Environmental Agreement and Water Licences Annual Report, Ekati Diamond Mine (BHP Billiton, March 2003)
BHP Billiton Diamonds Inc.'s 2002 Environmental Agreement and Water Licences Annual Report documents the Ekati Diamond Mine's environmental performance and compliance for the sixth year of operation under the Environmental Agreement signed with the GNWT and Government of Canada. The report covers mining operations at multiple pits, water management, processed kimberlite containment, reclamation research, environmental monitoring programs, and continuous improvement initiatives including ISO 14001 certification efforts.
- Date
- 2003-03-31
- Document type
- report
- Parties
- BHP Billiton Diamonds Inc., Government of the Northwest Territories, Government of Canada, Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development, Mackenzie Valley Land and Water Board, Independent Environmental Monitoring Agency, Department of Fisheries and Oceans, Charles E. Fipke, Dr. Stewart E. Blusson
- Locations
- Ekati Diamond Mine, Northwest Territories, Arctic Circle, Yellowknife, Lac de Gras, Coppermine River, Wekweti, Panda Pit, Koala Pit, Misery Pit, Fox Pit, Beartooth Pit, Pigeon Pit, Sable Pit, Long Lake Containment Facility, Koala North, Grizzly Lake, Little Lake, King Pond, Desperation Pond, Carrie Pond, Fox Lake, Panda Lake, North Panda Lake, Kugluktuk, Lutsel k'e, Artic tundra
- Parameters
- water quality, freshwater use, dewatering activities, lake levels, process water use, processed kimberlite management, mine water discharges, sewage treatment, waste rock storage, acid rock drainage, greenhouse gas emissions, air quality, caribou, wildlife effects monitoring, aquatic effects monitoring, fish habitat, reclamation, closure costs, waste management, dust suppression, permafrost, spill response, total suspended solids, sediment quality, vegetation, birds, energy consumption, diesel fuel consumption
- Pages
- 105
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