POSCO’s Sal de Oro lithium project to be audited
POSCO Argentina’s Sal de Oro Project to be independently audited against the IRMA Standard for Responsible Mining
POSCO Argentina has signed agreements with IRMA, and IRMA-approved audit firm SCS Global Services, to independently assess its Sal de Oro lithium project against the IRMA Standard for Responsible Mining. Sal de Oro is located in Argentina’s Salar del Hombre Muerto, Salta and Catamarca Region.
SCS Global will be conducting the assessment, which includes a desk review (stage 1) followed by an onsite audit (stage 2). After the SCS Global draft audit report is reviewed by IRMA and POSCO, the company may release the report or can take up to twelve months to implement corrective actions and be re-assessed. When the assessment is complete, IRMA will publish a final report in which SCS Global assigns an overall IRMA Achievement Level, and explains how and why they scored the Sal de Oro project against each of the 400+ requirements of the IRMA Standard.
Stakeholder Engagement in the Assessment
Interested stakeholders and members of the public can sign up to receive updates about the Sal de Oro assessment (e.g., the timing of the stage 2 onsite visit, link to public summary of audit results). The Mines Under Assessment page of IRMA’s website will also provide up-to-date information on all assessments.
Members of the community, public officials, representatives of the workforce, or other organizations are invited to submit comments regarding how the mine site is managing their impacts to the environment including air, water, waste, greenhouse gases, and ecosystems; how the mine supports their workforce; and how the mine interacts with the surrounding community, and how it impacts the community, positively or negatively.
Interested parties may contact the independent audit firm, SCS Global Services, to share comments or to ask to be interviewed as part of the audit process. The audit firm can be reached via:
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More Information
- For information on the IRMA mine site assessment process and timeline.
- For information about the audit, visit IRMA’s Sal de Oro assessment status page.
- If you would like more information on how the audit of the Sal de Oro project is conducted against the IRMA standard — contact IRMA’s Director of Assurance: Michelle Smith, audits@responsiblemining.net.
