Mine closure plans, reclamation, abandonment, post-closure monitoring
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This is the curriculum vitae of Douglas Charles Baker, an Assistant Professor at the University of Northern British Columbia's Faculty of Natural Resources and Environmental Studies, detailing his academic qualifications, professional experience in environmental assessment and resource management, teaching and research activities, and extensive publications and conference presentations.
Canadian Arctic Resources Committee (CARC, Yellowknife) Critique of the BHP Environmental Assessment Panel Report, sent August 1-13 1996 to Hon. Sergio Marchi (Minister of Environment, Ottawa) and Hon. Ron Irwin (Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development, Ottawa). Discusses Option 2 Arbitrated Agreements for Aboriginal consent as condition precedent to project approval (alternative to Dene/Metis Impact Benefit Agreement negotiation in absence of a land claim), monitoring authority structure, sustainability research and development, economic diversification fund recommendations, and culturally sustainable economic alternatives to mining.
The Government of the Northwest Territories responds to the federal Environmental Assessment Panel's report on the NWT Diamonds Project (Ekati), concurring with the Panel's recommendation for approval while outlining detailed conditions and concerns regarding environmental monitoring, socio-economic benefits, land claims settlement, and government liability for reclamation costs.
This case study documents Snip Mine's (1990–1999) tailings and underground workings closure strategy, focusing on mitigation of acid rock drainage and metal leaching through impoundment management, bulkheading, and long-term monitoring, with lessons applied to other British Columbia mining operations.
BHP Diamonds Inc. proposes a habitat replacement and enhancement plan for Paul Lake to compensate for fish habitat losses resulting from the NWT Diamonds Project mining operations, which will affect 12 lakes over a 25-year period. The plan includes constructing a weir to raise Paul Lake water levels by 3.4 metres in two stages, creating 2.9 million square metres of new habitat and replacing 50.1 million cubic metres of lost lake volume, with comprehensive environmental monitoring over 10 years.
This is the June 1996 Report of the Environmental Assessment Panel reviewing BHP Diamonds Inc. and the Blackwater Group's proposed NWT Diamonds Project, a 25-year diamond mining operation near Lac de Gras in the Northwest Territories involving open-pit and underground mining of five kimberlite pipes. The Panel recommends approval of the Project subject to numerous conditions addressing environmental management, Aboriginal consultation, land claims, traditional knowledge integration, monitoring programs, and socio-economic considerations.
Federal Environmental Assessment Panel public hearing held in Yellowknife on February 23, 1996, reviewing BHP Diamonds Inc.'s proposed diamond mine project near Lac de Gras in the Northwest Territories. The transcript includes presentations from environmental advocates, aboriginal groups, economic development authorities, and individual citizens expressing concerns about environmental impacts, insufficient baseline data, and socio-economic implications, alongside support from business and development interests.
A presentation by six Yellowknife residents opposing the BHP diamond mine proposal, using artistic and rhetorical means to critique the environmental, social, and economic costs of diamond extraction on the tundra and its long-term consequences for the region.
The NWT Chamber of Commerce submits responses to panel questions and a public presentation supporting the BHP Diamond Mine project, emphasizing its economic benefits for the NWT including employment creation, training opportunities, and responsible environmental practices, while urging timely approval to prevent project delay or cancellation.
The Government of the Northwest Territories submits environmental protection plan examples to the BHP Diamond Mine Environmental Assessment Panel to support recommendations that the proponent prepare a detailed environmental protection plan prior to construction commencement. The letter encloses precedent documents including plans from the Dewline cleanup and Norman Wells Pipeline Project.
Jamie Bastedo presents to the BHP Fearo Panel on sustainable development principles and legacy planning for the NWT Diamonds Project, emphasizing partnership with local communities, economic diversification, environmental protection, and post-closure rehabilitation through capital investment, regulatory frameworks, phased development, and closure planning.
NAPEGG presents to the BHP Environmental Assessment Panel on February 22, 1996, advocating for inclusion of full environmental protection and remediation costs in project economic viability assessments, and providing guidelines for environmental practice based on APEGGA's Environmental Practice Guideline; BHP responds by confirming that registered professionals are working on the project.
Dr. Joseph Svoboda's abbreviated EIS assessment of vegetation, landscape, and ecosystem impacts of the proposed BHP diamond mining project at Lac de Gras identifies significant deficiencies in baseline studies and recommends comprehensive ecosystem-level monitoring, habitat restoration protocols, and meaningful Aboriginal participation in the evaluation process.
Alternatives North presents recommendations to the Federal Environmental Assessment and Review Panel for the BHP diamond mine project, addressing Aboriginal rights settlement, revenue distribution, mine restoration and security deposits, socioeconomic impact mitigation, Northern employment and purchasing requirements, and changes to mining regulation in the Northwest Territories.
This is a transcript of the Federal Environmental Assessment Panel's public hearing technical session on February 16, 1996, reviewing BHP Diamonds Inc.'s Northwest Territories Diamonds Project environmental management plans. BHP presented comprehensive environmental management strategies covering air quality, water, waste, tailings, traffic, wildlife, aquatic life, reclamation, and closure, along with monitoring and adaptive management approaches designed to minimize environmental impacts of the proposed diamond mine near Lac de Gras.
Technical session of the Federal Environmental Assessment Panel review of BHP Diamonds Inc.'s proposed Northwest Territories diamond mine project near Lac de Gras, featuring presentations by BHP on comprehensive environmental management plans for air quality, water, waste, tailings, wildlife, aquatic life, traffic, and reclamation, with particular emphasis on frozen-core dam design for tailings containment and adaptive management strategies.
The NWT Caribou Outfitters' Association submits concerns to the Environmental Assessment and Review Panel regarding the proposed NWT Diamonds Project, focusing on potential impacts to caribou populations from air and road traffic, and recommending comprehensive monitoring, traffic management plans, and consideration of effects on the outfitting industry.
DIAND presents its regulatory role, policies, and position on the BHP diamond mine project to the environmental review panel, covering water and land licensing requirements, diamond-specific policies (royalties, valuation, security), minesite reclamation policy, upcoming land claims settlements and regulatory regime changes, and concluding that the project can be regulated under current and proposed regulatory frameworks with adequate mitigation of environmental impacts.
This document contains Yellowknives Dene First Nation presentations to the EARP (Environmental Assessment Review Panel) hearing on February 12, 1996, regarding the BHP diamond mine project, along with a NWT Treaty 8 Tribal Council analysis of the proposed Mackenzie Valley Resource Management Act (MVRMA). The Yellowknives Dene assert their traditional land use rights, demand settlement of Treaty entitlements before mine development proceeds, and express concerns about impacts to land, water, wildlife, and caribou migration. The Treaty 8 analysis argues that the MVRMA violates Treaty and aboriginal rights by imposing federal governance structures over unceded Dene territory without consent.
The City of Edmonton submits a presentation to the Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency panel reviewing BHP Minerals Canada Ltd.'s proposed diamond mine project in the Lac de Gras area of the Northwest Territories, offering to partner with Yellowknife by providing environmental expertise through the University of Alberta and contributing educational and health resources for the project.