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Resilience Environmental Assurance approved to conduct IRMA audits

The Initiative for Responsible Mining Assurance (IRMA) is pleased to announce that South Africa-based Resilience  Environmental Assurance (REA) is now approved to conduct independent assessments of mining operations against the IRMA Standard for Responsible Mining. Resilience joins KPMG PRI, ERM CVS and SCS Global Services to become the fourth IRMA approved audit firm.

Resilience will transparently and independently audit those mining operations which volunteer to be assessed against the 26 chapters and 400+ requirements of the IRMA Standard. Audit firms announce their assessments in advance so that assessors can interview not just mine management, but also affected community members and mine workers (among others).

“The addition of Resilience as an approved audit firm underscores IRMA’s commitment to answering the increasing demand for responsibly sourced minerals.” — Aimee Boulanger, Executive Director of IRMA.

Resilience Environmental Assurance’s approval as an IRMA audit firm marks a pivotal step in our journey towards fostering responsible mining practices worldwide. This achievement underscores our unwavering commitment to environmental stewardship and social responsibility within the mining sector. As Managing Director, I am immensely proud of our team’s dedication and hard work in reaching this milestone. As a boutique firm, we are eager to leverage our deep local expertise, personalized service by our highly experienced team, agility, and global presence to conduct comprehensive, accurate, and independent assessments in support of responsible mining. Together with IRMA, we aim to drive transparency, accountability, and continuous improvement, paving the way for a more sustainable and ethical mining industry.” — Warrick Stewart, Managing Director,Resilience  Environmental Assurance.

IRMA is a system in three parts:

  1. A global standard describing best practices for environmental and social responsibility, against which mines at any point in their journey to improve practices may be measured;
  2. An assessment process to measure achievement of mining operations against that standard such that the process builds trust in the independence of that assessment, and value for more responsible practice; and
  3. Equal governance and oversight by mining affected stakeholders such that communities, labor unions and other public sector representatives have the same voting power as mining companies and other private sector representatives.
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Barro Alto. Credit: Anglo AmericanBarro Alto. Credit: Anglo AmericanAudits

Auditoria de vigilância no local em Barro Alto, em junho deste ano

Da ERM CVS, auditor independente aprovado pela IRMA:

A ERM CVS realizará a avaliação IRMA na mina de Barro Alto Anglo American

A ERM CVS busca receber contribuições da comunidade local e de outras partes interessadas

Hoje, 9 de maio de 2025, a ERM CVS anuncia que de 9 a 13 de junho de 2025 visitará as operações de mineração de níquel da Anglo American Barro Alto, no município de Barro Alto, Goiás, Brasil, para conduzir uma avaliação de vigilância independente e terceirizada da operação, por meio da Iniciativa para Garantia de Mineração Responsável – IRMA (da sigla em inglês). O relatório de auditoria inicial das operações de Barro Alto da Anglo American foi divulgado em 7 de fevereiro de 2024, com um nível de realização IRMA 75. O relatório está disponível no site do IRMA.

A auditoria de vigilância no local verificará se as operações da mina continuam alinhadas com o desempenho previamente reconhecido. A equipe de auditoria verificará se os sistemas e controles da mina ainda estão em vigor e funcionando de forma eficaz, se não ocorreram mudanças significativas que afetem negativamente o desempenho da mina e se a mina está progredindo em seu plano de ações corretivas. A auditoria também incluirá entrevistas confidenciais com trabalhadores e engajamento com partes interessadas da comunidade. Após a conclusão da auditoria de vigilância, um relatório será publicado no site da IRMA.

O relatório resumido da auditoria de vigilância fornecerá à Barro Alto e às partes interessadas informações sobre a continuidade das operações, mudanças significativas e evidências de melhoria contínua.

9 a 13 de junho 2025

Seus comentários ajudarão a ERM CVS a avaliar o impacto de Barro Alto nas
comunidades locais e a medir seu desempenho em relação às melhores práticas de mineração. A ERM CVS convida você a se inscrever para uma entrevista com os auditores durante a auditoria de vigilância e/ou a enviar comentários por escrito sobre as operações de Barro Alto da Anglo American usando os dados de contato abaixo. Você deve entrar em contato conosco antes de 2 de junho de 2025 para ser entrevistado. Comentários por escrito enviados antes de 13 de junho de 2025 serão incorporados aos resultados desta auditoria.

