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Environmental Agreement Annual Report, EKATI Diamond Mine (BHP Billiton, 1998)

BHP Diamonds Inc.'s 1998 Environmental Annual Report documents the first year of full diamond mining operations at the Ekati Diamond Mine in the Northwest Territories, detailing environmental management practices, monitoring programs, and operational sustainability across water, air, wildlife, and land resources.

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Document type
Report
Parties
BHP Diamonds Inc., BHP Minerals, Broken Hill Proprietary Company Ltd., Dia Met Minerals Ltd., Chuck Fipke, Dr. Stewart Blusson, Department of Resources, Wildlife and Economic Development, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Environment Canada, Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development, Mackenzie Valley Environmental Impact Review Board, NWT Power Corporation, Kitikmeot Hunters and Trappers Association, Dogrib Treaty 11, Akaitcho Treaty 8, North Slave Métis Alliance, Gameti Development Corporation, Rescan Environmental Services, ABR Inc., Dillon Consulting Limited, Golder Associates Ltd., Points West Heritage Consulting Ltd.
Locations
Ekati Diamond Mine, Northwest Territories, Barrenlands, Arctic tundra, Coppermine River, Lac de Gras, Yellowknife, Arctic Circle, Kugluktuk, Panda Pit, Long Lake, Kodiak Lake, Leslie Lake, Koala Lake, Panda Lake, Koala Creek, Upper Panda Lake, Grizzly Creek, Fox portal, Sable, Pigeon, Beartooth, Pointe de Misère, Edmonton, Antwerp, Lac du Sauvage, Echo Bay Winter Road, Lupin Winter Road, Wha Ti, Gameti, Lutsel K'e, Great Slave Lake
Parameters
water quality, aquatic life, kimberlite processing, diamond production, processed kimberlite storage, fuel consumption, diesel emissions, sulphur dioxide, carbon dioxide, waste management, recycling, air pollution, suspended particles, trace metals, vegetation surveys, snow surveys, nitrates, phosphorus, dissolved oxygen, sewage treatment, fish spawning habitat, caribou migration, wildlife monitoring, bird populations, revegetation, archaeological sites, traditional knowledge
Pages
28

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