Submission on the Draft Environmental Impact Statement Guidelines, BHP Diamonds Inc. Diamond Project (NWT Chamber of Mines, April 1995)
The NWT Chamber of Mines submitted formal comments on the draft Environmental Impact Statement Guidelines for the BHP Diamonds project at Lac de Gras, arguing that assessment requirements should reflect actual mining impacts, be coordinated with existing regulatory processes, and avoid premature speculation on matters better addressed during licensing stages.
- Date
- Document type
- Regulatory Filing
- Parties
- NWT Chamber of Mines, BHP Diamonds Inc., EARP Panel, Echo Bay Mines, Cominco, Polaris Mine, Metall Mining
- Locations
- Northwest Territories, Lac de Gras, Yellowknife, Contwoyto Lake, Bathurst Inlet, Coppermine, Nanisivik, Lupin, Rayrock, Rankin Inlet, Bear/Slave geological province, Northern Canada
- Parameters
- environmental impact assessment, water quality, financial security, compensation, environmental performance, acid mine drainage, cumulative effects, biological environment, socio-economic effects, employment, land and resource use, traditional knowledge, wildlife and habitat, ore processing, waste disposal
- Pages
- 21
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