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Desperation Pond West Cofferdam As-Built Construction Report, Ekati Diamond Mine (EBA Engineering, October 2002)
2002Report
Desperation Pond West Cofferdam As-Built Construction Report for the Ekati Diamond Mine (BHP Billiton Diamonds Inc., Project No. 0101-94-11580.058), October 2002, prepared by EBA Engineering Consultants Ltd. Documents construction of the West Cofferdam with 184,450 m³ water storage at 1 m freeboard, key-trench excavation with Cat 345 excavator at Sta. 0+070, levelling-course compaction with Cat CS-563C vibratory compactor, fillet-zone placement with Cat D4H bulldozer (Sta. 0+040 to 0+060), and EBA Aggregate Analysis Report (200 mm sieve summary, March 5 2002 sample).
Regulatory Water Licence Development Plans Correspondence
Aquatic Effects Monitoring Program (AEMP) Re-Evaluation and Refinement Report, Proposed Program for 2003–2007, Ekati Diamond Mine (BHP Billiton, October 2002)
1 October 2002Report
This is a draft report evaluating and refining the Aquatic Effects Monitoring Program (AEMP) at the Ekati Diamond Mine for the 2003-2007 period. The report recommends modifications to sampling locations (adding Leslie Lake, evaluating Vulture Lake and Little Lake), monitoring frequencies, and analytical procedures based on assessment of historical data and comparison with established monitoring guidelines.
Aquatics Aquatic Effects Monitoring (AEMP)Water Quality Benthic Invertebrates
Technical Specifications and Construction Drawings, Sable Road Stream Crossings, Ekati Diamond Mine (EBA Engineering, October 2002)
1 October 2002Report
Technical specifications and construction drawings for the installation of three stream crossings (SR-3, SR-4, SR-5) along Sable Road at Ekati Diamond Mine, including detailed requirements for culvert placement, foundation preparation, fill materials, and seepage collar installation.
Development Plans Regulatory Water Quality Monitoring
Environmental Agreement Annual Report 2001 (BHP Billiton, September 2002)
25 September 2002Report
BHP Billiton's 2001 Environmental Agreement Annual Report documents comprehensive environmental monitoring and management programs at the Ekati Diamond Mine in the Northwest Territories, including air and water quality assessments, wildlife effects monitoring, fish habitat restoration, and progressive reclamation efforts. The report demonstrates the company's commitment to minimizing environmental impacts through adaptive management, traditional knowledge integration with Aboriginal groups, and compliance with regulatory requirements including the Type A Water Licence.
Environmental Agreement Monitoring Water Quality
Sable, Pigeon and Beartooth No Net Loss Plan, Ekati Diamond Mine (BHP Billiton, September 2002)
1 September 2002Report
This No Net Loss Plan documents fish and fish habitat impacts from BHP Billiton's proposed development of three kimberlite pipes (Sable, Pigeon, and Beartooth) at the Ekati Diamond Mine in the Northwest Territories, and outlines habitat compensation strategies to comply with the federal Fisheries Act and DFO's No Net Loss policy.
Fish Habitat Development Plans Regulatory Water Quality Monitoring
Panda Diversion Channel Monitoring Program, Data Synthesis 1998–2001, Technical Report Draft, Ekati Diamond Mine (BHP Billiton, September 2002)
1 September 2002Report
This technical report synthesizes and analyzes hydrologic, benthic invertebrate, periphyton, and fisheries data collected from the Panda Diversion Channel Monitoring Program from 1998–2001, evaluating the effectiveness of the constructed compensation channel that maintains fish passage between North Panda and Kodiak Lakes at the Ekati Diamond Mine. The report presents streamflow hydrographs, rating curves, habitat assessments, and biological community analyses to support future management decisions for the channel through 2007.
Aquatics Benthic Invertebrates Aquatic Effects Monitoring (AEMP)
Establishment of a Vegetation Cover on Kimberlite Mine Tailings (University of Alberta, 2002)
~2002Report
Approximate date — inferred from filename
This Master's thesis investigates the establishment of vegetation cover on processed kimberlite mine tailings at the Ekati Diamond Mine in the Northwest Territories through greenhouse and field studies. The research evaluates structural and nutrient-providing amendments to overcome tailings limitations and facilitate permanent vegetation stabilization using native grass species.