Na web:

erm.com/ermcvs/services/sector-specific-certification-schemes/irma-stakeholder-feedback-form/

Email: post@ermcvs.com 

Telefone: +55 11 4933 3280

QR code para acessar o formulário online:

ERM CVS contact QR code

As entrevistas com membros da comunidade ocorrem sem a presença do pessoal da mina. As entrevistas com trabalhadores não pertencentes à gerência ocorrem sem a presença da gerência e podem ser agendadas para ocorrer fora do local de trabalho, mediante solicitação. A ERM CVS protege a identidade de cada
entrevistado, embora a natureza geral dos comentários seja resumida no relatório.

A ERM CVS é uma empresa de auditoria independente, aprovada e capacitada pela IRMA. Para saber mais sobre a ERM CVS, visite ermcvs.com.

A missão da IRMA é proteger o meio ambiente e as pessoas diretamente afetadas pela mineração. Para saber mais sobre a IRMA,
incluindo o processo de avaliação, o Padrão IRMA e para ver relatórios de auditoria de outras minas, visite www.responsiblemining.net

Para mais informações sobre o ciclo de auditoria da IRMA, visite https://responsiblemining.net/what-we-do/assessment/independent-assessment-timeline. Se você tiver dúvidas ou reclamações sobre o processo de avaliação da mina
por parte da IRMA ou sobre o Padrão IRMA, visite https://responsiblemining.net/complaints.

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Barro Alto. Credit: Anglo AmericanBarro Alto. Credit: Anglo AmericanAudits

Onsite Surveillance Audit at Barro Alto this June

From IRMA approved independent auditor ERM CVS:

ERM CVS to Conduct On-site IRMA Assessment of Anglo American’s Barro Alto

ERM CVS Seeks Input from Local Community and Other Stakeholders

9 May 2025, ERM CVS announced that on 9 – 13 June 2025 it will visit the Anglo American Barro Alto nickel mining operations in the Barro Alto municipality, Goiás, Brazil to conduct an independent,  third-party Initiative for Responsible Mining Assurance (IRMA) surveillance assessment of the operation.

The initial audit report of Anglo American Barro Alto’s operations was released on 7 February 2024 with an achievement level of IRMA 75. The report is available on the IRMA website.

The onsite surveillance audit will verify that the site operations continue to align with the previously recognized performance. The audit team will verify that the mine’s systems and controls are still in place and are functioning effectively, that no major changes have occurred that negatively affect the mine’s performance, and that the site is progressing on its corrective action plan. The audit will also include confidential interviews with workers and engagement with Indigenous rightsholders and community stakeholders. Following the completion of the surveillance audit, a report will be published on the operation’s audit page on the IRMA website.

The abbreviated surveillance audit summary report will provide SQM and stakeholders insight into continuity of operations, material changes, and evidence of continued improvement.

9 June – 13 June 2025

Your comments will help ERM CVS assess the impact of Barro Alto on local communities and measure its performance against best mining practices. ERM CVS invites you to sign-up for an interview with auditors during the surveillance audit, and/or submit written comments about Anglo American Barro Alto using the contact details below. You must contact us before 2 June 2025 to be interviewed. Written comments submitted before 13 June 2025 will be incorporated into the results of this audit. Contact info:

On the web:

erm.com/ermcvs/services/sector-specific-certification-schemes/irma-stakeholder-feedback-form/

Email: post@ermcvs.com 

Telephone: +55 11 4933 3280

QR code to access online form:

ERM CVS contact QR code

Interviews with members of the community occur without mine personnel present. Interviews with non-management workers occur without management present and can be scheduled to occur offsite on request. ERM CVS protects the identity of individual commenters although the general nature of comments will be summarized in the report.

ERM CVS is an independent IRMA-approved and trained audit firm. For more about ERM CVS visit ermcvs.com.

