Regions: North Slave Region
Tags: physical sciences, environmental assessment, water quality, mining impacts, air quality, benthic sampling, land reclamation, bathymetry, socio-economics, industrial development, weather, government involvement
| Principal Investigator: | Digel, Mark (3) |
| Licence Number: | 12865 |
| Organization: | NAPEGG; Kennecott Canada Ltd. |
| Licensed Year(s): |
1996
1995
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| Issued: | Jun 07, 1996 |
| Project Team: | Members from Vista Engineering, Penner and Associates, Fedirchuk McCullough & Associates, and Page Burt (Bathurst Arctic Services) |
Objective(s): Ojectives of this workplan are as follows: 1. To undertake an environmental baseline program focused on collecting the necessary environmental and socio-economic information for the Diavik Project in support of the assessment and mitigation of environmental effects and reclamation planning. 2. To collect and prepare environmental and socio-economic information in a manner which would be defensible in professional and public forums, and that satisfies various government regulatory agencies.
Project Description: Methods of data collection will include water quality and bottom sampling in Lac de Gras and Lac du Sauvage; automatic and manual water level recordings; bathometric work; automatic weather stations and the monitoring of air-borne particles and visibility; continuation of baseline studies of soils and terrain, and vegetation; fish population, habitat, health, and spawning habits studies; baseline wildlife data collection; heritage resources studies; and traditional knowledge programs.
