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Traditional Knowledge and the NWT Diamonds Project, Submission to the Traditional Knowledge Technical Session (GNWT, February 1996)
~1996Regulatory Filing
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A submission by the Government of the Northwest Territories to the BHP Diamond Mine Environmental Assessment Panel examining how traditional knowledge has been incorporated into the project's environmental impact statement and providing recommendations for meaningful integration of traditional knowledge into project operations, mitigation measures, and long-term monitoring. The document includes guidance on conducting traditional knowledge research, incorporating it into decision-making, and identifying impact indicators for renewable resource harvesting.
Traditional Knowledge Development Plans Wildlife Yellowknives Dene
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
Submission to the BHP Public Hearing, P.H. 020 (NWT Chamber of Mines, February 1996)
1996Regulatory Filing
Submission P.H. 020 by the NWT Chamber of Mines (Tom Hoefer, February 1-2 1996, faxed via Echo Bay Mines Lupin) to the Federal Environmental Assessment Panel Review of BHP, recipient Denise Burlingame. Includes the NANA / Cominco Red Dog Mine case study (Northwest Alaska zinc deposit, ~5% of world zinc supply, ~360 direct jobs, royalty and employment training for Indigenous Inupiat villages near Wulik River and Kotzebue) and Walter G. Sampson resume (NANA Regional Search & Rescue, Kotzebue Sound Search & Rescue volunteer, P.O. Box 1088 Kotzebue Alaska).
Regulatory Development Plans Correspondence Environmental Agreement Waste Rock
Ecological Impact Assessment, Mitigation and Monitoring (GNWT, February 1996)
~1996Regulatory Filing
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This submission by the Government of the Northwest Territories to the BHP Diamond Mine Environmental Assessment Panel addresses deficiencies in ecological impact assessment, mitigation measures, and monitoring programs for the proposed NWT Diamonds Project. The document identifies significant gaps in baseline data, criticizes the adequacy of impact predictions, and recommends development of a comprehensive Environmental Protection Plan with collaborative effects monitoring involving government agencies, Aboriginal groups, and other stakeholders.
Development Plans Wildlife Monitoring
Proposed BHP Diamond Mine, Socio-Economic Impacts on Women (Status of Women Council of the NWT, February 1996)
1 February 1996Regulatory Filing
The Status of Women Council of the NWT submits detailed comments to the Environmental Assessment Panel on socio-economic impacts of the proposed BHP Diamond Mine on women and communities in the NWT, identifying major deficiencies in the Environmental Impact Statement and recommending comprehensive mitigation and monitoring measures.
Development Plans Traditional Knowledge Correspondence Métis Yellowknives Dene
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
Archaeological Sites Submission to the Environmental Management Plans Technical Session, BHP Diamond Mine Environmental Assessment Panel (GNWT, February 1996)
1 February 1996Regulatory Filing
Government of the Northwest Territories submission to the BHP Diamond Mine Environmental Assessment Panel regarding archaeological sites identified on the BHP property, recommending mitigation, surveillance, and monitoring strategies for 62 recorded sites and future discoveries during mine development and operation.
Development Plans Monitoring Traditional Knowledge
Chapter 5: Socio-Economic (DIAND, February 1996)
1 February 1996Regulatory Filing
DIAND's submission to the environmental assessment panel on the socio-economic impacts of the BHP NWT Diamonds Project, covering royalty regimes, minesite security, and Aboriginal economic development initiatives in the Northwest Territories.
Development Plans Regulatory Traditional Knowledge
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
Ecological Impact Assessment, Mitigation and Monitoring, Submission to the BHP Diamond Mine Environmental Assessment Panel (GNWT, February 1996)
~1996Regulatory Filing
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The Government of the Northwest Territories submits recommendations to the BHP Diamond Mine Environmental Assessment Panel regarding ecological impact assessment, environmental protection planning, and wildlife monitoring for the NWT Diamonds Project. The submission identifies significant deficiencies in the Proponent's Environmental Impact Statement, including inadequate baseline data, insufficient impact prediction methodology, vague mitigation measures, and insufficient monitoring program detail, and recommends development of a comprehensive Environmental Protection Plan with collaborative effects monitoring involving multiple stakeholders.
Wildlife Development Plans Monitoring
Natural Resources Canada Presentation to the BHP Diamond Mine Environmental Assessment Panel (Natural Resources Canada, February 1996)
1 February 1996Presentation
Natural Resources Canada's presentation to the BHP Diamond Mine Environmental Assessment Panel on February 1, 1996, provides technical review and recommendations on mining design, tailings management, permafrost conditions, waste rock handling, and explosives use for the proposed NWT Diamonds Project. The submission emphasizes the critical importance of careful engineering, monitoring, and contingency planning to manage the unique challenges posed by permafrost terrain and frozen-core dam construction.