IRMA’s mission is to protect the environment and people directly affected by mining. For more about IRMA including the assessment process, the IRMA Standard, and to see audit reports of other mines visit www.responsiblemining.net

For more information about the IRMA audit cycle, please visit the Independent Assessment Timeline page. If you have concerns or complaints about the IRMA mine site assessment process or the IRMA Standard visit the IRMA Feedback and Complaints page.

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SQM's Salar de Atacama lithium operation. Credit: SQMSQM's Salar de Atacama lithium operation. Credit: SQMAudits

Auditoría de vigilancia in situ en SQM Salar SpA este mes de julio

De ERM CVS, auditor independiente aprobado por IRMA:

ERM CVS realizará una evaluación IRMA in situ de Salar de Atacama (SQM Salar SpA)

ERM CVS solicita la opinión de la comunidad local y otras partes interesadas

El día de hoy 5 de Mayo de 2025, ERM CVS anuncia que del 7 al 11 de Julio de 2025 se visitarán las operaciones de Litio en el Salar de Atacama de SQM Salar SpA, localizada en la Región de Antofagasta en la comuna de San Pedro de Atacama, Chile, para desarrollar una evaluación independiente de vigilancia de la operación por parte de terceros de la Iniciativa para la Garantía de Minería Responsable (IRMA).

El informe de auditoría inicial de SQM Salar SpA Salar de Atacama en su operación fue realizado el 6 Septiembre de 2023 el nivel del logro ante los requisitos fue IRMA 75. El reporte esta disponible en el sitio web de IRMA.

La auditoría de vigilancia in situ verificará que las operaciones del emplazamiento siguen ajustándose al rendimiento reconocido anteriormente. El equipo auditor verificará que los sistemas y controles de la mina siguen vigentes y funcionan eficazmente, que no se han producido cambios importantes que afecten negativamente al rendimiento de la mina y que el sitio avanza en su plan de medidas correctivas. La auditoría también incluirá entrevistas confidenciales con los trabajadores y el compromiso con los titulares de derechos indígenas y las partes interesadas de la comunidad. Una vez concluida la auditoría de vigilancia, se publicará un informe en el sitio web de IRMA.

El informe resumido de la auditoría de vigilancia proporcionará a SQM y a las partes interesadas, información sobre la continuidad de las operaciones, los cambios materiales y la mejora continua.

7 al 11 de Julio de 2025

Sus comentarios ayudarán a ERM CVS a evaluar el impacto de SQM Salar de Atacama en las comunidades locales y a medir su rendimiento con respecto a las mejores prácticas mineras. ERM CVS le invita a inscribirse para una entrevista con auditores de seguimiento y/o escribir comentarios sobre Salar de Atacama SQM utilizando los canales de comunicación que se muestran a continuación. Para ser entrevistado debe ponerse en contacto con nosotros antes del 30 de Junio de 2025. Los comentarios escritos deberán ser enviados antes del 11 de Julio de 2025 para ser considerados.

Sitio web:

erm.com/ermcvs/services/sector-specific-certification-schemes/irma-stakeholder-feedback-form/

Correo: post@ermcvs.com

Telefono: +51 1708 0164

Código QR para ingreso al formato

ERM CVS contact QR code

Las entrevistas con personas de la comunidad se realizarán en ausencia de personal de la mina. Las entrevistas con los trabajadores que no pertenezcan a la dirección se realizarán, sin personal de la dirección y si se solicita fuera de las instalaciones. ERM CVS protege la identidad de los entrevistados, sin embargo, los comentarios se resumirán en el informe.

ERM CVS es una empresa de auditoría independiente aprobada y formada por IRMA. Para más información sobre ERM CVS, visite ermcvs.com.

La misión de IRMA es proteger el medio ambiente y a las personas directamente afectadas por la minería. Para más información sobre IRMA, incluido el proceso de evaluación, la Norma IRMA y los informes de auditoría de otras minas, visite: www.responsiblemining.net.

Para más información sobre el ciclo de auditoría IRMA, visite: https://responsiblemining.net/what-we-do/assessment/independent-assessment-timeline/. Si tiene alguna duda o queja sobre el proceso de evaluación de minas IRMA o sobre el Estándar IRMA, visite: responsiblemining.net/complaints.

