Presentation to the Federal Environmental Assessment Review Panel for the BHP NWT Diamond Mine at Lac de Gras (Town of Hay River, February 1996)
Presentation by the Town of Hay River and area organizations to the Federal Environmental Assessment Review Panel supporting BHP's proposed diamond mine development at Lac de Gras, highlighting economic benefits, employment opportunities, and environmental mitigation measures while addressing concerns about regional development impacts.
- Date
- Document type
- Presentation
- Parties
- Town of Hay River, Hay River Dene Band, West Point First Nations, Hay River Chamber of Commerce, Hay River Metis Local #51, Southwest Territorial Community Futures, BHP NWT Diamonds Ltd., Federal Environmental Assessment Review Panel, Ms. Letha MacLachlan, GNWT, Federal government
- Locations
- Lac de Gras, Hay River, Northwest Territories, Yellowknife, Norman Wells, Mackenzie Delta, Beaufort Sea, Pine Point, Slave Geological Province, Mackenzie Valley, High Arctic, Upper Snare River, Great Slave Lake
- Parameters
- water quality, environmental impact, mining operations, diamond extraction, tailings, open pit mining, ice road development, employment, wildlife impacts, acid forming tailings, kimberlites
- Pages
- 17
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