Wastewater and Processed Kimberlite Management Plan (WPKMP), Version 10, Agency Comments, Ekati Diamond Mine (Independent Environmental Monitoring Agency, January 2024)
The Independent Environmental Monitoring Agency submits detailed comments on Burgundy Diamond Mines' Wastewater and Processed Kimberlite Management Plan v10.0 for the Ekati Mine, identifying concerns regarding tailings management compliance, water monitoring gaps, pit capacity risks, and closure planning requirements, with specific recommendations for remedial actions.
- Date
- Document type
- Letter
- Parties
- Independent Environmental Monitoring Agency, Mason Mantla, Wek'eezhii Land and Water Board, Burgundy Diamond Mines, Arctic Canadian Diamond Company Ltd, 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, Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, King Pond Settling Facility, Cujo Lake, Lynx Pit, Misery Underground, Point Lake, Panda/Koala PKCA, LLCF, Snap Lake
- Parameters
- tailings management, wastewater management, processed kimberlite management, water quality, effluent standards, water balance, pit water management, process water recycling, FPK physical properties, sediment settling, closure planning, financial security, pit wall stability, dewatering, consolidation
- Pages
- 4
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