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Environmental Impact Report Information Session, Responses to Questions (BHP Billiton, June 2006)
15 June 2006Report
This document contains transcribed dialogue and written responses from the Ekati Diamond Mine Environmental Impact Report Information Session held June 15–18, 2006, in which BHP Billiton, government agencies, Indigenous representatives, and consultants addressed questions on mining operations, waste management, environmental monitoring, wildlife impacts, closure planning, and regulatory compliance.
Development Plans Waste Rock Closure & Reclamation
Environmental Impact Report Information Session, Responses to Questions, Ekati Diamond Mine (BHP Billiton, June 2006)
15 June 2006Meeting Minutes
Transcript of questions and responses from the June 15-18, 2006 Environmental Impact Report Information Session at Ekati Diamond Mine, where BHP Billiton representatives and consultants addressed community and government concerns regarding mining operations, environmental management, wildlife impacts, water quality, waste disposal, and closure planning.
Development Plans Waste Rock Closure & Reclamation
Guidelines for Aquatic Monitoring and Assessment of Development Projects in the NWT, Technical Workshop (Multiple parties, April 2006)
11 April 2006Report
A two-day technical workshop held April 11-12, 2006 in Yellowknife to develop guidelines and best practices for aquatic effects monitoring and assessment of development projects in the NWT, including baseline data collection, limnological assessments, and monitoring programs for mining and other industrial activities.
Aquatic Effects Monitoring (AEMP)Aquatics Monitoring Benthic Invertebrates Fish Habitat
Environmental Impact Report 2006, Ekati Diamond Mine (BHP Billiton, April 2006)
1 April 2006Report
The EKATI Diamond Mine Environmental Impact Report 2006 compares environmental monitoring results from 2003-2005 with predictions from the 1995 Environmental Impact Statement, finding that over 90% of residual effects were positive, negligible, or minor, though noting increasing ion and nutrient concentrations downstream of the Long Lake Containment Facility and a moderate alteration of caribou distribution relative to the mine footprint.
Monitoring Water Quality Air Quality
Panda Diversion Channel Monitoring Program Summary Report, Draft, Ekati Diamond Mine (BHP Billiton, February 2006)
1 February 2006Report
This 2005 summary report documents the seventh year of the Panda Diversion Channel monitoring program, assessing the effectiveness of the channel as fish habitat compensation for mining activities at Ekati Diamond Mine. The report presents results on Arctic grayling migration patterns, spawning success, fry survival, habitat quality, and population dynamics, comparing the constructed channel against natural reference streams.
Aquatics Fish Habitat Monitoring
Environmental Agreement Annual Report 2005 & Environmental Impact Report 2006, Summary (BHP Billiton, 2006)
~2006Report
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This combined Environmental Agreement Annual Report 2005 and Environmental Impact Report 2006 from BHP Billiton summarizes environmental monitoring and management at the Ekati Diamond Mine in the Northwest Territories, evaluating compliance with water licences and environmental agreements across air, land, water, and wildlife parameters. The report indicates that while Ekati operated within licence terms in 2005, monitoring has detected various environmental effects ranging from negligible to minor, including dust and metal deposition, changes in aquatic habitats, caribou avoidance of the mine site, and shifts in bird populations, with adaptive management strategies in place to address these issues.
Monitoring Air Quality Water Quality
Mine Waste Management in the North, Best Practices and Emerging Technologies Workshop (CANMET, November 2005)
18 November 2005Presentation
This document is a comprehensive presentation from a workshop on Mine Waste Management in the North held in Yellowknife, NWT on November 18, 2005, featuring multiple expert presentations covering acidic drainage prediction and prevention, tailings and waste rock management strategies, water treatment options, biological approaches, and mine reclamation principles with emphasis on northern and permafrost-specific conditions.
Waste Rock Acid Rock Drainage Wastewater
Assessing the Application of Decision Analysis in Stakeholder Consultation in the Mining Industry (Andrew Thrift, 2005)
~2005Report
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This Master's thesis evaluates the application of Multiple Accounts Analysis (MAA), a decision analysis-based Structured Decision Process, as a tool for stakeholder consultation regarding tailings management optimization at the Ekati Diamond Mine in the Northwest Territories. The study, based on questionnaires and interviews with process participants, assesses the effectiveness of this innovative approach to multi-stakeholder consultation in the Canadian mining industry and provides recommendations for future application.
Closure & Reclamation Waste Rock Water Quality Development Plans Traditional Knowledge
Incorporating the Values and Objectives of Inuit into Reclamation Security Modelling (Kitikmeot Inuit Association, April 2005)
29 April 2005Presentation
Presentation by Geoff Clark of the Kitikmeot Inuit Association describing KIA's security model for incorporating Inuit values and objectives into reclamation planning and cost estimation for mining projects in Nunavut. The model provides a flexible tool for determining reclamation security amounts across mine components with guiding principles of environmental protection, safety, restoration, and no perpetual care.
Closure & Reclamation Closure Plan Traditional Knowledge Water Quality
Mine Reclamation & Closure Workshop Report (Terra Firma, April 2005)
21 April 2005Report
A workshop report documenting the Mine Reclamation and Closure Workshop held February 1–3, 2005 in Yellowknife, which brought together government, industry, Aboriginal representatives, and regulators to discuss mine closure and reclamation objectives, terminology, best practices, and the integration of Traditional Knowledge in mine site remediation planning for northern Canada.
