Public Hearing Transcript, Northwest Territories Diamonds Project, Lutsel K'e (Multiple parties, January 1996)
Federal Environmental Assessment Panel public hearing in Lutsel K'e on January 29, 1996, reviewing BHP Diamonds Inc.'s proposal to develop a diamond mine at Lac de Gras in the Northwest Territories. The hearing includes presentations by the panel, BHP representatives, Lutsel K'e First Nations leadership, and community members expressing concerns about environmental impacts, aboriginal rights, traditional land use, and past experiences with mining development.
- Date
- 1996-01-29
- Document type
- meeting-minutes
- Parties
- Federal Environmental Assessment Panel, BHP Diamonds Inc., Lutsel K'e First Nations, Blackwater Group, Diamet Minerals, ResCan Environmental Services, Dene Cultural Institute, Canadian Arctic Resources Committee, NWT Status of Women Council, Department of Renewable Resources, Environment Canada, DIAND
- Locations
- Lutsel K'e, Northwest Territories, Lac de Gras, Yellowknife, Dogrib communities, Coppermine River, Bathurst Inlet, Fort Reliance, Snare Lake, Lupin Gold Mine, Nonacho Lake, Pine Point, Stark Lake, Dettah, Lockhart River, Akaitcho Territory, Echo Bay, Long Lake Basin, Misery Lake, Navajo Nation, New Mexico, Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Calgary, British Columbia, Siberia
- Parameters
- water quality, fish habitat, caribou migration, wildlife displacement, air quality, tailings management, kimberlite mining, open-pit mining, underground mining, esker habitat, grizzly bear denning, vegetation and revegetation, archaeological sites, employment, socio-economic impacts, traditional land use, environmental monitoring, reclamation, chemical disposal, winter road access
- Pages
- 63
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