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Federal Environmental Assessment Panel Public Hearing Transcript, NWT Diamonds Project, Kugluktuk (BHP Billiton, January 1996)
31 January 1996Report
Federal Environmental Assessment Panel public hearing held in Kugluktuk (Coppermine), Northwest Territories on January 31, 1996, reviewing BHP Diamonds Inc.'s proposal to develop a diamond mine near Lac de Gras. The hearing included presentations by the panel, BHP representatives discussing the project's environmental management and socio-economic benefits, and community members raising concerns about waste management, water quality, caribou impacts, employment practices, and social effects on families and communities.
Development Plans Environmental Agreement Water Quality Closure & Reclamation
Presentation to the BHP Diamond Mine Public Hearing (Ernie Bernhardt, Kugluktuk, January 31, 1996)
31 January 1996Presentation
Ernie Bernhardt of Kugluktuk presents concerns about BHP's proposed diamond mine, focusing on potential waste contamination of the Coppermine River and impacts to local food sources, while also questioning long-term employment and community benefits for indigenous peoples and whether the project represents genuine opportunity or minimal work.
Development Plans Traditional Knowledge Water Quality Closure & Reclamation
Presentation on the Proposed BHP Diamond Mine, Kugluktuk (Ernie Bernhardt, January 31, 1996)
31 January 1996Presentation
Ernie Bernhardt from Kugluktak presents concerns about BHP's proposed diamond mine, focusing on waste management impacts to the Coppermine River and local food sources, employment sustainability, and long-term social effects for indigenous communities.
Traditional Knowledge Water Quality Yellowknives Dene Closure & Reclamation
Submission to the NWT Diamonds Project Federal Environmental Assessment Review Panel (Lutsel K'e First Nation, January 1996)
31 January 1996Regulatory Filing
The Lutsel K'e First Nation submits a comprehensive brief opposing approval of the BHP Diamond Mine project until aboriginal rights are recognized and a holistic environmental planning system is established. The submission details past negative impacts from the Nanacho Lake reservoir and Stark Lake uranium mine, environmental and socio-economic concerns, and demands for consultation, monitoring, and benefit-sharing agreements.
Traditional Knowledge Development Plans Correspondence
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
Snare Lake Public Hearing Transcript, Northwest Territories Diamonds Project (Federal Environmental Assessment Panel, January 1996)
26 January 1996Meeting Minutes
Public hearing of the Federal Environmental Assessment Panel reviewing BHP Diamonds Inc.'s application to construct and operate a diamond mine near Lac de Gras, Northwest Territories, held in Snare Lake on January 26, 1996. The hearing included presentations from the BHP project team on technical, environmental, and socioeconomic aspects, and testimony from Dogrib community members expressing concerns about caribou migration, wildlife protection, employment opportunities, and environmental monitoring.
Development Plans Traditional Knowledge Yellowknives Dene Environmental Agreement
Public Hearing Transcript, Rae-Edzo, Northwest Territories (Multiple parties, January 1996)
25 January 1996Report
Federal Environmental Assessment Panel public hearing in Rae-Edzo on January 25, 1996, reviewing BHP Diamonds Inc.'s proposed diamond mine development in the Lac de Gras area of the Northwest Territories. The hearing included presentations by BHP on the project proposal and environmental studies, followed by community presentations from Dogrib people expressing concerns about land rights, caribou impacts, and demands for a written impact benefits agreement before project approval.
Development Plans Traditional Knowledge Wildlife
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
Glossary of Terms Used in Metal Leaching and Acid Rock Drainage (ML/ARD) Work (BC Ministry of Energy and Mines, 1997)
~1996–2001Report
A comprehensive glossary defining technical terms, acronyms, and concepts used in metal leaching and acid rock drainage (ML/ARD) work, developed by the British Columbia Ministry of Energy and Mines to standardize terminology across mining, geology, chemistry, hydrology, geotechnical engineering, and related disciplines.
Acid Rock Drainage Waste Rock Geochemistry Monitoring
Assessing Mine Waste Rock Drainage Risk, Acid Rock Drainage Geochemistry Guidance (BHP Billiton, 1996)
~1996–2001Report
This document provides technical guidance on assessing mine waste drainage risk, covering the complex factors influencing water quality at mining operations and presenting an Eh-pH diagram for the iron-oxygen-water system to illustrate geochemical stability relationships.
Waste Rock Acid Rock Drainage Geochemistry Kimberlite Tailings
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
Aquatic Effects Monitoring Program (AEMP) File, Binder 1 — Water Licence N7L2-1616, Ekati Diamond Mine (BHP Billiton, 1996–2002)
1996–2002Report
Aquatic Effects Monitoring Binder 1 for the Ekati Diamond Mine (BHP) — comprehensive Koala Watershed monitoring document. Includes Surveillance Network Program station maps (1616-2, 1616-8, 1616-10, 1616-12, 1616-13, 1616-14, 1616-15, 1616-16, 1616-17, 1616-20, 1616-21, 1616-22, 1616-25, 1616-26, 1616-27, 1616-28, 1616-29, 1616-35), problem-formulation with spatial boundary (Koala Watershed), temporal baseline years (1993-1997) vs operational years (1998-2000), 95% species-protection assessment endpoint, copper dose-response curve (deficiency / homeostasis / toxicity), BHP EKATI Aquatic Monitoring Program schematic linking Environmental Agreement to Water Licence Annual Report, baseline fish data and Pointe de Misère core sampling for palaeoclimate studies along the Lupin Mine Road area near Lac de Gras.
Aquatic Effects Monitoring (AEMP)Aquatics Monitoring
Notes to the Public Hearings, BHP Environmental Review (Dogrib Nation, January 1996)
~1996Presentation
Approximate date — inferred from filename
This document contains public hearing notes from the Dogrib Nation regarding BHP's diamond mine environmental review, emphasizing Dogrib sovereignty, land rights, traditional knowledge integration, and concerns about environmental and socio-economic impacts, along with government and community profiles of the Dogrib North Slave region.
Traditional Knowledge Development Plans Wildlife Yellowknives Dene
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
Eskay Creek Mine Acid Rock Drainage (ARD) Case Study (Homestake Canada, 1999)
~1996–2001Report
Case study examining the Eskay Creek gold, silver, and base metal mine's waste management strategies, focusing on acid-generating rock (PAG) disposal options and the selection of underwater disposal in Albino Lake and Big Tom Lake as the optimal mitigation strategy to prevent acid rock drainage and protect receiving environments. The document includes monitoring data for contaminants including antimony, zinc, and total suspended solids from 1994-2000.
Waste Rock Acid Rock Drainage Closure & Reclamation
Environmental Fact Sheet, Equity Division (Placer Dome Canada, 1996)
~1996–2001Report
An environmental fact sheet for the Equity Division (Placer Dome Canada) minesite in central British Columbia, documenting mining operations, geology, waste management systems, acid rock drainage treatment, monitoring programs, and reclamation efforts including waste dump cover design and research.
Waste Rock Acid Rock Drainage Closure & Reclamation

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