2009

Category: 2009

Concordia Transportes Rodoviarios Ltda Certified Under International Cyanide Management Code

The International Cyanide Management Institute (ICMI) announced today that Concordia Transportes Rodoviarios Ltda. has been certified as fully compliant with the International Cyanide Management Code (Code). Concordia Transportes Rodoviarios Ltda. is a cyanide transporter located in Brazil. ICMI has received and accepted a Detailed Audit Findings Report prepared by an independent professional third-party auditor who […]

KinrossKinross Gold Corporation’s Kupol Project Certified Under International Cyanide Management Code Gold Corporation’s Kupol Project Certified Under International Cyanide Management Code

The International Cyanide Management Institute (ICMI) announced today that Kinross Gold Corporation’s Kupol Project in Russia has been certified as fully compliant with the International Cyanide Management Code (Code). ICMI has received and accepted a Detailed Audit Findings Report prepared by an independent professional third-party auditor who evaluated the Kupol Project against ICMI’s Verification Protocol […]

Transportes Niquini Certified Under International Cyanide Management Code

The International Cyanide Management Institute (ICMI) announced today that Brazillian cyanide transporter Transportes Niquini Ltda. has been certified as fully compliant with the International Cyanide Management Code (Code). ICMI has received and accepted a Detailed Audit Findings Report prepared by an independent professional third-party auditor who evaluated Transportes Niquini against the ICMI’s Verification Protocol and […]

Proquigel Quimica S/A’s Camacari and Candeias Operations Certified Under International Cyanide Management Code

The International Cyanide Management Institute (ICMI) announced today that Proquigel Química S/A’s Camaçari and Candeias Cyanide Production Plants in Brazil have been certified as fully compliant with the International Cyanide Management Code (Code). ICMI has received and accepted Detailed Audit Findings Reports prepared by an independent professional third-party auditor who evaluated these facilities against the […]

ICMI to Hold Training Workshop in Mexico City on February 23, 2010

The International Cyanide Management Institute (ICMI) will hold a training workshop on implementing and auditing the International Cyanide Management Code on February 23, 2010 in Mexico City, Mexico. This one-day session is for auditors and prospective auditors, personnel of companies that have signed or intend to sign the Code, and other parties that may have […]

International Cyanide Management Institute Announces Re-Certification of CyPlus GmbH’s Wesseling Plant Under International Cyanide Management Code

The International Cyanide Management Institute (ICMI) announced today that CyPlus GmbH’s Sodium Cyanide Production Plant in Wesseling, Germany, has been re-certified as fully compliant with the International Cyanide Management Code (Code). The Wesseling Production Plant was initially certified in full compliance with the Code in July 2006. As required under the Code, the operation was […]

Transportes Verasay Ltda Becomes A Signatory to International Cyanide Management Code

The International Cyanide Management Institute (ICMI) announced today that it had accepted the application of Transportes Verasay Ltda to become a signatory to the International Cyanide Management Code for the Manufacture, Transport and Use of Cyanide in the Production of Gold (Code). The Code is a voluntary industry program for companies involved in the production […]

International Cyanide Management Institute Announces DuPont’s Sodium Cyanide Production Facilities as the First Operations Re-certified Under International Cyanide Management Code

The International Cyanide Management Institute (ICMI) announced today that E.I. DuPont de Nemours and Company’s (DuPont) Sodium Cyanide Production and Packaging Operations in Tennessee and Nevada, USA, have been re-certified under the International Cyanide Management Code (Code). DuPont’s operations are the first to undergo a second triennial Code audit and be found in full compliance. […]

Kinross Gold Corporation’s Transport Operations Certified Under International Cyanide Management Code

The International Cyanide Management Institute (ICMI) announced today that the cyanide transport activities of Kinross Gold Corporation’s Chukotka Mining and Geological Company (CMGC) in Russia have been certified in full compliance with the International Cyanide Management Code (Code). ICMI has received and accepted a Detailed Audit Findings Report prepared by an independent professional third-party auditor […]

