BHP Newsletter, Issue 6 (BHP Billiton, December 2000)
BHP Diamonds Inc. December 2000 newsletter covering company operations at the Ekati Diamond Mine, including Family Day visits, environmental assessment progress for Sable/Pigeon/Beartooth pipes, mining development at Koala and Misery pits, reclamation research at Long Lake Containment Facility, safety initiatives, and organizational changes.
- Date
- 2000-12-01
- Document type
- report
- Parties
- BHP Diamonds Inc., Mackenzie Valley Environmental Impact Review Board (MVEIRB), Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development (DIAND), Mackenzie Valley Land and Water Board, Department of Fisheries and Oceans, Finning, Transwest, Kingland Ford, Tire Tech, Nuna Logistics, NWT Rock, Sub-Arctic Surveys, Kitikmeot Catering, Medic North, Braden Burry Expediting (BBE), North Slave Metis Alliance, Akaitcho Treaty 8, KIA and Inuit of Kugluktuk, Dogrib Treaty 11
- Locations
- Ekati Diamond Mine, Northwest Territories, Yellowknife, Hay River, Wha Ti, Rae Lakes, Wekweti, Kugluktuk, Fort Smith, Lutsel 'ke, Edmonton, N'Dilo, Misery pit, Koala pit, Koala North, Sable Lake, Panda pit, Long Lake Containment Facility (LLCF), Koala Lake, Lac de Gras, Lac du Sauvage, Pointe de Misere, King Pond, Misery Lake, Inuvik, Fort Smith, Vancouver, Houston, Antwerp
- Parameters
- water quality, kimberlite tailings, vegetation, plant growth, soil amendments, calcium, peat moss, commercial fertilizer, ammonium nitrate, sewage sludge, mine reclamation, wetland ecosystem, acidic runoff, biotite schist, granite, waste dump, dewatering, water treatment, tire management, equipment maintenance, operator driven reliability, safety, environmental assessment, ore quality, diamond production, mining operations
- Pages
- 8
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