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Compliance Report, Class 'A' Water Licence N7L2-1616, Ekati Diamond Mine (BHP Billiton, June 1998)
1 June 1998Report
This 1997 compliance report evaluates BHP Diamonds Inc.'s adherence to water licence N7L2-1616 for the Ekati Diamond Mine, documenting dewatering of multiple lakes, water use volumes, waste management plans, surveillance network monitoring, and 19 inspections with findings on water quality exceedances, spills, and remediation efforts throughout the year. The licensee's overall compliance is deemed satisfactory despite instances of non-compliance with effluent quality standards and delays in submitting required management plans.
Regulatory Water Licence Water Quality
Special Places Newsletter, Volume 4 (GNWT, June 1998)
1 June 1998Report
The June 1998 issue of 'Special Places' newsletter reports on the development of the NWT Protected Areas Strategy, including the establishment of an Advisory Committee, progress on regional land use planning, and integration of mineral resource and marine conservation considerations into protected areas planning.
Traditional Knowledge Wildlife Habitat Assessment Regulatory Land Use Permit
BHP Tailings Characterization Study, Panda & Fox Kimberlite Tailings, Ekati Diamond Mine (EBA Engineering, June 1998)
1 June 1998Report
This tailings characterization study documents the physical and chemical properties of Panda and Fox kimberlite tailings from the Ekati Diamond Mine, including effects of polymer treatment, thickening processes, and thermal behaviour to support tailings disposal facility design and operations at Long Lake.
Kimberlite Tailings Waste Rock Geochemistry Development Plans
Lac de Gras Drainage Basin Study (DIAND, June 1998)
1998Report
Lac de Gras Drainage Basin Study by Bob Reid (DIAND Water Resources), Fred Sangris (Yellowknives Dene First Nation, Dettah) and Lawrence Catholique (Lutsel K'e Dene First Nation), June 1998. Transmitted to David Milburn, Manager Water Resources Division, INAC Yellowknife (PO Box 1500). Documents ground-survey heights-of-land near Thonokied Lake / MacKay Lake (64°21'N 110°00'W) on eskers, winter-road portage Site 3 with Echo Bay road camp, and Site 4 ground survey northwest of Seahorse Lake with Yellowknives Dene representatives. Appendix 4 contains Yellowknives Dene First Nation comments (Box 2514 Yellowknife).
Traditional Knowledge Yellowknives Dene Monitoring Regulatory
Project Descriptions, Ekati Diamond Mine (BHP Billiton, 1998 to 2001)
1 June 1998Report
EBA Engineering's final design report for the Long Lake intermediate dykes at Ekati Diamond Mine, detailing the engineering design, site geotechnical conditions, stability analyses, and construction specifications for four rockfill retention dykes to subdivide the tailings basin into five cells.
Development Plans Waste Rock Regulatory Wastewater Correspondence
Wastewater and Tailings Management Plan, Ekati Diamond Mine (EBA Engineering, June 1998)
1 June 1998Report
This is the Wastewater and Tailings Management Plan for the Ekati Diamond Mine, detailing the handling and disposal of all mine-related wastewater and 133 million tonnes of tailings over 25 years of operation. The plan describes tailings discharge into Long Lake Containment Area cells, water treatment processes, pit dewatering, sewage treatment, and monitoring protocols required under Northwest Territories Water License N7L2-1616.
Wastewater Kimberlite Tailings Waste Rock
Wastewater and Tailings Management Plan, Ekati Diamond Mine (EBA Engineering, June 1998)
1 June 1998Report
This wastewater and tailings management plan for the Ekati Diamond Mine details the handling of 133 million tonnes of mine tailings over 25 years of operation, including tailings disposal in Long Lake containment area cells, water treatment and discharge protocols, pit water management, and camp sewage systems. The plan addresses tailings characterization, consolidation behavior, seasonal deposition patterns, and monitoring requirements to ensure compliance with water license conditions.
Wastewater Waste Rock Kimberlite Tailings
Aboriginal and Community Issues at Ekati Diamond Mine, A Progress Report (IEMA, 1998)
1 June 1998Report
A progress report by the Independent Environmental Monitoring Agency reviewing Aboriginal and community concerns raised at 1996 hearings regarding the Ekati Diamond Mine, and documenting measures adopted by BHP and government agencies to address these environmental and consultation issues.
Traditional Knowledge Environmental Agreement Monitoring
Lake Fish-out Program, Misery Lake Data Report (BHP Billiton, June 1998)
1 June 1998Report
This report documents the 1997 fish-out program at Misery Lake in preparation for open-pit diamond mining development. A total of 146 lake trout were captured and removed using gill nets across three fishing sessions, with biological data collected on weight, length, sex, maturity, and aging structures for subsequent analysis by fisheries authorities.
Aquatics Fish Habitat Monitoring
Wastewater and Tailings Management Plan, Ekati Diamond Mine (EBA Engineering, June 1998)
1 June 1998Report
This wastewater and tailings management plan for the Ekati Diamond Mine describes comprehensive strategies for handling 133 million tonnes of tailings over 25 years of operation, including tailings containment in Long Lake cells, water treatment, pit dewatering, camp sewage management, and monitoring protocols to ensure compliance with NWT water licence requirements.
Wastewater Waste Rock Kimberlite Tailings
Aboriginal and Community Issues at Ekati Diamond Mine, A Progress Report (IEMA, June 1998)
1 June 1998Report
The Independent Environmental Monitoring Agency's progress report documents Aboriginal and community concerns about the Ekati Diamond Mine raised during 1996 public hearings, and assesses the extent to which these concerns have been addressed by BHP, government agencies, and the Agency itself.
