Onsite Surveillance Audit at Anglo American Minas-Rio Mine this July
From IRMA approved independent auditor SCS Global:
SCS Global to Conduct On-site IRMA Surveillance Assessment of Anglo American’s Minas-Rio Mine
SCS Global Seeks Feedback from Local Community and Other Stakeholders
Between July 7 and 10, 2025, SCS Global Services (SCS) auditors will be conducting an on-site third-party, independent, surveillance audit of Anglo American’s Minas Rio Mine to evaluate its performance under the Initiative for Responsible Mining Assurance (IRMA) Standard for Responsible Mining.
The surveillance audit began in June 2025, with a desktop review of documents provided by the mine. This next on-site phase provides all affected stakeholders the opportunity to give feedback on the mine’s environmental, health, safety, and community performance. Feedback is welcome during the entire audit process. Comments received between June 6 and July 10, 2025, will be considered during this assessment.
During the on-site stage of the audit, auditors will ask local stakeholders, including community members, organizations, public officials, and non-management mine workers to participate in interviews or meetings, and provide information using other means including WhatsApp, email and online. SCS will consider stakeholder comments, along with other evidence, to measure how Minas Rio Mine performs relative to the IRMA Standard.
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7 July – 10 July 2025 Please contact SCS if you would like to provide input to this audit process. You can do so by interview or in writing. Interviews can take place in-person, or virtually (telephone or videoconference) until July 10th. Use the links, QR code, WhatsApp number or email below to contact SCS to request an interview, ask questions, or provide comments. Commenters’ identities and remarks are kept confidential. |
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| info.scsglobalservices.com/irma-public-announcements-and- stakeholder-feedback feedback@scsglobalservices.com +1 (520) 248 4276 |
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IRMA will publish the completed audit report at https://responsiblemining.net/minas-rio. The report will explain how SCS scored the mine site against the requirements of the 26 chapters of the IRMA Standard, and why. SCS will assign scores for each chapter. After the report is published, stakeholders may still comment on the mine’s performance to help guide the operation’s improvement as it moves through the IRMA 3-year audit cycle.
SCS is an IRMA-approved audit firm with head offices in Emeryville, California, USA. For more information about SCS, please visit www.scsglobalservices.com.
The IRMA Standard is the world’s most comprehensive mining standard for industrial-scale mines and the only one governed equally by all stakeholders: mining companies, mineral purchasers, investors, organized labor, communities, and civil society NGOs. Mine site verification under the IRMA Standard is voluntary. For more information on the IRMA Standard requirements and certification, visit www.responsiblemining.net.
