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ICMI to Hold Training Workshop in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia on February 5-6, 2026

The International Cyanide Management Institute (ICMI) will hold a training workshop on implementing and auditing the International Cyanide Management Code on February 5-6, 2026, in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. This one and a half-day workshop is intended to assist gold mining companies, transporters of cyanide, companies manufacturing and warehousing cyanide, and other stakeholders in their understanding […]

Publication of Cyanide Code Program Documents in Spanish, French, and Chinese

The International Cyanide Management Institute (ICMI) announced today the publication of Cyanide Code program documents in Spanish, French, and Chinese.  The Cyanide Code is supported by a suite of documents that provide guidance and instructions to participating operations in preparing for certification and to auditors in assessing compliance. These documents also provide information, instruction, and […]

Polyus Verninskoye JSC Becomes Signatory to the International Cyanide Management Code and Verninskoye Mine Certified

The International Cyanide Management Institute (ICMI) announced today that Polyus Verninskoye JSC has become signatory to the International Cyanide Management Code (Cyanide Code) and that the Verninskoye Mine, located in Russia, has been certified in substantial compliance under the Cyanide Code.  The Cyanide Code is a voluntary industry program focused on the safe and environmentally […]

Kinross Gold Corporation’s Chukotka Mining and Geological Company Transportation Group Recertified Under International Cyanide Management Code

The International Cyanide Management Institute (ICMI) announced today that Kinross Gold Corporation’s Chukotka Mining and Geological Company (CMGC) Transportation Group has been recertified in full compliance with the International Cyanide Management Code (Cyanide Code). Kinross Gold is a signatory to the Cyanide Code as both a gold mining company and separately as a cyanide transporter. […]

Alpha Services Limited Certified Under International Cyanide Management Code

The International Cyanide Management Institute (ICMI) announced today that Alpha Services Limited, a cyanide transporter in Mauritania, has been certified in full compliance with the International Cyanide Management Code (Cyanide Code). ICMI has received and accepted a Detailed Audit Findings Report prepared by an independent professional third-party auditor who evaluated Alpha Services against ICMI’s Transportation […]

Porgera Joint Venture Mine Recertified Under International Cyanide Management Code

The International Cyanide Management Institute (ICMI) announced today that the Porgera Joint Venture Mine, a joint venture between Zijin Mining Group and Barrick Gold Corporation, which operates the mine, has been recertified in full compliance with the International Cyanide Management Code (Cyanide Code).  The mine is located in Papua New Guinea. The Porgera Joint Venture […]

Orica’s New Cyanide Transfer Facility in Ventanilla, Peru Certified Under International Cyanide Management Code

The International Cyanide Management Institute (ICMI) announced today that Orica Australia Pty Ltd.’s (Orica) new box to sparge tank cyanide transfer facility in Ventanilla, Peru has been pre-operationally certified in compliance with the International Cyanide Management Code (Cyanide Code). Orica has developed a new box to sparge tank cyanide transfer facility in Ventanilla, Peru, where […]

One Production Signatory and Three Transport Signatories Withdraw from Cyanide Code Program

The International Cyanide Management Institute announced today that the production signatory Posabro S.A. de C.V. (Mexico), and the transport signatories Protea Mining Chemicals (South Africa), Transportes Acoinsa S.A.C. (Peru), and Transporte y Servicios Multiples Egoavil S.A.C. (Peru) have withdrawn as signatories to the International Cyanide Management Code (Cyanide Code). The withdrawals are effective this date. […]

SAM IK Logistics Co., Ltd. Recertified Under International Cyanide Management Code

The International Cyanide Management Institute (ICMI) announced today that SAM IK Logistics Co., Ltd., a cyanide transporter in the Republic of Korea, has been recertified in full compliance with the International Cyanide Management Code (Cyanide Code). SAM IK Logistics was initially certified in full compliance with the Cyanide Code in December 2010, and was recertified […]

CyPlus GmbH’s Supply Chain #7 (Turkey Supply Chain #2) Recertified Under International Cyanide Management Code

The International Cyanide Management Institute (ICMI) announced today that CyPlus GmbH’s Supply Chain #7 (Turkey Supply Chain #2) has been recertified in full compliance with the International Cyanide Management Code (Cyanide Code). CyPlus is a signatory to the Cyanide Code as both a cyanide producer and separately as a consigner/transporter. As a consigner/transporter, CyPlus organizes […]

Anhui Anqing Shuguang Chemical Company Ltd.’s Production and Transport Operations in China Recertified Under International Cyanide Management Code

The International Cyanide Management Institute (ICMI) announced today that Anhui Anqing Shuguang Chemical Company Ltd.’s cyanide production operation and transport operation in China have been certified in full compliance with the International Cyanide Management Code (Cyanide Code). Anhui Anqing Shuguang’s production plant was initially certified in full compliance with the Cyanide Code in March 2010 […]

2018 Annual Report

The International Cyanide Management Institute has published its 2018 annual report titled Assurance

Signatory Fees Set for 2020

ICMI is largely sustained by the annual signatory fees paid by the Cyanide Code’s participating companies. The fees are set by the organization’s Board of Directors.

