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Land Use Permit Inspection, Sable Development, Ekati Diamond Mine (Government of the Northwest Territories, Environment and Climate Change, March 2026)
4 March 2026Report
A Land Use Permit inspection was conducted on February 24, 2026 at the Ekati Diamond Mine Sable Development by GNWT-ECC Manager Jamie Steele. The inspection found all permit conditions acceptable, with recommendations to clear snow from spill response equipment and waste bins to ensure efficient emergency response and waste management operations.
Inspections Land Use Permit Regulatory Waste Rock Wastewater
Sable Development Environmental Inspection Report, Water Licence W2023D0002, Ekati Diamond Mine (Government of the Northwest Territories, Environment and Climate Change, October 2025)
3 October 2025Report
Environmental inspection report of the Sable Development at Ekati Diamond Mine conducted on September 10, 2025, documenting compliance with Land Use Permit W2023D0002. The inspection found minor concerns with hydrocarbon leaks at the Sable Crusher and incinerator waste bin, both of which were rectified by Ekati staff with no outstanding concerns remaining.
Inspections Land Use Permit Regulatory Closure & Reclamation
Land Use Permit Inspection Report, Misery Development, Ekati Diamond Mine (Government of the Northwest Territories, Environment and Climate Change, October 2025)
3 October 2025Regulatory Filing
Land Use Permit inspection report for the Ekati Diamond Mine Misery Development conducted on September 10, 2025, documenting compliance with permit conditions across laydowns, refueling, waste management, and equipment parking areas. The inspector found no concerns, with all operational aspects rated acceptable after minor waste management issues were rectified by Ekati staff.
Land Use Permit Regulatory Inspections
Land Use Permit W2021D0005 Inspection Report, Point Lake, Ekati Diamond Mine (Government of the Northwest Territories, Environment and Climate Change, February 2025)
19 February 2025Report
Environmental inspection report of the Point Lake Mining Project at Ekati Diamond Mine conducted on February 12, 2025, documenting compliance with Land Use Permit W2021D0005 operating conditions. Minor concerns regarding secondary containment for equipment and refueling points were noted and promptly rectified by the permittee.
Land Use Permit Regulatory Inspections Development Plans
Land Use Permit Inspection Report, Misery Underground Development, Ekati Diamond Mine (Government of the Northwest Territories, Environment and Climate Change, February 2025)
17 February 2025Report
Land Use Permit inspection report for the Misery Underground development at Ekati Diamond Mine conducted on December 16, 2025, documenting compliance with permit conditions across underground mining operations, water management, waste handling, and facility maintenance with no concerns identified.
Inspections Land Use Permit Regulatory Waste Rock
Land Use Permit MV2017D0004 Inspection Report, Misery Surface, Ekati Diamond Mine (Government of the Northwest Territories, Environment and Climate Change, February 2025)
12 February 2025Report
Environmental inspection report of Burgundy Diamond Mines Limited's Type A Land Use Permit MV2017D0004 at the Misery Surface of Ekati Mine, conducted February 12, 2025, documenting compliance with operating conditions and identifying minor fuel storage and containment issues that were subsequently remediated.
Land Use Permit Regulatory Inspections Waste Rock Correspondence
Land Use Permit Inspection Report, Point Lake Project, Ekati Diamond Mine (Government of the Northwest Territories, Environment and Climate Change, May 2023)
1 May 2023Regulatory Filing
Land Use Permit inspection report for the Ekati Diamond Mine Point Lake project conducted on March 13 and April 24, 2024, documenting compliance with permit conditions across road construction, waste rock storage, equipment management, and waste handling. The inspector found no concerns and all inspected operating conditions were rated acceptable.
Inspections Regulatory Land Use Permit Wastewater
Land Use Permit W2017D0004 Inspection, Misery Camp, Ekati Diamond Mine (Government of the Northwest Territories, Environment and Climate Change, May 2023)
1 May 2023Regulatory Filing
GNWT-ECC conducted a Land Use Permit inspection of the Ekati Diamond Mine's Misery Camp on February 28 and March 14, 2023, under permit W2017D0004. The inspection identified two minor concerns: a frozen and plugged refueling station containment sump requiring thawing before freshet, and unlabelled hydrocarbon storage containers requiring inventory and labelling.
Land Use Permit Regulatory Inspections Waste Rock Wastewater
Lynx Project Water Licence and Land Use Permit Public Hearing Binder, Ekati Diamond Mine (MVLWB, 2013 to 2014)
2013–2014Report
Lynx Project — Project Description and Water Licence Public Hearing binder. Includes Wek'èezhìı Land and Water Board (WLWB Wekweètì NT) hearing materials and the Dominion Diamond Project Description "Proposed Development of Lynx Kimberlite Pipe" Section 6 Environmental and Socio-Economic Risks and Mitigation (September 2013) for the Ekati Diamond Mine. Covers wildlife of greatest interest (caribou, grizzly bear, wolverine, wolf, fox, falcons), WEMP main components (wildlife incidents, caribou monitoring, grizzly bear monitoring), key Ekati issues (limit caribou disturbance, reduce permafrost-layer disturbance, reduce seepage from waste rock and processed kimberlite piles), and DFO comments on the AEMP re-evaluation. Email thread (Laura Johnston, Kim Poole, Tim Byers, Kevin O'Reilly tamarack.nt.ca) February 3 2014.
