Submission on Draft Environmental Impact Statement Guidelines, BHP Diamonds Project, Lac de Gras (NWT Chamber of Mines, April 1995)
The NWT Chamber of Mines submits detailed comments on the draft Environmental Impact Statement guidelines for the BHP Diamonds project at Lac de Gras, advocating for a streamlined review process and objecting to requirements they view as premature, speculative, or better suited to the licensing stage rather than environmental assessment.
- Date
- 1995-04-11
- Document type
- presentation
- Parties
- NWT Chamber of Mines, BHP Diamonds Inc., Echo Bay Mines, Cominco, Polaris Mine, Metall Mining, EARP Panel
- Locations
- Northwest Territories, Lac de Gras, Yellowknife, Contwoyto Lake, Bathurst Inlet, Coppermine, Bear/Slave geological province, Rayrock, Rankin Inlet, Nanisivik, Lupin
- Parameters
- diamond mining, environmental impact assessment, water quality, acid mine drainage, financial security, compensation, employment, cumulative effects, biological environment, socio-economic effects, land and resource use, environmental performance
- Pages
- 28
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