Interim Closure and Reclamation Plan (ICRP) Version 2.4, Ekati Diamond Mine (BHP Billiton, August 2011)
BHP Billiton's Interim Closure and Reclamation Plan (Version 2.4) for the EKATI Diamond Mine in the Northwest Territories outlines comprehensive strategies for mine closure and environmental reclamation, including pit lake creation, waste rock management, processed kimberlite containment, infrastructure removal, and extensive research and monitoring programs to address uncertainties in water quality, wildlife safety, and ecosystem recovery.
- Date
- Document type
- Report
- Parties
- BHP Billiton Canada Inc., Wek'èezhìi Land and Water Board, Independent Environmental Monitoring Agency, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Indian and Northern Affairs Canada, Environment Canada, Government of the Northwest Territories, Kugluktuk, Lutsel K'e Dene First Nation, Yellowknives Dene First Nation, Tlicho Government, North Slave Métis Alliance, Rescan Environmental Services Ltd., SRK Consulting, Alexco Resources Corporation, EBA Engineering Consultants Ltd.
- Locations
- EKATI Diamond Mine, Northwest Territories, Lac de Gras, Coppermine River, Yellowknife, Wekweèti, Sable Pit, Pigeon Pit, Panda Pit, Koala Pit, Beartooth Pit, Fox Pit, Misery Pit, Long Lake Containment Facility, Panda Diversion Channel, Ursula Lake, Upper Exeter Lake, King Pond, Airstrip Lake, Fay Lake
- Parameters
- closure and reclamation, pit lakes, water quality, fish passage, aquatic ecosystem, wildlife safety, vegetation cover, permafrost, processed kimberlite, waste rock storage, water balance, fish habitat, hydrocarbon contamination, water chemistry, erosion control, ground temperature, seepage flow, pit perimeter stability, closure monitoring, reclamation research
- Pages
- 842
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