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SQM's Salar de Atacama lithium operation. Credit: SQMSQM's Salar de Atacama lithium operation. Credit: SQMAudits

Onsite Surveillance Audit at SQM Salar SpA this July

From IRMA approved independent auditor ERM CVS:

ERM CVS to Conduct On-site IRMA Assessment of Salar de Atacama (SQM Salar SpA)

ERM CVS Seeks Input from Local Community and Other Stakeholders

Today, 5 May 2025, ERM CVS announces that on 7 – 11 July 2025 it will visit the SQM Salar SpA’s Salar de Atacama lithium mining operations in San Pedro de Atacama, Antofagasta Region, Chile to conduct an independent, third-party Initiative for Responsible Mining Assurance (IRMA) surveillance assessment of the operation.

The initial audit report of SQM Salar SpA Salar de Atacama operations was released on 6 September 2023 with an achievement level of IRMA 75. The report is available on the operation’s audit page on the IRMA website.

The onsite surveillance audit will verify that the site operations continue to align with the previously recognized performance. The audit team will verify that the mine’s systems and controls are still in place and are functioning effectively, that no major changes have occurred that negatively affect the mine’s performance, and that the site is progressing on its corrective action plan. The audit will also include confidential interviews with workers and engagement with Indigenous rightsholders and community stakeholders. Following the completion of the surveillance audit, a report will be published on the operation’s audit page on the IRMA website.

The abbreviated surveillance audit summary report will provide SQM and stakeholders insight into continuity of operations, material changes, and evidence of continued improvement.

7 July – 11 July 2025

Your comments will help ERM CVS assess the impact of SQM Salar de Atacama on local communities and measure its performance against best mining practices. ERM CVS invites you to sign-up for an interview with auditors during  the surveillance audit, and/or submit written comments about SQM Salar de Atacama using the contact details below. You must contact us before 30 June 2025 to be interviewed. Written comments submitted before 11 July 2025 will be incorporated into the results of this audit. Contact info:

On the web:

erm.com/ermcvs/services/sector-specific-certification-schemes/irma-stakeholder-feedback-form/

Email: post@ermcvs.com 

Telephone: +51 1708 0164

QR code to access online form:

ERM CVS contact QR code

Interviews with members of the community occur without mine personnel present. Interviews with non-management workers occur without management present and can be scheduled to occur offsite on request. ERM CVS protects the identity of individual commenters although the general nature of comments will be summarized in the report.

ERM CVS is an independent IRMA-approved and trained audit firm. For more about ERM CVS visit ermcvs.com.

IRMA’s mission is to protect the environment and people directly affected by mining. For more about IRMA including the assessment process, the IRMA Standard, and to see audit reports of other mines visit www.responsiblemining.net

For more information about the IRMA audit cycle, please visit the Independent Assessment Timeline page. If you have concerns or complaints about the IRMA mine site assessment process or the IRMA Standard visit the IRMA Feedback and Complaints page.

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Mina de minério de ferro Miguel Burnier da Gerdau completa auditoria da IRMA

Mina brasileira alcança o IRMA 50 após ser auditada de acordo com o único padrão de mineração do mundo com governança igualitária

20 March 2025 – A Iniciativa de Asseguração de Mineração Responsável (IRMA) publicou hoje o relatório de auditoria da Mina Miguel Burnier, da Gerdau, com base no Padrão IRMA para Mineração Responsável. A Mina Miguel Burnier está localizada no estado brasileiro de Minas Gerais, no município de Ouro Preto. A empresa de auditoria independente SCS Global Services avaliou a Mina Miguel Burnier como IRMA 50 ao medir seu desempenho em relação aos critérios sociais e ambientais de melhores práticas da Padrão.

O IRMA 50 significa que a SCS Global Services verificou que a Mina Miguel Burnier atendeu, pelo menos substancialmente, a todos os 40 requisitos críticos do IRMA Standard, bem como a pelo menos 50% dos critérios do Padrão em cada uma das quatro áreas principais: responsabilidade social, responsabilidade ambiental, integridade comercial e planejamento para legados positivos. O relatório completo da auditoria está disponível na página de auditoria da Mina Miguel Burnier no site do IRMA.

