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Proposed Development of Sable, Pigeon and Beartooth Kimberlite Pipes, Ekati Diamond Mine, Land Use Permit and Water Licence Supporting Document (BHP Billiton, August 2001)
1 August 2001Regulatory Filing
BHP Diamonds Inc. submitted this supporting document to the Mackenzie Valley Land and Water Board for regulatory permits to develop three additional kimberlite pipes (Sable, Pigeon, and Beartooth) at the Ekati Diamond Mine in the Northwest Territories. The document describes the proposed open pit mining methods, waste rock and water management strategies, infrastructure requirements, and abandonment/restoration plans for each pipe, building upon the existing regulatory framework and environmental agreements already in place for the mine.
Development Plans Regulatory Water Licence Fish Habitat
Water Surveillance Network Program (SNP) Monthly Reports, Water Licence N7L2-1616, Ekati Diamond Mine (BHP Billiton, January 2000 to May 2001)
11 June 2001Report
BHP Diamonds Inc. water surveillance program monthly report for May 2001 submitted to the Mackenzie Valley Land and Water Board in compliance with water licence N7L2-1616, containing water sampling results, flow and volume measurements for various lakes and facilities, waste rock production data, and weather data from the mine site.
Water Quality Monitoring Regulatory Wastewater
Water Licence N7L2-1616 Amendment Hearing, Technical Advisory Committee Ruling (MVLWB, May 2001)
15 May 2001Letter
The Mackenzie Valley Land and Water Board responds to DIAND's concerns regarding Water License N7L2-1616 for BHP Diamonds Inc., addressing procedural issues with the Technical Advisory Committee policy and clarifying that agencies like DIAND may participate in both public hearings and TAC processes. The Board affirms its intention to resolve technical issues through a fair and transparent TAC process.
Regulatory Water Licence Correspondence
Environmental Agreement and Water Licence Annual Report 2000, Ekati Diamond Mine (BHP Billiton, March 2001)
31 March 2001Report
BHP Diamonds Inc. submitted its 2000 Environmental Agreement and Water Licence Annual Report for the Ekati Diamond Mine, documenting the second full year of mine production and compliance with regulatory requirements. The report covers mining operations at four kimberlite pits, environmental monitoring programs, reclamation activities, and continuous improvements including management of processed kimberlite, sewage discharge relocation, and mitigation of low dissolved oxygen in Kodiak Lake.
Environmental Agreement Water Licence Monitoring
Regulatory Conditions Workshop Participant & Speaker List (MVLWB, March 2001)
22 March 2001Report
Participant and speaker lists for the Mackenzie Valley Land and Water Board Regulatory Conditions Workshop held March 20-22, 2001, identifying representatives from government agencies, mining companies, indigenous organizations, environmental groups, and regulatory bodies involved in resource management in the Northwest Territories.
Regulatory Board Meetings Water Licence Environmental Agreement
CBC Radio News Coverage, Mackenzie Valley Land and Water Board Regulatory Workshop (CBC Radio, March 2001)
21 March 2001Report
CBC Radio reports on a Mackenzie Valley Land and Water Board workshop to address regulatory delays and inefficiencies in processing land and water use permits, with industry representatives including Diavik Diamonds citing concerns about duplication, cost, and time required for approvals.
Regulatory Land Use Permit Water Licence
Environmental Health Requirements for Land & Water Use Permit Applicants (Stanton Regional Health Board, March 2001)
20 March 2001Report
Stanton Regional Health Board outlines environmental health legislative requirements for applicants seeking Land or Water Use Permits in the Northwest Territories, specifying N.W.T. Public Health Act regulations and detailing required information on accommodation, food service, sanitation, sewage, water supply, and effluent discharge.
Regulatory Wastewater Water Quality
Regulatory Conditions Workshop, Mackenzie Valley (MVLWB, March 2001)
20 March 2001Memo
The Mackenzie Valley Land and Water Board and Aurora College are hosting a regulatory conditions workshop in Yellowknife on March 20-22, 2001 to improve land and water resource regulation in the Mackenzie Valley by standardizing regulatory conditions and involving stakeholders in advancing the Mackenzie Valley Resource Management Act.