Closure & Reclamation Traditional Knowledge Waste Rock Water Quality
Coppermine River Cumulative Effects Monitoring Program Funding Update (DIAND, April 2005)
1 April 2005Letter
DIAND provides an update to the Environmental Monitoring Advisory Board on the status of the Coppermine River Cumulative Effects Monitoring Program, detailing its history since 1999, funding interruptions in 2003, and current operations including water quality monitoring and hydrometric stations across six sites in the Coppermine River basin.
Correspondence Water Quality Monitoring Regulatory
Introduction to Workshop: Review of Environmental Monitoring and Management Programs at Ekati (IEMA, March 2005)
17 March 2005Memo
Introduction to IEMA's workshop held March 17, 2005 to review environmental monitoring and management programs at Ekati, with objectives to facilitate adaptive management and provide Aboriginal community perspectives on aquatic and wildlife monitoring programs.
Board Meetings Aquatics Wildlife
Aquatic Effects Monitoring Program (AEMP) Introduction (Independent Environmental Monitoring Agency, March 2005)
17 March 2005Presentation
This workshop presentation outlines Ekati's Aquatic Effects Monitoring Program (AEMP) for 2004, detailing surveillance of water quality, fish, and aquatic organisms across the Koala and King-Cujo watersheds. Key findings show that all releases met water licence compliance and CCME guidelines, though some water quality parameters increased downstream and cladocera populations in Moose Lake showed continued decline with minor recovery trends.
Aquatic Effects Monitoring (AEMP)Aquatics Water Quality
Workshop Agenda — Review of Ekati Environmental Monitoring Programs & Management Plans (Independent Environmental Monitoring Agency, March 2005)
17 March 2005Meeting Agenda
Workshop agenda for IEMA's environmental monitoring programs review at Ekati, scheduled for March 17-18, 2005, covering aquatic effects monitoring, wildlife effects monitoring, and discussion of monitoring results and management plans with community input.
Agendas Board Meetings Aquatics
Introduction to the Panda Diversion Channel (Independent Environmental Monitoring Agency, March 2005)
17 March 2005Presentation
This presentation introduces the Panda Diversion Channel monitoring program at Ekati Diamond Mine, presenting 2004 field season findings on arctic grayling spawning, habitat quality, and fry survival compared to natural reference streams. The Agency discusses key findings and recommends continued investigation into whether grayling born in the PDC successfully return to spawn upon maturity.
Aquatics Fish Habitat Aquatic Effects Monitoring (AEMP)Development Plans
Mine Overview 2004, Ekati Diamond Mine (IEMA, March 2005)
17 March 2005Presentation
This IEMA workshop presentation reviews environmental monitoring and management programs at the Ekati Diamond Mine for 2004, covering mining operations, water licence renewal, LLCF management changes, closure planning challenges, and wolverine incidents.
Monitoring Water Quality Closure & Reclamation Waste Rock
Changes to Long Lake Containment Facility (LLCF) Effluent (IEMA, March 2005)
17 March 2005Presentation
This workshop presentation reviews changes to Long Lake Containment Facility (LLCF) effluent at Ekati Diamond Mine, documenting unexpected increases in conductivity, sulphate, potassium, and molybdenum since summer 2003. BHPB is investigating the causes through special studies while the Independent Environmental Monitoring Agency recommends continued tracking of these water quality changes.
Water Quality SNP Monitoring
Applied Environmental Statistics Short Course (BHP Billiton, March 2005)
9 March 2005Report
A three-day applied environmental statistics short course presented to DIAND by B. Zajdlik covering fundamental statistical concepts, exploratory data analysis, hypothesis testing, experimental design, and sampling methods with emphasis on environmental monitoring data analysis including water quality and contaminant measurements.
Monitoring Water Quality Regulatory Aquatics
Ammonium Nitrate (AN) and Kodiak Lake Study, Ekati Diamond Mine (BHP Billiton, March 2005)
1 March 2005Report
This 2004 environmental assessment examines whether ammonium nitrate storage facility operations and surface runoff were affecting Kodiak Lake at the Ekati Diamond Mine. The study documents that remediation efforts since 2002 have successfully reduced nitrogen compound concentrations entering the lake, with measurable but small localized effects constrained to two small bays receiving surface flow, showing elevated phytoplankton biomass but no adverse impacts on zooplankton or water quality parameters.
Water Quality Aquatics Monitoring Development Plans
Contaminated Snow Containment Facility 2004 Annual Report (EBA Engineering, March 2005)
1 March 2005Report
This 2004 annual report documents the operational activities and management of the Contaminated Snow Containment Facility (CSCF) at Ekati Diamond Mine, including ice transfer, facility inspections, water sampling results, and removal of hydrocarbon-impacted water and debris. The facility successfully contained approximately 422 m³ of hydrocarbon-impacted ice and managed 234.5 m³ of contaminated water disposal during the 2004 operational season.
Wastewater Monitoring Water Quality Closure & Reclamation

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