Interim Closure and Reclamation Plan (ICRP), Version 3.1, Part 2, Ekati Diamond Mine (Arctic Canadian Diamond Company, December 2022)
This is the Ekati Diamond Mine Interim Closure and Reclamation Plan Version 3.1 (December 2022), a comprehensive regulatory document outlining the permanent closure and reclamation strategy for the Ekati mine, expected to continue operations until 2029. The plan presents site-wide closure objectives, criteria, and detailed reclamation approaches for seven planning areas including open pits, underground workings, waste rock storage areas, processed kimberlite containment facilities, water management infrastructure, and buildings/infrastructure, with emphasis on wildlife safety, caribou movement, ecosystem restoration, and community engagement.
- Date
- 2022-12-01
- Document type
- report
- Parties
- Arctic Canadian Diamond Company, Wek'èezhìı Land and Water Board (WLWB), Mackenzie Valley Land and Water Board (MVLWB), Environment Department, Independent Environmental Monitoring Agency (IEMA), Tłįchọ Government, Lutsel K'e Dene First Nation (LKDFN), Prince of Wales Heritage Museum
- Locations
- Ekati Diamond Mine, Northwest Territories, Lac de Gras, King Pond, Two Rock Sedimentation Pond, Leslie Lake, Lac du Sauvage, Cujo Lake, Panda Pit, Koala Pit, Koala North Pit, Beartooth Pit, Fox Pit, Misery Pit, Sable Pit, Pigeon Pit, Point Lake, Long Lake Containment Facility (LLCF), Bathurst Inlet, Queen Maud Gulf, Yellowknife
- Parameters
- closure and reclamation, mine workings, waste rock storage areas, processed kimberlite containment, water management infrastructure, pit lakes, caribou movement, wildlife safety, vegetation and revegetation, soil contamination, water quality, sediment quality, dust control, landscape aesthetics, archaeological sites, climate change, adaptive management, closure criteria, environmental monitoring, traditional knowledge
- Pages
- 232
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