Barrick’s Bulyanhulu achieves 5th certification under ICMI
The International Cyanide Management Institute (ICMI) announced that Barrick Gold Corporation’s Bulyanhulu Gold Mine has been recertified in full compliance under the International Cyanide Management Code (Cyanide Code).
According to a statement issued by Barrick Gold yesterday, this was the Bulyanhulu’s fifth certification under the Cyanide Code.
The Bulyanhulu Mine was initially certified under the Cyanide Code in February 2009 and was recertified in July 2012, in December 2016, and in June 2019.
As required under the Cyanide Code, the mine was again 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 auditor’s Detailed Audit Findings Report, which found that the Bulyanhulu had maintained full compliance with the Cyanide Code’s principles and standards of practice since its previous certification.
The operations must be re-audited every three years to evaluate compliance with the Cyanide Code.
The Cyanide Code is a voluntary industry programme focusing on the safety and environmental management of cyanide by companies producing gold and/or silver and by companies manufacturing, warehousing, and transporting cyanide.
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 programmes in the mining sector.
It 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.
Bulyanhulu Mine is situated 55km south of Lake Victoria in Kahama, Shinyanga region. Last year the mine produced 178,000 ounces of gold.
