NOTICE OF APPLICATION

The following licence application has been filed with the Nunavut Water Board (NWB) pursuant to Article 13 of the Agreement between the Inuit of the Nunavut Settlement Area and Her Majesty the Queen in Right of Canada ( NLCA ):

APPLICANT:	WMC International Ltd.

22 Gurdwara Road

Nepean, Ont.	K2E 8A2

PROJECTS &	Peter Lake, Nunavut

LOCATION:	Rankin Inlet area.

( 63º 02'20" N; 92º 45' 30" W)

PURPOSE:	Mineral exploration, including

Diamond, and operation of a camp.

This application was screened by the Nunavut Impact Review Board ( NIRB ) under Article 12 of the NLCA and may now be processed by the NWB in accordance with a decision of NIRB dated February 20, 1998.

The public is invited to express concerns to the NWB before March 13, 1998 to Mr. David Porter, Licence Administrator, at the address indicated below. The NWB shall hold a public hearing before approving any application. The NWB may, if there is no public concern expressed, waive the requirement for a public hearing.

NUNAVUT WATER BOARD, Gjoa Haven, NT, X0E 1J0

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