Spring Waste Rock Storage Area Seepage Survey, Ekati Diamond Mine (BHP Billiton, August 2001)
BHP Diamonds Inc. 2001 Spring Waste Rock Storage Area Seepage Survey for the EKATI Diamond Mine, submitted August 29 2001 to Melody MacLeod, Mackenzie Valley Land and Water Board, under Water Licence N7L2-1616 (Part F, Section 3(b)), Report No. 1CB009.04. Discusses Acid Rock Drainage (ARD) indicators including elevated sulphate (>30 mg/L) and pH<6, stagnant site drainage and stratification, wind-blown dust contamination near waste rock piles, bioassay-test water-chemistry evaluation, frequency of equipment malfunctions in field measurements (pH, conductivity, flow), and recommendations for early-winter visual inspection of waste-rock pile venting/hot-air signatures of ARD heat generation.
- Date
- 1994–2001
- Document type
- report
- Parties
- BHP Diamonds Inc., Melody MacLeod, Mackenzie Valley Land and Water Board, SRK Consulting, Steffen Robertson and Kirsten
- Locations
- Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Vancouver
- Parameters
- waste rock, seepage survey, acid rock drainage, ARD, spring seepage, water licence N7L2-1616, ekati diamond mine
- Pages
- 103
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