Newmont Corporation’s Tanami Operations Recertified Under International Cyanide Management Code

The International Cyanide Management Institute (ICMI) announced today that Newmont Corporation’s Tanami Operations, located in Australia, has been recertified in full compliance with the International Cyanide Management Code (Cyanide Code). Newmont’s Tanami Operations was initially certified in full compliance with the Cyanide Code in March 2009 and recertified in November 2012 and in October 2016. […]

ICMI Provides Guidance for Effects of COVID-19 on Cyanide Code Audit Scheduling

The International Cyanide Management Institute (ICMI) is closely monitoring reports from health authorities and national governments as the Coronavirus (COVID-19) situation unfolds.  We understand that mining companies are proactively preparing for potential impacts and disruptions to operations, and that travel restrictions have already been implemented by some companies that are signatories to the Cyanide Code. […]

Western Copper and Gold Corporation Voluntarily Withdraws from Cyanide Code Program

The International Cyanide Management Institute announced today that Western Copper and Gold Corporation, a gold mining company based in Canada, has voluntarily withdrawn as a signatory to the International Cyanide Management Code (Cyanide Code). Western Copper and Gold became a signatory to the Cyanide Code on July 8, 2015. The withdrawal is effective this date. […]

Cyanco’s Houston Cyanide Production Plant Recertified Under International Cyanide Management Code

The International Cyanide Management Institute (ICMI) announced today that the Cyanco International LLC (Cyanco) Houston Cyanide Production Plant in the United States has been recertified in full compliance with the International Cyanide Management Code (Cyanide Code). Cyanco’s Houston Production Plant was initially certified in full compliance with the Cyanide Code in March 2013 and was […]

AfriChem Ghana’s Warehouse Certified Under International Cyanide Management Code

The International Cyanide Management Institute (ICMI) announced today that AfriChem Ghana Limited’s Warehouse in Ghana has been certified in full compliance with the International Cyanide Management Code (Cyanide Code). ICMI has received and accepted a Detailed Audit Findings Report prepared by an independent professional third-party auditor who evaluated AfriChem Ghana’s warehouse against ICMI’s Cyanide Production […]

PanTerra Gold Voluntarily Withdraws from Cyanide Code Program

The International Cyanide Management Institute announced today that PanTerra Gold Limited, a gold mining company based in Australia, has voluntarily withdrawn as a signatory to the International Cyanide Management Code (Cyanide Code), as use of cyanide has ceased at PanTerra’s certified Las Lagunas Gold Mine. PanTerra Gold became a signatory to the Cyanide Code on […]

Hanwha Corporation’s Africa, Russia, and Southeast Asia Supply Chains Certified Under International Cyanide Management Code

The International Cyanide Management Institute (ICMI) announced today that Hanwha Corporation’s supply chains in Russia, Africa, and Southeast Asia have been certified in full compliance with the International Cyanide Management Code (Cyanide Code). ICMI has received and accepted Detailed Audit Findings Reports prepared by an independent professional third-party auditor who evaluated Hanwha Corporation’s Africa, Russia, […]

Movis Côte d’Ivoire Certified Under International Cyanide Management Code

The International Cyanide Management Institute (ICMI) announced today that the cyanide transporter Movis Côte d’Ivoire has been certified in full compliance with the International Cyanide Management Code (Cyanide Code). ICMI has received and accepted a Detailed Audit Findings Report prepared by an independent professional third-party auditor who evaluated Movis Côte d’Ivoire against ICMI’s Transportation Verification […]

Detour Lake Mine Certified Under International Cyanide Management Code

The International Cyanide Management Institute (ICMI) announced today that the Detour Lake Mine, located in Ontario, Canada, has been certified in full compliance with the International Cyanide Management Code (Cyanide Code). ICMI has received and accepted a Detailed Audit Findings Report prepared by independent professional third-party auditors who evaluated the Detour Lake Mine against ICMI’s […]

Cargo Transport Becomes a Signatory to the International Cyanide Management Code

The International Cyanide Management Institute (ICMI) announced today that it has accepted the application of Cargo Transport S.A.C., a cyanide transporter based in Peru, to become a signatory to the International Cyanide Management Code (Cyanide Code). The Cyanide Code is a voluntary industry program for companies involved in the production of gold and/or silver using […]

