September 16, 1999	File No: NWB2CON99 --

Diana Primavesi

Land Administrator

Ashton Mining (Northwest Territories) Ltd.

Unit 123 - 930 1st Street

North Vancouver, B.C. V7P 3N4

Attn: Diana Primavesi

Re: Water Licence Application

The Nunavut Water Board acknowledges receipt of your water licence application on July 7, 1999 for the Contwoyto Lake project, as well as receipt of the supplementary questionnaire on September 10, 1999.

The Nunavut Impact Review Board has determined that this project is not due to screening due to its renewal status. Therefore, it will now be processed by the Nunavut Water Board. We ask you to make available to the public, free of charge, copies of all documents pertaining to this application. Enclosed for your records is receipt number C 101112 for the water licence application fee.

You will be contacted should additional information or clarification be required.

Sincerely,

Rita Becker

Licence Administrator

cc.	Shannon Pagotto, DIAND , Water Resources Division

Carey Ogilvie , DOE- YK