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Kimberlite Studies Collection (BHP Billiton, 1997 to 2004)
1997–2004Report
Kimberlite Studies binder for the Ekati Diamond Mine (1998-2004). Includes Ian Goodwin (BHPB) distribution of the 2003 Wildlife Effects Monitoring Program (WEMP) Draft Report and "Aquatic Toxicity Associated with Diamond Ore (Kimberlite) Mining" report (Appendices 2-4), Red Pederson (Agency) comment letter on toxicity identification evaluation and health/body-condition assessment, BHP Terms of Reference for a Kimberlite Toxicity Study under Water Licence N7L2-1616 (January 6 1998, Steve Harbicht recipient), ETL Enviro Test Chemspec Analytical Ltd. laboratory data, Pascoe / Evans / Woodworth (1986) heavy-metal-toxicity / water-hardness references, and Kimberlite Elemental Whole Rock Analysis tables for Misery, Panda, Fox, Leslie, Koala pits.
Kimberlite Tailings Waste Rock Aquatics
Traditional Knowledge Study of Ek'ati (YKDFN, 1997)
~1997Report
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This 1997 traditional knowledge study documents the history, territory, and environmental knowledge of the Weledeh Yellowknives Dene First Nation regarding Ek'ati (Lac de Gras), an area planned for diamond mining development. The report includes extensive recommendations for minimizing mining impacts on ancestral sites, water resources, wildlife, and the people's continued use of their traditional lands.
Traditional Knowledge Yellowknives Dene Wildlife
The Failure of Environmental Assessment in Canada (Andrew Nikiforuk, January 1997)
1 January 1997Report
This 1997 report by Andrew Nikiforuk, commissioned by the Walter & Duncan Gordon Foundation, critically examines the failures of federal environmental assessment in Canada. The document argues that the Canadian Environmental Assessment Act (CEAA) has become a flawed, politically discretionary process that violates basic EA principles, using the BHP diamond mine in the Northwest Territories as a primary case study of systemic failures in assessment rigor, independence, and compliance.
Development Plans Regulatory Environmental Agreement Traditional Knowledge Water Quality Wildlife
Traditional Ecological Knowledge of Inuit and Cree in the Hudson Bay Bioregion, Voices from the Bay (Canadian Arctic Resources Committee, 1997)
~1997Report
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This comprehensive research report documents the traditional ecological knowledge (TEK) of Inuit and Cree peoples regarding environmental changes in the Hudson Bay and James Bay bioregion. Compiled from three years of community-based research involving 78 participants from 28 communities, the report records indigenous knowledge about seasonal cycles, marine currents, sea ice conditions, wildlife behavior, and ecosystem components, alongside observations of environmental changes caused by industrial development including hydroelectric projects, mining, and shipping.
Traditional Knowledge Community-Based Monitoring Wildlife Caribou
BHP Billiton Environmental Workshops Correspondence, Agendas & Summaries (BHP Billiton, 1997 to 2005)
1997–2005Report
BHP Environmental Workshops binder for the Ekati Diamond Mine (1997-2005). Includes Final Report of the Reclamation and Closure Workshop February 2005 (Chris Hanks BHPB response), Notice and Agendas for BHP Billiton's February 2002 Environmental Workshops (John Witteman BHP, Camille Douglas BHP Billiton), December 11-12 2001 WEMP / AEMP Technical Workshops, and BHP HR contact lists (Joe Aknavigak, Darrell Beaulieu, Larry Bus, Berkely Ahmad, etc. Yellowknife area codes 403 in the late-1990s era).
Monitoring Aquatics Wildlife
Operating Environmental Management Plan Regulatory File, Water Licence N7L2-1616, Ekati Diamond Mine (BHP Billiton, 1997 to 2008)
1997–2008Report
Operating Environmental Management binder for the Ekati Diamond Mine (2007-onwards), Wek'èezhii Land and Water Board (WLWB Wekweètì) correspondence. Includes April 11 2007 letter from the Joint Review Panel for the Mackenzie Gas Project to Dr. Bill Ross (IEMA Chair, Box 1192 Yellowknife), reviewer comments from Environment Canada and MEHL Environmental on the Water Licence's requirement for representative sampling/testing of each rock unit in the geochemical characterization program, waste-rock characterization sample sizes (Table 3.1) relative to total tonnage, and the BHP CODE 1 emergency-radio procedures (Camp Manager direction, Sprung storage area sheltering).
