Waste Rock Storage Area Seepage and Waste Rock Survey Report, Ekati Diamond Mine (SRK Consulting, March 2003)
This 2002 waste rock storage area seepage and waste rock survey report for Ekati Diamond Mine documents monitoring of seepage quality, waste rock geochemistry, and thermal conditions at storage areas including Panda/Koala, Misery, and the Coarse Kimberlite Reject Storage Area. The report fulfills Water Licence N7L2-1616 requirements and includes detailed investigations of low pH waters observed since 1999, with findings on sulphate concentrations, acid generation potential, and freeze-concentration effects in seepage.
- Date
- Document type
- Report
- Parties
- BHP Billiton Diamonds Inc., SRK Consulting, Enviro-Test Laboratories, ALS Chemex, EBA Engineering Consultants Ltd., Mackenzie Valley Land and Water Board
- Locations
- Ekati Diamond Mine, Northwest Territories, Yellowknife, Panda Pit, Koala Pit, Misery Pit, Coarse Kimberlite Reject Storage Area, Panda/Koala Waste Rock Storage Area, Misery Waste Rock Storage Area, Beartooth-Bearclaw, Sable Lake, Fox Lake, Lac de Gras, Long Lake Containment Facility
- Parameters
- seepage quality, waste rock geochemistry, acid-base accounting, sulphur concentrations, pH, sulphate, alkalinity, water quality, thermal monitoring, metal concentrations, iron, aluminum, magnesium, nickel, zinc, copper, acid rock drainage, neutralization potential, kimberlite, granite composition, humidity cell testing, oxidation rates
- Pages
- 347
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