Reactivos Nacionales Voluntarily Withdraws from Cyanide Code Program

The International Cyanide Management Institute announced today that the transporter Reactivos Nacionales, based in Peru, has voluntarily withdrawn as a signatory to the International Cyanide Management Code (Cyanide Code). Reactivos Nacionales became a signatory to the Cyanide Code on January 15, 2014. The Cyanide Code is a voluntary industry program of best practice for companies […]

Krok-Trans Becomes a Signatory to the International Cyanide Management Code

The International Cyanide Management Institute (ICMI) announced today that it has accepted the application of Krok-Trans LLC, a cyanide transporter based in the Russian Federation, to become a signatory to the International Cyanide Management Code for the Manufacture, Transport and Use of Cyanide in the Production of Gold (Cyanide Code). The Cyanide Code is a […]

FreightWorks Transportation & Logistics Voluntarily Withdraws from Cyanide Code Program

The International Cyanide Management Institute announced today that FreightWorks Transportation & Logistics has voluntarily withdrawn as a signatory to the International Cyanide Management Code (Cyanide Code). FreightWorks Transportation & Logistics became a signatory to the Cyanide Code on January 24, 2017 and was preoperationally certified in January 2017 and operationally certified in August 2017. The […]

Ma’aden Gold and Base Metals Company’s Mahd Gold Mine Certified Under International Cyanide Management Code

The International Cyanide Management Institute (ICMI) announced today that Ma’aden Gold and Base Metals Company’s Mahd Gold Mine in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has been certified in full compliance with the International Cyanide Management Code (Cyanide Code). ICMI has received and accepted a Detailed Audit Findings Report prepared by independent professional third-party auditors who […]

Cyanco’s Hermosillo Cyanide Distribution Center Recertified Under International Cyanide Management Code

The International Cyanide Management Institute (ICMI) announced today that Cyanco’s cyanide distribution center in Hermosillo, Mexico has been recertified in full compliance with the International Cyanide Management Code (Cyanide Code). Cyanco’s Hermosillo Distribution Center was initially certified in full compliance with the Cyanide Code in September 2016. As required under the Cyanide Code, the operation […]

Beecom INC Corporation Voluntarily Withdraws from Cyanide Code Program

The International Cyanide Management Institute announced today that Beecom INC Corporation (Beecom), has voluntarily withdrawn as a signatory to the International Cyanide Management Code (Cyanide Code). Beecom became a signatory to the Cyanide Code on February 25, 2016 and its supply chain to mine sites in Turkey was certified under the Cyanide Code on January […]

Twenty Years After Baia Mare – A Gold Industry Success Story

On January 30, 2000 at the Aurul gold mine near the city of Baia Mare in Romania, an earthen tailing dam overtopped and burst releasing more than 100,000 cubic meters of cyanide-bearing solution into the Tisza River, part of the Danube river system.  While no human lives were lost, the release resulted in a massive […]

Midland Truck No. 8 Becomes a Signatory to the International Cyanide Management Code

The International Cyanide Management Institute (ICMI) announced today that it has accepted the application of Midland Truck No. 8, a cyanide transporter based in South Africa, to become a signatory to the International Cyanide Management Code for the Manufacture, Transport and Use of Cyanide in the Production of Gold (Cyanide Code). The Cyanide Code is […]

The Chemours Company’s Canada Supply Chain and Production Facilities in the United States and Canada Certified Under International Cyanide Management Code

The International Cyanide Management Institute (ICMI) announced today that The Chemours Company’s (Chemours) cyanide production operations in the United States and Canada and Chemours’ Canada Supply Chain have been certified in full compliance with the International Cyanide Management Code (Cyanide Code). Chemours’ production plant in Tennessee and packaging facilities in Tennessee and Nevada in the […]

Bolloré Logistics’ Ghana, Senegal, and Burkina Faso Operations Certified Under International Cyanide Management Code

The International Cyanide Management Institute (ICMI) announced today that Bolloré Logistics’ (Bolloré) transport operations in Ghana, Senegal, and Burkina Faso have been recertified in full compliance with the International Cyanide Management Code (Cyanide Code), and that Bollore’s warehouse operation in Ghana has been pre-operationally certified. Bolloré’s transport operation in Ghana was initially certified in full […]

Hae Dong Logistics Recertified Under International Cyanide Management Code

The International Cyanide Management Institute (ICMI) announced today that Hae Dong Logistics, a cyanide transporter in the Republic of Korea, has been recertified in full compliance with the International Cyanide Management Code (Cyanide Code). Hae Dong Logistics was initially certified in full compliance with the Cyanide Code in December 2016. As required under the Cyanide […]

Hebei Chengxin Transport Company, Transportes Meridian, and Arizona Logistica Recertified Under International Cyanide Management Code

