The International Cyanide Management Institute (ICMI) announced today that Australian Gold Reagents Pty Ltd.’s (AGR) Ocean Freight Supply Chain has been recertified in full compliance with the International Cyanide Management Code (Cyanide Code).
Australian Gold Reagents is a signatory to the Cyanide Code as both a cyanide producer and separately as a consignor/transporter. As a consignor/transporter, AGR organizes and manages supply chains comprised of companies it has contracted to transport cyanide. AGR’s Ocean Freight Supply Chain was initially certified in February 2011 and recertified in September 2014. ICMI has received and accepted a Detailed Audit Findings Report prepared by an independent professional third-party auditor who evaluated AGR’s Ocean Freight Supply Chain against ICMI’s Transportation Verification Protocol and found it in full compliance with the Cyanide Code’s Principles and Transport Practices. The Summary Audit Report and Auditor Credentials Form are available on AGR’s Signatory Companies Page on the Cyanide Code web site: http://cyanidecode.org/signatory-company/australian-gold-reagents-ltd. The operation must be re-audited every three years to evaluate continuing compliance with the Cyanide Code.
The Cyanide Code is a voluntary industry program for companies involved in the production of gold or silver 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 Cyanide 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 Cyanide 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 Cyanide Code and its implementing and administrative documents, are available at www.cyanidecode.org.
Date:
Tuesday, December 19, 2017