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This document is a compilation of meeting minutes, agendas, and reports from the Independent Environmental Monitoring Agency's October 1998 board retreat and meetings, including discussions on environmental monitoring at Ekati Diamond Mine, traditional knowledge integration, tailings management, cumulative effects assessment for the proposed Diavik mine, and community consultations with Aboriginal organizations.
Minutes from the 10th Board of Directors Meeting of the Independent Environmental Monitoring Agency (October 30 - November 1, 1998) documenting discussions on Ekati mine environmental monitoring, tailings management issues, Diavik cumulative effects assessment, traditional knowledge workshop planning, and community consultations in Lutsel K'e.
This special newspaper edition celebrates the grand opening of Ekati Diamond Mine on October 14, 1998, Canada's first operational diamond mine, highlighting its construction completion on budget at $700 million, employment of 440 staff with aboriginal hiring preference, and comprehensive environmental monitoring program in the Lac de Gras area near Yellowknife.
A special newspaper edition celebrating the grand opening of Ekati, Canada's first diamond mine, on October 14, 1998, operated by BHP Diamonds Inc. and Dia Met Minerals. The document contains extensive congratulatory messages from northern suppliers and service providers, articles detailing the mine's operations, environmental practices, employment of northern and aboriginal workers, telecommunications infrastructure, and the 25-year development history of the project near Lac de Gras in the Northwest Territories.
A research proposal submitted to the West Kitikmeot/Slave Study Society in October 1998 to develop an information management system combining scientific and traditional ecological knowledge for monitoring the Bathurst Caribou Herd in response to mining development impacts, with a follow-up email from November 1998 clarifying project scope and deliverables.
This is a formal submission by Innu Nation to an environmental assessment panel hearing on the proposed Voisey's Bay Nickel Mine, critiquing the adequacy of environmental impact prediction, assessment of alternatives, and the sufficiency of relying on monitoring to address serious uncertainties about mining impacts on traditional Innu lands and harvesting rights.
The NWT Protected Areas Strategy (Draft 4) is a comprehensive framework document outlining the process for identifying, evaluating, and establishing protected areas in the Northwest Territories. It establishes goals, principles, and a seven-step implementation process involving federal and territorial governments, regional bodies, industry, and environmental organizations to balance conservation of natural and cultural values with resource development opportunities.
A critical technical review by Chris Mills of BHP Diamonds Inc.'s tailings characterization study and wastewater/tailings management plan for the Ekati Diamond Mine, prepared for IEMA in September 1998. The review examines changes to mill design producing finer tailings (nominally minus 500 µm) and assesses associated impacts on water quality, tailings behaviour, and Long Lake impoundment management.
HydroQual Laboratories conducted a comprehensive toxicity characterization of Fox and Panda kimberlite from BHP Diamonds Inc.'s diamond mining operations in the Northwest Territories, testing effects on multiple freshwater organisms and assessing sublethal health impacts on juvenile rainbow trout exposed to kimberlite suspensions over 30 days.
British Columbia Ministry of Energy and Mines guidelines for predicting, preventing, and mitigating metal leaching and acid rock drainage (ML/ARD) at minesites, establishing a phased approach to characterization, prediction, and mitigation strategies including underwater storage, blending, covers, and drainage treatment.
British Columbia Ministry of Energy and Mines guidelines document providing comprehensive requirements and best practices for predicting, preventing, and mitigating metal leaching and acid rock drainage at mining sites, including prediction methodologies, mitigation strategies, and regulatory frameworks.
BHP Diamonds' August 1998 company newsletter reports on the imminent operational startup of Canada's first diamond mine at Ekati, including the construction of a Yellowknife sorting facility, hiring achievements exceeding targets for northern and aboriginal employment, environmental monitoring programs for fish and caribou, and comprehensive safety and security measures in preparation for the October 1998 official opening.
BHP Diamonds Inc. submitted a Waste Rock and Ore Storage Management Plan for the Ekati Diamond Mine detailing geochemical characterization, testing methodologies, water quality predictions, and mitigation strategies for managing drainage from waste rock and ore storage facilities at four kimberlite pipes (Panda, Koala, Misery, and Fox) in the Northwest Territories.
BHP Diamonds Inc.'s comprehensive Waste Rock and Ore Storage Management Plan (Revision 2, July 31, 1998) for the Ekati Diamond Mine details geochemical sampling methodology, predictive and operational testing programs, and environmental monitoring protocols to assess acid rock drainage potential and ensure compliance with regulatory requirements. The document also includes critical commentary from the Canadian Arctic Resources Committee (CARC) on the environmental review process, identifying procedural deficiencies, financial resource constraints, and recommending conditions for project approval including Impact and Benefit Agreements, independent monitoring committees, and enhanced regulatory oversight.
Diamond Watch newsletter reports on diamond exploration developments in the Northwest Territories, including the Diavik Project environmental assessment timeline and BHP's potential restructuring of its World Minerals division, along with the first report from the Ekati Mine Independent Environmental Monitoring Agency containing recommendations on environmental monitoring and management practices.
This multi-part final report documents a dose-response study of rainbow trout exposed to kimberlite ore tailings at 50 and 500 mg/L concentrations over 15 and 30 days, assessing histopathological changes in gills, liver and kidney, serum hormone levels (cortisol, estradiol, testosterone), and immunological parameters including phagocytic function and lymphoproliferation. The studies collectively demonstrate that kimberlite exposure caused adverse effects at all tested concentrations, with LOEC/LOAEC estimated below 50 mg/L, and immunomodulatory effects dependent on dose and exposure duration.
This working paper examines the constitutional validity of free entry mining regimes in Yukon and the Northwest Territories under section 35 of the Constitution Act, 1982, arguing that such regimes may be inconsistent with existing aboriginal title. The paper analyzes the 1870 Imperial Order in Council and applies Supreme Court jurisprudence to mineral disposition systems in northern Canada, drawing on case studies from Baker Lake, Lac de Gras, and Finlayson Lake.
This British Columbia policy establishes regulatory requirements and guiding principles for managing metal leaching and acid rock drainage (ML/ARD) at minesites. It prescribes a three-step prediction and mitigation process and outlines various strategies including avoidance, underwater storage, covers, blending, and drainage collection and treatment.
A hydrological study commissioned by DIAND and conducted in July 1997 with Lutsel K'e and Yellowknives Dene First Nations to investigate whether water flows from Lac de Gras southward into the Aylmer Lake-Lockhart River system, concluding that there is no surface outflow from Lac de Gras to the south based on aerial and ground surveys of the drainage divide.
This is the Mackenzie Valley Resource Management Act (Bill C-6), assented to June 18, 1998, which establishes an integrated co-management system for land and water in the Mackenzie Valley, implementing obligations under the Gwich'in and Sahtu land claim agreements through the creation of land use planning boards, land and water boards, and an environmental impact review board.