Closure & Reclamation Revegetation Kimberlite Tailings Monitoring
Information Note on the Environmental Assessment Process (MVEIRB, August 2002)
22 August 2002Report
This information note outlines the environmental assessment process established by the Mackenzie Valley Environmental Impact Review Board under the Mackenzie Valley Resource Management Act, detailing major steps from notification through EA decision and written reasons. The document explains how the Review Board determines scope, manages consultation, conducts technical analysis, and ultimately determines whether development can proceed with or without restrictions, or requires further review.
Regulatory Development Plans Environmental Agreement
Draft Rules of Procedure for Environmental Assessment and Environmental Impact Review Proceedings (MVEIRB, August 2002)
22 August 2002Report
Draft procedural rules for the Mackenzie Valley Environmental Impact Review Board governing environmental assessment and environmental impact review proceedings under the Mackenzie Valley Resource Management Act. The rules establish protocols for notice, participation, information disclosure, hearings, and Board decision-making.
Environmental Agreement Regulatory Traditional Knowledge Development Plans
Incoming & Outgoing Correspondence (IEMA, August 2002 to September 2004)
2002Letter
Correspondence binder August 15 2002 – September 15 2004 for the Independent Environmental Monitoring Agency (IEMA / Agency) covering the Ekati Diamond Mine. Includes North Slave Metis Alliance (NSMA) request for intervener funding from MVLWB (Stephen Nielson), JCSFOS 2003-002 Final Report for ASTF Grant #98-1-012 "Salmon as a Bioassay Model of Effects of Total Dissolved Solids" (Alaska Science and Technology Foundation, Anchorage), NWT CEAM Blueprint Implementation Gathering May 13-14 2003 (Katimavik Rooms, Explorer Hotel Yellowknife — Participant Resource Binder), Mackenzie Valley Land and Water Board correspondence (April 2003), and ongoing BHP Billiton Diamonds Inc. correspondence to IEMA (Zabey Nevitt).
Correspondence Closure & Reclamation Métis
Annual Water Licence Geotechnical Inspection (EBA Engineering, August 2002)
~2002Report
Approximate date — inferred from filename
EBA Engineering completed the annual water licence geotechnical inspection of five water-retaining structures at Ekati Diamond Mine between July 19–23, 2002, documenting observations on stability, water levels, ground temperatures, seepage, and settlement at Phase 1 Pond, Panda Diversion Dam, Long Lake Outlet Dam, Intermediate Dyke B, and King Pond Dam.
Regulatory Water Licence Waste Rock Geochemistry Kimberlite Tailings
Spring Waste Rock Storage Area Seepage Survey, Ekati Diamond Mine (SRK Consulting, June 2002)
1 August 2002Report
This report documents the results of the 2002 spring waste rock storage area seepage survey at Ekati Diamond Mine, conducted in June 2002 in accordance with Water Licence N7L2-1616 requirements. The survey monitored seepage quality from multiple waste rock and kimberlite storage areas, including chemical analysis of water samples for pH, conductivity, major ions, nutrients, and metals.
Waste Rock Water Quality Monitoring
MEND Manual, Volume 3 - Prediction (MEND, July 2002)
29 July 2002Report
MEND Manual Volume 3 on Prediction is a comprehensive reference document for Canadian mining industry practitioners on sampling, analysis, prediction, prevention, control, treatment and monitoring of acidic drainage from mines. The manual provides information on chemistry, engineering, economics, case studies and scientific data for mine operators, environmental staff, consulting engineers and governments.
