Independent Environmental Monitoring Agency (IEMA) Overview & Sable, Pigeon & Beartooth Expansion Presentation, with MVEIRB Technical Comments Letter (IEMA, September 2000 to March 2001)
This document comprises an organizational overview of the Independent Environmental Monitoring Agency (IEMA) for the Ekati Diamond Mine, including its governance structure, mandate, and regulatory framework, followed by the Agency's detailed technical comments on BHP's Environmental Assessment Report for the proposed Sable, Pigeon, and Beartooth kimberlite pipe extensions submitted to the Mackenzie Valley Environmental Impact Review Board in September 2000. The Agency identifies significant information gaps and recommends additional geochemical testing, monitoring enhancements, and further assessment of alternatives such as underground mining before project approval.
- Date
- Document type
- Report
- Parties
- Independent Environmental Monitoring Agency, BHP Ekati Diamond Mine, Lutsel K'e Land and Environment Committee, Dogrib Treaty 11 Tribal Council, Akaitcho Treaty 8, North Slave Metis Alliance, Kitikmeot Inuit Association, Canada/DIAND, Government of Northwest Territories, Mackenzie Valley Environmental Impact Review Board, Department of Fisheries and Oceans, Mackenzie Valley Land and Water Board
- Locations
- Ekati Diamond Mine, Northwest Territories, Yellowknife, Lac de Gras, Sable pipe, Pigeon pipe, Beartooth pit, Two Rock Lake, Sable Lake, Big Reynolds Pond, Beartooth Lake, Exeter watershed, Koala watershed, Yamba watershed, Long Lake, Kodiak Lake, Lutsel K'e, Fort Smith, Fort Deline
- Parameters
- water quality, air quality, dust emissions, fugitive dust, vegetation loss, habitat loss, wetlands, archaeological resources, waste rock geochemistry, acid generation, metal leaching, aquatic effects, fish populations, caribou distribution, caribou migration, grizzly bear displacement, cumulative effects, genetic exchange, suspended solids, kimberlite toxicity, reclamation, closure costs, environmental monitoring, Traditional Knowledge
- Pages
- 39
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