Traditional Knowledge Environmental Agreement Wildlife
Lake Fish-Out Program, Misery Lake Data Report (BHP Billiton, June 1998)
1 June 1998Report
This report documents the 1997 fish-out program at Misery Lake conducted by Rescan Environmental Services for BHP Diamonds Inc. in preparation for lake drainage and open pit mining development. A total of 146 lake trout were captured and removed using gill nets over 21 days of fishing, with biological data collected on size, weight, condition, and reproductive status to comply with fisheries authorization requirements.
Fish Habitat Aquatics Monitoring
Annual Report to Parliament on Administration and Enforcement of the Fish Habitat Protection and Pollution Prevention Provisions of the Fisheries Act, 1996 to 1997 (DFO, May 1998)
4 May 1998Report
This annual report to Parliament details the administration and enforcement of fish habitat protection and pollution prevention provisions of the Fisheries Act for fiscal year 1996-97, including policy issues regarding habitat delegation to provinces, operational reviews of major development projects, and conviction statistics across Canada.
Fish Habitat Regulatory Water Quality Correspondence
Bear Tracks No. 5 Newsletter, Grizzly Bear Habitat Analysis and Movement Update (NWT Grizzly Bear Project, May 1998)
1 May 1998Report
This newsletter documents the NWT Grizzly Bear Project's findings on habitat preferences and movement patterns of barren-ground grizzly bears in the central Arctic, based on satellite collar tracking and habitat analysis of the Lac de Gras region. Male bears show significantly larger annual ranges (6,685 km²) compared to females (2,074 km²) with distinct seasonal habitat preferences driven by food availability and denning behavior.
Grizzly Bear Wildlife Habitat Assessment
Stream Habitat Compensation Program, Panda Diversion Channel, Ekati Mine (BHP Billiton, May 1998)
1 May 1998Report
BHP Diamonds Inc. presents a comprehensive Stream Habitat Compensation Program for the Panda Diversion Channel at Ekati Mine, developed in accordance with a Fish Habitat Compensation Agreement with the Department of Fisheries and Oceans to address harmful alteration of fish habitat resulting from mine development. The plan details physical channel characteristics, hydrological analysis, existing fisheries resources, and proposed habitat creation and enhancement designs across six reaches of the diversion channel, including fish passage structures, habitat enhancement features, and monitoring protocols.
Fish Habitat Aquatics Development Plans
Stream Habitat Compensation Program, Panda Diversion Channel, Ekati Diamond Mine (BHP Billiton, May 1998)
1 May 1998Report
This is BHP Diamonds Inc.'s Stream Habitat Compensation Program report for the Panda Diversion Channel at Ekati Mine, describing the design, construction, and monitoring plans for creating fish habitat as compensation for impacts from mine development. The report details the physical characteristics of the constructed diversion channel between Panda and Kodiak Lakes, its hydrology, fish species present, and comprehensive habitat enhancement designs including fish passage structures, boulder clusters, and riffles to support arctic grayling, lake trout, and other native species.
Fish Habitat Aquatic Effects Monitoring (AEMP)Benthic Invertebrates Water Quality
Wolf Notes No. 2, Spring to Summer 1998 (NWT Esker/Wolf Project, Spring to Summer 1998)
1 May 1998Report
This newsletter reports on the NWT Esker/Wolf Project's monitoring of satellite radio-collared wolves in central Arctic Northwest Territories during 1997–1998, documenting unprecedented southeasterly winter movements of Bathurst caribou and associated wolves, mortalities of four collared wolves, and summer and denning site locations across the region.
Wildlife Monitoring Caribou Traditional Knowledge Habitat Assessment
Environmental Agreement Annual Report 1997, Ekati Diamond Mine (BHP Billiton, April 1998)
30 April 1998Report
BHP Diamonds Inc.'s 1997 Annual Report on the Ekati Diamond Mine construction and operations, detailing compliance with the Environmental Agreement and Water Licence N7L2-1616, including construction progress, water management, environmental monitoring results for aquatic and wildlife communities, and associated studies on fisheries, reclamation, and traditional knowledge.
Monitoring Water Quality Aquatics
Environmental Agreement Annual Report 1997, Ekati Diamond Mine (BHP Billiton, April 1998)
30 April 1998Report
BHP Diamonds Inc.'s 1997 annual report for the Ekati Diamond Mine documents the first year of construction and regulatory compliance under the Environmental Agreement and Water Licence N7L2-1616. The report covers construction progress (approximately 75% complete by year-end 1997), water management activities including dewatering of multiple lakes, comprehensive environmental monitoring results for aquatic ecosystems and wildlife, and compliance with water quality standards and discharge requirements.
Monitoring Water Quality Aquatics
Environmental Agreement Annual Report 1997, Ekati Diamond Mine (BHP Billiton, April 1998)
30 April 1998Report
BHP Diamonds Inc.'s 1997 Annual Report for the Ekati Diamond Mine documents construction progress, operational activities, and environmental compliance monitoring required under the Environmental Agreement and Water Licence N7L2-1616. The report covers facility construction, mine operations including Panda Pit development, water and sewage management, aquatic and wildlife monitoring programs, and fisheries mitigation studies for Canada's first diamond mine in the Northwest Territories.
Environmental Agreement Monitoring Water Quality

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