August 31, 1999	File No: NWB2CON9901

Mr. Joe Ahmad

Executive Director

Nunavut Impact Review Board

P.O. Box 2379

Cambridge Bay, NT X0E 0C0

Subject:	Contwoyto Lake Project Project - Request for Screening

NWB file No. NWB2CON9901

Dear Mr. Ahmad:

The Nunavut Water Board received an application for a water licence renewal dated July 2, 1999, from Ashton Mining (Northwest Territories) Ltd. in support of their Contwoyto Lake exploration program on the eastern shores of Contwoyto Lake.

Please note that this project is a renewal and has been previously screened under NIRB file no. 98C03N115 .

In accordance with Articles 12 and 13 of the Agreement Between the Inuit of the Nunavut Settlement Area and Her Majesty the Queen in Right of Canada, this project shall be screened by the Nunavut Impact Review Board to determine whether it has significant impact potential, and whether it requires review, before the application can be processed by the Nunavut Water Board.

I would appreciate if you could inform me of your deadline to complete your determination so that we may formally advise the applicant and the public accordingly.

Sincerely,

Rita Becker

Licence Administrator

cc.	Ashton Mining (Northwest Territories) Ltd.

Shannon Pagotto, DIAND , Water Resources Division

Carey Ogilvie , DOE- YK

Enclosure (Application Form)