November 2, 1998

Mr. Chris Hanks

Acting Environmental Manager

BHP Diamonds Inc.

# 1102 4920 - 52nd Street

Yellowknife, NT

X1A 3T1

Re:	Licence NWB1BOS9801

Dear Chris,

Thank you for your recent correspondence regarding amendments to licence NWB1BOS9801 . I also acknowledge receipt of your submission regarding the costs of abandonment and restoration. The Board will be reviewing your request for amendment and the submission for the security deposit and will get back to you shortly with a reply.

We are also in the process of reviewing the Abandonment and Restoration Plan (September 1998), the report on Sewage Effluent Remediation of Hydrocarbon Stained Soils (21 September 1998), and the Laboratory and Field QA/QC Plan (September 1998). To facilitate the review and approval of these documents, we would appreciate if you could submit an executive summary of each document in English and Inuktitut.

Thank you in advance for your consideration.

Sincerely,

David Porter

Licence Administrator