Environmental Agreement Annual Report 2004, Summary Report, Ekati Diamond Mine (BHP Billiton, 2004)
BHP Billiton's 2004 Environmental Agreement Annual Report for the Ekati Diamond Mine documents the mine's eighth year of operation, detailing comprehensive environmental monitoring programs covering air quality, water quality, aquatic life, wildlife, reclamation efforts, and mine operations. The report highlights numerous successes including ISO 14001 compliance, traditional knowledge integration with Aboriginal communities, and no long-term environmental impacts identified from mining activities.
- Date
- 2004
- Document type
- report
- Parties
- BHP Billiton, Ekati Diamond Mine, Independent Environmental Monitoring Agency, Government of Canada, Government of the Northwest Territories, Mackenzie Valley Land and Water Board, Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development, Department of Fisheries and Oceans, Kitikmeot Inuit Association, Lutsel K'e First Nations, Yellowknives Dene First Nation, Dogrib Treaty 11 Council, Akaitcho Treaty 8 Council, Diavik Diamond Mines Inc., Rescan Environmental Services Ltd.
- Locations
- Ekati Diamond Mine, Lac de Gras, Northwest Territories, Yellowknife, Wekweti, Gameti, Wha Ti, Edzo, Fort Rae, Dettah, Lutselk'e, Providence, Hay River, Great Slave Lake, Panda Pit, Koala Pit, Fox Pit, Beartooth Pit, Misery Pit, Sable Pit, Pigeon Pit, Long Lake Containment Facility, Grizzly Lake, Kodiak Lake, North Panda Lake, Panda Diversion Channel, Slipper Lake, Bearclaw Lake, Grizzly Stream, Coppermine River, Arctic Circle, Nunavut, Kugluktuk, Daring Lake, Bathurst Inlet
- Parameters
- water quality, air quality, greenhouse gas emissions, dust suppression, caribou monitoring, wildlife habitat, fish populations, aquatic effects, processed kimberlite, waste rock management, seepage monitoring, lake drawdown, freshwater use, dewatering, chloride levels, nitrate effects, grizzly bear populations, wolf dens, wolverine sightings, bird surveys, falcon nesting, vegetation reclamation, topsoil storage, archaeological sites, traditional knowledge, closure planning
- Pages
- 35
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