Responsible Mining Cost/Benefit Study: “Economically Rational and Strategically Important”
The Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI) has published a first of its kind assessment of the costs and [READ MORE]
Mining
From Mine to Market and Source to Store: Why IRMA’s...
Minerals power the modern world, from the batteries that drive electric vehicles to the metals in [READ MORE]
How IRMA Helped Rebuild Trust Between Mine and Community –...
Earlier in 2025, IRMA published a case study of the IRMA audit of the Unki mine in Shurugwi, [READ MORE]
Sulfidic tremolitite (platinum-palladium ore) Credit: James St. John via Wikimedia Commons under CC-by-2.0MiningHow IRMA Benefits the Mining Sector
A new resource for the mining sector is now available on the IRMA website. IRMA acknowledges the [READ MORE]
Audits released for first African iron ore mines
Two Anglo American mines are first African iron ore operations audited against the IRMA Standard [READ MORE]
IRMA Mining Engagement – March 2024
As of March 2024, 82 mining companies are now engaged in IRMA representing 104 sites: 61 sites are [READ MORE]
Audits released for Anglo’s Amandelbult, Mototolo, Unki
Two Anglo American mines are first South African operations audited against the IRMA Standard for [READ MORE]
Audits released for Anglo’s Barro Alto, Minas-Rio
Anglo American’s Barro Alto, Minas-Rio operations in Brazil audited against the IRMA Standard for [READ MORE]
ArcelorMittal commits Andrade operation to IRMA audit
The Initiative for Responsible Mining Assurance (IRMA) is pleased to announce that ArcelorMittal [READ MORE]
On-site audit announced for Syrah’s Balama mine
Feedback requested during the on-site, independent audit under the IRMA Standard for Responsible [READ MORE]