AMENDMENT No. 1

WATER USE AND WASTE DISPOSAL PERMIT

Pursuant to Article 13 of the Agreement Between the Inuit of the Nunavut Settlement Area and Her Majesty the Queen in right of Canada, the Nunavut Water Board, hereafter referred to as the Board, hereby grants to BHP Minerals Canada Limited authorization to use and dispose of waste in conjunction with exploratory drilling near Windy Lake, subject to the terms and conditions outlined in Kitikmeot Inuit Association Land Use Permit No. I97C141 .

PERMIT NO:	NWB2WIN9800
PERMITTEE :	BHP Minerals Canada Limited

1600-1050 West Pender St.,

Vancouver, BC. V6E 3S7

Tel.: (604) 683-6921 Fax: (604) 683-4125
START DATE:	February 23, 1998
COMPLETION DATE:	February 14, 2000
PURPOSE:	Water Use and Waste Disposal associated with Exploration Drilling.
LOCATION:	Hope Bay Belt

General Latitude: 68 15'N to 68 00'N Longitude: 106 45'W to 106 20'W

NWB2WIN9800 , Part 5, Item 5 shall be amended to the following:

5.	CONDITIONS APPLYING TO WASTE DISPOSAL:

5.	The permittee shall dispose of non septic sewage/grey water to a sealed tank downslope of the camp. Final discharge shall be to a location uphill of the camp approximately 122 metres from the shore of Windy Lake.

This amendment is effective February 26, 1998.

Philippe di Pizzo

Executive Director