IRMA Mining Engagement Update – Feb 2023
As of February 2023, 69 mining companies are now engaged in IRMA representing 83 sites:
- 60 sites are self-assessing under the IRMA Standard, the first step before an independent audit;
- 12 are piloting the draft IRMA exploration (IRMA Ready) or mineral processing standard self-assessments
- 11 independent audits under way: nine initial audits (South Africa, Brazil, Chile, Argentina) and two surveillance audits (Mexico, Zimbabwe)
- 2 independent audit reports have been released — Anglo American’s Unki mine in Zimbabwe, and Carrizal’s Zimapán mine in Mexico
- They encompass 27 countries:
- Argentina
- Australia
- Brazil
- Canada
- Chile
- Colombia
- Dominican Rep.
- Finland
- France
- Indonesia
- Liberia
- Mexico
- Mozambique
- Namibia
- New Caledonia
- Norway
- Panama
- Philippines
- Russia
- Senegal
- South Africa
- Spain
- Sri Lanka
- Turkey
- Ukraine
- United States
- Zimbabwe
- And 52 minerals and mineral types:
- Aggregates
- Barite
- Bauxite
- Cerium
- Chromite
- Chromium
- Coal (metallurgical)
- Cobalt
- Copper
- Diamonds
- Europium
- Feldspar
- Gadolinium
- Gold
- Graphite
- Iridium
- Iron
- Kyanite
- Lanthanum
- Lead
- Limestone
- Lithium
- Magnesium
- Mica
- Mineral sands
- Molybdenum
- Monazite sand
- Neodymium
- Nickel
- Osmium
- Palladium
- Praseodymium
- Platinum
- Potash
- Quartz
- Rare earth elements
- Rhodium
- Ruthenium
- Samarium
- Sand
- Selenium
- Silver
- Staurolite
- Sulphur
- Talc
- Tellurium
- Titanium
- Tourmaline
- Vanadium
- Xenotime
- Zinc
- Zircon