Regions: North Slave Region
Tags: physical sciences, water quality, environmental impact, aquatic ecosystems, environmental monitoring, vegetation, benthic invertebrates, community based monitoring, monitoring, wildlife monitoring, cumulative effects, diamond mining, lake trout, tissue sampling, radio-marking, benthos sampling, sculpin
Principal Investigator: | Madsen, Eric (2) |
Licence Number: | 13135 |
Organization: | Diavik Diamond Mines |
Licensed Year(s): |
2001
2000
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Issued: | Jun 13, 2000 |
Project Team: | Mike Baker, Cheryl Wray, April Desjarlias, Camilla Zoe-Chocolate, Kukgluktuk Angoniatit Association |
Objective(s): This research will monitor and evaluate the potential environmental effects from the construction and operation of a diamond mine. Local community members are part of the monitoring team. Results will be communicated to communities through an Environmen
Project Description: This research will monitor and evaluate the potential environmental effects from the construction and operation of a diamond mine. The activities planned for 2000 include: water sampling in Lac de Gras and east island streams and lakes, fish-out study on inland lakes, radio-tagging of lake trout in Lac de Gras, tissue sampling of Slimy Sculpin in Lac de Gras, benthic invertebrate sampling and lake bed sediment sampling. Local community members are part of the monitoring team. Results will be communicated to communities through an Environmental Advisory Board with representatives from each of the local communities.