Project Description, Proposed Development of Sable, Pigeon and Beartooth Kimberlite Pipes, Ekati Diamond Mine (BHP Billiton, October 1999)
BHP Diamonds Inc. proposes to develop three additional kimberlite pipes (Sable, Pigeon, and Beartooth) at the Ekati Diamond Mine in the Northwest Territories to extend mine life from 15 to 18 years. The project description outlines mining methods, waste and water management strategies, infrastructure requirements, and environmental mitigation measures for the three new open pit operations, prepared in response to Mackenzie Valley Environmental Impact Review Board requirements and incorporating community consultation feedback.
- Date
- 1999-10-01
- Document type
- regulatory-filing
- Parties
- BHP Diamonds Inc., Broken Hill Proprietary Limited, DiaMet Minerals Ltd., Charles E. Fipke, Dr. Stewart L. Blusson, Northwest Territories Water Board, Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development, Department of Fisheries and Oceans, Environment Canada, Mackenzie Valley Environmental Impact Review Board, Government of the Northwest Territories, Dogrib Treaty 11, Akaitcho Treaty 8, North Slave Metis Alliance, Inuit of Kugluktuk, Independent Environmental Monitoring Agency
- Locations
- Ekati Diamond Mine, Northwest Territories, Lac de Gras, Coppermine River, Sable Lake, Pigeon Pond, Beartooth Lake, Exeter Lake, Ursula Lake, Panda Pit, Yellowknife, Rae-Edzo, Dettah, N'dilo, Lutsel K'e, Kugluktuk, Long Lake, Two Rock Lake, Ulu Lake, Horseshoe Lake, Mink Lake, Fox Pit, Koala Pit, Misery Pit, Leslie Pipe
- Parameters
- kimberlite pipes, open pit mining, waste rock management, water management, dewatering, pit lakes, fish habitat, acid rock drainage, processed kimberlite disposal, tailings management, wildlife impacts, caribou migration, environmental monitoring, water quality, fisheries replacement, reclamation, cumulative effects, traditional knowledge
- Pages
- 96
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