Public Hearing Technical Session Transcript, Environmental Management Plans, BHP NWT Diamonds Project (MVEIRB, February 16, 1996)
Technical session of the Federal Environmental Assessment Panel review of BHP Diamonds Inc.'s proposed Northwest Territories diamond mine project near Lac de Gras, featuring presentations by BHP on comprehensive environmental management plans for air quality, water, waste, tailings, wildlife, aquatic life, traffic, and reclamation, with particular emphasis on frozen-core dam design for tailings containment and adaptive management strategies.
- Date
- Document type
- Meeting Minutes
- Parties
- Federal Environmental Assessment Panel, BHP Diamonds Inc., Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development, Environment Canada, Northern Environmental Coalition, Government of the Northwest Territories, Lutsel K'e Dene Band Council, World Wildlife Fund, Dene Nation, NWT Chamber of Mines, Echo Bay Mines, EBA Engineering, ResCan, Alaska Biological Research
- Locations
- Northwest Territories, Yellowknife, Lac de Gras, Long Lake, Leslie Lake, Koala, Misery pit, Dettah, Lupin, Echo Bay, Raglan, Arctic Quebec, Ungava Peninsula, Deception River, Hay River, Kubaka Mine, Magadan, Russia, Fox mine site, Fairbanks, Alaska
- Parameters
- environmental management plans, air quality, water quality, tailings management, waste management, wildlife habitat, caribou, aquatic life, permafrost, reclamation, decommissioning and closure, traffic management, spill contingency, emergency response, vegetation, monitoring, fuel consumption, power generation, fugitive dust, hazardous substances, ammonia nitrate, climate warming
- Pages
- 115
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