Valterra Platinum’s Amandelbult PGM Mine Completes IRMA Surveillance Audit
On 6 November 2026 – the Initiative for Responsible Mining Assurance (IRMA) released the surveillance audit report of Valterra Platinum’s Amandelbult PGM Mine, located in South Africa’s Limpopo province. . IRMA-approved audit firm ERM CVS conducted the audit and assessed the progress made on the corrective action plan that the operation committed to in the initial audit report.
IRMA’s independent assessment cycle occurs in 2 stages: Initial (full) audit, followed by a Surveillance (abbreviated) audit, after which the cycle begins again with a Renewal (full) audit, followed by a Surveillance audit. Each cycle takes 3 years.
Surveillance audits occur between 12 and 18 months after a full audit report has been publicly released. Surveillance audits are not full audits, meaning that conformance with all requirements reviewed in the initial audit does not need to be re-established. Typically, during a surveillance audit the audit team verifies that the mine’s systems and controls are still in place and are functioning effectively, that no major changes have occurred since the initial audit that negatively affect the mine’s performance. The surveillance audit includes confidential interviews with workers and engagement with Indigenous rightsholders and community stakeholders. The initial and surveillance IRMA audit reports for the operation are available on the Amandelbult audit page on the IRMA website.
An IRMA audit is an important step in constructive dialogue between mining companies and those affected by their operations. The independent IRMA system is the only global mining standard that provides equal power to the public sector (communities and Indigenous rights holders, mine workers, and environmental and human rights advocates) alongside the private sector (mining companies, mined materials purchasers and investors).
For More Information:
- Aquinar Malatji, Mining Lead
contact@responsiblemining.net
- Amandelbult audit report: https://responsiblemining.net/amandelbult-surveillance-audit-final-20261106/
- Amandelbult IRMA audit page: https://responsiblemining.net/audits/amandelbult-mining-complex/