“Este relatório demonstra que as minas podem apontar para avaliações transparentes e independentes de seu desempenho ambiental e social”, disse Aimee Boulanger, Diretora Executiva da IRMA. “Por meio de relatórios detalhados de auditoria da IRMA, as empresas de mineração, as comunidades e as empresas que compram materiais extraídos das minas podem obter as informações necessárias para decidir o que está indo bem – e o que pode exigir mais atenção – em minas específicas.”

Como o Padrão IRMA é reconhecido e adotado em todo o mundo, essas auditorias são etapas importantes em um diálogo mais profundo entre as empresas de mineração e as pessoas afetadas por suas operações. Como o processo IRMA está sempre melhorando com base na experiência da auditoria mais recente, os resultados da auditoria devem ser revisados e interpretados de acordo.

“Se os resultados não refletirem totalmente a experiência das comunidades ou de outros grupos afetados, queremos ouvi-los”, disse a Sra. Boulanger. “Nós os ajudaremos a se comunicar com a empresa para entender melhor seu desempenho e com os auditores sobre quaisquer questões que eles considerem ter sido negligenciadas na análise. Essa é a base de nosso próprio compromisso com a transparência. Convidamos qualquer pessoa que tenha críticas sobre nosso trabalho a se juntar a nós para melhorá-lo. Encontrar maneiras de melhorar está incorporado em nosso sistema e é uma medida de seu sucesso.”

Wendel Gomes da Silva, Diretor de Mineração e Matérias-Primas da Gerdau, disse: “A realização do IRMA 50 por Miguel Burnier e o compartilhamento dos resultados da auditoria que explicam nosso desempenho em relação aos mais de 400 requisitos do IRMA são um sinal do nosso compromisso com a transparência, com práticas de mineração mais responsáveis e com o diálogo aberto com todas as partes interessadas e detentores de direitos. Em seus 124 anos de história, a Gerdau tem o compromisso de ser parte das soluções para os desafios da sociedade e de ter um impacto positivo nas regiões em que opera.”

Incluindo a mina Miguel Burnier, 23 minas de escala industrial em todo o mundo estão dentro do sistema de avaliação independente da IRMA. Após uma autoavaliação inicial, uma mina participante contrata uma empresa de auditoria externa – treinada e aprovada pela IRMA – para realizar uma avaliação independente detalhada, incluindo visitas in loco à mina e às comunidades próximas. Após a liberação da auditoria inicial, uma auditoria de controle verifica o desempenho da mina. Três anos após a auditoria inicial, a operação é submetida novamente a uma auditoria completa.

O sistema independente IRMA é o único padrão global de mineração que oferece poder igual ao setor público (comunidades e detentores de direitos indígenas, trabalhadores de minas e defensores dos direitos humanos e ambientais) e ao setor privado (empresas de mineração, compradores de materiais extraídos e investidores).

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Gerdau’s Miguel Burnier iron ore mine completes IRMA audit

Brazilian Mine achieves IRMA 50 when audited against the world’s only equally governed mining standard

20 March 2025 – Today the Initiative for Responsible Mining (IRMA) released the audit report of Gerdau’s Miguel Burnier iron ore mine against the IRMA Standard for Responsible Mining. The Miguel Burnier Mine is located in Brazil’s Minas Gerais state in the municipality of Ouro Preto. Independent audit firm SCS Global Services assessed the Miguel Burnier Mine at IRMA 50 when measuring its performance against the Standard’s best practice social and environmental criteria.

IRMA 50 means that SCS Global Services verified that the operations at least substantially met all 40 critical requirements of the IRMA Standard, as well as at least 50% of the Standard’s criteria in each of the four principle areas: social responsibility, environmental responsibility, business integrity and planning for positive legacies. The full audit report is available on the Miguel Burnier audit page on the IRMA website.