AngloGold Ashanti Limited’s Sadiola Gold Mine Certified Under The International Cyanide Management Code

The International Cyanide Management Institute (ICMI) announced today that AngloGold Ashanti Limited’s Sadiola Gold Mine in Mali has been conditionally certified under the International Cyanide Management Code (Code). ICMI has received and accepted a Detailed Audit Findings Report prepared by an independent professional third-party auditor who evaluated the Sadiola Gold Mine against the ICMI’s Verification […]

Golden Star Resources Limited’s Bogoso/Prestea and Wassa Mines Certified Under International Cyanide Management Code

The International Cyanide Management Institute (ICMI) announced today that Golden Star Resources Limited’s Bogoso/Prestea and Wassa Mines, located in Ghana’s Western Region, have been conditionally certified under the International Cyanide Management Code (Code). ICMI has received and accepted Detailed Audit Findings Reports prepared by independent professional third-party auditors who evaluated these mines against the ICMI’s […]

Barrick Gold Corporation’s Plutonic Gold Mine Certified Under International Cyanide Management Code

The International Cyanide Management Institute (ICMI) announced today that Barrick Gold Corporation’s Plutonic Gold Mine in Western Australia has been certified as fully compliant with the International Cyanide Management Code (Code). ICMI has received and accepted a Detailed Audit Findings Report prepared by an independent professional third-party auditor who evaluated the Plutonic Gold Mine against […]

Barrick Gold Corporation’s Porgera Gold Mine Certified Under International Cyanide Management Code

The International Cyanide Management Institute (ICMI) announced today that Barrick Gold Corporation’s Porgera Gold Mine in Papua New Guinea has been certified as fully compliant with the International Cyanide Management Code (Code). ICMI has received and accepted a Detailed Audit Findings Report prepared by an independent professional third-party auditor who evaluated this operation against ICMI’s […]

Mercator Ghana Limited Becomes A Signatory to International Cyanide Management Code

The International Cyanide Management Institute (ICMI) announced today that it had accepted the application of Mercator Ghana Limited to become a signatory to the International Cyanide Management Code for the Manufacture, Transport and Use of Cyanide in the Production of Gold (Code). The Code is a voluntary industry program for companies involved in the production […]

Newmont Mining Corporation’s Waihi Gold Mine Certified Under International Cyanide Management Code

The International Cyanide Management Institute (ICMI) announced today that Newmont Mining Corporation’s Waihi Gold Mine, located in New Zealand, has been certified as compliant with the International Cyanide Management Code (Code). ICMI has received and accepted a Detailed Audit Findings Report prepared by an independent professional third-party auditor who evaluated this operation against the ICMI’s […]

ICMI Announces Revisions to the Code and Its Implementing Documents

The International Cyanide Management Institute (ICMI) announced today that the Code and a number of its implementing documents have been revised, as discussed below. These changes take effect today, October 26, 2009, and the English versions of the revised documents are now available on the ICMI web site. French and Spanish translations will soon be […]

ICMI to Hold Training Workshop in Lima, Peru on November 16, 2009

The International Cyanide Management Institute (ICMI) will hold a training workshop on implementing and auditing the International Cyanide Management Code on November 16, 2009 in Lima, Peru. This one-day session is for auditors and prospective auditors, personnel of companies that have signed or intend to sign up to the Code, and other parties that may […]

Transaltisa S.A. Becomes A Signatory to International Cyanide Management Code

The International Cyanide Management Institute (ICMI) announced today that it had accepted the application of Transaltisa S.A. to become a signatory to the International Cyanide Management Code for the Manufacture, Transport and Use of Cyanide in the Production of Gold (Code). The Code is a voluntary industry program for companies involved in the production of […]

Stiglich Transportes S.A. Becomes A Signatory to International Cyanide Management Code

The International Cyanide Management Institute (ICMI) announced today that it had accepted the application of Stiglich Transportes S.A. to become a signatory to the International Cyanide Management Code for the Manufacture, Transport and Use of Cyanide in the Production of Gold (Code). The Code is a voluntary industry program for companies involved in the production […]

