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Mine Reclamation and Financial Assurance Legislation, Northwest Territories and Provincial Comparison (DIAND, April 2005)
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This discussion paper compares mine reclamation and financial assurance legislation across Canadian federal departments, agencies, and provincial governments, with particular focus on the Northwest Territories. It provides an overview of types and amounts of financial assurance required for mining operations and advanced mineral exploration, utilizing the RECLAIM cost estimation model to support government policy on environmental protection and liability management.
Closure & Reclamation Regulatory Water Licence
Newsletter, Issue 22, One Year Extension of Water Licence Term, Ekati Diamond Mine (BHP Billiton, April 2005)
1 April 2005Report
EKATI Diamond Mine newsletter for April 2005 reporting the one-year extension of the primary water licence, ISO 14001 re-registration, winter road operations, and various community and employee initiatives including safety programs, leadership development, and charitable contributions.
Regulatory Water Licence Correspondence Monitoring Air Quality
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
Regional Caribou Research (IEMA, March 2005)
17 March 2005Presentation
Presentation on regional caribou research related to the Ekati Diamond Mine, reviewing studies showing subtle but statistically valid differences in caribou behavior near diamond mines and discussing recommendations for expanded monitoring of cumulative impacts on the Bathurst caribou herd.
Caribou Wildlife Monitoring Traditional Knowledge
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
Changes to the Management of the Long Lake Containment Facility (IEMA, March 2005)
17 March 2005Presentation
This IEMA workshop presentation reviews BHPB's management review of the Long Lake Containment Facility, documenting consultation processes with regulators and communities on processed kimberlite containment options and cell-filling challenges at the Ekati Diamond Mine.
Waste Rock Kimberlite Tailings Geochemistry Revegetation
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
Wildlife Effects Monitoring Program (WEMP) Workshop Presentation (IEMA, March 2005)
17 March 2005Report
This document outlines the Independent Environmental Monitoring Agency's Wildlife Effects Monitoring Program (WEMP) workshop held at Ekati Diamond Mine on March 17, 2005, detailing the monitoring of caribou, grizzly bears, wolverines, wolves, and birds, and describing mitigation measures including wildlife awareness training, speed limits, and waste management practices to reduce mine impacts on wildlife.
Wildlife Caribou Monitoring
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
Landfarm 2004 Annual Report, Ekati Diamond Mine (EBA Engineering, March 2005)
2005Report
Ekati Diamond Mine Landfarm 2004 Annual Report, prepared by EBA Engineering Consultants Ltd. for BHP Billiton Diamonds Inc. (Yellowknife), March 2005, EBA Project 5100945.001. Documents the Landfarm sump (east corner) and hydrocarbon-impacted soil stockpiles photographed June-August 2004 from multiple angles, and Enviro-Test Soil Salinity Conversion analytical results (Lab L156547, Sample TP7 sampled March 1 2004) for Chloride, Sulphate, Calcium, Potassium, Magnesium, Sodium in mg/L, %Sat, Meq/L, Dry Soil mg/kg formats.
Monitoring Waste Rock Geochemistry
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
Revegetation Research Projects, EKATI Diamond Mine (BHP Billiton, March 2005)
1 March 2005Report
This 2004 annual report presents a five-year assessment of revegetation research at the EKATI Diamond Mine's Long Lake Containment Facility, documenting soil amendment studies, species trials, and plant establishment on processed kimberlite, along with evaluation of progressive reclamation sites including airstrip esker, topsoil stockpiles, and channel stabilization efforts.
Closure & Reclamation Revegetation Kimberlite Tailings Habitat Assessment
Comments on Draft Traditional Knowledge (TEK) Guidelines (IEMA, February 2005)
14 February 2005Letter
IEMA submits comments on the Mackenzie Valley Environmental Impact Review Board's draft TEK Guidelines, commending the initiative and offering specific suggestions to strengthen the document's treatment of traditional knowledge in environmental impact assessment and decision-making processes.
Traditional Knowledge Correspondence Development Plans Regulatory Caribou
Long Lake Containment Facility (LLCF) Review and Optimization Meeting #3, Ekati Diamond Mine (BHP Billiton, February 2005)
7 February 2005Meeting Minutes
Minutes from the Ekati Long Lake Containment Facility (LLCF) Review and Optimization Meeting #3 (February 7-8, 2005), documenting a Multiple Accounts Analysis (MAA) evaluation process and detailed lessons learned from five years of LLCF operation, including operational, hydrological, reclamation, and wildlife habitat findings. The meeting reviewed five management options for processed kimberlite disposal and closure strategies.
Closure & Reclamation Waste Rock Water Quality Wildlife
Aquatic Effects Monitoring Program (AEMP) Appendix A, Evaluation of Effects Data Report, Draft for Public Review, Ekati Diamond Mine (BHP Billiton, February 2005)
1 February 2005Report
This is the 2004 Aquatic Effects Monitoring Program (AEMP) evaluation report for the Ekati Diamond Mine, assessing changes in aquatic ecosystems in the Koala and King-Cujo watersheds and their downstream areas (Lac de Gras and Lac du Sauvage). The report presents detailed monitoring of water quality, physical limnology, and biological communities, finding that while some water quality parameters showed measurable changes due to facility discharges (LLCF and KPSF), all values remained below Canadian guidelines and minimal biological effects were detected in downstream waterbodies.
Aquatic Effects Monitoring (AEMP)Aquatics Water Quality
Financial Assurance for Mine Closure & Reclamation Reference Binder (ICMM, February to April 2005)
1 February 2005Report
An ICMM-commissioned study examining environmental financial assurance (EFA) instruments and policies for mine closure and reclamation globally, providing framework and negotiation guidelines for governments and mining companies to balance environmental protection with investment climate and cost efficiency.
Closure & Reclamation Closure Plan Regulatory Waste Rock Acid Rock Drainage

