being filed to amend a pagination error in the Management’s Discussion and Analysis filed as Exhibit 3 and to file the Registrant’s Revised Annual Information Form. No other changes to the original annual report on Form 40-F including the registrant’s financial statements, have been made.

Exhibit		Description
1. (1)		Annual Information Form of the Registrant for the year ended December 31, 2007
2.*		Annual Audited Financial Statements each of the years in the two-year period ended December 31, 2007
3.(1)		Annual Report containing the MD&A of the Registrant for the year ended December 31, 2007
4.*		Related Supplementary Note Entitled “Reconciliation to United States Generally Accepted Accounting Principles” and the Auditor’s Report thereon
5.*		Report of the Independent Registered Accounting Firm on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting.
6.*		Consent of KPMG LLP
7.		Certifications required by Rule 13a-14(a) or Rule 15d-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act
8.		Certifications pursuant to U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
9.		Letter of Consent: Gordon Skrecky
10.		Letter of Consent: Carl Edmunds
11.*		Letter of Consent: Ian Holland
12.*		Letter of Consent: Brad Evans
13.*		Letter of Consent: Simon Hitchman
14.*		Letter of Consent: Dean Fredericksen
15.*		Letter of Consent: Glenn Miller

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Exchange Act, the Registrant certifies that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form 40-F and has duly caused this Annual Report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereto duly authorized.