The International Cyanide Management Institute (ICMI) announced today that Minera Penmont’s Noche Buena Mine, located in Mexico, has been recertified in full compliance under 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.
The Noche Buena Mine was initially certified under the Cyanide Code in May 2016 and was recertified in September 2019. As required under the Cyanide Code, the mine was again audited against ICMI’s Mining Operation’s Verification Protocol by independent professional third-party auditors within three years of its previous certification. ICMI has received and accepted the auditor’s Detailed Audit Findings Report, which found that the Noche Buena Mine had maintained full compliance with the Cyanide Code’s Principles and Standards of Practice since its previous certification. The Summary Audit Report and Auditor Credentials Form for the the Noche Buena Mine are available on Minera Penmont’s 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 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 2021 Annual Report, which can be viewed here.
Date:
Wednesday, March 22, 2023