Conformity and Quality Analysis, BHP Diamonds Inc. Environmental Impact Statement, NWT Diamonds Project (DIAND, October 1995)
DIAND's conformity and quality analysis of BHP Diamonds Inc.'s Environmental Impact Statement for the proposed NWT Diamonds Project, submitted July 1995, concluding that while the EIS substantially addresses guideline information requirements, significant deficiencies exist in terrain and permafrost characterization, waste management planning, water management rationale, traditional knowledge integration, monitoring programs (particularly post-closure), and cumulative effects assessment.
- Date
- Document type
- Regulatory Filing
- Parties
- Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development (DIAND), BHP Diamonds Inc., Blackwater Group, BHP Diamond Mine Environmental Assessment Panel, Department of the Environment, Department of Fisheries and Oceans, Canadian Coast Guard, Natural Resources Canada, Health Canada, Department of Human Resources Development, Government of the Northwest Territories, Dene Cultural Institute
- Locations
- Northwest Territories, NWT Diamonds Project, Ekati Diamond Mine, Misery Haul Road, Koala site, Canada, Papua New Guinea, United States
- Parameters
- terrain, permafrost, waste management, tailings, waste rock, water management, groundwater seepage, hydrological regime, water balance, traditional knowledge, monitoring, post-closure monitoring, cumulative effects, bulk sampling, water quality, sediment quality, air quality, fish habitat, wildlife, caribou migration, vegetation reclamation, mining operations, environmental impact assessment, socio-economic effects
- Pages
- 195
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