Interim Abandonment and Reclamation Plan, Ekati Diamond Mine (BHP Billiton, July 2003)
This interim abandonment and reclamation plan describes BHP Billiton's strategy for reclaiming disturbed areas at the Ekati Diamond Mine following the mining of seven kimberlite pipes through 2014, detailing reclamation approaches for pit lakes, waste rock storage, processed kimberlite containment facilities, water management structures, and supporting infrastructure to restore stable landforms and wildlife habitat.
- Date
- 2003-07-30
- Document type
- report
- Parties
- BHP Billiton Diamonds Inc., EVS Environment Consultants Ltd., Mackenzie Valley Land and Water Board, Northwest Territories Water Board, Independent Environmental Monitoring Agency, Departments of Environment, Fisheries and Oceans, Natural Resources Canada, Indian Affairs and Northern Development, Government of Northwest Territories, DiaMet Minerals
- Locations
- Ekati Diamond Mine, Northwest Territories, Lac de Gras, Coppermine River, Yellowknife, Panda Pit, Koala Pit, Fox Pit, Misery Pit, Sable Pit, Pigeon Pit, Beartooth Pit, Long Lake Containment Facility, Koala watershed, Main Camp, Misery Lake, Grizzly Lake, Upper Exeter Lake, Ursula Lake
- Parameters
- landscape reclamation, pit lake formation and water quality, processed kimberlite containment, waste rock storage, water management structures, revegetation, permafrost, fish habitat compensation, wildlife habitat, closure and abandonment, pit flooding, drainage and slope stability, vegetation research, post-closure monitoring, completion criteria
- Pages
- 159
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