Water Licence Annual Report for 1997, Water Licence N7L2-1616, Ekati Diamond Mine (BHP Billiton, March 1998)
BHP Diamonds Inc.'s 1997 Annual Report for Water License N7L2-1616 documents water-related activities at the Ekati Diamond Mine during its construction phase. The report covers freshwater use, dewatering operations, process water management, sewage treatment, environmental monitoring, waste management plans, and spill incidents, with operational startup scheduled for October 1998.
- Date
- 1998-03-31
- Document type
- unknown
- Parties
- BHP Diamonds Inc., Northwest Territories Water Board, Independent Environmental Monitoring Agency, Environment Canada, Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development, Territorial Department of Resources, Wildlife and Economic Development, Simons Mining Group, EBA Engineering, Norecol, Dames, Moore
- Locations
- Ekati Diamond Mine, Northwest Territories, Yellowknife, Grizzly Lake, Little Lake, Unnamed Lake, Panda Lake, Koala Lake, Long Lake, Airstrip Lake, Kodiak Lake, Leslie Lake, Larry Lake, Misery Lake, Polar Lake, Moose Lake, Nema Lake, Slipper Lake, Lac de Gras, Beartooth Lake, Sable Lake, Zach Pond, Nanuq Lake, Counts Lake, Vulture Lake
- Parameters
- freshwater use, dewatering activities, lake levels, process water use, processed kimberlite containment, sedimentation ponds, minewater discharges, sewage treatment, water quality, total suspended solids, pH, ammonia, arsenic, turbidity, oil and grease, metals, acid rock drainage, waste rock management, tailings management, closure costs, aquatic effects monitoring, fish populations, phytoplankton, zooplankton, benthos, sediment loading, spills, contingency planning
- Pages
- 38
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