Regions: North Slave Region
Tags: physical sciences, environmental assessment, environmental baseline
| Principal Investigator: | Diplock, David A (2) |
| Licence Number: | 14581 |
| Organization: | Columbia Environmental Consutling Ltd |
| Licensed Year(s): |
2009
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| Issued: | Aug 05, 2009 |
| Project Team: | David Diplock, P.Eng (Lead Assessor, Environmental Engineer, Columbia Environmental Consulting Ltd), Cole Bertsch, M.A. Geo.L. (Site Supervisor, Hydrogeologist, Columbia Environmental Consulting Ltd), Summer Zawacky, Bsc. (Environmental Technician, Columbia Environmental Consulting Ltd.), Stephen Livingstone, M.Sc., P.Geo (Project Director, Franz Environmental Consulting), Mike Venhuis, M.Sc., P.Geo. (Lead Assessor, Environmental Engineer, Ecometrix Incorporated), Karin Guiguer, Ph.D.. (Senior Risk Assessor, Franz Environmental Consulting), Dan Dodd, B.Sc (Environmental Technician, Franz Environmental Consulting), Tina Ranger, CET (Ground Coordinator, Franz Environmental Consulting), Graham Martens, R.P. Bio (Project Managaer, Senior Biologist, Columbia Environmental Consulting), Tuula Talvila, B.Sc. (CAD), (Labour/ Wildlife monitor, Aboriginal Engineering Ltd.) |
Objective(s): To conduct a detailed site investigation of the Blanchet Island Mine, to further determine current environmental and physical conditions.
Project Description: The objective of this study is to conduct a detailed site investigation of the Blanchet Island Mine to further determine current environmental and physical conditions. This will include the identification and quantification of environmental impacts in soil, sediment, surface water and groundwater, and the delineation of contamination from any hazardous or non-hazardous materials left on site. COLUMBIA/FRANZ will follow all prescribed INACs methodologies, Health and Safety Plan requirements and sampling protocols. The following activities will take place at the sites: Soil Sampling, Sediment Sampling, Surface Water Sampling, Monitoring Well Installation, Groundwater Sampling, Aquifer Testing, Vegetation Sampling and Soil Excavation. The information collected will be helpful for planning any future clean up of the contaminated sites, which will beneficial to the locals by removing potentially harmful waste from the environment and local food chain. The final report will be available to local governing bodies. The results will be compiled in a comprehensive report and presented to INAC to be made available to the public on request. The fieldwork for this study will be conducted from August 04 to 11, 2009, at Blanchet Island Mine (115 Km SE of Yellowknife, Great Slave Lake 61.99416N, 112.39451W) and O'Connor Lake/ American Yellowknife Mine (East shore of O'connor Lake, 190Km SE of Yellowknife, 100 Km northeast of Fort Smith).
