Review of the Draft Guidelines for the Preparation of an EIS on BHP Diamonds Inc.'s NWT Diamonds Project (Natural Resources Canada, March 1995)
Natural Resources Canada submits detailed comments on the Draft Guidelines for the Environmental Impact Statement for BHP Diamonds Inc.'s proposed NWT Diamonds Project, addressing earth science, geotechnical, explosives, and federal policy issues relevant to the project's design, construction, operations, and environmental mitigation.
- Date
- 1995-03-29
- Document type
- regulatory-filing
- Parties
- Natural Resources Canada, Greg McGuire, Letha Maclachlan, BHP Diamond Mine Environmental Assessment Panel, BHP Diamonds Inc., CANMET, Geological Survey of Canada, Mining Sector, Office of Environmental Affairs, Explosives Branch, Mining Research Laboratories, Mineral Sciences Laboratories, Mineral Strategy Branch, Juri Kasements
- Locations
- Northwest Territories, Yellowknife, Lac de Gras, Canada
- Parameters
- surficial materials, geotechnical properties, permafrost, ground ice, hydrology, groundwater flow, water quality, tailings impoundments, dam design and stability, environmental geochemistry, nickel and chromium, kimberlite weathering, diamond processing, frozen stockpiles, waste rock management, coarse tailings transport, sedimentation and flocculation, explosives licensing, ecosystem integrity, biodiversity, sustainable development, traditional knowledge, site reclamation, climate conditions, ground stability, mining operations
- Pages
- 12
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