BHP Diamonds Facts, Issue 3 (BHP Billiton, 1999)
This corporate fact sheet describes the Ekati Diamond Mine in the Northwest Territories, Canada—a joint venture operated by BHP Diamonds Inc. that represents Canada's first diamond mine. The document provides comprehensive details on the mine's location, geology, infrastructure, operations, environmental management, and workforce.
- Date
- 1999
- Document type
- Report
- Parties
- BHP Diamonds Inc., BHP Minerals, Broken Hill Proprietary Company Limited, Dia Met Minerals Ltd., Charles E. Fipke, Stewart E. Blusson, Environmental Assessment Review Panel (EARP), Dogrib Treaty 11 Council, Akaitcho Treaty 8, North Slave Metis Alliance, Inuit of Kugluktuk, Kitikmeot Inuit Association, Government of Northwest Territories (GNWT), Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development (DIAND), Echo Bay Mines Ltd., I.D.H. Diamonds NV
- Locations
- Ekati Diamond Mine, Lac de Gras, Northwest Territories, Yellowknife, Point Lake, Koala Camp, Panda Lake, Koala Lake, Misery pipe, Grizzly Lake, Kodiak Lake, Little Lake, Wekweti, Fort Rae, Rae Lakes, Dettah, Lutselk'e, Great Slave Lake, Arctic Circle, Vancouver, Antwerp, Belgium, South Africa, Russia, Iqaluit, Yukon, Antwerp Airport, Yellowknife Airport
- Parameters
- diamond mining, kimberlite pipes, open pit mining, underground mining, ore processing, water quality, tailings management, wildlife habitat, caribou migration, fish species, vegetation, environmental impact, water supply, sewage treatment, waste disposal, emissions, security, heavy medium separation, diamond recovery, power generation
- Pages
- 8
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