The International Cyanide Management Institute (ICMI) announced today that the Serra Grande Gold Mine in Goias, Brazil, has been certified as substantially compliant with the International Cyanide Management Code (Code). The Serra Grande Gold Mine, a 50-50 joint venture between AngloGold Ashanti and Kinross Gold Corporation, is operated by AngloGold Ashanti.
ICMI has received and accepted a Detailed Audit Findings Report prepared by an independent professional third-party auditor who evaluated the Serra Grande Gold Mine against the ICMI’s Verification Protocol and found it in substantial compliance with the Code’s Principles and Standards of Practice. The operation will be fully certified once it has implemented its Corrective Action Plan and achieved full compliance with the Code. The operation will be re-audited every three years thereafter to evaluate their continuing compliance with the Code.
The Summary Audit Report, Corrective Action Plan and Auditor Credential Form demonstrating the professional qualifications of the auditors are available on the Signatory Companies Pages on the ICMI web site, www.cyanidecode.org/signatory_anglogold.php and www.cyanidecode.org/signatory_kinross.php.
The Code is a voluntary industry program for companies involved in the production of gold using cyanide and companies producing and transporting this cyanide. It was developed under the aegis of the United Nations Environment Programme by a multi-stakeholder Steering Committee. The Code is intended to complement an operation’s existing obligation to comply with the applicable laws and regulations of the political jurisdictions in which the operation is located.
ICMI has been established to administer the Code, promote its adoption, evaluate its implementation, and manage the certification process. A detailed list of the operations covered by signatory companies’ applications, along with the full text of the Code and its implementing and administrative documents, are available at www.cyanidecode.org.
Date:
Tuesday, February 3, 2009