Waste Rock Storage Area Seepage Survey, Ekati Diamond Mine (BHP Billiton, November 1998)
This 1998 waste rock storage area seepage survey documents monitoring of five seepage stations (SEEP001-98 through SEEP005-98) at the Ekati Diamond Mine, conducted in accordance with Water License N7L2-1616 requirements. The report presents field measurements and laboratory analysis of seepage quality from granitic waste rock and till dumps, with key findings showing elevated ammonia and aluminum concentrations at some stations, and recommendations for continued monitoring and improved quality assurance procedures in 1999.
- Date
- 1998-11-01
- Document type
- report
- Parties
- BHP Diamonds Inc., BHP, Northwest Territories Water Board, Envirotest Laboratories Ltd.
- Locations
- Ekati Diamond Mine, Panda Pit, Panda Waste Rock Dump, Panda Till Dump, Koala Lake, Northwest Territories
- Parameters
- water quality, seepage flow, pH, conductivity, ammonia, aluminum, metals, major ions, sulphate, alkalinity, total suspended solids, turbidity, dissolved metals, nitrate/nitrite, waste rock geochemistry
- Pages
- 28
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