Regulatory Traditional Knowledge Land Use Permit Correspondence
Sable, Pigeon & Beartooth Kimberlite Pipes Water Licence & Land Use Permit Regulatory Case File, Binder 3 (BHP Billiton, 2001 to 2002)
2001–2002Regulatory Filing
Sable, Pigeon and Beartooth (SPB) Binder 3 for the Ekati Diamond Mine BHP Billiton Diamonds Inc. development application (2001-2002). Includes regulatory-phase Tab 1: BHPB's reply to final written submissions on the SPB public hearing (Jim Excell BHP June 18 2002 to Melody McLeod MVLWB), MVLWB workplan correspondence (Laurie Cordell, David Livingstone DIAND, Red Pedersen Agency), Sable Pipe geochemistry (host rock almost entirely granite with small biotite-schist and diabase-dyke components, granite waste rock kimberlite ore), site plan layouts with PROAPE pit and waste piles, and dust-suppression water usage 100,000 m³/yr from Falcon (with GNWT RWED's Laurie Bruno (MVLWB Regulatory Officer) correspondence June 2001).
Regulatory Development Plans Water Licence Correspondence
Fox Lake Dewatering Chronology and Regulatory Record, Water Licence N7L2-1616 (BHP Billiton, January 2001 to August 2003)
2001Regulatory Filing
Chronology of regulatory correspondence and approvals (January 2001–August 2003) documenting the dewatering of Fox Lake at Ekati Diamond Mine, including water license amendments, management plan approvals, and disputes over the classification and discharge of Fox pit water into Long Lake Containment Facility Cell D.
Regulatory Water Licence Wastewater
Guidelines for Consultation Requirements for Applications to the Mackenzie Valley Land and Water Board (MVLWB, November 2000)
20 November 2000Report
The Mackenzie Valley Land and Water Board issued guidelines establishing consultation requirements for applications to obtain land use permits or water licenses in the Mackenzie Valley, emphasizing the need to consult with affected First Nations and communities before submitting applications. The document provides guidance on effective consultation planning, stakeholder identification, and information dissemination to ensure proper engagement with Indigenous peoples and communities affected by development activities.
Regulatory Traditional Knowledge Land Use Permit
Waste Rock Storage Area Seepage Survey, Ekati Diamond Mine (BHP Billiton, November 2000)
2000Report
BHP Diamonds Inc. 2000 Waste Rock Storage Area Seepage Survey "Book #15" — transmittal November 21 2000 from Jim Millard (BHP Environmental) to Melody MacLeod, Mackenzie Valley Land and Water Board, with monthly reports from June-September 2000. Includes Enviro-Test QC Report Workorder L11659 (Edmonton) chemistry for Aluminum, Arsenic, Barium, Beryllium, Nickel, Lead, Antimony, Selenium, Titanium, Chromium, Copper, Iron, Manganese, Molybdenum with detection limits and Relative Percent Differences (RPD), and Mike Tanguay BHP analytical request forms.
Waste Rock Geochemistry Monitoring
Spring Waste Rock Storage Area Seepage Survey Case File, Ekati Diamond Mine (BHP Billiton, July to August 2000)
2000Report
BHP Diamonds Inc. Spring 2000 Waste Rock Storage Area Seepage Survey Report submitted to the Mackenzie Valley Land and Water Board (Melody Macleod), under Water Licence Application NFL2-1616, August 9 2000. Includes ENVIRO-TEST Chemical Analysis lab reports (Edmonton) of seepage samples for sulfate (SO4 — 2180 mg/L peak), total suspended solids, turbidity, pH, conductivity, total alkalinity, ammonia-N, nitrate, uranium (U), vanadium (V), zinc (Zn), and other metals, plus an Enhanced Monitoring and Confirmation Plan emphasizing sulphide content tracking in the Panda pit.
Waste Rock Geochemistry Water Quality
Environmental Agreement and Water Licence Annual Report, Ekati Diamond Mine (BHP Billiton, March 2000)
31 March 2000Report
BHP Diamonds Inc.'s 1999 Environmental Agreement and Water Licence Annual Report documents the third year under the Environmental Agreement and the first full year of mine production at the Ekati Diamond Mine in the Northwest Territories, detailing operational activities, environmental monitoring programs, compliance status, and continuous improvement initiatives across water management, waste handling, wildlife protection, and reclamation efforts.
