Environmental Impact Report 2000, Ekati Diamond Mine (BHP Billiton, April 2000)
BHP Diamonds Inc.'s Environmental Impact Report 2000 assesses the biophysical effects and impacts of the Ekati Diamond Mine on valued ecosystem components from June 1996 through December 1999, comparing actual performance against predictions made in the 1995 Environmental Impact Statement. The report covers exploration, construction, and operational phases of Canada's first diamond mine in the Northwest Territories, including adaptive management strategies, environmental monitoring programs, and reclamation efforts.
- Date
- Document type
- Report
- Parties
- BHP Diamonds Inc., EVS Environment Consultants, Rescan Environmental Services Ltd., Dillon Consulting Ltd., Points West Heritage Consulting Ltd., ABR Inc., Independent Environmental Monitoring Agency, Department of Fisheries and Oceans, Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development, Department of Environment Canada, Resource Wildlife and Economic Development
- Locations
- Ekati Diamond Mine, Northwest Territories, Lac de Gras, Yellowknife, Coppermine River, Koala Watershed, Panda Lake, Kodiak Lake, Long Lake, Koala Lake, Fox Lake, Misery Pit, Arctic Ocean, Rae-Edzo, Dettah, N'dilo, Lutsel K'e, Snare Lake, Kugluktuk
- Parameters
- water quality, air quality, permafrost, vegetation, reclamation, caribou, fish populations, grizzly bear, wolverine, wolves, birds, sediment quality, aquatic life, groundwater, landscape disturbance, acid deposition, nutrient enrichment, turbidity, suspended solids
- Pages
- 166
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