The International Cyanide Management Institute (ICMI) announced today that Newmont Corporation’s Cripple Creek & Victor Gold Mine in the United States has been recertified in full compliance with the International Cyanide Management Code (Cyanide Code).
This is the Cripple Creek & Victor Gold Mine’s fifth certification under the Cyanide Code. The Cripple Creek & Victor Gold Mine was initially certified in full compliance with the Cyanide Code in September 2007 and recertified in September 2010, March 2014, and in August 2017. As required under the Cyanide Code, the mine was again audited against ICMI’s Verification Protocol by independent professional third-party auditors. ICMI has received and accepted the auditors’ Detailed Audit Findings Report, which found that the Cripple Creek & Victor Gold Mine had maintained full compliance with the Cyanide Code’s Principles and Standards of Practices throughout the previous three years. The operation must be re-audited every three years to evaluate continuing compliance with the Cyanide Code.
The Cyanide Code is amongst the most established certification programs in the mining sector. This voluntary industry program is focused on the safe management of cyanide by companies producing gold and/or silver and by companies producing and transporting 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 promote and help ensure the safe and environmentally responsible management of cyanide used within the gold and silver mining industries. Operations are assessed for compliance triennially by qualified, independent auditors.
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 2019 Annual Report, which can be viewed here.
Date:
Tuesday, December 8, 2020