NOTICE OF APPLICATIONS

The following licence applications have 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:	BHP Minerals Canada Ltd.

PROJECTS &	Windy Lake (68º 04' N; 106º 33' W)

LOCATIONS:	Wolverine Lake (68º 01' N; 106º 33' W)

PURPOSE:	Mineral Exploration and Camp Operations

These applications have been screened the by 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 January 15, 1998.

The public is invited to express concerns to the NWB before February 9, 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