Cyanide Story (Part Two)
A Cyanide Story (Part Two): Putting the Code to the Test
Read part one of A Cyanide Story here.
By Doug Hadfield, MiningandMoney.com
Since the International Cyanide Management Code (ICMC) was ratified in 2002, just fifteen gold producers have become signatories. According to Dr Terry Mudder, who was part of the UNEP group that created the code, this number is misleading because these fifteen represent more than 50% of the global production of gold.
“Most of the major gold mining companies have become signatories to the Cyanide Code and have either already or are in the process of certifying their individual operations,” Mudder told me. Read the rest of this entry »
