Gold Ridge Mining Limited Withdrawn as Signatory to the International Cyanide Management Code

St Barbara Limited (formally Allied Gold Mining Limited) has notified the International Cyanide Management Institute (ICMI) that with immediate effect it is withdrawing Gold Ridge Mining Limited as a signatory to the International Cyanide Management Code (Cyanide Code).

The Cyanide Code is a voluntary industry program of best practice for companies involved in the production of gold using cyanide and companies producing and transporting this cyanide.

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, October 15, 2012