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Public Hearing Submissions, BHP Diamond Mine Environmental Assessment Panel (Lutsel K'e First Nation, January 1996)
29 January 1996Regulatory Filing
This document comprises two submissions to the Federal Environmental Assessment Review Panel regarding the BHP Diamond Mine project: the Lutsel K'e First Nation opposes approval until aboriginal rights and title are recognized and a holistic environmental governance system is established, citing past negative mining impacts and inadequate consultation; the City of Yellowknife supports the project for its anticipated economic growth, employment, and infrastructure benefits.
Traditional Knowledge Environmental Agreement Development Plans Regulatory
Public Hearing Transcript, Northwest Territories Diamonds Project, Lutsel K'e (Multiple parties, January 1996)
29 January 1996Meeting Minutes
Federal Environmental Assessment Panel public hearing in Lutsel K'e on January 29, 1996, reviewing BHP Diamonds Inc.'s proposal to develop a diamond mine at Lac de Gras in the Northwest Territories. The hearing includes presentations by the panel, BHP representatives, Lutsel K'e First Nations leadership, and community members expressing concerns about environmental impacts, aboriginal rights, traditional land use, and past experiences with mining development.
Development Plans Traditional Knowledge Regulatory Air Quality
Table of Contents, Submissions on the EIS (CEE Agency, January 1996)
25 January 1996Report
A table of contents listing 57 submissions received on an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS), with submitting organizations and dates received in October 1995, compiled by the CEE Agency.
Development Plans Regulatory Traditional Knowledge
Public Hearing Transcript, Rae Lakes (Federal Environmental Assessment Panel, January 23, 1996)
23 January 1996Report
Federal Environmental Assessment Panel public hearing held in Rae Lakes on January 23, 1996, to review BHP Diamonds Inc.'s proposed Northwest Territories diamonds project near Lac de Gras. BHP presented detailed plans for mine development, environmental studies, and socio-economic benefits, while Dogrib leaders and community members expressed concerns about environmental contamination, wildlife impacts, land rights, and the need for formal agreements respecting their traditional land use and governance.
Development Plans Traditional Knowledge Water Quality Air Quality Regulatory
Federal Environmental Assessment Panel Public Hearing Transcript, Wha Ti, Northwest Territories Diamonds Project (BHP Billiton, January 22, 1996)
22 January 1996Meeting Minutes
Federal Environmental Assessment Panel public hearing in Wha Ti, Northwest Territories on January 22, 1996, reviewing BHP Diamonds Inc.'s proposal to develop a diamond mine at Lac de Gras. The hearing includes presentations from BHP on project overview, environmental studies, employment and socio-economic impacts, followed by community presentations expressing concerns about land rights, caribou protection, and benefit agreements with the Dogrib Nation.
Development Plans Traditional Knowledge Caribou
Navigable Waters Protection Act Application Package, NWT Diamonds Project (BHP Billiton, January 1996)
5 January 1996Regulatory Filing
BHP Diamonds Inc. submits a comprehensive application to the Canadian Coast Guard under the Navigable Waters Protection Act for the proposed NWT Diamonds Project, a 25-year diamond mining operation involving five kimberlite pipes in the Lac de Gras region northeast of Yellowknife. The application details all engineered structures affecting navigable waters including water intakes, dewatering systems, tailings disposal facilities, dams, and water crossings, with environmental considerations for stream habitat protection and downstream water quality management.
Regulatory Development Plans Water Quality Fish Habitat
Mackenzie Valley Environmental Impact Review Working Group Brochure (MVEIRB, May 1996)
~1996Report
Approximate date — inferred from filename
This document describes the structure and purpose of the Mackenzie Valley Environmental Impact Review Board and its interim Working Group, established in 1996 to conduct environmental assessment and review of developments in the Mackenzie Valley through a three-part process: preliminary screening, environmental assessment, and environmental impact review.
