First Operation Certified Under International Cyanide Management Code.WASHINGTON -- The International Cyanide cyanide (sī`ənīd'), chemical compound containing the cyano group, -CN. Cyanides are salts or esters of hydrogen cyanide (hydrocyanic acid, HCN) formed by replacing the hydrogen with a metal (e.g., sodium or potassium) or a radical (e.g. Management Institute (ICMI ICMI Incoming Calls Management Institute ICMI International Commission on Mathematical Instruction ICMI International Customer Management Institute ICMI International Conference on Multimodal Interface ICMI Implementing Cisco Multicast Infrastructure ) announced today that Barrick Gold Barrick Gold Corporation TSX: ABX NYSE: ABX is the largest pure gold mining company in the world, with its headquarters in Toronto, Ontario, Canada; and four regional business units (RBU's) located in Australia, Africa, North America and South America. Corporation's Cowal Mine in New South Wales New South Wales, state (1991 pop. 5,164,549), 309,443 sq mi (801,457 sq km), SE Australia. It is bounded on the E by the Pacific Ocean. Sydney is the capital. The other principal urban centers are Newcastle, Wagga Wagga, Lismore, Wollongong, and Broken Hill. , Australia has been certified as compliant with the International Cyanide Management Code (Code). This is the first operation certified under the Code. ICMI has received and accepted a Detailed Audit Findings Report prepared by an independent professional third-party auditor who evaluated the Cowal Project against the ICMI's Verification Protocol and found it in full compliance with the Code's Principles and Standards of Practice. A summary of that audit report is available on the Signatory sig·na·to·ry adj. Bound by signed agreement: the signatory parties to a contract. n. pl. sig·na·to·ries One that has signed a treaty or other document. Companies Page on the ICMI web site: www.cyanidecode.org. The Cowal Mine is not yet in operation. Its certification is based on the company's written commitments to implement the measures necessary for responsible management of cyanide at the gold mine once it is operational. A follow-up audit must be conducted within one year of the mine's first receipt of cyanide to confirm that it has met these commitments. The operation will be re-audited every three years thereafter to evaluate its continuing compliance with the Code. The Code is a voluntary industry program for companies involved in the production of gold using cyanide and companies producing and transporting this cyanide. It was developed under the aegis of the United Nations Environment Programme by a multi-stakeholder Steering Committee steer·ing committee n. A committee that sets agendas and schedules of business, as for a legislative body or other assemblage. steering committee Noun . The Code is intended to complement an operation's existing obligation to comply with the applicable laws and regulations of the political jurisdictions in which the operation is located. ICMI has been established to administer the Code, promote its adoption, evaluate its implementation, and manage the certification process. The full text of the Code and its implementing and administrative documents are available at www.cyanidecode.org. |
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