Conformity Comments on BHP Diamond Mine Environmental Impact Statement (Nunavut Tunngavik Incorporated, October 1995)
Nunavut Tunngavik Inc. (NTI) submits conformity comments on the BHP Diamond Mine Environmental Impact Statement, asserting that the EIS is deficient in water quality analysis, long-term post-closure monitoring, and consultation with Kitikmeot Inuit regarding land claim rights and potential water impacts to the Coppermine River. NTI recommends the panel require BHP to answer supplemental questions and initiate compensation negotiations with the Kitikmeot Inuit Association before proceeding to public hearings.
- Date
- 1995-10-23
- Document type
- report
- Parties
- Nunavut Tunngavik Inc. (NTI), John Mathers, Panel Manager, BHP, Kitikmeot Inuit Association (KIA), Joe Allan Evyagoreilak, Jim Cunningham, Armniez Andine, Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency (CEAA), Government of Northwest Territories (GNWT), Federal Government of Canada
- Locations
- Lac de Gras, Northwest Territories, Nunavut, Coppermine, Coppermine River, Contwoyto Lake, Pellatt Lake, Long Lake, Nunavut Settlement Area, West Kitikmeot/Slave Region, Izok Lake, Boston claim area, Echo Bay, Lupin mine, Vancouver, British Columbia
- Parameters
- water quality, water flow, post-closure water quality monitoring, waste rock dumps, tailings disposal, run-off, aluminum concentration, pH values, total dissolved solids, turbidity, dissolved oxygen, fish productivity, cumulative effects, water chemistry, hydrology, land use rights, caribou hunting, wildlife harvesting
- Pages
- 7
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