The International Cyanide Management Institute (ICMI) announced today that the Draslovka Holdings a.s. transloading facilities in Hermosillo, Mexico and in San Luis Potosi, Mexico have been recertified in full compliance with the International Cyanide Management Code (Cyanide Code). This is the fifth certification in full compliance under the Cyanide Code for both of the facilities.
Draslovka’s Hermosillo transloading facility initially was certified in full compliance with the Cyanide Code in August 2010, and recertified in February 2014, in September 2017, and in December 2021. The San Luis Potosi facility was initially certified in full compliance in September 2010, and recertified in February 2014, in September 2017, and in November 2021. As required under the Cyanide Code, the facilities were again audited against ICMI’s Verification Protocol within three-years of their previous certifications by an independent professional third-party auditor. ICMI has received and accepted the auditor’s Summary Audit Report and Detailed Audit Findings Report for each operation, which found that the facilities had maintained full compliance with the Cyanide Code’s Principles and Production Practices throughout the previous three years. The Summary Audit Reports and Auditor Credentials Forms are available on Drasloka’s Signatory Company Page on the Cyanide Code website. The operations 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 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. We also invite you to read our 2023 Annual Report.
Date:
Tuesday, March 11, 2025