Operating Company
Gerdau
Materials Mined
Iron
Assessment Status
Independent Assessment Completed
Audit Information
Initial Audit: Details
Assessment scope
The scope included the extraction of iron in open pit mines, primary treatment facilities (UTM I and II), decommissioned Alemães tailings dam, waste and dry tailings storage facilities PDE Vigia Unificada and PDR Vigia, decommissioned waste dump PDE Bocaina, stormwater management infrastructure, co-product storage areas, fuel storage and fueling system, potable water treatment plant, wastewater treatment plants, security guard house, warehouses, changing rooms, dining room, administrative office building, health clinic, maintenance facilities, operations building, restaurant and laboratory.
Not included in scope: the Soledade reservoir and associated infrastructure and electrical substation, and the planned UTM II expansion, including the proposed pipeline from UTM II to the Gerdau Açominas’ steel plant in Ouro Branco.
The audit firm determined that the following chapters of the IRMA Standard were not relevant to this audit:
- Chapter 2.2—Free, Prior and Informed Consent
- Chapter 2.4—Resettlement
- Chapter 3.6—Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining
- Chapter 4.7—Cyanide Management
- Chapter 4.8—Mercury Management
Audit firm
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SCS Global Services
2000 Powell St. #600
Emeryville, California, USA 94608
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Initial Audit: Timeline
| Completion Date | Status | Audit phase |
|---|---|---|
| Self-Assessment | ||
| 2023-06-28 | Third-Party Audit Announced | |
| 2023-08-01 | Third-Party Audit: Stage One (Desk Audit) | |
| 2023-09-05 | Third-Party Audit: Stage Two (On-Site Audit) | |
| 2023-11-08 | Draft Audit Report | |
| 2024-01-12 | Mine Site and IRMA Review Draft Audit Report | |
| 2024-10-11 | Optional Corrective Action Period | |
| 2024-11-13 | Updated Draft Audit Report | |
| Mine Site and IRMA Review Updated Draft Audit Report | ||
| 2025-03-20 | Audit Report Released |
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