BHP Diamonds Facts, Ekati Diamond Mine (BHP Billiton, 1998)
BHP Diamonds Facts Issue #2 (1998) is a corporate information document describing the Ekati Diamond Mine, Canada's first diamond mine located 300 km northeast of Yellowknife in the Northwest Territories. The document details the mine's ownership structure, regulatory approvals, infrastructure, operations, environmental measures, and workforce, covering mining methods, processing systems, power generation, camp facilities, and environmental protections including wildlife habitat management and water treatment.
- Date
- 1998
- Document type
- Report
- Parties
- BHP Diamonds Inc., BHP World Minerals, Dia Met Minerals Ltd., Charles E. Fipke, Stewart E. Blusson, Environmental Assessment Review Panel, Dogrib Treaty 11, Akaitcho Treaty 8, Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development, Government of the Northwest Territories
- Locations
- Ekati Diamond Mine, Northwest Territories, Yellowknife, Lac de Gras, Snare Lake, Point Lake, Panda pit, Misery pipe, Koala Camp, Grizzly Lake, Kodiak Lake, Arctic Circle, Great Slave Lake, Lutselk'e, Fort Rae, Dettah, Fort Providence, Hay River, Wha Ti, Edzoc, Echo Bay, Lupin Mine, Iqaluit
- Parameters
- diamond mining, kimberlite, open pit mining, underground mining, ore processing, water quality, water supply, sewage treatment, wildlife habitat, caribou migration, fish populations, environmental impact, air quality, waste disposal, explosives, ammonium nitrate, heavy medium separation, X-ray sorting, power generation, diesel fuel, permafrost, traditional knowledge, grizzly bear research
- Pages
- 8
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