As part of the Nunavut Impact Review Board (NIRB) process, Agnico Eagle will be required to evaluate all potential impacts and suggest ways to reduce those impacts.  This will be reviewed by different regulators and intervenors and guidelines for monitoring will be given if the project is approved. Currently at Meliadine, there is a 15 [...]

Board (NIRB) process, Agnico Eagle will be required to evaluate all potential impacts and suggest ways to reduce those impacts.  This will be reviewed by different regulators and intervenors and guidelines for monitoring will be given if the project is approved. Currently, Agnico Eagle monitors and samples the water before discharge and validates the results [...]

It would take 150 to 300 trucks to move all of the water that needs to be transported.  This would dramatically increase the amount of traffic on the road and would not be feasible for Agnico.

Agnico Eagle’s permits are currently for 800 – 1,600 m3 per day (around 211,000 – 423,000 US gallons per day).  We would like to increase that amount to 6,000 – 12,000 m3 per day (around 1.6 - 3.2 million US gallons per day).

The waterline would be made of high density polyethylene (HDPE), a type of plastic.  This is the same material as the Hamlet’s waterline at Nipisar Lake.

In order to make sure that the water does not freeze in the waterline, we would like to discharge water from June to October each year.  We know that the ice forms and melts at different dates each year, so we will want to work with the community to understand when we can start to [...]

We have evaluated different sizes of waterlines.  The diameter of the waterline will impact how much water we are able to move from Meliadine to Itivia in one day.  Given the amount of water that we need to move (6,000 m3 – 12,000 m3 per day), our best option are 2 side-by-side 16 inch waterlines [...]

Burying the waterline or putting it under the road is not recommended.  The waterline will naturally move because of the water pressure in the waterline.  Best practice for this type of construction is to snake the waterline and anchor it at points along the line.  We can however create crossings along the waterline for caribou, [...]