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Processed Kimberlite Tailings Reclamation Annual Report, Ekati Diamond Mine (BHP Billiton, 2000)
19 January 2001Report
This annual report documents a reclamation research study on processed kimberlite tailings from the Ekati Diamond Mine in the Northwest Territories, examining physical and chemical amendments to stabilize mine waste with vegetation cover. Field and greenhouse trials tested combinations of peat, lake sediment, sewage sludge, and calcium amendments to improve plant growth on tailings at Long Lake Containment Facility Cell B.
Closure & Reclamation Kimberlite Tailings Revegetation Monitoring
Processed Kimberlite Tailings Reclamation, Annual Report, Ekati Diamond Mine (BHP Billiton, January 2001)
19 January 2001Report
This annual report documents a comprehensive study on stabilizing processed kimberlite tailings at Ekati Diamond Mine through vegetation reclamation using various soil amendments. The research combines greenhouse and field components evaluating amendment combinations including peat, lake sediment, sewage sludge, and calcium sources to improve plant growth on the serpentine tailings at Long Lake Containment Facility.
Closure & Reclamation Revegetation Kimberlite Tailings Monitoring
Nero Lake Reconnaissance Survey, Ekati Diamond Mine (BHP Billiton, January 2001)
~2001Report
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A one-day reconnaissance survey of Nero Lake conducted on August 5, 2000 to characterize water quality, sediment quality, and biological communities during summer 2000. Results indicate water quality similar to other Koala Watershed lakes with naturally elevated sediment arsenic and nickel concentrations, elevated nitrate levels, and healthy phytoplankton and zooplankton assemblages dominated by cyanobacteria and cyclopoid nauplii respectively.
Aquatics Water Quality Monitoring
Wildlife Effects Monitoring Program, Appendices, Ekati Diamond Mine (BHP Billiton, January 2001)
1 January 2001Report
This 2000 Wildlife Effects Monitoring Program report presents appendices documenting scientific hypotheses testing and habitat suitability index (HSI) modelling for valued ecosystem components at the Ekati Diamond Mine. The document summarizes findings for caribou, grizzly bears, wolves, wolverines, and birds, and provides detailed HSI models for caribou spring migration and summer/fall foraging, and grizzly bears across four seasons, tracking habitat changes from pre-development through 2000 with incremental mine expansion.
Wildlife Monitoring Caribou
Panda Diversion Channel Monitoring Program, 2000, Appendices (BHP Billiton, January 2001)
~2001Report
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This document presents comprehensive appendices from the 2000 Panda Diversion Channel Monitoring Program at the Ekati Diamond Mine, including detailed hydrological data (air temperature, precipitation, streamflow measurements), fish monitoring results (Arctic grayling captures and habitat assessments), and benthic and periphyton community data collected throughout 2000.
Aquatics Fish Habitat Monitoring
Annual Report (Wildlife Habitat Canada, 2001)
~2001Report
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Wildlife Habitat Canada's 2001 Annual Report documents the organization's conservation initiatives, funded projects, stewardship programs, and strategic direction over the past year. The report outlines WHC's commitment to establishing a Habitat Information System to assess and monitor wildlife habitats across Canada's various landscapes and seascapes.
Wildlife Habitat Assessment Monitoring Traditional Knowledge
Single Regional Monitoring Agency for the Slave Geological Province, Records Compilation (IEMA, 2001 to 2004)
2001–2004Report
Regional Monitoring Agency binder for the Slave Geological Province (SGP) — including the IEMA March 2001 "Towards Improved Environmental Management in the North" briefing, November 13-14 2002 Workshop "Towards a Single Regional Monitoring Agency for the SGP" Summary Report Appendix G Flip-chart Notes Working Group Sessions (January 2003 — Scenario C implementation, Part 6 MVRMA CIMP, Section 12.7 Nunavut Land Claims Agreement NGMP, April 2003 question-sorting targets, sunset-provision discussion), February 2004 Aboriginal Caucus / Terra Firma Consultants De Beers Snap Lake EA negotiations on Monitoring/Watchdog functions, and Carole Mills correspondence.
Environmental Agreement Monitoring Traditional Knowledge Wildlife Caribou
Environmental Agreement and Water Licence Annual Report 2001, Ekati Diamond Mine (BHP Billiton, March 2002)
~2001Report
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BHP Billiton's Environmental Agreement Annual Report for 2001 details the company's environmental monitoring and management activities at the Ekati Diamond Mine in the Northwest Territories, covering air quality, water monitoring, wildlife effects, fish habitat, archaeological protection, and progressive reclamation programs conducted under its Type A Water Licence and Environmental Agreement with Canadian and NWT governments.
