Information Requests Response, Environmental Assessment, Sable, Pigeon & Beartooth Kimberlite Pipes, Ekati Diamond Mine (BHP Billiton, August 2000)
BHP Diamonds Inc. submitted responses to environmental information requests from multiple federal and territorial regulatory agencies regarding the proposed expansion of the Ekati Diamond Mine to include development of the Sable, Pigeon, and Beartooth kimberlite pipes. The document addresses technical and environmental concerns including climate and precipitation data quality, nutrient discharge impacts, pit reclamation methods, water source impacts, haul road effects on caribou, waste rock drainage risks, and the integration of traditional knowledge into environmental management.
- Date
- 2000-08-01
- Document type
- regulatory-filing
- Parties
- BHP Diamonds Inc., Environment Canada, Department of Fisheries and Oceans, Independent Environmental Monitoring Agency, Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development, Mackenzie Valley Environmental Impact Review Board, Mackenzie Valley Land and Water Board, Government of the Northwest Territories
- Locations
- Ekati Diamond Mine, Northwest Territories, Sable Kimberlite Pipe, Pigeon Kimberlite Pipe, Beartooth Kimberlite Pipe, Horseshoe Lake, Two Rock Lake, Lac de Gras, Panda Pit, Long Lake Containment Facility, Leslie Lake, Koala Lake, Exeter Lake, Ursula Lake, Little Reynolds Pond, Coppermine River, Island Copper mine, British Columbia, Yellowknife, Nunavut
- Parameters
- climate data, wind patterns, precipitation, fugitive dust, water quality, nitrogen, phosphorus, suspended solids, acid generation, metal leaching, caribou behaviour, fish habitat, littoral zone, snow core survey, air quality, contaminants, traditional knowledge, waste rock storage, drainage, hydrology, ANFO residue, orthophosphate, apatite
- Pages
- 125
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