The International Cyanide Management Institute (ICMI) announced today that Nevada Gold Mines’ Carlin Operations, located in the United States, has been recertified in full 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.
Nevada Gold Mines is a Joint Venture between Barrick Gold Corporation and Newmont Corporation, which own 61.5% and 38.5% of Nevada Gold Mines, respectively; both companies have been signatories to the Cyanide Code since 2005. Nevada Gold Mines’ Carlin Operations includes the Carlin Mine and Emigrant Mine as a single operation, most recently certified in November 2018. Prior to 2018 the Carlin Mine was certified in compliance with the Cyanide Code in May 2009, March 2013 and in December 2015. The Emigrant Mine was certified in December 2015.
As required under the Cyanide Code, the operation was audited against ICMI’s Verification Protocol by an independent professional third-party auditor within three years of its previous certification. ICMI has received and accepted the auditors’ Detailed Audit Findings Report, which found that Carlin Operations 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 are available on Newmont Corporation’s Signatory Page and on Barrick Gold Corporation’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 2020 Annual Report, which can be viewed here.
Date:
Thursday, November 18, 2021