Regulatory Water Licence Correspondence Fish Habitat Monitoring
Transportation Spill Contingency Plan, NWT Diamonds Project (BHP Billiton, January 1997)
1 January 1997Report
BHP Diamonds Inc.'s Transportation Spill Contingency Plan for the NWT Diamond Project outlines emergency procedures, response protocols, and cleanup strategies for hazardous material spills occurring along the 600+ km transportation corridor from the Alberta/NWT border to the Lac de Gras project site, covering petroleum products, chemicals, and compressed gases with specified response actions for different environmental conditions.
Development Plans Regulatory Wastewater Correspondence Water Quality
Panda Diversion Channel (PDC) Surveillance and Effects Monitoring Program, Binder, Ekati Diamond Mine (BHP Billiton, 1997–2007)
1997–2007Report
Panda Diversion Channel (PDC) Surveillance and Effects Monitoring Program (SEMP) binder for the Ekati Diamond Mine (1997-2007). Annual PDC reports from BHPB (Brent Murphy distribution 2005-2007 to Kevin O'Reilly, Agency), DIAND Water Resources comments (Francis Jackson, May 2002) on AEMP refinements and re-evaluation and aquatic baseline collection for Sable / Pigeon / Beartooth, Dillon Consulting Limited 1997 Stream Habitat Compensation Program creation/enhancement/monitoring/maintenance plans, YOY Arctic Grayling numbers per habitat-assessment site (1998-2001 at sites DCH1, DCH2, DCH4, DCH9, DCH10, DCH11, DCH15) with mean fork-length growth tracking August-September 2001, PDC and tributary habitat stability, Stabilization, Sediment Mitigation, and Sediment Management short-term plans.
Aquatics Fish Habitat Aquatic Effects Monitoring (AEMP)
Environmental Programs, Ekati Diamond Mine (BHP Billiton, 1997)
~1997Report
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BHP's 1997 environmental programs document outlines monitoring and research initiatives required under water licenses, fisheries authorizations, and environmental agreements for the NWT Diamonds Project (Ekati mine), including fish removal, water quality monitoring, wildlife studies, and five Phase II Traditional Knowledge programs conducted with Aboriginal groups in the Northwest Territories.
Monitoring Traditional Knowledge Water Quality
BHP Environmental Report 97, Covering Fiscal Year 1995 to 1996 (BHP Billiton, 1997)
~1997Report
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BHP's first comprehensive public environmental report covering fiscal year 1995-96, detailing the company's environmental policies, management systems, and performance across its four main business divisions (Minerals, Copper, Steel, and Petroleum) operating in 70 countries, with specific focus on emissions, discharges, resource consumption, and community engagement initiatives.
Development Plans Air Quality Water Quality Wildlife
Land Use Permit and Water Licence Inspection Reports, Ekati Diamond Mine (DIAND, 1997 to 1998)
1997–1998Report
Land Use Permit and Water Licence Inspection Reports 1997-1999 binder, compiled by the Independent Environmental Monitoring Agency from Indian and Northern Affairs Canada (DIAND, Yellowknife Airport) inspectors for BHP Diamonds Inc. under Water Licence N7L2-1616 (Industrial Water Use Inspection Reports — Luci Davis BHP Co. Rep, Inspector contacts at 669-2763). Includes Spill 97-250 follow-up reports and TAIGA Environmental Laboratory (Department of Indian Affairs & Northern Development, 4601-52nd Ave Yellowknife) chemistry results sent to Darren Unrau (Water Resources Yellowknife).
Regulatory Water Licence Inspections Water Quality
Draft Water Licence N7L2-1616 Comments, Access to Information Release (DFO, December 1996 to February 1997)
1996Letter
Access to Information Request binder including Northwest Territories Water Board (NWT Water Board, February 27 1997) letter to Kevin O'Reilly (Research Director, Canadian Arctic Resources Committee / CARC, Yellowknife), and the Water Licence Review (December 1996 – December 1998) for the BHP Diamonds Project. MES L / SFF (Morwijk Enterprises Ltd. / Steffen Robertson and Kirsten) recommendations include refining the definition of Acid Rock Drainage (ARD) — proposal to replace "ARD" with "non-neutral drainage" consistent with Abandonment & Restoration (A&R) plan terminology, SNP site 1616-17 runoff specification, conditions applying to dewatering, and dispute resolution.
Regulatory Water Licence Correspondence Waste Rock Aquatics
Australian Minerals Industry Code for Environmental Management (Minerals Council of Australia, December 1996)
1 December 1996Report
The Australian Minerals Industry Code for Environmental Management (December 1996) is a voluntary framework for mining companies to demonstrate environmental excellence through integrated management systems, community partnerships, continual improvement, and public reporting across all phases of mineral development from exploration to decommissioning.