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1,662 documents · Page 21 of 84

Mine Reclamation and Financial Assurance Legislation, Northwest Territories and Provincial Comparison (DIAND, April 2005)

Newsletter, Issue 22, One Year Extension of Water Licence Term, Ekati Diamond Mine (BHP Billiton, April 2005)

Introduction to Workshop: Review of Environmental Monitoring and Management Programs at Ekati (IEMA, March 2005)

Aquatic Effects Monitoring Program (AEMP) Introduction (Independent Environmental Monitoring Agency, March 2005)

Regional Caribou Research (IEMA, March 2005)

Workshop Agenda — Review of Ekati Environmental Monitoring Programs & Management Plans (Independent Environmental Monitoring Agency, March 2005)

Introduction to the Panda Diversion Channel (Independent Environmental Monitoring Agency, March 2005)

Changes to the Management of the Long Lake Containment Facility (IEMA, March 2005)

Mine Overview 2004, Ekati Diamond Mine (IEMA, March 2005)

Wildlife Effects Monitoring Program (WEMP) Workshop Presentation (IEMA, March 2005)

Changes to Long Lake Containment Facility (LLCF) Effluent (IEMA, March 2005)

Applied Environmental Statistics Short Course (BHP Billiton, March 2005)

Landfarm 2004 Annual Report, Ekati Diamond Mine (EBA Engineering, March 2005)

Ammonium Nitrate (AN) and Kodiak Lake Study, Ekati Diamond Mine (BHP Billiton, March 2005)

Contaminated Snow Containment Facility 2004 Annual Report (EBA Engineering, March 2005)

Revegetation Research Projects, EKATI Diamond Mine (BHP Billiton, March 2005)

Comments on Draft Traditional Knowledge (TEK) Guidelines (IEMA, February 2005)

Long Lake Containment Facility (LLCF) Review and Optimization Meeting #3, Ekati Diamond Mine (BHP Billiton, February 2005)

Aquatic Effects Monitoring Program (AEMP) Appendix A, Evaluation of Effects Data Report, Draft for Public Review, Ekati Diamond Mine (BHP Billiton, February 2005)

Financial Assurance for Mine Closure & Reclamation Reference Binder (ICMM, February to April 2005)