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Federal Environmental Assessment Panel Public Hearing, Northwest Territories Diamonds Project, Dettah, Northwest Territories (BHP Billiton, February 1996)
3 February 1996Report
Federal Environmental Assessment Panel public hearing in Dettah on the proposed BHP Diamonds Inc. Northwest Territories Diamonds Project, featuring presentations from BHP outlining the diamond mine development near Lac de Gras, and testimony from Yellowknives Dene Band and community members expressing concerns about environmental impacts, land rights, and historical lessons from previous mining operations like Pine Point.
Development Plans Yellowknives Dene Traditional Knowledge
Public Hearing Transcript, Northwest Territories Diamonds Project, Ndilo Session (Federal Environmental Assessment Panel, February 2, 1996)
2 February 1996Report
Federal Environmental Assessment Panel public hearing in Ndilo on February 2, 1996, reviewing BHP Diamonds Inc.'s proposed diamond mine development near Lac de Gras in the Northwest Territories. The hearing includes presentations from the Yellowknives Dene Band detailing their historical connection to the land, treaty rights, and concerns about the project's impact on caribou, water quality, and sacred sites, followed by BHP's overview of the proposed open-pit mining operation.
Development Plans Yellowknives Dene Traditional Knowledge Regulatory
Submission to the BHP Diamond Mine Environmental Assessment Panel (GNWT, February 1996)
2 February 1996Letter
Letter from the Government of the Northwest Territories Renewable Resources submitting written submissions to the BHP Diamond Mine Environmental Assessment Panel for multiple technical sessions including General Session, Traditional Knowledge, Environmental Management Plans, Water, Wildlife, and Socioeconomic topics.
Correspondence Development Plans Traditional Knowledge Regulatory
Presentation to the Environmental Assessment Panel Review of the Proposed BHP Minerals NWT Diamond Mine (City of Edmonton, February 1996)
2 February 1996Presentation
The City of Edmonton submits a presentation to the Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency panel reviewing BHP Minerals Canada Ltd.'s proposed diamond mine project in the Lac de Gras area of the Northwest Territories, offering to partner with Yellowknife by providing environmental expertise through the University of Alberta and contributing educational and health resources for the project.
Development Plans Correspondence Water Quality Wildlife Closure & Reclamation
Ecosystem Approach, Sustainable Development and Compensation Critique of BHP Environmental Impact Statement (Northern Environmental Coalition, February 1996)
~1996Letter
Approximate date — inferred from filename
David Schnellen critiques BHP's environmental impact assessment for the proposed diamond mine, arguing that the EIS fails to employ a genuine ecosystem approach to aquatic systems, inadequately characterizes biological communities, and cannot fulfill a sustainable development standard or 'no net habitat loss' policy given the permanent destruction of multiple lakes. The document recommends staged project development with lake refilling strategies and recalculated compensation based on realistic recovery timelines extending over centuries.
Aquatics Fish Habitat Development Plans Closure & Reclamation
Northern Environmental Coalition Technical Submission to the Federal Environmental Assessment Panel, BHP Diamond Mine (Multiple parties, February 1996)
1996Regulatory Filing
Submission PH-022(a)+(f) — joint Technical Submission to the Federal Environmental Assessment Panel by the Canadian Arctic Resources Committee (CARC), Canadian Nature Federation / Fédération Canadienne de la Nature, Ecology North, World Wildlife Fund (WWF), and the Northern Environmental Coalition (c/o #3-4807 49th Street, Yellowknife). Includes Section 3.2 "A Critique of BHP's Impact Assessment for Aquatic Ecosystems" by Dr. David Schindler (Killam Memorial Professor of Ecology, University of Alberta) arguing the community-approach diagram is inadequate for an ecosystem approach. Also covers community-based research methodology, employment economic value of land-based activities, and BHP's Community-Based Job Development Strategy programs for contractors/subcontractors.
