Comments on the Draft BHP EIS Guidelines, Scoping (Coronation Impact Review Committee, April 1995)
The Coronation Impact Review Committee submits detailed comments on the FEARO Panel's draft Environmental Impact Statement guidelines for the BHP diamond mine at Lac de Gras, NWT, based on community surveys and expert review, addressing concerns about water quality impacts on the Coppermine River, Inuit traditional use and land claims, archaeological sites, and comprehensive baseline and monitoring requirements.
- Date
- Document type
- Letter
- Parties
- Coronation Impact Review Committee, BHP, Federal Environmental Review Office, John Mathers, Joseph Niptanatiak, Nunavut Tunngavik Inc., Kitikmeot Hunters and Trappers Association, Kitikmeot Inuit Association, Hamlet of Coppermine, NWT Water Board
- Locations
- Lac de Gras, Northwest Territories, Coppermine, Coppermine River, Koala watershed, Long Lake, Cambridge Bay, Omingmaktok, Kitikmeot region, Nunavut, Lake Contyoto
- Parameters
- water quality, cumulative effects, caribou migration, fuel spills, acid rain, pH, dissolved oxygen, suspended solids, metal bioavailability, ferrosilicon, fish health, fish populations, CPUE, species diversity, metallothionein, mixed function oxidase enzyme, tailings, baseline monitoring, traditional land use, employment, social effects, archaeological sites
- Pages
- 12
Original document
Loading the document…