Development Plans Water Licence Regulatory Land Use Permit
Direction on General Policy Matters, Transboundary Applications (MVLWB, January 2006)
27 January 2006Report
Policy direction from the Mackenzie Valley Land and Water Board establishing procedures for processing transboundary applications for land use permits and water licenses that span multiple management areas or extend beyond management area boundaries.
Regulatory Land Use Permit Water Licence Environmental Agreement
Rules of Procedure Including Public Hearings (MVLWB, January 2004)
14 January 2004Report
The Mackenzie Valley Land and Water Board establishes comprehensive rules of procedure for conducting land use permit and water licence proceedings, including provisions for public hearings, interventions, evidence presentation, and fair procedural conduct under the Mackenzie Valley Resource Management Act and Northwest Territories Waters Act.
Regulatory Land Use Permit Water Licence Traditional Knowledge
Tłı̨chǫ Agreement Information Package (Multiple parties, August 2003)
25 August 2003Report
The Tịchọ Agreement is the first combined comprehensive land claims and self-government agreement in the Northwest Territories, signed on August 25, 2003, by the Dogrib Treaty 11 Council, the Government of the Northwest Territories, and the Government of Canada. The agreement grants the Tịchọ approximately 39,000 square kilometres of land including subsurface minerals, $100 million in payments over 14 years, resource royalty sharing, and extensive self-government powers over Tịchọ lands and citizens.
Tłı̨chǫ Traditional Knowledge Environmental Agreement
Land Use Permit & Water Licence Inspection Report Related Correspondence (BHP Billiton, July 2003 to May 2006)
2003Report
Land Use Permit and Water Licence Inspection Report Related Correspondence binder for the Independent Environmental Monitoring Agency. Includes May 19 2006 INAC (Yellowknife) follow-up correspondence on inspection findings, email thread between Matthew Otto (BHP Billiton), Darnell McCurdy (INAC), Chris Hanks (BHPB), and Jane Howe (BHPB) on April 2007 inspection issues — drums and debris accumulation on site, containment-berm water-volume integrity, mandatory pumping of contained water for operational integrity, and BHP Billiton's recognition of the concern.
Regulatory Inspections Water Licence Wastewater
Application Processing at the Mackenzie Valley Land and Water Board (MVLWB): What Happens (MVLWB, 2003)
~2003Presentation
Approximate date — inferred from filename
This document is a presentation by Emma Pike, Regulatory Officer at the Mackenzie Valley Land and Water Board, outlining the application processing procedures for Type A and B land use applications, including required documentation, review processes, preliminary screening criteria, and a checklist for application management.
Regulatory Land Use Permit Development Plans Traditional Knowledge Wildlife
Land Use Permit and Water Licence Inspection Reports, Ekati Diamond Mine (DIAND, 2003 to 2009)
2003–2009Report
Land Use Permit and Water Licence Inspection Reports binder July 2001 onwards (with note that October 2003 reports are archived in the IEMA file cabinet storage room). Includes inspection of underground mine workshops & refuelling stations, underground-mine-operations dewatering sump system, waste-management stations / material laydown / lunchrooms, January 2008 Industrial Water Use Inspection (BHP Billiton — Julie Ellison and Laura Tyler reps, Manager Environment Laura Tyler), 2003 Fox Floc Plant generator and Booster Pump #2 photos, Fox Haul Road Surveillance Network Program documentation.
Water Quality Regulatory Water Licence Waste Rock
Public Hearing for BHP Billiton Expansion, Sable, Pigeon & Beartooth Kimberlite Pipes (MVLWB, April 2002)
4 April 2002Meeting Minutes
Public hearing conducted by the Mackenzie Valley Land and Water Board on April 4-5, 2002, to consider BHP Billiton's applications for water licenses and land use permits for expansion of mining activities at the Ekati Diamond Mine, specifically for development of the Sable, Pigeon, and Beartooth kimberlite pipes. The hearing included presentations from BHP Billiton on dewatering, construction, water management, waste rock handling, and reclamation plans, with testimony from engineering and environmental specialists.
Regulatory Land Use Permit Water Licence
Distribution of Reports and Documents (MVLWB, January 2002)
14 January 2002Letter
The Mackenzie Valley Land and Water Board acknowledges receipt of a December 20, 2001 letter from the Independent Environmental Monitoring Agency requesting copies of BHP Billiton reports and confirms it has requested BHP Billiton to provide all permit and licence-related correspondence to IEMA.
Correspondence Regulatory Water Licence
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

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