Regions: South Slave Region
Tags: environmental assessment, mining, water quality, biology, fish habitat, wildlife, land use planning, industrial development
| Principal Investigator: | Moore, Steve M (6) |
| Licence Number: | 13914 |
| Organization: | EBA Engineering Consultants Ltd. |
| Licensed Year(s): |
2005
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| Issued: | Sep 20, 2005 |
| Project Team: | Steve Moore (Senior Scientist, EBA Engineering Consultants Ltd.), Karla Langlois (Scientist in the Ecosystem Classification and Wild, EBA Engineering Consultants Ltd.), Kelly Ostermann (Senior Scientist for the Ecosystem Classification , EBA Engineering Consultants Ltd.), Tim Abercrombie (Scientist for the Water Quality, Aquatic Resources, EBA Engineering Consultants Ltd.) |
Project Description: The objective of the field program is to document baseline conditions within the study area to be used for a water licence and land use application towards development of a lead and zinc mine adjacent to the old Pine Point property. This includes completing Ecosystem Classification, Surface Water Quality Sampling, Fish Habitat Assessments, and a Wildlife Utilization and Diversity Study. Field sites will be accessed on foot and on ATVs. No new technology will be used. Ecosystem Classification work will be completed from satellite imagery and field sampling (approximately 50 to 150 polygons). Surface water sampling will include collecting samples from two primary streams, the Buffalo River and Twin Creeks, and Great Slave Lake at several near-shore locations, and two sample sites from adjacent end-pit lakes located in the vicinity of the core project area. Fish Habitat assessments will be undertaken along representative sections of the Little Buffalo River and Twin Creeks. Basic habitat types will be recorded (i.e. pools, riffles, run cascades) and basic measurements will be recorded. The Wildlife Utilization (bird and mammal) and Diversity Study will be conducted using foot point counts and opportunistic observations. Wildlife species presence will be documented and located using actual observations, tracks, browsing sign, and droppings or scat. The information obtained from the field studies will be verbally presented to affected communities during consultations and will be presented in data reports and regulatory applications that are available to the communities. Local assistance from Fort Resolution will be required during the field investigations. The study area will be within a 370 km2 area adjacent to the old Pine Point mine site. The nearest communities are Hay River and Fort Resolution.