Environmental Agreement Water Licence Regulatory
Water Surveillance Network Program (SNP) Monthly Reports, Water Licence N7L2-1616, Ekati Diamond Mine (BHP Billiton, 1998 to 1999)
1 March 2000Report
Monthly water surveillance network program report for December 1999 and November 1999 from BHP Diamonds Inc. for the Ekati Diamond Mine, presenting detailed water sampling results, chemical analyses, flow measurements, and weather data from multiple monitoring stations in compliance with water licence N7L2-1616.
Monitoring Water Quality SNP
Information Exchange, Communication and Coordination Policy (IEMA, March 2000)
2000Report
Independent Environmental Monitoring Agency (IEMA, Yellowknife, monitor@yk.com) policy and procedure binder, ~2000-2001, covering the Agency's Information Exchange, Communication and Coordination Policy (handling public-record misinformation, distribution of inspection reports for the Class A water license / land leases / land use permits at the Ekati Diamond Mine, preliminary vs. detailed review procedures, fax cover sheets).
Environmental Agreement Correspondence Regulatory
Waste Rock and Waste Rock Storage Area Seepage Survey Case File, Ekati Diamond Mine (WLWB, 2000 to 2008)
2000–2008Report
Waste Rock Seepage Survey binder for the Ekati Diamond Mine (BHP Billiton Diamonds Inc., later under Wek'èezhìi and Mackenzie Valley Land and Water Board oversight) covering 1999–2008. Includes annual spring/summer seepage survey reports, BHPB correspondence (Laura Tyler, Jim Millard, David Scott, Brent Murphy, Sarah Baines), MVLWB/WLWB correspondence (Violet Camsell-Blondin, Ryan Fequet, Sevanna), 2005 EIR (Environmental Impact Review) technical meetings, ICRP (Interim Closure and Reclamation Plan) Terms of Reference, 2006 Water and Processed Kimberlite Management Plan (WPKMP), Surveillance Network Program non-compliance correspondence (Red Pederson Agency / John Witteman BHP), and Water Licence MV2003L2-0013 documents.
Waste Rock Water Quality Regulatory Geochemistry
Water Licence N7L2-1616 Amendment for Dewatering and Mining of Fox Lake, Case File (BHP Billiton, 2000 to 2004)
2000–2004Regulatory Filing
This is a comprehensive regulatory filing document containing correspondence and meeting records spanning from 2000 to 2004 regarding BHP Billiton's Fox Pit water licence amendment application for the Ekati Diamond Mine, including dewatering plans, fish habitat compensation, waste rock storage, and environmental monitoring requirements reviewed by multiple regulatory agencies.
Regulatory Water Licence Development Plans
BHP Diamonds Fisheries Act Prosecution File, Panda Diversion Channel (IEMA, 2000 to 2004)
2000–2004Regulatory Filing
Court decision and regulatory correspondence documenting BHP Diamonds' trial on Fisheries Act charges (s.35 and s.36) related to fish habitat disruption during mine construction (1994-1997), including a warning letter issued by DFO for unauthorized dewatering of Bearclaw Lake in August 2004. The Supreme Court of the Northwest Territories acquitted BHP of four charges, finding that s.35(2) Authorization authorized the harm and that the company exercised due diligence.
Regulatory Fish Habitat Aquatics Wastewater
Panda Diversion Channel Monitoring Program Technical Report, Stream Habitat Compensation Program, Ekati Diamond Mine (BHP Billiton, January 2000)
2000Report
Panda Diversion Channel (PDC) Monitoring Program 1999 Technical Report (Final, January 2000, BHP Diamonds Inc., File 4.3.8.1, Project 99-6331). Includes the 1999 Aquatic Effects Monitoring Program transmittal to Gordon Wray (NWT Water Board, File N7L2-1616), Phase I and II PDC habitat-enhancement completion (BHP 1998) status, Bear Tooth Lake / Camp / Sediment Berms / Sediment Curtains / Kodiak Lake / Koala Lake Dam site plan, Panda Pit and Panda Lake configuration drawings, and PDC Revegetation report (Table 3 mean sediment properties for willow / Salix sp. cuttings and Arctic Pendant Grass / Arctophila fulva sprigs).
Aquatics Aquatic Effects Monitoring (AEMP)Fish Habitat

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