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File No. NWB2KIG0002
September 19, 2000

Mr. David Willis, Land Administrator
Ashton Mining (Northwest Territories)Ltd.
Unit 123-930 West 1st Street
North Vancouver, BC  V7P 3N4						by fax: 604-987-7107

RE: Amendment to Permit No:  NWB2KIG0002

Dear Mr. Willis:

I am pleased to send to you Amendment No. 1 to Permit NWB2KIG0002 duly approved by the Nunavut Water Board (Motion#: 2000-21) pursuant to its authority under Article 13 of the Agreement between the Inuit of the Nunavut Settlement Area and Her Majesty the Queen in Right of Canada.

Any communication or correspondence with respect to this Permit shall be made in writing to the attention of Mr. Philippe di Pizzo, Executive Director of the Nunavut Water Board, at the address indicated above.

The original permit issued on May 8, 2000 has an expiration date November 1, 2002. 

We trust everything will be to your satisfaction. 
Sincerely, 
							Original signed by:

Philippe di Pizzo
Executive Director
Enclosure: 	Amendment No.1 for NWB2KIG0002 

Cc.	R. Beavers, A/Nunavut Regional Coordinator, DIAND
P. Lavallee, Water Resources Officer, DIAND
P.Smith, DIAND-Iqaluit
P. Pacholek, Environment Canada
J. DeGroot, Department of Fisheries and Oceans
C.Nichols, Sustainable Development
Kitikmeot Inuit Association
Nunavut Impact Review Board
	Nunavut Planning Commission

PERMIT AMENDMENT No. 1

Permittee:		Ashton Mining (Northwest Territories) Ltd.
Permit No:		NWB2KIG0002
Effective Date:	September 19, 2000
Expiry Date:		November 1, 2002

Pursuant to its authority under 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 hereby grants the following Permit Amendment to allow for drilling in the Kitikmeot Region from the Kiglikavik Lake Camp. 

The existing permit NWB2KIG0002 shall be amended to include the following terms and conditions:

PART C:  CONDITIONS FOR THE USE AND PROTECTION OF WATER: Shall be amended to the following:

1. 	The Permittee shall obtain water for domestic purposes from the lake known as Kiglikavik Lake, up to a maximum volume of 50 cubic metres per day.  The maximum volume of water use from all sources shall not exceed 150 cubic metres. 

8.	The Permittee shall ensure that drill water sources are of sufficient capacity to withstand daily draw-down. 	

PART D:  CONDITIONS FOR THE DISPOSAL OF WASTE: Shall be amended to include the following:

1.	All drill wastes shall be disposed of on land in a sump at least thirty (30) metres from the high water mark of a water body.

2.	No land-based drilling is to be done within thirty (30) metres of the high water mark of any water body or watercourse.  Drilling wastes from land-based drilling shall be disposed of in a sump such that they do not enter any water body.

3.	The Permittee shall follow the Interim Guidelines for On-Ice Drilling in the NWT for all on-ice drilling operations. These are:

i.	All drill cuttings shall be removed from the ice surface.
ii.	The release of total suspended solid in the receiving environment shall be in compliance with the Guidelines for Total Suspended Solids contained in the Canadian Council of Ministers of the Environment’s (CCME) Canadian Water quality Guidelines, Chapter 3 - Freshwater Aquatic Life.
iii.	For kimberlite targets, non-toxicity must be demonstrated; toxicity testing shall be done on the effluent from the drilling operation and the results shall be submitted to the Board and/or an Inspector upon request.

4.	The Permittee shall establish baseline conditions of water quality before drilling through lake ice. 
 
5.	Drilling additives or muds shall not be used in connection with holes drilled through the lake ice unless they are re-circulated or contained such that they do not enter the water, or are demonstrated to be non-toxic.

6.	Drill sludges shall be disposed of at least thirty (30) metres from the high water mark of any water body or watercourse at a site where direct flow into a water body is not possible. 

7.	If artesian flow is encountered, drill holes shall be plugged and permanently sealed upon project termination.

PART G:  CONDITIONS APPLYING TO SPILL PREVENTION AND CONTINGENCY PLANNING: Shall be amended to include the following:

8.	The Permittee shall submit to the Board for approval within two (2) months of issuance of this amendment a Spill Contingency Plan in accordance with the “Guidelines for Contingency Planning, January 1987". If not approved by the Board, the Contingency Plan shall be revised and resubmitted within two (2) months after receiving notification by the Board. 

All terms and conditions of the original permit issued on May 8, 2000 still apply. 

In accordance with Part B, Item 1(iv), the NWB requests that the annual report provide a summary of ongoing activities for the calendar year being reported and that photographic evidence be provided for clarification.
   
This Permit Amendment issued and recorded at Gjoa Haven on September 19, 2000.
Approved by,

						Original Signed by:
                                                                            
Philippe di Pizzo
						Executive Director