Environmental Agreement Regulatory Development Plans Traditional Knowledge
Various Lake Studies, Ekati Diamond Mine: Beartooth Lake, King Pond, Long Lake and Lac de Gras (BHP Billiton, 1996 to 2001)
1996–2001Report
Various Lake Studies binder (Beartooth Lake, King Pond, and others) for the Ekati Diamond Mine. Tab 1 Beartooth Lake includes BHP 2000 Panda Waste Rock Storage Area Beartooth-Bearclaw drainage Seepage and Waste Rock survey reports (February 15 2001 to MVLWB), King Pond fish-habitat compensation plan information requests (Pete Cott DFO, Red Pedersen Agency, September 13-20 2000), King Pond Rescan 1999 fish-community survey using fifteen index gill-net sets over 22.08 hours (late August 1999 — Application of the Fisheries Act to King Pond on sustainable-fishery criteria), and detailed field water chemistry (pH, temperature °C, conductivity µS/cm, Total Phosphorus mg/L) measurements.
Aquatics Fish Habitat Waste Rock
Nunavut Impact Review Board, Draft Rules of Practice & Board Summary (NIRB, 1996)
~1996Report
Approximate date — inferred from filename
This document presents the draft Rules of Practice for the Nunavut Impact Review Board (NIRB), detailing the procedural and operational framework for environmental assessment of development projects in the Nunavut Settlement Area under the Nunavut Land Claims Agreement. The rules cover screening processes, review procedures, public hearings, evidence standards, and decision-making criteria designed to protect ecosystem integrity while assessing project impacts on residents and communities.
Regulatory Environmental Agreement Traditional Knowledge
Type A Water Licence N7L2-1616 Application Case File, NWT Diamonds (Ekati) Project (NWT Water Board, 1996 to 1997)
1996–1997Letter
NWT Water Board / BHP file binder October 18 1996 — Water Register N7L2-1616 correspondence with Pape & Salter Barristers & Solicitors (Vancouver — Arthur Pape) and Ferguson Gifford Barristers & Solicitors (Martin Gifford, Leonard Polsky, Eva-Lisa Helin, Ross Ellis, C. Anthony Wiisua, Michael MoDolo). Includes November 1996 Recommendations and Options for Establishing Effluent Quality Standards for the BHP Diamond Project Tailings Containment Area (variable effluent quality standard — non-compliance categorization, public perception of arsenic problems, Arsenic Total average 0.015 mg/L / max 0.03 mg/L WHO Aquatic Life standard, Cadmium dissolved/total Niwe-MenMer reference), and July 1997 NWT Water Board correspondence to J.D. Excell (VP Operations BHP, Greg Cook 403-669-2656, Dave Milburn).
Regulatory Water Licence Correspondence
Water Quality Standards for Contaminated Sites, BC Water Quality Criteria & Maximum Metal Leaching Effluent Regulations (BHP Billiton, January 1996)
~1996–2001Report
A water quality standards table comparing British Columbia guidelines and maximum limits for contaminants, specifying aquatic life and drinking water thresholds for various substances with hardness-dependent values where applicable.
Water Quality Effluent Quality Criteria Aquatics
Agreements and Authorizations Binder, Ekati Diamond Mine (IEMA, 1996 to 2008)
1996–2008Report
Agreements and Authorizations binder for the Ekati Diamond Mine — includes Section 35(2) Fisheries Act Authorization workplan for BHPB's Sable, Pigeon & Beartooth developments, five-year-review process for the Environmental Agreement signatories (Sheryl Grieve), Fisheries and DFO Fish Habitat Compensation Agreement (December 17 1996) for lake dewatering and stream diversion compensation to mitigate waste-rock-dump impacts, and operational details including annual consumption of bulk explosives at the mine site (Ammonium Nitrate Prill 12,000 t/yr, Fuel Oil 840, Fuel Dye 500 L) and storage facilities (15,000 t ammonium nitrate prill capacity with power/water/telephone/sewage/diesel services). Includes correspondence with DIAND (Jason Brennan) and BHPB (Richard Ehlert, Ricus Grimbeek).
Environmental Agreement Regulatory Water Licence
Water Licensing in the Northwest Territories, Summary of Procedures and Information Requirements (NWT Water Board, January 1996)
1 January 1996Report
A comprehensive guide outlining water licensing procedures and information requirements in the Northwest Territories, including which undertakings require licences, application processes for Type A and Type B projects, required documentation, and contact information for relevant regulatory agencies.
