The International Cyanide Management Institute (ICMI) announced today that CyPlus GmbH’s cyanide production plant in Wesseling, Germany has been recertified in full compliance under the International Cyanide Management Code (Cyanide Code). This is the seventh certification of CyPlus’ Wesseling operation under the Cyanide Code, representing 18 years of continuous compliance.
The CyPlus Wesseling cyanide production plant was initially certified in full compliance with the Cyanide Code in July 2006, and was recertified in December 2009, in October 2012, in August 2015, in November 2018, and in February 2022. As required under the Cyanide Code, the Wesseling Plant was again audited against ICMI’s Production Verification Protocol within three years of its previous certification by an independent professional third-party auditor. ICMI has received and accepted the auditor’s Summary Audit Report and Detailed Audit Findings Report, which found that the Wessling Plant had maintained full compliance with the Cyanide Code’s Production Principles and Standards of Practice since its most recent certification. The Summary Audit Report and Auditor Credentials Form are available on CyPlus’ Production Signatory Page on the Cyanide Code website. 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 focused on the safe and environmentally responsible management of cyanide by companies producing gold and/or silver and by companies manufacturing, warehousing, and transporting cyanide. The Cyanide Code was developed under the aegis of the United Nations Environment Programme by a multi-stakeholder Steering Committee, and is amongst the most established certification programs in the mining sector. 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 for operations using, producing, and transporting cyanide. 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:
Thursday, January 23, 2025