Environmental Agreement Monitoring Water Quality
Information Management Workshop Proceedings, NWT Cumulative Effects Assessment & Management Framework (CEAMF) & Mackenzie Valley Cumulative Impact Monitoring Program (MVCIMP) (DIAND, January 2001)
2001Report
NWT Cumulative Effects Assessment & Management Framework (CEAMF) and Mackenzie Valley Cumulative Impact Monitoring Program (MVCIMP) Information Management Workshop, January 23-25 2001, Yellowknife Inn. Includes regional maps (Nunavut, Sahtu, Tulita, Western Arctic Inuvialuit, Brun inise), Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata (CSDGM), CANBII-endorsed Biological Profile (US National Biological Information Infrastructure), Site-Description-to-Research-and-Monitoring-Activities migration (January 1999 release), EMAN training-workshop materials (January 1999/2000), and IMS Workshop Recommendations including ToR question definition for regulators, hybrid model design, and business-case marketing plan for environmental/social/economic benefits.
Monitoring Regulatory Traditional Knowledge Correspondence
Wildlife Effects Monitoring Program (WEMP), Ekati Diamond Mine (BHP Billiton, January 2001)
1 January 2001Report
The 2000 Wildlife Effects Monitoring Program report documents environmental effects monitoring at the BHP Ekati Diamond Mine in the Northwest Territories, examining impacts on valued ecosystem components including caribou, grizzly bears, wolves, wolverines, upland breeding birds, loons, and raptors across a 1,600 km² study area. Results indicate that current mining disturbance levels have had no measurable negative effects on most wildlife populations, though some mitigation improvements are recommended for waste management and traffic safety.
Wildlife Caribou Monitoring
Wildlife Effects Monitoring Program, Appendices, Ekati Diamond Mine (BHP Billiton, January 2001)
1 January 2001Report
This 2000 Wildlife Effects Monitoring Program report presents habitat suitability index (HSI) models and scientific hypothesis testing for caribou, grizzly bears, and other wildlife species at the Ekati Diamond Mine. The analysis documents habitat losses from incremental mine development (1997-2000) and assesses the efficacy of mitigation measures, finding that cumulative direct habitat loss was 0.4% of the study area by 2000.
Wildlife Caribou Habitat Assessment
Wildlife Effects Monitoring Program (WEMP), Ekati Diamond Mine (BHP Billiton, January 2001)
1 January 2001Report
The 2000 Wildlife Effects Monitoring Program for the Ekati Diamond Mine assessed environmental effects on valued ecosystem components including caribou, grizzly bears, wolves, wolverines, upland breeding birds, loons, and raptors. The report documents that cumulative direct habitat loss remains below 1% of the study area, no wildlife mortality from vehicle/aircraft collisions occurred, and current disturbance levels have had no measurable negative effects on most wildlife populations, though improvements in waste management and traffic safety are recommended.
Wildlife Caribou Monitoring
Reclamation Liability Estimate, Sable, Pigeon & Beartooth Pits, Ekati Diamond Mine, Appendices (Komex, 2001)
~2001Report
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A comprehensive reclamation liability estimate for the Sable, Pigeon, and Beartooth pit additions and the broader Ekati Diamond Mine, detailing estimated costs across multiple liability units (camp facilities, operations, open pits, tailings cells, waste rock storage, monitoring) projected for 2001, 2005, 2010, and 2014 with confidence intervals (10th percentile, median, and 90th percentile estimates).
Closure & Reclamation Closure Plan Waste Rock Water Quality Monitoring
Aquatic Effects Monitoring Program (AEMP) Regulatory Case File, Binder 2 — Water Licence MV2003L2-0013, Ekati Diamond Mine (BHP Billiton, 2001–2008)
2001–2008Report
Aquatic Effects Monitoring (AEMP) Binder 2 for the Ekati Diamond Mine (BHP Billiton / BHPB) covering 1994-2008. Correspondence between Laura Tyler (BHPB) and Violet Camsell-Blondin (WLWB), DIAND, and EcoMetrix review of 2007 AEMP. Includes 2007 AEMP draft, NWT AEMP Guidelines, Ekati Cell E fish survey work plan, blank 2008 comment table, LLCF models, Koala Watershed annual average Total Molybdenum 1994-2005 (CCME guideline = 0.073 mg/L), Nitrate Effects on Early Life Stages of Lake Trout and Lake Whitefish Special Effects Study, sediment Total Molybdenum (mg/kg) at reference sites (Nanuq Counts, Vulture, Kodiak, Leslie, Moose, Nema, Slipper Lake), and 2001 Baseline Studies Exeter / Koala Watershed mineral-claim boundary maps.