Regulatory Water Licence Water Quality Development Plans
Resource Documents Binder (IEMA, 1996 to 1997)
1996–1997Report
Independent Environmental Monitoring Agency (IEMA) Resource Documents binder — Table of Contents includes the Environmental Agreement Implementation Protocol, NWT Water Board Water Licence for BHP Authorization for Works or Undertakings, and detailed Closure-Plan content prescriptions covering sedimentation ponds, borrow pits, ore storage stockpiles, surface structures (process plant, camps, roads, airstrip), petroleum and chemical storage, post-closure groundwater contamination assessment and monitoring, revegetation, surface drainage channel stability over reclaimed tailings, and restoration research. Plus May 6 1997 IEMA Implementation Group draft minutes (Ted Blondin Dogrib Treaty 11 Council, Rachel Crapeau, Clem Paul, Terry Janes — GeoNorth letter drafting action).
Environmental Agreement Closure & Reclamation Regulatory
Presentation in Dettah, Speaking Notes (YKDFN, February 1996)
~1996Presentation
Approximate date — inferred from filename
Roy Erasmus presents speaking notes to a panel on behalf of Yellowknives Dene First Nation, addressing historical suppression of Aboriginal peoples, current land and treaty entitlements disputes, and demands for fair treatment in resource development and land claims negotiations affecting the BHP diamond project.
Yellowknives Dene Traditional Knowledge Development Plans Regulatory
Procedures Followed at Public Hearings (NWT Water Board, January 1996)
~1996Report
Approximate date — inferred from filename
This document outlines the procedures followed by the Northwest Territories Water Board during public hearings for licensing water use and waste disposal operations under the Northwest Territories Waters Act. It describes the hearing format, speaking instructions, closing procedures, and the Board's organizational structure and mandate.
Regulatory Water Licence Correspondence
Effects on Air Quality, EIS Additional Information Response, Section 12 (BHP Billiton, December 1995)
15 December 1995Regulatory Filing
This response to a BHP Review Panel request presents worst-case air quality dispersion modelling results for nitrogen dioxide, sulphur dioxide, and total suspended particulates at the Ekati Diamond Mine for years 2000 and 2006, demonstrating that predicted concentrations remain below or at Canadian Ambient Air Quality Objectives. The document details revised emission factors, meteorological data, mixing heights, and proposes monitoring programs including lichen biomonitoring to verify model predictions and detect impacts on local flora.
Air Quality Particulate Matter Monitoring Regulatory
Emergency Response & Contingency Plans (603g), NWT Diamonds Project (BHP Billiton, December 1995)
14 December 1995Regulatory Filing
BHP's response to the Environmental Assessment Panel's request for additional information on emergency response and contingency plans for the NWT Diamonds Project, particularly addressing spill response procedures for the Echo Bay Winter Road and mine operations, including historical spill data, equipment inventories, personnel training requirements, and detailed response protocols for various environmental media.
Development Plans Regulatory Wastewater Correspondence
Submission to the BHP Diamond Mine Environmental Assessment Panel (Management North Limited, December 1995)
11 December 1995Letter
Management North Limited submits a letter to the BHP Diamond Mine Environmental Assessment Panel supporting approval of the BHP diamond mining project, arguing that the North urgently needs non-renewable resource development to address economic hardship and employment needs. The letter contextualizes this position within the North's history of managing resource development since the Berger Inquiry and emphasizes the balance between economic benefits and manageable environmental impacts.
Development Plans Correspondence Regulatory Wildlife Traditional Knowledge
Baseline Study Update, Meteorology, Hydrology and Water Quality, Ekati Diamond Mine (BHP Billiton, December 1995)
1 December 1995Report
BHP Diamonds Inc.'s 1995 baseline study update on meteorology, hydrology, and water quality for the NWT Diamonds Project (Ekati) documents continued monitoring showing 40% higher precipitation than 1994, elevated surface water flows approaching 1-in-100 year event levels, and localized water quality impacts in Kodiak Lake from the Panda Lake Diversion Channel construction, while downstream water quality at Slipper Lake outlet remained unchanged.
Monitoring Water Quality Air Quality Regulatory

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