The International Cyanide Management Institute (ICMI) announced today that the cyanide transporters Hebei Chengxin Transport Company Ltd., Transportes Meridian SAC, and Arizona Logistica Ltda., have been certified in full compliance with the International Cyanide Management Code (Cyanide Code). Hebei Chengxin Transport Company, based in China, initially was certified in full compliance with the Cyanide Code […]

Capesa and Company Becomes a Signatory to the International Cyanide Management Code

The International Cyanide Management Institute (ICMI) announced today that it has accepted the application of Capesa and Company S.R.L., a transporter based in Argentina, to become a signatory to the International Cyanide Management Code for the Manufacture, Transport and Use of Cyanide in the Production of Gold (Cyanide Code). The Cyanide Code is a voluntary […]

Four Transport Signatories Withdraw from Cyanide Code Program

The International Cyanide Management Institute (ICMI) announced today that four transport signatories to the International Cyanide Management Code (Cyanide Code) have ended their participation in the Cyanide Code program. Effective today, the following companies have withdrawn from the Cyanide Code program: Stierlift S.A. (formerly R. Stiglich S.A.; Peru); RSB Logistic Inc. (Canada); FP Du Toit […]

Tongsuh Petrochemical’s Sodium Cyanide Production Plant Recertified Under International Cyanide Management Code

The International Cyanide Management Institute (ICMI) announced today that Tongsuh Petrochemical Co., Ltd.’s (Tongsuh) sodium cyanide production plant in the Republic of Korea has been recertified in full compliance with the International Cyanide Management Code (Cyanide Code). Tongsuh’s sodium cyanide production plant was initially certified in compliance with the Cyanide Code in March 2008, and […]

Samsung C&T Corporation’s South America Supply Chain Recertified Under International Cyanide Management Code

The International Cyanide Management Institute (ICMI) announced today that Samsung C&T Corporation’s South America Supply Chain has been recertified in full compliance with the International Cyanide Management Code (Cyanide Code). Samsung’s C&T’s South America Supply Chain was initially certified in full compliance with the Cyanide Code in June 2013 and recertified in November 2016. As […]

Newcrest Mining’s Telfer Mine Certified Under International Cyanide Management Code

The International Cyanide Management Institute (ICMI) announced today that Newcrest Mining Ltd.’s Telfer Mine in Australia has been certified in substantial compliance with the International Cyanide Management Code (Cyanide Code). The Telfer Mine was initially certified under the Cyanide Code in August 2012 and recertified in September 2016. As required under the Cyanide Code, the […]

Transport Terrassement Minier Recertified Under International Cyanide Management Code

The International Cyanide Management Institute (ICMI) announced today that Transport Terrassement Minier, a cyanide transporter in the Republic of Guinea, has been recertified in full compliance with the International Cyanide Management Code (Cyanide Code). Transport Terrassement Minier was initially certified in full compliance with the Cyanide Code in August 2009, and was recertified in August […]

Alaska West Express Recertified Under International Cyanide Management Code

The International Cyanide Management Institute (ICMI) announced today that Alaska West Express, a cyanide transporter in the United States, has been recertified in full compliance with the International Cyanide Management Code (Cyanide Code). Alaska West Express was initially certified in full compliance with the Cyanide Code in December 2012 and was recertified in June 2016. […]

Golden Star Resources’ Wassa Mine Recertified Under International Cyanide Management Code

The International Cyanide Management Institute (ICMI) announced today that Golden Star Resources’ Wassa Mine, located in Ghana, has been recertified in full compliance with the International Cyanide Management Code (Cyanide Code). The Wassa Mine was initially certified in compliance with the Cyanide Code in November 2009 and recertified in May 2013 and in November 2016. […]

Minera Penmont’s La Herradura Gold Mine Certified Under International Cyanide Management Code

The International Cyanide Management Institute (ICMI) announced today that the Herradura Gold Mine in Sonora, Mexico, owned by Minera Penmont S de R.L. de C.V., 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 […]

ICMI to Hold Training Workshop in Perth, Australia on December 8, 2010

The International Cyanide Management Institute (ICMI) will hold a training workshop on implementing and auditing the International Cyanide Management Code on December 8, 2010 in Perth, Western Australia. 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 […]

Aura Minerals Inc. Becomes a Signatory to International Cyanide Management Code

The International Cyanide Management Institute (ICMI) announced today that it had accepted the application of Aura Minerals Inc. 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 […]

DuPont’s Global Ocean Supply Chain Certified Under International Cyanide Management Code

The International Cyanide Management Institute (ICMI) announced today that E.I. DuPont de Nemours and Company’s (DuPont) Global Ocean Cyanide Transport Supply Chain has been certified in full compliance with the International Cyanide Management Code (Code). As a Code signatory consignor/transporter, DuPont organizes and manages supply chains comprised of companies it has contracted to transport cyanide. […]