Effects of Diamond Mining Activities on Riparian and Terrestrial Ecosystems (IEMA, June 1995)
This chapter examines the physical, chemical, and biological effects of diamond mining activities on riparian and terrestrial ecosystems, documenting impacts from exploration, construction, operation, and reclamation stages at diamond mines, with case studies from operations in Australia, Botswana, South Africa, Russia, and Guinea, and discussion of potential effects on northern Canadian ecosystems including permafrost, esker habitats, and wildlife migration corridors.
- Date
- 1995
- Document type
- report
- Parties
- BHP Diamonds Inc., De Beers, Independent Environmental Monitoring Agency
- Locations
- Ekati Diamond Mine, Northwest Territories, NWT, Canada, Argyle mine, Australia, Orapa diamond mine, Botswana, Orange River basin, South Africa, Yakutian North pipe, Russia, Boro River, Okavango Swamps, Venetia mine, Limpopo river, Aredor mine, Baoule River basin, Guinea, Yellowknife, Canadian arctic, Russian arctic
- Parameters
- riparian ecosystems, terrestrial ecosystems, soil erosion, soil compaction, soil contamination, permafrost stability, water quality, sediment transport, vegetation cover, habitat loss, dust emissions, wildlife displacement, caribou migration, water supply, tailings disposal, waste rock, stream flow, floodplain dynamics, plant productivity, air quality
- Pages
- 19
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