Acid Rock Drainage Waste Rock Water Quality
Leslie Lake Habitat Unit Calculations, Sable, Pigeon & Beartooth Pipes Fisheries Authorization Application (BHP Billiton, July 2002)
16 July 2002Letter
BHP Billiton Diamonds Inc. submits habitat unit calculations for Leslie Lake to the Department of Fisheries and Oceans in support of a Fisheries Authorization Application for the Sable, Pigeon, and Beartooth Kimberlite Pipes. The document provides baseline fisheries data, habitat zone mapping, and weighted habitat unit calculations for three target fish species (Arctic grayling, lake trout, and round whitefish) based on 1994 survey data.
Fish Habitat Aquatics Regulatory Monitoring
Aquatic Effects Monitoring Program (AEMP) Re-Evaluation & Refinement, Draft Scope of Work, Ekati Diamond Mine (BHP Billiton, July 2002)
16 July 2002Report
This draft scope of work outlines the re-evaluation and refinement of the Aquatic Effects Monitoring Program (AEMP) and Panda Diversion Channel Monitoring Program (PDCMP) at Ekati Diamond Mine, detailing specific issues to be evaluated (sampling locations, frequencies, parameters, QA/QC procedures) and proposed analytical methodologies to improve monitoring programs for 2003-2007 field seasons.
Aquatics Aquatic Effects Monitoring (AEMP)Monitoring Air Quality
Caribou and Wildlife Monitoring Activities (GNWT, July 2002)
12 July 2002Letter
The Northwest Territories Department of Resources, Wildlife and Economic Development expresses support for Environmental Monitoring Advisory Board recommendations on caribou and wildlife monitoring activities at the Diavik Diamond Mines Project and commits to immediate action through designated departmental representatives.
Wildlife Caribou Correspondence
Section 35(2) Fisheries Authorization Request, Sable, Pigeon & Beartooth (BHP Billiton, July 2002)
9 July 2002Letter
BHP Billiton Diamonds Inc. requests a Section 35(2) Fisheries Authorization from the Department of Fisheries and Oceans for the proposed expansion of the Ekati Mine to include development of the Sable, Pigeon, and Beartooth kimberlite pipes, exercising its substitution right under the 1996 Fish Habitat Compensation Agreement by removing Leslie Lake from the development plan and offsetting habitat impacts through the proposed developments.
Fish Habitat Aquatics Regulatory
East Desperation Pond Cofferdam As-Built Construction Report, Ekati Diamond Mine (EBA Engineering, July 2002)
2002Report
East Desperation Pond Cofferdam As-Built Construction Report for the Ekati Diamond Mine (BHP Billiton Diamonds Inc., Project No. 0101-94-11580.058), July 2002, prepared by EBA Engineering Consultants Ltd. Includes the As-Built Construction Drawings package (Drawing Index: 11580.058-DPAB01 General Location and Misery Site Plan), UTM Coordinates (NAD 83), East Cofferdam construction sequence (GCL Liner placement at elevations 5.10 / 2.95 / 2.15 / 0.75 m), and loading-ramp configuration for front-end-loader external-feed hopper with Grizzly conveyor.
Waste Rock Closure & Reclamation Regulatory Development Plans
Bearclaw Diversion Dam 2002 Geotechnical Site Investigation (EBA Engineering, July 2002)
1 July 2002Report
Geotechnical site investigation report for the proposed Bearclaw Diversion Dam at the Ekati Diamond Mine, documenting subsurface conditions from eight boreholes drilled in April 2002 to support the development of the Beartooth kimberlite pipe. The investigation characterized till overburden (0.3–5.8 m thick) overlying granite bedrock, ground temperature regimes indicating warm permafrost, and bedrock joint characteristics for dam design.
Development Plans Waste Rock Monitoring Exploration
Waste Rock Dam and Seepage Collection Dam As-Built Construction Report, Misery Site, Ekati Diamond Mine (EBA Engineering, July 2002)
1 July 2002Report
This as-built construction report documents the monitoring and completion of the Waste Rock Dam and Seepage Collection Dam at the Ekati Diamond Mine's Misery site from November 2001 to May 2002, detailing foundation preparation, material placement, liner system installation, thermosyphon construction, and quality assurance testing.
Waste Rock Geochemistry Monitoring Water Quality

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