Aquatic Effects Monitoring (AEMP)Aquatics Monitoring
Panda Waste Rock Seepage Survey, Review Meeting Correspondence (IEMA, January 2001)
2001Meeting Minutes
2000 Panda Waste Rock Seepage Survey for the EKATI Diamond Mine — review meeting binder, April 23 2001 at the Yellowknife Inn Garnet Room. Surveys the Beartooth-Bearclaw drainage area. Includes DFO Fish Habitat Management correspondence, the March 2001 "Review of Ekati Information on Seepage and Waste-Rock Geochemistry" finding ARD is becoming more severe and elevated sulphate (background ~20 mg/L) persists in seepage waters, conductivity-to-sulphate correlation model, and BHP correspondence (John Witteman, Scott Williams, Jim Millard) to Melody MacLeod (MVLWB) and Zabey Nevitt (IEMA).
Waste Rock Acid Rock Drainage Water Quality
Wolf Notes No. 5, Winter 2000/2001 (GNWT, Winter 2000/2001)
31 December 2000Report
Wolf Notes No. 5 presents findings from the NWT Wolf Project's 1997-2000 research on tundra wolves in Canada's central Arctic, focusing on wolves' preference for esker habitat for denning and their relationship with migratory barren-ground caribou. The newsletter reports on 24 active wolf dens located in June 2000, radio-collaring efforts, pup counts, and recommendations for continued monitoring to assess cumulative effects of diamond mining activities.
Wildlife Habitat Assessment Caribou Traditional Knowledge
Interim Resource Management Assistance (IRMA) Program Evaluation Report (Macleod Institute, December 2000)
29 December 2000Report
The Macleod Institute evaluated the Interim Resource Management Assistance (IRMA) Program, a four-year federal-territorial initiative (1997-2001) providing funding to Aboriginal communities in unsettled land claim areas of the western NWT to participate in resource management decision-making. The evaluation found IRMA's mandate remains relevant given ongoing land claim settlements, increased industrial activity, and legal requirements for Aboriginal consultation, though the program achieved increased engagement in regulatory processes better than capacity building, and recommended continued support with emphasis on capacity development, flexible funding formulas, and proactive baseline studies.
Traditional Knowledge Regulatory Development Plans Wildlife Monitoring
Reclamation Research Program 2000, EKATI Diamond Mine (BHP Billiton, 2000)
18 December 2000Report
This 2000 reclamation research report documents BHP Diamonds' revegetation efforts at the Ekati Diamond Mine, including soil topdressing effectiveness at Fox portal, vegetation establishment in the Panda Diversion Channel, and development of a reclamation registry. After five growing seasons, organic soil topdressing proved most favorable for plant growth, while native-grass cultivars achieved highest cover (39-52%), and Arctic Pendant Grass transplants in the diversion channel showed 60-92% survival rates.
Closure & Reclamation Revegetation Monitoring Aquatics Fish Habitat
Reclamation Research Program 2000, Ekati Diamond Mine (ABR, Inc., December 2000)
18 December 2000Report
This 2000 reclamation research report documents vegetation establishment efforts at Ekati Diamond Mine, including soil topdressing effectiveness at Fox portal and riparian habitat creation in Panda Diversion Channel. The report evaluates microbial activity, plant survival rates, and natural colonization across different soil amendments and transplant methods, and describes development of a reclamation registry to track mine site restoration progress.
Closure & Reclamation Revegetation Monitoring Waste Rock Water Quality
BHP Newsletter, Issue 6 (BHP Billiton, December 2000)
1 December 2000Report
BHP Diamonds Inc. newsletter for December 2000 reporting on Ekati Diamond Mine operations, including Family Day visits, environmental assessment progress for Sable, Pigeon and Beartooth pipes, reclamation research at Long Lake Containment Facility, mining development at Koala and Misery pits, and operational improvements in safety, maintenance, and workforce development.
Development Plans Closure & Reclamation Revegetation

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