Tarkwa Mine achieves 6th Cyanide Code certification

Gold Fields Ghana Limited (Tarkwa Mine) has successfully earned its sixth recertification under the International Cyanide Management Code (Cyanide Code).

The International Cyanide Management Institute (ICMI) announced Tarkwa mine’s recertification early in October. The ICMI said its audit report found that Tarkwa had maintained full compliance with the Cyanide Code's Principles and Standards of Practice during the past three years.

Tarkwa mine was first certified in June 2008, with successful recertifications in October 2011, June 2015, March 2019 and June 2022.

Click here to access the Summary Audit Report and Auditor Credentials.

Click here to read ICMI’s announcement.

About the Cyanide Code

1. The Cyanide Code is a voluntary industry standard that promotes the safe and environmentally responsible management of cyanide by companies that manufacture, store, transport and use the product.
2. Companies that subscribe to this standard are audited by an independent professional third-party every three years to evaluate their continuing compliance with the Cyanide Code.
3. It is one of the most established certification programmes in the mining sector.
4. The ICMI was established to administer, promote adoption, evaluate implementation and manage the certification process for the Cyanide Code.

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