Corrective Action Period for Gold Fields Limited’s Agnew Gold Mine Extended

The International Cyanide Management Institute (ICMI) announced today that Gold Fields Limited has been granted an extension of the Corrective Action Plan (CAP) for its Agnew Gold Mine in Western Australia. The Agnew Gold Mine was conditionally certified on June 3, 2009. Its CAP, which has been posted on the ICMI web site along with […]

Gold Fields Limited’s Driefontein Gold Mine Certified in Full Compliance with the International Cyanide Management Code

The International Cyanide Management Institute (ICMI) announced today that Gold Fields Limited’s Driefontein Gold Mine in the North West Province of South Africa has been certified in full compliance with the International Cyanide Management Code (Code). The Driefontein Gold Mine was found in substantial compliance with the Code and was conditionally certified in April 2009, […]

ICMI to Hold Training Workshop in Accra, Ghana on October 8, 2009

The International Cyanide Management Institute (ICMI) will hold a training workshop on implementing and auditing the International Cyanide Management Code on October 8, 2009 in Accra, Ghana. This one-day session, sponsored jointly by ICMI and the Ghana Chamber of Mines, is for auditors and prospective auditors, personnel of companies that have signed or intend to […]

Transport Terrassement Minier Certified Under International Cyanide Management Code

The International Cyanide Management Institute (ICMI) announced today that Transport Terrassement Minier (TTM) has been certified in full compliance with the International Cyanide Management Code (Code). TTM is a transporter of cyanide operating in Guinea. ICMI has received and accepted a Detailed Audit Findings Report prepared by an independent professional third-party auditor who evaluated TTM […]

Bollore Africa Logistics’ SDV Senegal Certified Under International Cyanide Management Code

The International Cyanide Management Institute (ICMI) announced today that Bollore Africa Logistics’ SDV Senegal has been certified in full compliance with the International Cyanide Management Code (Code). SDV Senegal is a transporter of cyanide operating in Senegal and Mali. ICMI has received and accepted a Detailed Audit Findings Report prepared by an independent professional third-party […]

Goldcorp Incorporated’s Marlin Mine Certified Under International Cyanide Management Code

The International Cyanide Management Institute (ICMI) announced today that Goldcorp Incorporated’s Marlin Mine, located in Guatemala, has been certified as fully compliant with the International Cyanide Management Code (Code). ICMI has received and accepted a Detailed Audit Findings Report prepared by an independent professional third-party auditor who evaluated this operation against the ICMI’s Verification Protocol […]

Gold Fields Limited’s Kloof Gold Mine Certified Under International Cyanide Management Code

The International Cyanide Management Institute (ICMI) announced today that Gold Fields Limited’s Kloof Gold Mine in the Gauteng Province of South Africa has been conditionally certified under the International Cyanide Management Code (Code). ICMI has received and accepted a Detailed Audit Findings Report prepared by an independent professional third-party auditor who evaluated the Kloof Gold […]

Gold Fields Limited’s Corporation’s Beatrix Gold Mine Certified in Full Compliance with the International Cyanide Management Code

The International Cyanide Management Institute (ICMI) announced today that Gold Fields Limited’s Beatrix Gold Mine in the Free State of South Africa has been certified in full compliance with the International Cyanide Management Code (Code). The Beatrix Gold Mine had been found in substantial compliance with the Code and was conditionally certified in February 2009, […]

AngloGold Ashanti’s Córrego do Sitio and Queiroz Mines Certified in Full Compliance with the International Cyanide Management Code

The International Cyanide Management Institute (ICMI) announced today that AngloGold Ashanti’s Córrego do Sitio and Queiroz Gold Mines, both in the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil, have been certified in full compliance with the International Cyanide Management Code (Code). The Córrego do Sitio and Queiroz Gold Mines had been found in substantial compliance with the […]

AngloGold Ashanti/Kinross Gold Corporation’s Serra Grande Mine Certified in Full Compliance with the International Cyanide Management Code

