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BHP Diamonds Inc.'s Environmental Impact Report for 2000 documents the biophysical effects and impacts of the Ekati Diamond Mine on valued ecosystem components from June 1996 through December 1999, comparing actual performance against predictions in the 1995 Environmental Impact Statement and describing adaptive management strategies employed to mitigate environmental effects.
BHP Diamonds Inc.'s Environmental Impact Report 2000 assesses the biophysical effects and impacts of the Ekati Diamond Mine on valued ecosystem components from June 1996 through December 1999, comparing actual performance against predictions made in the 1995 Environmental Impact Statement. The report covers exploration, construction, and operational phases of Canada's first diamond mine in the Northwest Territories, including adaptive management strategies, environmental monitoring programs, and reclamation efforts.
This 1999 annual report on community health and well-being for BHP NWT Point of Hire Communities monitors socioeconomic impacts of the Ekati Diamond Mine project using 14 health and wellness indicators, including employment, income, housing, education, crime, and mortality measures across Lutsel K'e, Rae-Edzo, Rae Lakes, Wha Ti, Wekweti, Detah, N'dilo, and Yellowknife.
BHP Diamonds Inc.'s 1999 Environmental Agreement and Water Licence Annual Report documents the third year under the Environmental Agreement and the first full year of mine production at the Ekati Diamond Mine in the Northwest Territories, detailing operational activities, environmental monitoring programs, compliance status, and continuous improvement initiatives across water management, waste handling, wildlife protection, and reclamation efforts.
The West Kitikmeot / Slave Study Society's 1999-2000 annual report documents the fourth year of a five-year research initiative established in 1996 to collect environmental and socioeconomic information for the West Kitikmeot / Slave area in the NWT and Nunavut. The report details ongoing research projects, funding partnerships, governance structure, and the Study's growing role in assessing cumulative effects of mineral development in the region.
The Macleod Institute conducted a comprehensive performance evaluation of the Independent Environmental Monitoring Agency (IEMA), examining the Agency's effectiveness in meeting its responsibilities under the Environmental Agreement governing the Ekati Diamond Mine. The evaluation assessed stakeholder understanding of the Agency's mandate, satisfaction with outcomes, activity design quality, and external factors influencing Agency performance, ultimately concluding that while the Agency's technical contributions are strong, significant improvements are needed in communications, community engagement, strategic planning, and internal management.
The Macleod Institute conducted a performance evaluation of the Independent Environmental Monitoring Agency's effectiveness in meeting its mandate under the Environmental Agreement for the Ekati Diamond Mine, assessing the Agency's monitoring, public involvement, and management activities through interviews with 29 stakeholders and document review. The evaluation found the Agency's technical contributions well-received but identified significant gaps in community communications, liaison functions, and strategic planning.
Monthly water surveillance network program report for December 1999 and November 1999 from BHP Diamonds Inc. for the Ekati Diamond Mine, presenting detailed water sampling results, chemical analyses, flow measurements, and weather data from multiple monitoring stations in compliance with water licence N7L2-1616.
Cumulative Effects Assessment — Participants Resource Binder from Banff Cumulative Environmental Effects (CE) workshop, March 1997. Sessions led by Bill Ross (University of Calgary), Jeff Green (AXYS), with appraisers (Vicki Robin Elford), Telus (Lionel Peel) and others. Covers urban EIA / more CE / more people, CE assessment perspectives, definitions and context, difficulties undertaking CEA. Includes "A Guide to Environmental Assessments: Assessing Cumulative Effects" (March 1997 — Authorities and Reference Appendix), Canadian Environmental Assessment Act Reference Guide for cumulative effects, and Central Rockies ecosystem / Banff National Park ecological integrity and interjurisdictional land-management cooperation case study.
Independent Environmental Monitoring Agency (IEMA, Yellowknife, monitor@yk.com) policy and procedure binder, ~2000-2001, covering the Agency's Information Exchange, Communication and Coordination Policy (handling public-record misinformation, distribution of inspection reports for the Class A water license / land leases / land use permits at the Ekati Diamond Mine, preliminary vs. detailed review procedures, fax cover sheets).
