January 22, 1999

NOTICE OF APPLICATION

The Nunavut Water Board (NWB) has received the following application.

Proponent:	Navigator Exploration Corp

Address:	1115 - 355 Burrard Street

Vancouver, B.C. V6C 2G8

Name & Location

of Project:	Nowyak Lake Project, near Arviat

( 61O 55' N, 98O 25' W)

Purpose:	Mineral exploration, including

Diamond drilling, grid setup,

Prospecting, geophysical survey,

and operation of a camp.

This application is being screened by the Nunavut Impact Review Board, and will be processed when NIRB completes its determination. The NWB shall then hold a public hearing before approving the application, but it may waive this requirement if no public concern is expressed before February 10, 1999. Interested parties may obtain, free of charge, a copy of all documents pertaining to this application by contacting Mark Cannuli , Vice President, Navigator Exploration Corp. by telephone at (604) 668-8355 or by fax at (604) 668-8366.

For more information, please contact:

NWB Licence Administrator

Box 119, Gjoa Haven, NT, X0E 1J0

Telephone: (867) 360-6338; Facsimile: (867) 360-6369