“This report demonstrates that mines can point to transparent, independent evaluations of their environmental and social performance,” said Aimee Boulanger, Executive Director of IRMA. “Through detailed IRMA audit reports, mining companies, communities and companies that purchase mined materials can gain the information they need, to decide what’s going well — and what may require more attention — at specific mines.”

As the IRMA Standard is recognized and adopted around the globe, these audits are steps in a deepening dialogue between mining companies and those affected by their operations. Because the process is still evolving, the results should be reviewed and interpreted accordingly.

“An increasing number of community members and workers are engaging in IRMA audits, and they’re using the audit reports to communicate directly with the mining company about their priorities for improvement,” Ms. Boulanger said. “If readers find results inconsistent with their experience, we encourage them to share their perspectives with IRMA and the company so that we can improve the audit review process and support continuing improvement at the site—as community members and NGOs have already done in this case.”

“We are always looking to improve not only mining practices, but also IRMA’s system. IRMA’s improvements, and being transparent about how we need to improve, is built into our system and a measure of its success,” said Ms. Boulanger.

Wendel Gomes da Silva, Mining and Raw Materials Director at Gerdau, said: “Miguel Burnier’s IRMA 50 achievement, and the sharing of the audit results that explain our performance against the 400+ IRMA requirements, is a sign of our commitment to transparency, to more responsible mining practices, and to open dialogue with all affected stakeholders and rightsholders. In its 124-year history, Gerdau is commitment to be part of the solutions to society’s challenges and to have a positive impact on the regions in which it operates.”

Including Miguel Burnier, 23 industrial-scale mines worldwide are within the IRMA independent assessment system. After an initial self-assessment, a participating mine engages a third-party audit firm — trained and approved by IRMA — to conduct a detailed independent evaluation, including on-site visits to the mine and nearby communities. Following the release of the initial audit, a shorter surveillance audit checks on the mine’s performance. Three years after the initial audit, the operation is fully audited again.

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).

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SCS akan melakukan penilaian IRMA di lokasi PT Trimegah Bangun Persada

SCS akan melakukan penilaian IRMA di lokasi PT Trimegah Bangun Persada (TBP), atau yang dikenal dengan Harita Nickel; firma audit menerima masukan dari masyarakat setempat dan pemangku kepentingan lainnya

[Bahasa Indonesia | English]

SEATTLE / JAKARTA, 14 Maret 2025 – Hari ini, SCS Global Services (SCS) mengumumkan bahwa pada tanggal 15 – 23 April 2025, SCS akan mengunjungi operasi penambangan dan pemrosesan nikel Trimegah Bangun Persada (TBP), yang juga dikenal sebagai Harita Nickel, untuk melakukan tahap penilaian lokasi oleh pihak ketiga yang independen dari Initiative for Responsible Mining Assurance (IRMA). Pada bulan Oktober 2024, Harita Nickel mengumumkan komitmennya atas operasi penambangan dan pemrosesan terkait untuk diaudit secara independen oleh IRMA. Harita Nickel berlokasi di Pulau Obi, Halmahera Selatan, Maluku Utara, di Indonesia.

Setelah selesai, hasil penilaian IRMA akan menghasilkan laporan audit publik yang dirilis secara lokal dan di situs web IRMA. Laporan ini akan menjelaskan bagaimana SCS menilai operasi Harita Nickel terhadap masing-masing dari 400+ persyaratan Standar IRMA untuk Penambangan yang Bertanggung Jawab, dan mengapa SCS memberikan skor tersebut. Laporan tersebut juga akan menetapkan tingkat pencapaian keseluruhan: Transparansi IRMA, IRMA 50, IRMA 75, atau IRMA 100.

Harita Nickel dapat menggunakan informasi ini tentang dampak lingkungan dan sosial dari operasinya untuk meningkatkan praktiknya. Pemangku kepentingan lain, khususnya masyarakat yang terdampak, dapat menggunakan laporan audit ini untuk bekerja sama dengan Harita Nickel dan pihak lain secara lebih setara guna meningkatkan praktik pertambangan dengan cara yang paling bermanfaat bagi mereka.

