Waste Rock and Ore Storage Management Plan (WROMP), Version 13.1, Reasons for Decision, Ekati Diamond Mine (Wek'èezhìı Land and Water Board, February 2026)
The Wek'èezhìı Land and Water Board approved Version 13.1 of the Waste Rock and Ore Storage Management Plan (WROMP) for the Ekati Diamond Mine on February 24, 2026, with direction for submission of Version 13.2 within 120 days and specific requirements regarding thermistor installation, seepage monitoring at Point Lake, and closure planning for the Pigeon WRSA.
- Date
- Document type
- Regulatory Filing
- Parties
- Wek'èezhìı Land and Water Board, Feyi Adebayo, Burgundy Diamond Mines Ltd., Arctic Canadian Diamond Mine Ltd., Independent Environmental Monitoring Agency (IEMA), Government of the Northwest Territories – Environment and Climate Change (GNWT-ECC), Tłįchọ Government
- Locations
- Ekati Diamond Mine, Lac de Gras, Northwest Territories, Point Lake, Pigeon WRSA, Sable WRSA, Calgary, AB, Yellowknife, NT, Wekweètì, NT
- Parameters
- waste rock management, ore storage, seepage monitoring, water quality, waste rock storage areas (WRSAs), geochemistry, ground temperature monitoring, thermistors, closure cover design, thermal modeling, seepage collection channels, environmental quality criteria, closure and reclamation, overburden management, aquatic effects monitoring
- Pages
- 12
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