Proposed Development of Sable, Pigeon and Beartooth Kimberlite Pipes, Ekati Diamond Mine, Land Use Permit and Water Licence Supporting Document (BHP Billiton, August 2001)
BHP Diamonds Inc. submitted this supporting document to the Mackenzie Valley Land and Water Board for regulatory permits to develop three additional kimberlite pipes (Sable, Pigeon, and Beartooth) at the Ekati Diamond Mine in the Northwest Territories. The document describes the proposed open pit mining methods, waste rock and water management strategies, infrastructure requirements, and abandonment/restoration plans for each pipe, building upon the existing regulatory framework and environmental agreements already in place for the mine.
- Date
- 2001-08-01
- Document type
- regulatory-filing
- Parties
- BHP Diamonds Inc., Mackenzie Valley Land and Water Board (MVLWB), Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development (DIAND), Northwest Territories Water Board, Mackenzie Valley Environmental Impact Review Board (MVEIRB), Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO), Environment Canada, Government of the Northwest Territories
- Locations
- Ekati Diamond Mine, Northwest Territories, Sable Lake, Pigeon Pond, Beartooth Lake, Exeter Lake, Ursula Lake, Two Rock Lake, Lac de Gras, Panda Pit, Koala Pit, Fox Pit, Long Lake Containment Facility, North Panda Lake, Bearclaw Lake, Little Reynolds Pond, Big Reynolds Pond, Pigeon Stream, Horseshoe Lake, Ulu Lake, Nancy Lake, Falcon Lake, Kodiak Lake, Polar Lake, Grizzly Lake
- Parameters
- open pit mining, kimberlite ore processing, waste rock management, water management, dewatering, mine water handling, water quality, fish habitat, sediment management, acid-base accounting, sulphide content, neutralization potential, ammonia, total suspended solids, pH, conductivity, total aluminum, arsenic, copper, nickel, processed kimberlite disposal, tailings management, environmental monitoring, closure and reclamation, fish harvesting, stream diversion
- Pages
- 32
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