The International Cyanide Management Institute (ICMI) announced today that the Serra Grande Gold Mine in Goias, Brazil, has been certified in full compliance 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. The Serra Grande Gold […]

AngloGold Ashanti Limited Submits Amended Signatory Application to Re-Designate its Navachab and Siguiri Operations for Code Certification

The International Cyanide Management Institute (ICMI) announced today that AngloGold Ashanti Limited has submitted an amended signatory application to re-designate its Navachab and Siguiri operations for certification under the International Cyanide Management Code (Code), after voluntarily withdrawing them in May along with four other operations (see our release http://www.cyanidecode.org/media_pr125.php). With the re-designation of these two operations […]

Mercantil S.A. Becomes A Signatory to International Cyanide Management Code

The International Cyanide Management Institute (ICMI) announced today that it had accepted the application of Mercantil S.A. to become a signatory to the International Cyanide Management Code for the Manufacture, Transport and Use of Cyanide in the Production of Gold (Code). The Code is a voluntary industry program for companies involved in the production of […]

Newmont Mining Corporation’s Granites Gold Mine Fully Certified Under International Cyanide Management Code

The International Cyanide Management Institute (ICMI) announced today that Newmont Mining Corporation’s Granites Gold Mine in Australia’s Northern Territory, has been certified as fully compliant with the International Cyanide Management Code (Code). The Granites Gold Mine had been found in substantial compliance with the Code and was conditionally certified in March 2009, and its Corrective […]

AngloGold Ashanti Limited’s Yatela Gold Mine Certified Under International Cyanide Management Code

The International Cyanide Management Institute (ICMI) announced today that AngloGold Ashanti Limited’s Yatela Gold Mine in Sadiola County, Mali has been conditionally certified under the International Cyanide Management Code (Code). ICMI has received and accepted a Detailed Audit Findings Report prepared by an independent professional third-party auditor who evaluated the Yatela Gold Mine against ICMI’s […]

Kinross Gold Corporation’s Kettle River Operations Certified Under International Cyanide Management Code

The International Cyanide Management Institute (ICMI) announced today that Kinross Gold Corporation’s Kettle River Operations, located in Washington, USA, has been certified as fully compliant with the International Cyanide Management Code (Code). ICMI has received and accepted a Detailed Audit Findings Report prepared by an independent professional third-party auditor who evaluated this operation against the […]

ICMI Seeks Comments on Contemplated Code Change and Audit Consistency Study

The International Cyanide Management Institute (ICMI) announced today that it is seeking stakeholder comment on a contemplated change to the International Cyanide Management Code for Gold Mining (Code), and on a study it has commissioned regarding the consistency of Code certification audit reports. Potential Change to Code: To be certified as compliant with the Code, […]

Barrick Gold Corporation’s Lawlers Gold Mine Certified Under International Cyanide Management Code

The International Cyanide Management Institute (ICMI) announced today that Barrick Gold Corporation’s Lawlers Gold Mine in Western Australia has been certified as fully compliant with the International Cyanide Management Code (Code). ICMI has received and accepted a Detailed Audit Findings Report prepared by an independent professional third-party auditor who evaluated this operation against ICMI’s Verification […]

Gold Fields Limited’s Agnew Gold Mine Certified Under International Cyanide Management Code

The International Cyanide Management Institute (ICMI) announced today that Gold Fields Limited’s Agnew Gold Mine in Western Australia has been conditionally certified under the International Cyanide Management Code (Code). ICMI has received and accepted a Detailed Audit Findings Report prepared by an independent professional third-party auditor who evaluated the Agnew Gold Mine against ICMI’s Verification […]

Gold Fields Limited’s St Ives Gold Mine Certified Under International Cyanide Management Code

The International Cyanide Management Institute (ICMI) announced today that Gold Fields Limited’s St Ives Gold Mine in Western Australia has been conditionally certified under the International Cyanide Management Code (Code). ICMI has received and accepted a Detailed Audit Findings Report prepared by an independent professional third-party auditor who evaluated the St Ives Gold Mine against […]