Development Plans Traditional Knowledge Aquatics Closure & Reclamation Regulatory
Submission to the EARP Panel on the BHP Diamonds NWT Diamonds Project, Technical Session on Water (DFO, February 1996)
1 February 1996Regulatory Filing
The Department of Fisheries and Oceans submits a technical review to the EARP Panel regarding the BHP Diamonds NWT project, identifying deficiencies in the Environmental Impact Statement related to fish habitat protection and detailing impacts from lake dewatering, habitat destruction, and hydrological alterations in the Lac de Gras area, while recommending additional information and monitoring requirements.
Fish Habitat Water Quality Development Plans
Statement to the General Session, BHP Diamond Mine Environmental Assessment Review Panel (Dave Olesen, February 1996)
1 February 1996Presentation
Dave Olesen, a pilot and resident of northern Northwest Territories, presents testimony to a BHP Diamond Mine environmental assessment panel recommending approval of the mine while urging the Canadian government to establish and protect large wilderness preserves across the North to balance resource development with environmental conservation.
Development Plans Environmental Agreement Correspondence Water Quality Wildlife Closure & Reclamation
Proposed Tailings Facility, Submission to the Water Technical Session, BHP Diamond Mine Environmental Assessment Panel (GNWT, February 1996)
1 February 1996Regulatory Filing
The Government of Northwest Territories reviews the NWT Diamonds Project Environmental Impact Statement, concluding that frozen core dams are acceptable for the mine site if proper freeboard and construction controls are maintained, but expressing concern that the proposed large tailings facility in Long Lake presents unresolved challenges for long-term erosion control and recommends concentrating tailings in upper watershed areas instead.
Waste Rock Kimberlite Tailings Closure & Reclamation
Intervention to the Environmental Assessment Panel Hearings on the BHP NWT Diamonds Project (DIAND, February 1996)
1 February 1996Regulatory Filing
DIAND's formal intervention to the Environmental Assessment Panel regarding the BHP NWT Diamonds Project, addressing regulatory frameworks, environmental management plans, water resources, traditional knowledge, and socio-economic considerations for the proposed diamond mine in the North Slave region.
Development Plans Regulatory Correspondence
DIAND Submission P.H.019(h): MVRMA Draft Update & Ammonia Water Licence Clarification (DIAND, February 1996)
1996Regulatory Filing
Submission P.H. 019(h) — Indian and Northern Affairs Canada (DIAND) updates to Letha MacLachlan, Chair, BHP Diamond Mine Environmental Assessment Panel, February 23 1996. Updates the July 1993 DIAND submission with: (i) Yellowknives Dene Band "Negotiations Progress for the Yellowknives Dene" maps interpretation as consultation request; (ii) latest MVRMA February 22 1996 attachment; (iii) February 19 1996 clarification on Significance of ammonia levels in water — Q.1 effects of ammonia on lakes (from detonated explosives and ammonium-nitrate loading spillage controlled and managed), Q.2 historical NWT Water Board practice of not regulating ammonia in effluent quality requirements of Water Licences.
Regulatory Water Quality Development Plans
Written Submission, Water Technical Session (Kitikmeot Inuit Association, February 1996)
1996Regulatory Filing
Written submission by Jim Cunningham (Coordinator, Coronation Impact Review Committee, Kitikmeot Inuit Association) to the BHP Diamond Mine Environmental Assessment Panel water technical session, February 16 1996. Addresses caribou spring migration to the Bathurst Inlet calving grounds, Inuit fish harvest of lake trout and other species in the Coppermine River and Coronation Gulf, water quality in the Coppermine River basin downstream of the BHP project, and conditional Inuit support for diamond mining if environment is protected and Inuit rights are recognized.
Traditional Knowledge Wildlife Caribou
Presentation on the NWT Diamonds Project, Submission to the BHP Diamond Mine Environmental Assessment Panel (GNWT, February 1996)
1 February 1996Presentation
The Government of the Northwest Territories presents its submission to the BHP Diamond Mine Environmental Assessment Panel, supporting the NWT Diamonds Project as a sustainable development opportunity while identifying concerns about mitigation measures, monitoring programs, employment benefits, social impacts, and environmental management, particularly regarding caribou and grizzly bears.
