Conformity Review of the BHP Diamond Mine Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) (Nunavut Tunngavik Inc., October 1995)
Nunavut Tunngavik Inc. submits a detailed critique of BHP's Environmental Impact Statement for the proposed diamond mine at Lac de Gras, arguing the EIS is deficient in water quality analysis, post-closure monitoring plans, and consultation with Kitikmeot Inuit regarding land claims and compensation agreements under the Nunavut Land Claims Agreement.
- Date
- Document type
- Regulatory Filing
- Parties
- Nunavut Tunngavik Incorporated, John Mathers, BHP, Kitikmeot Inuit Association, Joe Allan Evyagotailak, Jim Cunningham, Coronation Gulf Review Committee
- Locations
- Lac de Gras, Coppermine River, Coppermine, Nunavut Settlement Area, Northwest Territories, Contwoyto Lake, Pellant Lake, Long Lake, Izok Lake, Lupin mine, Contwoyto, West Kitikmeot/Slave area, Echo Bay
- Parameters
- water quality, water flow, post-closure water quality monitoring, waste rock dumps, tailings disposal, cumulative effects, water chemistry, aluminum concentration, pH, dissolved solids, turbidity, fish productivity, caribou, wildlife harvesting
- Pages
- 7
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