Development Plans Closure & Reclamation Environmental Agreement Waste Rock Water Quality
Fish Habitat Compensation Fund File, Ekati Diamond Mine (DFO, December 1996 to September 2004)
1996Letter
Fish Habitat Compensation Fund binder for the Ekati Diamond Mine (2001-2004). Correspondence between Dave Balint (DFO), David Scott (BHPB), Joe Acorn (DFO), and Tasha Stephenson (DFO Habitat Compensation). Includes the May 14 2001 BHP Habitat Compensation Fund Advisory Committee Meeting Minutes, Rae Lakes proposal for fish habitat compensation (September 2004), the Section 12 Notices clause for DFO Habitat Management Division (501 University Crescent), invalidity / severability provisions, and the Merlin-Osprey Stream pond-and-inlet substrate design (boulder/cobble/fine substrate ratios) producing a net gain of Weighted Habitat Units (HUs) for Arctic grayling.
Fish Habitat Correspondence Aquatics Traditional Knowledge Board Meetings
Environmental Baseline Assessment, Bear Tooth and Bear Claw Lakes, Koala Property, Ekati Diamond Mine (BHP Billiton, 1996)
1 December 1996Report
Environmental baseline assessment of Bear Tooth and Bear Claw Lakes on BHP Diamonds Inc.'s Koala mineral claim, documenting bathymetry, hydrology, water chemistry, sediment composition, and aquatic fauna to support regulatory approvals for exploratory drilling. The assessment concludes that the proposed development presents little potential for significant physical and biological environmental impacts.
Monitoring Aquatics Aquatic Effects Monitoring (AEMP)
Meteorology, Hydrology, Water Quality & Fisheries and Aquatic Life Environmental Data Report, Ekati Diamond Mine (BHP Billiton, December 1996)
1 December 1996Report
This 1996 environmental data report documents baseline monitoring results for meteorology, hydrology, water quality, and aquatic life in the Koala watershed at the BHP Diamonds Project (Ekati mine) in the Northwest Territories. Key findings include above-average precipitation in 1996 (particularly August), corresponding high stream flows in late summer, water quality characterized by slightly acidic low-turbidity conditions, and fish populations in monitoring lakes dominated by round whitefish and lake trout with minor disturbance signals in Kodiak Lake related to mining activities.
Monitoring Water Quality Aquatics
Construction Phase Environmental Management Plan Review File, Ekati Diamond Mine (BHP Billiton, November 1996 to October 1997)
1996Report
BHP Construction Phase Environmental Management Plan binder for the Ekati Diamond Mine (1995-1997). Correspondence between Jim Excell (BHP), Red Pedersen (Independent Environmental Monitoring Agency / Agency), and NWT Water Board. Includes the Agency's Report on BHP's Construction Phase Environmental Management Plan with critiques of monitoring frequency/criteria/thresholds and rationale for component selection, thermal-measurement methodology (point-source limitations), Appendix B Letter of Clarification to BHP, and Appendix I NWT Spill Report Form templates for gas / hazardous chemicals.
Development Plans Correspondence Monitoring
Public Hearing Transcript Continuation, Type A Water Licence Application, NWT Diamonds Project (MVLWB, October 1996)
21 October 1996Report
Northwest Territories Water Board public hearing continuation on October 21-22, 1996 regarding BHP Diamonds Inc.'s application for a Type A water licence for the NWT Diamonds Project near Lac de Gras. Hearing includes presentations from Dogrib Treaty #11 Council Elders and technical experts, government agencies, and other stakeholders addressing environmental, fisheries, caribou migration, and Aboriginal rights concerns.
Regulatory Water Licence Traditional Knowledge
Technical Advisory Committee Meeting, Type A Water Licence Application N7L2-1616, Ekati Diamond Mine (BHP Billiton, October 1996)
8 October 1996Meeting Minutes
Technical Advisory Committee meeting on BHP Diamonds Inc.'s Type A Water Licence Application for the Ekati Diamond Mine, held October 8-9, 1996 in Yellowknife. The meeting focused on comprehensive technical review of tailings management, frozen core dam design, water balance, acid rock drainage management, effluent quality, and abandonment/restoration plans.
Regulatory Water Licence Waste Rock
Northern Perspectives, Fall/Winter 1996, Volume 24 (CARC, Fall/Winter 1996)
1 October 1996Report
This Northern Perspectives journal issue (Fall/Winter 1996) publishes CARC's critical analysis of the BHP diamond mine environmental assessment panel process and recommendations, including detailed letters to federal ministers outlining procedural deficiencies and specific conditions for project approval. The document critiques the assessment as fundamentally flawed—not comprehensive, rigorous, or fair—and identifies systemic failures in environmental review processes in the North.
Development Plans Environmental Agreement Traditional Knowledge Water Quality Wildlife Closure & Reclamation

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