Environmental Agreement and Water Licence Annual Report, Ekati Diamond Mine (BHP Billiton, April 2011)
BHP Billiton Canada Inc.'s 2010 Environmental Agreement and Water Licence Annual Report documents compliance with Type A Water Licence W2009L2-0001 and the Environmental Agreement for the Ekati Diamond Mine. The report provides comprehensive data on water and waste management, mining operations (4.9 million tonnes of ore processed), environmental monitoring programs, spill incidents, and closure and reclamation planning with an updated liability estimate of $157 million CAD.
- Date
- 2011-04-30
- Document type
- report
- Parties
- BHP Billiton Canada Inc., Government of the Northwest Territories - Environment and Natural Resources, Independent Environmental Monitoring Agency, Indian and Northern Affairs Canada, Wek'eezhii Land and Water Board, Environment Canada, Department of Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Mackenzie Valley Land and Water Board
- Locations
- Ekati Diamond Mine, Northwest Territories, Yellowknife, Lac de Gras, Coppermine River, Grizzly Lake, Little Lake, Thinner Lake, Two Rock Lake, Upper Panda Lake, Long Lake Containment Facility, King Pond Settling Pond, Leslie Lake, Cujo Lake, Bearclaw Lake, North Panda Lake, Panda Pit, Koala Pit, Fox Pit, Misery Pit, Beartooth Pit, Pigeon Pit, Sable Pit, Wekweetì, Arctic Tundra
- Parameters
- water quality, freshwater use, lake levels, waste discharge, minewater, sewage effluent, recycled water, kimberlite ore processing, waste rock, acid rock drainage, aquatic effects monitoring, fish habitat, caribou, wildlife, air quality, permafrost, closure and reclamation liability, hydrocarbon contamination, nitrate levels, sediment quality, phytoplankton, zooplankton, benthos, vegetation
- Pages
- 125
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