Selama SCS berada di lokasi, mereka akan mengumpulkan umpan balik dari para pemangku kepentingan setempat – siapa pun yang secara langsung atau tidak langsung terdampak oleh tambang — termasuk anggota masyarakat, pekerja tambang, dan pejabat pemerintah. Tim SCS juga akan memeriksa operasi dan fasilitas terkaitnya.

15 – 23 April 2025

Auditor dari SCS Global Services akan mengunjungi wilayah tambang Harita Nickel pada bulan April untuk mengumpulkan masukan. Jika Anda memiliki hal untuk disampaikan, silakan mengabarkan tim audit dengan mengirim pesan melalui WhatsApp. Akan jauh lebih baik, jika Anda bersedia untuk melakukan mengatur pembicaraan obrolan tatap muka dengan auditor di waktu dan lokasi yang nyaman bagi Anda antara tanggal 15 dan 23 April.

WhatsApp: +1 520 248 4276 (suara atau teks)
Email:
feedback@scsglobalservices.com
Online: https://info.scsglobalservices.com/irma-stakeholder-feedback

Jika obrolan langsung tidak memungkinkan karena alasan apa pun, dan Anda ingin terhubung, jangan khawatir! Anda juga dapat berbagi pemikiran dengan auditor menggunakan WhatsApp. Tim audit menghormati privasi Anda. Apa pun yang dibagikan dalam wawancara pekerja dan masyarakat bersifat anonim (rahasia) dan akan digabungkan dengan masukan lainnya. Tidak ada nama atau rincian pribadi yang akan muncul dalam laporan auditor atau dibagikan kepada manajemen tambang. Untuk rincian lebih lanjut, silakan lihat dokumen pengumuman audit SCS.

SCS adalah firma audit independen yang telah disetujui dan dilatih oleh IRMA. Untuk informasi lebih lanjut tentang SCS, kunjungi https://www.scsglobalservices.com.

Misi IRMA adalah melindungi lingkungan dan orang-orang yang secara langsung terkena dampak pertambangan. Untuk informasi lebih lanjut tentang IRMA termasuk proses penilaian, Standar IRMA, dan untuk melihat laporan audit tambang lainnya, kunjungi https://responsiblemining.net.

Untuk status audit Harita Nickel: responsiblemining.net/haritanickel

Jika Anda memiliki masalah atau keluhan tentang proses penilaian lokasi tambang IRMA atau Standar IRMA, kunjungi responsiblemining.net/complaints

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SCS Global Services (SCS) to Conduct On-Site Assessment of Harita Nickel

SCS to conduct on-site IRMA assessment of PT Trimegah Bangun Persada (TBP), also known as Harita Nickel; audit firm seeks input from local community and other stakeholders

[Bahasa Indonesia | English]

SEATTLE / JAKARTA, 14 March 2025 – Today, SCS Global Services (SCS) announces that on April 15 – 23, 2025 it will visit the nickel mining and processing operations of Trimegah Bangun Persada (TBP), also known as Harita Nickel, to conduct the on-site phase of its independent, third-party Initiative for Responsible Mining Assurance (IRMA) assessment. In October 2024, Harita Nickel announced its commitment of the Harita Nickel mining and related processing operations to IRMA independent audit. Harita Nickel is located on Obi Island, South Halmahera, North Maluku, in Indonesia.

When finished, an IRMA assessment results in a public audit report release locally and on the IRMA website. This report will describe how SCS scored Harita Nickel’s operation against each of the 400+ requirements of the IRMA Standard for Responsible Mining, and why SCS gave that score. The report will also assign an overall achievement level: IRMA Transparency, IRMA 50, IRMA 75, or IRMA 100.

Harita Nickel can use this information about the environmental and social impacts of its operations to improve its practices. Other stakeholders, particularly affected communities, may use this audit report to engage with Harita Nickel and others on a more equal footing to improve the operation in the ways that matter most to them.

During SCS’s time on-site, they will collect feedback from local stakeholders – anyone directly or indirectly affected by the mine — including community members, mine workers, and government officials. The SCS team will also inspect the operation and its associated facilities.

April 15 – 23, 2025

Auditors from SCS Global Services will be visiting the Harita Nickel Mine region in April to gather input. If you have something to say, you can let the audit team know by messaging them on WhatsApp. Even better, you can set up a face-to-face chat with the auditors at a time and in a location convenient to you between the 15th and 23rd of April.

