Agnico Eagle is proposing an extension (i.e., the Meliadine Extension) to the Approved Meliadine Mine. Agnico Eagle currently operates the Meliadine Mine in accordance with NIRB Project Certificate No.006 and NWB Type A Water Licence 2AM?MEL1631. The mine and associated facilities, including the All Weather Access Road and Itivia Harbour, have previously been the subject of positive conformity determinations by the NPC and referral to the NIRB in June 2011 (Meliadine Mine proposal), and in January 2018 and March 2020 (Saline Effluent Discharge to Marine Environment proposals). NIRB Project Certificate No.006 was issued in 2015 and the environmental assessment of the Meliadine Mine, resulting in the issuance of Project Certificate No.006 in 2015, included approval of a multi-phase approach to development, including mining of Tiriganiaq deposit using open pit and underground mining methods; and mining of the Pump, F Zone, Discovery, and Wesmeg deposits using open pit methods. Type A Water Licence 2AM-MEL1631 issued in 2016 was primarily for the Tiriganiaq deposit and associated infrastructure including, process plant, camp, tailings storage facility, and waste rock storage facilities. The geological resources have continued to be explored through ongoing exploration activities and associated studies. Through these, economic extensions, mainly underground, have furthered the Life of Mine (LOM). Those changes to the mine plan translate in an extension of the operation phase by 11 years and optimized waste rock storage facilities. The continued LOM of Meliadine Extension will support the vision and contribute to the goals of persons enrolled under the Nunavut Agreement. Benefits will accrue to Kivalliq Inuit from the Inuit Impact and Benefit Agreement, employment, training, and business opportunities over the extended operating LOM. Extending the LOM will ensure employment stability and continued business opportunities. Skills learned will continue to be used for an additional decade. The Meliadine Extension includes: •underground mining and associated saline water management infrastructures at the Pump, F Zone, and Discovery deposits that were previously assessed and approved for open pit mining activities by NIRB; •development of a new portal and associated infrastructure in the Tiriganiaq-Wolf mining area to improve access to and expand the existing Tiriganiaq underground mine; •construction and operation of a windfarm to reduce greenhouse gas emissions; •use of additional borrow pits and quarries to replace depleted sources and build a road to the windfarm, Tiriganiaq-Wolf mining area, airstrip, road to Discovery and other deposits; and •extension of the operation phase (i.e., mine life) by 11 years to 2043. Agnico Eagle is also seeking approval for the following options/alternatives, should it be required: •construction and operation of an on-site airstrip to increase site access flexibility; and •use of pits to store tailings and waste rock to complement the current waste management strategy. The Meliadine Extension, other than the windfarm and alternative airstrip and underground mining of approved deposits, was previously assessed by NIRB in 2014.