Application for Water Licence Renewal, Ekati Diamond Mine (BHP Billiton, December 2003)
BHP Billiton Diamonds Inc. applies to renew water licence N7L2-1616 for continued operation of the Ekati Diamond Mine through December 2015, detailing water use quantities, waste management practices for waste rock, processed kimberlite, sewage, and minewater, and summarizing environmental impacts and mitigation measures implemented since operations commenced in 1997.
- Date
- 2003-12-12
- Document type
- regulatory-filing
- Parties
- BHP Billiton Diamonds Inc., Mackenzie Valley Land and Water Board, Ian Goodwin
- Locations
- Ekati Diamond Mine, Yellowknife, Wekweti, Koala watershed, Lac de Gras, Coppermine River, North Panda Lake, Grizzly Lake, Long Lake Containment Facility, Leslie Lake, Moose Lake, Panda Pit, Koala Pit, Koala North Pit, Misery Pit, Fox Pit, Beartooth Pit, Sable Pit, Pigeon Pit, Exeter Lake, Kodiak Lake
- Parameters
- water use, water diversion, water storage, waste rock management, processed kimberlite disposal, minewater treatment, sewage treatment, hazardous waste management, aquatic effects, fish habitat, wildlife impacts, sediment control, water quality, discharge criteria
- Pages
- 9
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