PERMIT NWB2NOW9901 AMENDMENT No. 1

Permittee :	Navigator Exploration

Permit No:	NWB2NOW9901

Effective Date:	April 8, 1999

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.

1.	Part 2, Item 6, shall be amended to the following:

6.	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.

2.	New Clause: To be included as Part 2, Item 8 is as follows:

8.	The Permittee shall establish baseline conditions of water quality before drilling through lake ice.

This Permit Amendment issued and recorded at Gjoa Haven on April 8, 1999.

Approved by,

Philippe di Pizzo

Executive Director