Following the close of a 30-day public notice period, ADEC has prepared an APDES proposed final individual permit for the Niblack Project, LLC. Prior to making the final decision to issue the individual permit, ADEC invites you to view the proposed final individual permit and associated documents. You can access the proposed final individual permit and associated documents at ADEC’s Wastewater Discharge Authorization Program web page at: http://www.dec.state.ak.us/water/wwdp/index.htm

Proposed Final Permit Review

Start Date: July16, 2015

End Date: July 23, 2015

Permit No.: AK0053708

Proposed Permit Coverage: The Niblack Project LLC owns and operates a wastewater treatment facility that is located at 55.0665° North and 132.1447° West on Prince of Wales Island. The project is currently comprised of approximately 2500 feet, with the possible expansion up to 6000 feet, of underground drift development to provide access for continued exploration drilling on the Lookout and Mammoth massive sulfide mineral zones. Metals in the massive sulfide mineralization include copper, zinc, gold, and silver. Wastewater consists of approximately 291 gallons per minute (gpm) of water draining from the exploration drift portal and 9 gpm of runoff water from a potentially acid generating rock pile.The wastewater is treated through settling ponds and will then be discharged into Niblack Anchorage. The APDES permit will allow for the discharge of treated wastewater at a maximum rate of 300 gallons per minute into Niblack Anchorage. A mixing zone, that is approximately 9.06 meters in length and has a total width of 11.82 meters, is proposed for copper, lead, mercury, nickel, zinc, and pH.

Determination: The ADEC has determined to issue the above listed individual permit.

ADEC Contact:

Will Collingwood

907-465.6855

will.collingwood@alaska.gov

Administrative Record: The APDES preliminary draft permit, fact sheet, and associated documents are available for public review at the ADEC offices located in Anchorage, Fairbanks, Juneau, Soldotna, and Wasilla. Please contact the office of your choice to arrange for hard copies of the documents to be available for your review.

555 Cordova Street                 610 University Avenue                       410 Willoughby Ave #303

Anchorage, AK 99501          Fairbanks, AK 99709                        Juneau, AK 99811

907-269-6285                          907-451-2100                                      907-465-5300

43335 Kalifornsky Beach Road                                                         1700 E Bogard Road #B

Soldotna, AK 99615                                                                          Suite#103

907-262-5210                                                                                      Wasilla, AK 99654

907-376-1850

The documents are also accessible from the ADEC website at: http://www.dec.state.ak.us/water/wwdp/index.htm