Environmental Assessment Report, Sable, Pigeon & Beartooth Kimberlite Pipes, Ekati Diamond Mine (BHP Billiton, April 2000)
This Environmental Assessment Report evaluates the proposed development of the Sable, Pigeon, and Beartooth kimberlite pipes at the Ekati Diamond Mine in the Northwest Territories, prepared by BHP Diamonds Inc. in response to Terms of Reference issued by the Mackenzie Valley Environmental Impact Review Board in December 1999. The report comprehensively assesses environmental, social, economic, and cultural impacts of the proposed mining expansion across all valued ecosystem components.
- Date
- 2000-04-01
- Document type
- regulatory-filing
- Parties
- BHP Diamonds Inc., Broken Hill Proprietary Company Ltd., Dia Met Minerals Ltd., Mackenzie Valley Environmental Impact Review Board (MVEIRB), Rescan Environmental Services Ltd., EBA Engineering Consultants Ltd., ARC Wildlife Services, Dillon Consulting Limited, Envirologic Consulting Inc., Lutra Associates Ltd., Points West Heritage Consulting Ltd., Diavik Diamond Mines Ltd., Winspear Resources Ltd., Echo Bay Mines Ltd., Tahera Corporation, Nuna Logistics, Dogrib Treaty II, Akaitcho Treaty 8, Kitikmeot Inuit Association, North Slave Metis Alliance, NWT Barrenland Caribou Outfitters Association
- Locations
- Ekati Diamond Mine, Northwest Territories, Lac de Gras, Sable Lake, Pigeon Pond, Beartooth Lake, Two Rock Lake, Ulu Lake, Long Lake, Coppermine River, Yellowknife, Slave Geological Province, Mackenzie Valley, Nunavut, Kugluktuk, West Kitikmeot Region
- Parameters
- water quality, water quantity, hydrology, air quality, permafrost, groundwater, surface water, fish habitat, aquatic ecosystems, caribou, grizzly bear, wildlife habitat, vegetation, terrain, geology, seismicity, noise, dust deposition, processed kimberlite disposal, waste rock management, closure and reclamation, socio-economic impacts, employment, traditional knowledge, archaeological resources, human health, cumulative effects
- Pages
- 909
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