SCS to Conduct On-site Audit of ArcelorMittal’s Andrade Mine
[From IRMA approved independent auditor SCS Global Services | Versão em Português]
SCS Seeks Input from Local Communities and Other Stakeholders
SCS Global Services (SCS) announces that from October 13 to October 17, its auditors will visit ArcelorMittal’s Andrade Mine in Minas Gerais, Brazil, to conduct the onsite phase of its independent assessment (audit) evaluating the site’s performance against the Initiative for Responsible Mining Assurance (IRMA) Standard for Responsible Mining.
While onsite, auditors will collect feedback from local stakeholders – anyone directly or indirectly affected by the mine — including community members, mine workers, and government officials. Auditors will also inspect the operation and its associated facilities. Even after the onsite phase is complete, feedback and comments submitted until October 24 will be considered for the audit.
The IRMA assessment results will be released locally in a public audit report and published on the IRMA audit page. IRMA audit reports describe how SCS scored Andrade Mine against each of the 400+ requirements of the IRMA Standard for Responsible Mining, and explain why SCS assigned the Andrade Mine that score. The report will also assign an overall achievement level: IRMA Transparency, IRMA 50, IRMA 75, or IRMA 100.
ArcelorMittal can use this information about the environmental and social performance of the Andrade Mine to improve its practices. Other stakeholders, particularly affected communities and mine workers, may use this audit report to engage with ArcelorMittal and others on a more equal footing to improve the operation in the ways that matter most to them.
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13-17 October 2025 Your comments will help SCS assess the impact of Andrade Mine on local communities and measure its performance against best mining practices. SCS invites you to sign-up for an interview with auditors during the onsite visit, and/or submit written comments about Andrade Mine using the contact details below. Please contact SCS to be interviewed. Interviews can be held in Portuguese or English. Interviews requested by October 16 can be conducted remotely or in-person. Interview requests made after that date will most likely be conducted remotely but may also be conducted in-person if time permits, and remotely if it does not. Written comments can be submitted anytime until October 24. |
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Email: feedback@scsglobalservices.com Telephone: +1 (520) 248 4276 (voice or text) |
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Interviews with members of the community occur without mine personnel present. Interviews with non-management workers also occur without management present and can be scheduled to occur offsite on request. SCS protects the identity of individual commenters although the general nature of comments will be summarized in the report. |
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For more information about
- The Andrade audit or to sign up for updates: responsiblemining.net/andrade
- IRMA-approved independent audit firm SCS Global Services: scsglobalservices.com.
- IRMA’s mission, Standard, assessment process, or other mine audits: responsiblemining.net
- Filing a complaint about the audit process: responsiblemining.net/complaints
