The International Cyanide Management Institute (ICMI) announced today that it has accepted the applications of Barberton Mines (Pty) Ltd, located in South Africa, and Steppe Gold LLC, located in Mongolia, to become mining signatories to the International Cyanide Management Code (Cyanide Code). Barberton Mines (Pty) Ltd, a subsidiary of Pan African Resources, operates the Fairview Mine and the Consort Mine Plant in South Africa. Another Pan African Resources subsidiary, Evander Gold Mining Ltd is a signatory to the Cyanide Code and operates the Evander Kinross Plant, which is currently certified under the Cyanide Code, and has achieved certification four times. Steppe Gold LLC operates the Altan Tsagaan Ovoo Gold Mine, and the Boroo Gold Mine, which are both situated in Mongolia. The Boroo Gold Mine LLC is separately registered as a signatory to the Cyanide Code; it has not yet achieved certification.
The Cyanide Code is a voluntary industry program for companies involved in the production of gold and silver using cyanide and companies manufacturing and transporting this cyanide. By becoming Cyanide Code signatories, Barberton Mines (Pty) Ltd and Steppe Gold LLC both commit to follow the Cyanide Code’s Principles and implement its Standards of Practice, and to have certification audits of their respective operations, which they have designated for certification conducted by independent third-party auditors within three years of their initial applications, and every three years thereafter. The operations will be certified if found in compliance with the Code, and may be de-certified if it is determined that they no longer comply with the Cyanide Code.
The Cyanide Code 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 jurisdiction 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:
Monday, March 17, 2025