Wastewater and Tailings Management Plan, Ekati Diamond Mine (EBA Engineering, June 1998)
This wastewater and tailings management plan for the Ekati Diamond Mine details the handling of 133 million tonnes of mine tailings over 25 years of operation, including tailings disposal in Long Lake containment area cells, water treatment and discharge protocols, pit water management, and camp sewage systems. The plan addresses tailings characterization, consolidation behavior, seasonal deposition patterns, and monitoring requirements to ensure compliance with water license conditions.
- Date
- Document type
- Report
- Parties
- BHP Diamonds Inc., EBA Engineering Consultants Ltd., NWT Water Board, NWT Technical Advisor Committee, Independent Environmental Monitoring Agency
- Locations
- Ekati Diamond Mine, Northwest Territories, Yellowknife, Long Lake, Panda Lake, Koala Lake, Kodiak Lake, Misery Lake, Misery Pit, Panda Pit, Koala Pit, Leslie Lake, Lac de Gras, Contwoyto Lake, Coppermine
- Parameters
- wastewater management, tailings management, water quality, solids content, consolidation, turbidity, suspended solids, pH, particle size distribution, void ratio, permeability, wind erosion, precipitation, runoff, evaporation, water balance, seepage, flocculants, coagulants, biological oxygen demand, discharge criteria
- Pages
- 78
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