Sable, Pigeon and Beartooth Kimberlite Pipes Information Requests and Responses (BHP Billiton, August 2000)
BHP Diamonds Inc. submitted responses to information requests from multiple regulatory agencies regarding the proposed expansion of the Ekati Diamond Mine to include three new kimberlite pipes (Sable, Pigeon, and Beartooth). The document addresses technical and environmental concerns raised by Environment Canada, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, the Independent Environmental Monitoring Agency, and the Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development regarding mining methods, transportation alternatives, water quality impacts, waste rock management, caribou effects, and traditional knowledge integration.
- Date
- 2000-08-01
- Document type
- regulatory-filing
- Parties
- BHP Diamonds Inc., Environment Canada, Department of Fisheries and Oceans, Independent Environmental Monitoring Agency, Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development, Mackenzie Valley Environmental Impact Review Board, Mackenzie Valley Land and Water Board, Government of the Northwest Territories
- Locations
- Ekati Diamond Mine, Northwest Territories, Sable Kimberlite Pipe, Pigeon Kimberlite Pipe, Beartooth Kimberlite Pipe, Lac de Gras, Horseshoe Lake, Two Rock Lake, Ursula Lake, Upper Exeter Lake, Bearclaw Lake, Exeter drainage, Ursula drainage, Long Lake Containment Facility, Leslie Lake, Kodiak Lake, Island Copper mine, British Columbia, Yellowknife, Coppermine River
- Parameters
- wind patterns, precipitation, meteorological data, dust deposition, air quality, water quality, nitrogen, phosphorus, suspended solids, orthophosphate, acid generation, metal leaching, waste rock drainage, ANFO residue, caribou behavior, fish habitat, littoral zone, bathymetry, nutrient limitation, phytoplankton biomass, closure costs, reclamation, pit lake formation, water discharge rates, haul road impacts, traditional knowledge, snow core survey, contaminants
- Pages
- 124
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