Environmental Impact Report 2016 Plain Language Summary, Ekati Diamond Mine (Dominion Diamond, September 2016)
This 2016 Environmental Impact Report Plain English Summary from Dominion Diamond Ekati Corporation describes the ongoing environmental management and monitoring at the Ekati Diamond Mine in the Northwest Territories, covering mining activities from 2012-2015, key environmental risks across air, land, water, and wildlife categories, and future operations planned through 2018. The report fulfills requirements of the 1997 Environmental Agreement and details adaptive management practices, community engagement, and compliance with regulatory instruments including water licences and Fisheries Act authorizations.
- Date
- 2016-09-01
- Document type
- report
- Parties
- Dominion Diamond Ekati Corporation, Dominion Diamond Corporation, Dr. Stewart Blusson, Archon Minerals Ltd., BHP Billiton, Government of Canada, Government of Northwest Territories, Wek'èezhìi Land and Water Board, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Tłįcho, Yellowknives Dene First Nation, Chipewyan, Métis, Copper Inuit, Lutsel K'e Dene First Nation, North Slave Métis Alliance, Diavik Diamond Inc., Mining Association of Canada, Canadian Institute of Mining, Northern Safety Association
- Locations
- Ekati Diamond Mine, Lac de Gras, Pointe Lake, Misery Pit, Northwest Territories, Yellowknife, Arctic Ocean, Coppermine River, Koala Watershed, Lynx Lake, Sable Lake, Lac du Sauvage, Grizzly Lake, Long Lake Containment Facility, King Pond Settling Facility, Beartooth Pit, Pigeon Pit, Panda Pit, Fox Pit, Koala North, Fay Bay, Cujo Lake, Desperation Pond, Pigeon Stream, Panda Diversion Channel, Pigeon Stream Diversion Channel, Old Camp, Main Camp, Kugluktuk, Coronation Gulf
- Parameters
- water quality, air quality, caribou abundance, fish populations, permafrost stability, groundwater quality and quantity, particulate emissions, fugitive dust, greenhouse gas emissions, dissolved oxygen, chloride levels, hydrocarbon contamination, sediment quality, phytoplankton, zooplankton, benthos, aquatic life, wildlife habitat, grizzly bear populations, wolverine populations, bird breeding, waste rock seepage, processed kimberlite, surface hydrology, archaeology, heritage sites, reclamation, closure costs, ammonia, nitrate, sulphate, metals, lichen analysis, snow chemistry, under-ice conditions, lake dewatering, fish salvage, habitat compensation, tailings management, energy management, biodiversity conservation
- Pages
- 36
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