Development Plans Regulatory Wildlife
Proposed Tailings Facility, Submission to Water Technical Session (GNWT, February 1996)
1 February 1996Regulatory Filing
The Northwest Territories Departments of Renewable Resources and Safety and Public Services submitted a technical review of the proposed NWT Diamonds Project (Ekati) tailings facility design, concluding that frozen core dams are acceptable for the site but recommending modifications to address freeboard adequacy and proposing concentration of tailings in upper watershed areas to reduce long-term erosion risks.
Waste Rock Kimberlite Tailings Closure & Reclamation
Environment Canada Submissions to the Federal Environmental Assessment Panel, BHP NWT Diamonds Project Public Hearings (Environment Canada, February 1996)
1996Regulatory Filing
Submission and speaking notes from Environment Canada (Scott McDonald, Chief of Monitoring and Operations Division; Tim Coleman, Manager Northern Strategies) to the BHP NWT Diamonds Project Environmental Assessment Panel, February 1996 water technical session. Discusses federal laws of general application, water-quality monitoring (Doug Halliwell), hydrology (Jesse Jasper), groundwater (Gary Grove, NHRI), EP effluent (Merke Stephanski), freshwater toxics (Jake Klaaverkamp, DFO Freshwater Institute), spill prevention and response contingency plans, Long Lake tailings disposal reclamation, and bird-impact quantification recommendations.
Regulatory Water Quality Development Plans
DIAND Exhibit P.H. 019, BHP NWT Diamonds Project Environmental Assessment Panel Hearings (DIAND, February 1996)
1996Regulatory Filing
Submission by the Department of Indian and Northern Affairs Canada (DIAND / Indian and Northern Affairs Canada) to the BHP NWT Diamonds Project Environmental Assessment Panel, February 22 1996. Covers the federal Crown's fiduciary obligations to Aboriginal peoples (Supreme Court of Canada jurisprudence), Yellowknives Dene Band consultations and territorial maps, Treaty 8 and Treaty 11 territories, North Slave region land-claim consultations, Aboriginal economic development funding, and DIAND's intervention policy on the proposed BHP diamond mine.
Regulatory Development Plans Yellowknives Dene
Presentation to the Environmental Assessment Panel on BHP Diamonds Inc.'s NWT Diamonds Project (Natural Resources Canada, February 1996)
1 February 1996Presentation
Natural Resources Canada submits technical comments on BHP Diamonds Inc.'s NWT Diamonds Project (Ekati) for an environmental assessment panel, addressing tailings management, permafrost and ground ice issues, waste rock management, explosives handling, and construction monitoring requirements. The submission provides recommendations for frozen-core dam design, tailings deposition, permafrost characterization, and esker extraction to address technical challenges posed by the project's permafrost terrain.
Development Plans Waste Rock Regulatory
Presentation on the NWT Diamonds Project, General Session, BHP Diamond Mine Environmental Assessment Panel (GNWT, February 1996)
1 February 1996Presentation
The Government of the Northwest Territories presents its position on the BHP NWT Diamonds Project to the Environmental Assessment Panel, supporting sustainable resource development while emphasizing the need for improved mitigation measures, comprehensive monitoring programs, and equitable distribution of economic and employment benefits to northerners.
Development Plans Regulatory Traditional Knowledge
An Overview of Lake Water Quality in the Slave Structural Province Area, Northwest Territories (DIAND, February 1996)
1 February 1996Report
This report presents a comprehensive baseline water quality survey of lakes in the Slave Structural Province of the Northwest Territories, conducted during 1993-1994 using the Central Arctic Study to measure current lake water chemistry and identify impacts from mining and other developments. The study analyzed 374 lakes for physical parameters, major ions, nutrients, metals, and other contaminants, with results displayed using GIS technology to assess geographic distribution and identify anomalous areas.
Water Quality Monitoring Aquatics
Notes to the BHP Environmental Review Public Hearings (Violet Camsell-Blondin, February 1996)
~1996Presentation
Approximate date — inferred from filename
Notes from a Dogrib community representative's statement at a public hearing on BHP's diamond mine environmental review, addressing concerns about impacts on traditional land use, inadequate environmental studies, Dogrib sovereignty and control over land and monitoring, and the need for completed land claims and self-government negotiations before mining development.
Traditional Knowledge Tłı̨chǫ Wildlife

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