Pigeon Pipe Preliminary Waste Rock Storage Management Plan, Ekati Diamond Mine (SRK Consulting, January 2002)
This preliminary waste rock storage management plan for BHP Billiton's Pigeon Pipe kimberlite mining development describes geochemical testing, thermal and hydrological modeling, and adaptive management strategies to minimize environmental impacts from waste rock disposal, incorporating operational experience from existing Ekati waste rock storage areas.
- Date
- Document type
- Report
- Parties
- BHP Billiton Diamonds Inc., Steffen Robertson and Kirsten (Canada) Inc., Mackenzie Valley Land and Water Board, EBA Engineering, SRK Consulting, Rescan, Canadian Environmental and Metallurgical Inc.
- Locations
- Pigeon Pipe, Ekati Diamond Mine, Northwest Territories, Yellowknife, Panda Pit, Fay Lake, Little Reynolds Pond, Long Lake Containment Facility, Misery Pipe, Koala Pipe, Pigeon Stream
- Parameters
- waste rock storage, geochemical characterization, acid-base accounting, kimberlite stratigraphy, biotite granite, biotite schist, water quality, seepage monitoring, temperature monitoring, humidity cell testing, carbonic acid leaching, sulphur content, neutralization potential, acid generation potential, nickel leaching, permafrost formation, toe berm construction
- Pages
- 96
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