PanAust Limited Submits Amended Signatory Application

The International Cyanide Management Institute (ICMI) announced today that Australian signatory mining company PanAust Limited has submitted an amended signatory application withdrawing its designation of the Phu Bia Gold Mine for certification under the Code, and designating its Ban Houayxai Gold Mine for certification. Both mines are located in the Laos People’s Democratic Republic. PanAust […]

Barrick Gold Corporation’s North Mara Gold Mine Certified Under International Cyanide Management Code

The International Cyanide Management Institute (ICMI) announced today that Barrick Gold Corporation’s North Mara Gold Mine in the Mara region of Tanzania has been certified as fully compliant with the International Cyanide Management Code (Code). ICMI has received and accepted a Detailed Audit Findings Report prepared by an independent professional third-party auditor who evaluated this […]

Newmont Mining Corporation’s Carlin Mine Certified Under International Cyanide Management Code

The International Cyanide Management Institute (ICMI) announced today that Newmont Mining Corporation’s Carlin Mine, located in Nevada, USA, has been certified as fully compliant with the International Cyanide Management Code (Code). ICMI has received and accepted a Detailed Audit Findings Report prepared by an independent professional third-party auditor who evaluated this operation against the ICMI’s […]

Centerra Gold Inc. Becomes Signatory to International Cyanide Management Code

The International Cyanide Management Institute (ICMI) announced today that it had accepted Centerra Gold Inc. as a signatory to the International Cyanide Management Code for the Manufacture, Transport and Use of Cyanide in the Production of Gold (Code). The Code is a voluntary industry program for companies involved in the production of gold using cyanide […]

AngloGold Ashanti Limited Submits Amended Signatory Application

The International Cyanide Management Institute (ICMI) announced today that AngloGold Ashanti Limited has submitted an amended signatory application temporarily withdrawing six operations previously designated for International Cyanide Management Code (Code) certification. This is a voluntary action by the company, which has informed ICMI that it is presently unable to successfully obtain independent third-party certification audits […]

Aruntani SAC’s Tucari Gold Mine Certified Under International Cyanide Management Code

The International Cyanide Management Institute (ICMI) announced today that Aruntani SAC’s Tucari Gold Mine in Moquegua, Peru has been certified in substantial compliance with the International Cyanide Management Code (Code). ICMI has received and accepted a Detailed Audit Findings Report prepared by an independent professional third-party auditor who evaluated the operation against ICMI’s Verification Protocol […]

Petaquilla Gold S.A. Becomes Signatory to International Cyanide Management Code

The International Cyanide Management Institute (ICMI) announced today that it had accepted the application of Petaquilla Gold S.A. to become a signatory to the International Cyanide Management Code for the Manufacture, Transport and Use of Cyanide in the Production of Gold (Code). Petaquilla Gold S.A., a subsidiary of publicly owned and Canada-based Petaquilla Minerals, Ltd., […]

Gold Fields Limited’s Corporation’s Driefontein Gold Mine Certified Under International Cyanide Management Code

The International Cyanide Management Institute (ICMI) announced today that Gold Fields Limited’s Driefontein Gold Mine in the North West Province of South Africa has been certified as substantially compliant with the International Cyanide Management Code (Code). ICMI has received and accepted a Detailed Audit Findings Report prepared by an independent professional third-party auditor who evaluated […]

ICMI to Participate in Cyanide Management Workshop in Perth, Australia on May 6-7, 2009

The International Cyanide Management Institute (ICMI) will be participating in a workshop on Cyanide Management in the Gold Industry being organized by ACMER in Perth, Australia on May 6 & 7, 2009. ACMER is a unit of the Sustainable Minerals Institute at the University of Queensland engaged in education and training related to mineral exploration, […]

Innova Andina S.A. Becomes A Signatory to International Cyanide Management Code

The International Cyanide Management Institute (ICMI) announced today that it had accepted the application of Innova Andina S.A. to become a signatory to the International Cyanide Management Code for the Manufacture, Transport and Use of Cyanide in the Production of Gold (Code). The Code is a voluntary industry program for companies involved in the production […]