BHP's Environmental Agreement Annual Report 1999 and Environmental Impact Report 2000 document the company's environmental management programs and monitoring activities at the Ekati Diamond Mine in the Northwest Territories, covering monitoring of air quality, water, wildlife, and archaeological sites over the first three years of mine operations from 1996-1999.
A newsletter from the Northwest Territories Department of Resources, Wildlife and Economic Development containing updates on the NWT Esker/Wolf Project including Phase 1 completion with 58 wolves captured and monitored, grizzly bear research in the central arctic, and a brief report on non-lethal bear control methods in British Columbia. The document includes acknowledgments of support from mining companies including Ekati Diamond Mine, Diavik Diamond Mines, and other organizations.
EKATI Diamond Mine Operating Environmental Management Plan (OEMP) Supporting Documents G-M (February 2000). Includes Support Document G Echo Bay Mines Ltd. Highway and Winter Road Drivers' Policy and Procedures Manual (winter-road operations to/from Ekati), Archaeological Management Plan Summary of Recorded Archaeological Sites Table 1 (LeNu-1 through LeNu-x sites at Exeter esker recorded 1994 / revisited 1996-1997 with GPS coordinates, site types, impact predicted, previous-disturbance ratings), and Standards Council of Canada Accredited Laboratory No. 277 QA/QC plan for Dissolved Chromium/Cobalt/Copper and Total Coliforms (D.W. Wilson, Deputy Director, Standardization).
This technical report presents results from the 1999 Kodiak Lake Sewage Effects Study, the third and final year of a three-year monitoring program examining the effects of treated sewage effluent discharge on the lake ecosystem. The report documents changes in water quality, biological communities, sediment conditions, and fish populations from 1994–1999, and includes dissolved oxygen modelling and assessment of downstream impacts on Little Lake.
Waste Rock Seepage Survey binder for the Ekati Diamond Mine (BHP Billiton Diamonds Inc., later under Wek'èezhìi and Mackenzie Valley Land and Water Board oversight) covering 1999–2008. Includes annual spring/summer seepage survey reports, BHPB correspondence (Laura Tyler, Jim Millard, David Scott, Brent Murphy, Sarah Baines), MVLWB/WLWB correspondence (Violet Camsell-Blondin, Ryan Fequet, Sevanna), 2005 EIR (Environmental Impact Review) technical meetings, ICRP (Interim Closure and Reclamation Plan) Terms of Reference, 2006 Water and Processed Kimberlite Management Plan (WPKMP), Surveillance Network Program non-compliance correspondence (Red Pederson Agency / John Witteman BHP), and Water Licence MV2003L2-0013 documents.
Technical report documenting the 1999 Kodiak Lake Sewage Effects Study conducted by Rescan Environmental Services for BHP Diamonds Inc., including detailed stream flow monitoring data from multiple locations (Grizzly, PDC Mouth, Kodiak-Little) throughout the year with discharge measurements, gauge heights, velocities, and field methodology.
BHP Diamonds Inc. newsletter for Issue 3, January 2000, reporting on the EKATI Diamond Mine's first year of operations, including safety achievements, environmental programs, production status, community engagement, and employee initiatives during 1999 and the millennium transition.
This is a comprehensive index document listing correspondence, reports, and meeting materials from the IEMA archive organized by regulatory agency and topic, covering the period 1995-2002 and relating to diamond mine monitoring, caribou management, environmental assessment, and water licensing in the Northwest Territories.
This 2000 peer-reviewed study documents 34 alien vascular plant taxa and 13 invasive native taxa found along the Norman Wells to Zama pipeline (751 km in NWT), including 15 species new to the Continental Northwest Territories, despite mitigation efforts using certified native seed mixes during construction and revegetation (1983–1995).
This is the second year (1999) monitoring report for the Panda Diversion Channel at Ekati Diamond Mine, assessing the performance of constructed fish habitat enhancements and channel stability following a major freshet event. The report documents hydrology, spring fish migration, larval emergence, habitat assessments, channel stability, benthic invertebrates, and periphyton communities, comparing 1999 results with 1998 baseline data and concluding that Arctic grayling and other fish species are utilizing the channel and enhancements successfully despite some areas of channel degradation from exaggerated peak flows.