Waste Rock and Ore Storage Management Plan (WROMP), Version 12.0, Comments, Ekati Diamond Mine (Independent Environmental Monitoring Agency, December 2023)
The Independent Environmental Monitoring Agency submits detailed technical comments on Arctic Canadian Diamond Company's Waste Rock and Ore Management Plan v12.0 for the Ekati Mine, addressing concerns about Point Lake WRSA seepage monitoring, toe berm design, long-term seepage quality prediction, waste rock physical stability inspections, geochemical characterization methods, reference seep monitoring, and the identification and management of seeps of potential concern.
- Date
- 2023-12-20
- Document type
- letter
- Parties
- Independent Environmental Monitoring Agency, Wek'eezhii Land and Water Board, Arctic Canadian Diamond Company, Tłı̨cho Government, Yellowknives Dene First Nation, Łutsel K'e Dene First Nation, North Slave Metis Alliance, Kitikmeot Inuit Association, Government of the Northwest Territories, Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada
- Locations
- Ekati Diamond Mine, Point Lake WRSA, Pigeon WRSA, Sable WRSA, Cujo Lake, Bearclaw Lake, Misery area, Panda/Koala area, Yellowknife, Northwest Territories
- Parameters
- waste rock management, seepage monitoring, water quality, acid generation, neutralization potential, physical stability, geochemical characterization, contaminant attenuation, freezing conditions, closure objectives, adaptive management, effluent quality criteria, seeps of potential concern
- Pages
- 7
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