Development Plans Waste Rock Closure & Reclamation Traditional Knowledge
Submission on Coppermine Heritage River Designation & Proposed East Arm National Park to BHP Diamond Mine Environmental Assessment Panel (Canadian Heritage, February 1996)
1996Regulatory Filing
Letter and brief from Canadian Heritage / Parks Canada (Yellowknife) to Letha MacLachlan, BHP Diamond Mine Environmental Assessment Panel, February 23 1996. Discusses the proposed designation of the Coppermine River as a Canadian Heritage River (in concert with the community of Kugluktuk and GNWT Department of Economic Development and Tourism), the proposed East Arm National Park on Great Slave Lake extending to Artillery Lake (lands withdrawn ~25 years), Aboriginal-government-industry co-operation, and Department of Canadian Heritage citizenship, official-languages, and parks-establishment mandates.
Regulatory Correspondence Development Plans Environmental Agreement
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
BHP Supplier & Provider List for the NWT Diamonds Project (NWT Construction Association, February 1996)
1996Regulatory Filing
Submission P.H. 012(a)+(b) by the Northwest Territories Construction Association (Yellowknife, Richard Bushey Executive Director) to Denise Burlingame, Panel Office Coordinator, BHP Diamond Mine Environmental Assessment Panel, February 22 1996 (BHP letter dated January 8 1996 to NWTCA). Encloses a comprehensive Northern supplier directory by sector — Explosives (B.C. Bearing Explosives, Western Explosives, Finning), Catering (Discovery Mining Services, Expedite North, Northmount, Evergreen G&G), Air Support (Buffalo Air, GW Business Air, Tindi, Ptarmigan, Canadian/Great Slave Helicopters), Cartage (Fluor Daniel, Bateman, Matco, SNC Lavalin, H.A. Simons, Allied PCL, Kilborn), Banks, Groceries, Office Staff & Training (Office Compliments), Safety Apparel (Rescan, Mark's Work World), Engineering/Architects (Co-Op, Weaver & Devore, A.D.).
Development Plans Regulatory Correspondence
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
Grizzly Bears and Wildlife/Human Conflicts, Submission to the Wildlife Technical Session, BHP Diamond Mine Environmental Assessment Panel (GNWT, February 1996)
~1996Regulatory Filing
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Government of the Northwest Territories submission to the BHP Diamond Mine Environmental Assessment Panel addressing grizzly bear ecology, impacts, mitigation and monitoring, and wildlife-human conflict prevention strategies. The document evaluates potential impacts of the proposed NWT Diamonds Project on barren-ground grizzly bears and recommends comprehensive mitigation, monitoring, and management measures including electric fencing, education programs, trained wildlife monitors, and cumulative effects modeling.
Grizzly Bear Wildlife Development Plans Regulatory
Appearance of Papua New Guinea Representatives Before the BHP Diamond Mine Environmental Assessment Panel (Dene Nation, February 1996)
1996Letter
Letter from Dene Nation, Denendeh National Office (Bill Erasmus), Yellowknife, to the BHP / DiaMet Review Panel (Letha MacLachlan), February 15 1996, regarding the proposed appearance of Papua New Guinea Indigenous representatives before the panel during the BHP NWT Diamond Mine environmental assessment public hearings.
Correspondence Traditional Knowledge Development Plans
Traditional Knowledge Guidelines for Environmental Impact Statement, Public Record Submission (Ellen Bielawski, February 1996)
1996Regulatory Filing
Fax submission by Ellen Bielawski, Ph.D. (Alaska, 907-258-0446) to the BHP Diamond Mine Environmental Assessment Panel, February 22 1996, on the Public Record regarding Traditional Knowledge Guidelines for Environmental Impact Statement. Argues for Inuit and indigenous Arctic research grounded in landscape, intercultural environmental stewardship, copyright protection of traditional-knowledge records, and improving the published literature base available to panel members.
Traditional Knowledge Development Plans Correspondence Yellowknives Dene
Brief and Speaking Notes to the CEAA BHP Diamond Mine Panel (NWT Enviro Watch, February 1996)
1996Regulatory Filing
Brief and presentation speaking notes from NWT Enviro Watch (Peter Atamanenko, Yellowknife, ~60 members) to Letha MacLachlan, Chair, CEAA BHP Diamond Mine Panel, February 23 1996. Critiques DIAND treaty-rights enforcement and First Nations consultation, regional and cumulative impacts of mining infrastructure including hydro projects, mineral-taxation policy and seven-year payback delay for ten-year-life mines, and federal precedent on environmental review citing Labrador / Quebec low-level military training flight hearings.
Regulatory Development Plans Correspondence Environmental Agreement

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