The International Cyanide Management Institute (ICMI) announced today that Inovar Transportes e Logistica, a cyanide transporter based in Brazil, has been pre-operationally certified in compliance with the International Cyanide Management Code (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.
ICMI has received and accepted a Summary Audit Report and a Detailed Audit Findings Report prepared by the independent professional third-party auditor who found Inovar Transportes in pre-operational compliance with the Cyanide Code’s Principles and Transport Practices. The Summary Audit Report and Auditor Credentials Form are available on Inovar Transportes’ Signatory Page on the Cyanide Code website. Inovar Transportes has been conditionally certified and must be audited within six months of its first transport of cyanide to evaluate its operational compliance with the Cyanide Code. Inovar Transportes was previously certified in February 2012, in June 2015, and in September 2018, but ceased transporting cyanide and its certification expired in 2021.
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. We invite you to read our annual report, available here.
Date:
Wednesday, December 18, 2024