Newmont Mining Corporation’s Jundee and Granites Gold Mines Certified Under International Cyanide Management Code

The International Cyanide Management Institute (ICMI) announced today that Newmont Mining Corporation’s Jundee Gold Mine, located in Western Australia, and Granites Gold Mine, located in Australia’s Northern Territory, have been certified as substantially compliant with the International Cyanide Management Code (Code). ICMI has received and accepted Detailed Audit Findings Reports prepared by independent professional third-party […]

Transportes Niquini Becomes A Signatory to International Cyanide Management Code

The International Cyanide Management Institute (ICMI) announced today that it had accepted the application of Transportes Niquini Ltda. to become a signatory to the International Cyanide Management Code for the Manufacture, Transport and Use of Cyanide in the Production of Gold (Code). The Code is a voluntary industry program for companies involved in the production […]

Kinross Gold Corporation’s Maricunga Mine Certified Under International Cyanide Management Code

The International Cyanide Management Institute (ICMI) announced today that Compania Minera Maricunga’s Maricunga Mine in Region III of Chile has been certified as fully compliant with the International Cyanide Management Code (Code). Compania Minera Maricunga is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Kinross Gold Corporation. ICMI has received and accepted a Detailed Audit Findings Report prepared by […]

The International Cyanide Management Institute Announces Extension of Certification Deadline for Kinross Gold Corporation’s Kupol Operation

The Board of Directors of the International Cyanide Management Institute (ICMI) has approved a request from Kinross Gold Corporation (Kinross) for an extension of the deadline for certification of its Kupol operation in the Chukotka Autonomous Region of northeastern Russia until July 16, 2009. Kinross designated the Kupol operation for certification under the International Cyanide […]

Barrick Gold Corporation’s Bulyanhulu Gold Mine Certified Under International Cyanide Management Code

The International Cyanide Management Institute (ICMI) announced today that Barrick Gold Corporation’s Bulyanhulu Gold Mine in Tanzania has been certified as compliant with the International Cyanide Management Code (Code). ICMI has received and accepted a Detailed Audit Findings Report prepared by an independent professional third-party auditor who evaluated the Bulyanhulu Gold Mine against ICMI’s Verification […]

Gold Fields Limited’s Corporation’s Beatrix Gold Mine Certified Under International Cyanide Management Code

The International Cyanide Management Institute (ICMI) announced today that Gold Fields Limited’s Beatrix Gold Mine in the Free State of South Africa has been certified as substantially compliant with the International Cyanide Management Code (Code). ICMI has received and accepted a Detailed Audit Findings Report prepared by an independent professional third-party auditor who evaluated the […]

Allstate Explorations NL Delisted as Signatory to International Cyanide Management Code

The International Cyanide Management Institute (ICMI) announced today that Allstate Explorations NL has been delisted as a signatory to the International Cyanide Management Code for the Manufacture, Transport and Use of Cyanide in the Production of Gold (Code) for failure to pay its required annual signatory fees for 2007 and 2008. Allstate Explorations is an […]

AngloGold Ashanti’s Corrego do Sitio and Queiroz Mines Certified Under International Cyanide Management Code

The International Cyanide Management Institute (ICMI) announced today that AngloGold Ashanti’s Corrego do Sitio and Queiroz Gold Mines, both in the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil, have been certified as substantially compliant with the International Cyanide Management Code (Code). ICMI has received and accepted Detailed Audit Findings Reports prepared by an independent professional third-party auditor […]

AngloGold Ashanti/Kinross Gold Corporation’s Serra Grande Mine Certified Under International Cyanide Management Code

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 […]

Concordia Transportes Rodoviarios Becomes A Signatory to International Cyanide Management Code

The International Cyanide Management Institute (ICMI) announced today that it had accepted the application of Concordia Transportes Rodoviarios Ltda. to become a signatory to the International Cyanide Management Code for the Manufacture, Transport and Use of Cyanide in the Production of Gold (Code). The Code is a voluntary industry program for companies involved in the […]