Nunavut Map Selection Supporting Nunavut competitiveness for mineral exploration and development April 17, 2012 Anna North, Mineral Resources Directorate, AANDC

Background Nunavut Regional Office and Mineral Resources Directorate in Ottawa began a joint initiative to make Map Selection an official IT project. Secure foundations for project: plan, money and people Long term contracts in place to manage and provide IT component 2

Why implement Nunavut Map Selection? Nunavut is a unique area of Canada and particularly suited to innovation: –Very large land mass; –Limited infrastructure to facilitate movement around the territory; and –Small population base doing many things, everyone’s busy! Map selection allows: –Time and cost savings to industry; –Secure, immediate title to mineral rights – no more amending posts, reduce disputes; and –Open information sharing – what can affect the project? Who needs to be involved? 3

Building Foundations 4 Lupin Gold Mine

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… your application to record mineral claim F76234 has been entered as “PENDING” in our database, we cannot further process your application to record these claims as you have not… 6

Nunavut Map Selection Opportunity for innovation Dedicated project manager to co-ordinate two streams: IT solution and Regulatory changes Ongoing involvement with Nunavut Mining Recorder to meet business needs and ensure seamless transition 7

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Nunavut Map Selection – The Grid Spatial Extent Cell Dimension Area (ha) South Latitude Area (ha) North Latitude Number of Polygons Band 4 border and between 84 and 80 degrees north latitude 1’ X 30” ,832 Band 3 border and between 80 and 68 degrees north latitude 30” X 30” ,613,988 Band 2 border and between 68 and 60 degrees north latitude 15” X 30”’ ,782,260 Band 1 border and between 60 and 50 degrees north latitude 15” X 30”’ ,440 TOTAL # of Cells 17,135,520 12

What we have heard to date 13 CommentSolution Lowers competitive edge Areas staked up quickly → Up-front work deposits → Re-staking rules No work done Speculative staking → Up-front work deposits → Scaled work requirements GIS representations of data layers Where are existing claims? → Complete data conversion → Ask for voluntary submission of claim corner coordinates Slow internet in Nunavut → Solution will be light Credit card payments No credit card? → Purchase pre-paid VISA cards from Post Offices Transition How do I convert? What if I don’t want to convert? → Prepare now → Period of time (90 days) where no staking will be allowed → Prefer mandatory conversion

The Plan 2012 Award long term contract to solution provider Data conversion and audit/clean up Regulatory drafting process 2013 Replace MINERS Provide online services that do not require regulatory change Gazette part I 2014 Canada Gazette II Transition Implement online map selection 14

Expectations Mining Recorder’s Office will transition into new internal database –Opportunity to offer online payment for certain applications such as Prospector’s Licence Work on transition measures for locating existing claims –Requires some industry input Work on regulatory changes –Expect to engage in dialogue through Canada Gazette process –Potential to have a small working group Update at NMS

Thank You 16 Contact Information: Anna North