Reclamation Liability Estimate & Demolition and Salvage Estimate, Ekati Diamond Mine (Komex, May 2001)
Komex International prepared a reclamation liability estimate for the Ekati Diamond Mine comparing current liability costs (approximately $50.8 million) with ultimate closure costs (approximately $136.4 million) across multiple mine components including open pits, tailings cells, waste rock piles, and camp facilities, using the RECLAIM model and incorporating site-specific data and professional judgment.
- Date
- Document type
- Report
- Parties
- BHP Diamonds Inc., Komex International Ltd., Brodie Consulting Ltd., Independent Environmental Monitoring Agency (IEMA), Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development (DIAND), Mackenzie Valley Land and Water Board (MVLWB), Environment Canada, Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO), Government of the Northwest Territories Renewable Resources, Wildlife and Economic Development (RWED), Stanton Regional Health Board
- Locations
- Ekati Diamond Mine, Northwest Territories, Yellowknife, Long Lake, Panda Pit, Misery Pit, Koala Pit, Fox Pit, Sable Pit, Pigeon Pit, Beartooth Pit, Upper Exeter Lake, Ursula Lake, Fay Lake, Edmonton
- Parameters
- reclamation costs, closure costs, acid rock drainage (ARD), tailings containment, waste rock management, permafrost, water quality, seepage monitoring, pit lakes, revegetation, contaminated sites, mobilization costs, contingency planning, rock chemistry, hydrometric monitoring
- Pages
- 81
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