Conformity and Quality Analysis of BHP Diamonds Inc.'s 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 23, 1995. The analysis concludes that while the EIS substantially addresses guideline requirements, there are significant deficiencies in six main areas: terrain and permafrost characterization, waste management, water management, traditional knowledge integration, monitoring programs, and cumulative effects assessment.
- Date
- 1995-10-23
- 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 Canadian Heritage, Department of Human Resources Development, Government of the NWT
- Locations
- Northwest Territories, Yellowknife, NWT Diamonds Project, Ekati, Misery Haul Road, Koala site, Papua New Guinea, Canada
- Parameters
- terrain and permafrost, waste management, water management, traditional knowledge, monitoring, cumulative effects, caribou migration, water quality, sediment quality, air quality, fish and aquatic life, wildlife, vegetation, tailings and waste rock, acid generating rock, groundwater seepage, hydrological regime, post-closure monitoring, mine closure, environmental impact assessment, mitigation measures, residual effects
- Pages
- 194
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