Sable Pipe Preliminary Waste Rock Storage Management Plan (BHP Billiton, January 2002)
This preliminary waste rock storage management plan for the Sable Pipe at Ekati Diamond Mine addresses geochemical characterization, testing methods, and operational management strategies for granite and kimberlite waste rock disposal. The plan incorporates adaptive management based on Panda Waste Rock Storage Area experience, including permafrost maintenance, toe berm construction, and water quality monitoring to minimize environmental impacts.
- Date
- Document type
- Report
- Parties
- BHP Billiton Diamonds Inc., Steffen Robertson and Kirsten (Canada) Inc., SRK Consulting, EBA Engineering, Mackenzie Valley Land and Water Board, Canadian Environmental and Metallurgical Inc.
- Locations
- Sable Pipe, Ekati Diamond Mine, Sable Lake, Panda Pit, Exeter Lake, Ursula Lake, Two Rock Lake, Horseshoe Lake, Ulu Lake, Long Lake, Northwest Territories, Yellowknife, Vancouver
- Parameters
- waste rock storage, geochemical testing, acid-base accounting, sulphur oxidation, acid generation potential, neutralization potential, kimberlite reactivity, host rock geology, water quality, seepage monitoring, temperature monitoring, permafrost, ice formation, nickel leaching, sulphate release, pH buffering, carbonate depletion, humidity cell testing, kinetic testing
- Pages
- 100
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