WhatsApp: +1 520 248 4276 (voice or text)
Email:
feedback@scsglobalservices.com
Online: https://info.scsglobalservices.com/irma-stakeholder-feedback

If an in-person chat is not possible for any reason, and you would like to connect, don’t worry! You can share your thoughts with the auditors using WhatsApp, too. The audit team respects your privacy. Anything shared in worker and community interviews is anonymous and will be combined with other feedback. No names or personal details will appear in the auditors’ report or be shared with mine management. For further details, please see SCS’ audit announcement document

SCS is an independent IRMA-approved and trained audit firm. For more about SCS, visit https://www.scsglobalservices.com.

IRMA’s mission is to protect the environment and people directly affected by mining. For more about IRMA including the assessment process, the IRMA Standard, and to see audit reports of other mines, visit https://responsiblemining.net.

For Harita Nickel audit status: responsiblemining.net/haritanickel

If you have concerns or complaints about the IRMA mine site assessment process or the IRMA Standard, visit responsiblemining.net/complaints

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Anglo American’s Mogalakwena PGM mine completes IRMA audit

South African complex achieves IRMA 50 when audited against the world’s only equally governed mining standard

13 March 2025 – Today the Initiative for Responsible Mining Assurance (IRMA) released the audits of Anglo American’s Mogalakwena PGM complex against the IRMA Standard for Responsible Mining. Independent audit firm ERM-CVS assessed Mogalakwena at IRMA 50 when measuring its performance against the Standard’s best practice social and environmental criteria.

IRMA 50 means that ERM-CVS verified that the operations at least substantially met all 40 critical requirements of the IRMA Standard, as well as at least 50% of the Standard’s criteria in each of the four principle areas: social responsibility, environmental responsibility, business integrity and planning for positive legacies. The full audit reports are available on the Mogalakwena audit page on the IRMA website.

The information stakeholders need to decide what’s going well — and what may require more attention.

“This report demonstrates that mines can point to transparent, independent evaluations of their environmental and social performance,” said Aimee Boulanger, Executive Director of IRMA. “Through detailed IRMA audit reports, mining companies, communities and companies that purchase mined materials can gain the information they need, to decide what’s going well — and what may require more attention — at specific mines.”

As the IRMA Standard is recognized and adopted around the globe, these audits are steps in a deepening dialogue between mining companies and those affected by their operations. Because the process is still evolving, the results should be reviewed and interpreted accordingly.

“An increasing number of community members and workers are engaging in IRMA audits, and they’re using the audit reports to communicate directly with the mining company about their priorities for improvement,” Ms. Boulanger said. “If readers find results inconsistent with their experience, we encourage them to share their perspectives with IRMA and the company so that we can improve the audit review process and support continuing improvement at the site—as community members and NGOs have already done in this case.”

“We are always looking to improve not only mining practices, but also IRMA’s system. IRMA’s improvements, and being transparent about how we need to improve, is built into our system and a measure of its success,” said Ms. Boulanger.

Craig Miller, CEO of Anglo American Platinum said, “This milestone at Mogalakwena is significant in our overall adoption of IRMA. It enables us to promote transparency and best practice in sustainability, while adding value to our global customers by helping them meet the increasing expectations for responsibly mined materials in an efficient and credible way.  With IRMA 50, we have accomplished our sustainable mining plan target of having all our mining operations assured against a recognised responsible mining standard by 2025.”

Including Mogalakwena, 23 industrial-scale mines worldwide are within the IRMA independent assessment system. After an initial self-assessment, a participating mine engages a third-party audit firm — trained and approved by IRMA — to conduct a detailed independent evaluation, including on-site visits to the mine and nearby communities. Following the release of the initial audit, a shorter surveillance audit checks on the mine’s performance. Three years after the initial audit, the operation is fully audited again. (Note: The first mines audited in the IRMA system have had extensions to this timeline due to Covid delays and launch-phase learning; updated full reviews will be required to maintain or increase achievement scores.)

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).

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