September 2, 1999

NOTICE OF APPLICATION

The Nunavut Water Board (NWB) has received the following application.

Proponent:

Address:	Ashton Mining (Northwest Territories) Ltd.

Unit 123 - 930 West 1st Street

North Vancouver, B.C. V7P 3N4

Name and Location

of Project:	Contwoyto Lake Project, Contwoyto Lake

Latitude: 65 29.5'

Longitude: 110 16.00'

Purpose:	Temporary 8 Person Exploration Campsite

This application does not require screening by the Nunavut Impact Review Board as the project is a renewal and the conditions have not changed. The NWB shall hold a public hearing before approving the application, but it may waive this requirement if no public concern is expressed before September 17, 1999. Interested parties may obtain, free of charge, a copy of all documents pertaining to this application by contacting Diana Primavesi of Ashton Mining (Northwest Territories) Ltd. by telephone at 1-604-983-7750 or by fax at 1-604-987-7107. .

For more information, please contact:

NWB Licence Administrator

Box 119, Gjoa Haven, NT, X0E 1J0

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

File No. NWB2CON99 --