The Somerset Trough Project is an early exploration program that will include the following activities: airborne and ground-based geophysical surveys, prospecting, sampling, and geological mapping. The program will be based out of an exploration camp constructed on Crown Land in the Western Somerset Island Watershed and will include a spring program to be conducted March to May, as well as a summer program to be conducted from July to early September. No drilling equipment or heavy machinery will be used for the 2024 program. Only hand tools and a power saw will be used to complete ground-based tasks. Helicopters and fixed-wing aircraft will be used to move personnel to and from field locations and to collect airborne geophysical data. Helicopter operations will be based mainly at the camp, but fixed-wing aircraft will be based off site and called in, as required, to conduct surveys and support operations. The camp will include a series of Weatherhavens for accommodations, dining, camp drys, storage, sample processing, and first aid as well as a small generator building and a small metal building to enclose the camp incinerator. The Weatherhavens will be heated with diesel heaters complete with spill protection. Any fuel caches associated with the program will be reported to the territorial engineer in accordance with the Territorial Land Use Regulations. Minimal water will be used for this exploration program. Surface water will be collected from a nearby water body with a pump or portable containers and used for cooking, drinking, and washing in camp. It is anticipated that 10 m3 or less of water will be used each day to accommodate the staff members. Greywater will be deposited to a sump located more than 31 m from the ordinary high-water mark of any body of water. Human waste will be collected using Pacto toilets and the waste will be incinerated daily along with domestic waste. All water use and waste deposition will be documented and available for review as per requirements of the Nunavut Water Regulations.