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The public comment period runs from 2 November 2020 to 15 January 2021.

Feedback can be sent to: comments@responsiblemining.net

• Download the Standard for Responsible Mining (Full Document in English)
• Download the Standard for Responsible Mining (Full Document in Spanish)
• Download Guidance Document for the Standard for Responsible Mining
• Download the Critical Requirements from the IRMA Standard

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Principle 1: Business Integrity

• Chapter 1.1—Legal Compliance
• Chapter 1.2—Community and Stakeholder Engagement
• Chapter 1.3—Human Rights Due Diligence
• Chapter 1.4— Complaints and Grievance Mechanism and Access to Remedy
• Chapter 1.5—Revenue and Payments Transparency

Principle 2: Planning and Managing for Positive Legacies

• Chapter 2.1—Environmental and Social Impact Assessment and Management
• Chapter 2.2—Free, Prior and Informed Consent (FPIC)
• Chapter 2.3—Obtaining Community Support and Delivering Benefits
• Chapter 2.4—Resettlement
• Chapter 2.5—Emergency Preparedness and Response
• Chapter 2.6—Planning and Financing Reclamation and Closure

Principle 3: Social Responsibility

• Chapter 3.1—Fair Labor and Terms of Work
• Chapter 3.2—Occupational Health and Safety
• Chapter 3.3—Community Health and Safety
• Chapter 3.4—Mining and Conflict-Affected or High-Risk Areas
• Chapter 3.5—Security Arrangements
• Chapter 3.6—Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining
• Chapter 3.7—Cultural Heritage

Principle 4: Environmental Responsibility

• Chapter 4.1—Waste and Materials Management
• Chapter 4.2—Water Management
• Chapter 4.3—Air Quality
• Chapter 4.4—Noise and Vibration
• Chapter 4.5—Greenhouse Gas Emissions
• Chapter 4.6—Biodiversity, Ecosystem Services and Protected Areas
• Chapter 4.7—Cyanide
• Chapter 4.8—Mercury Management

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• Glossary
• Water Quality Tables
• Air Quality Table
• Mercury Emissions Table

• Draft Standard for Responsible Mining, version 1.0 (2014)
• Comments and Responses to Stakeholder Feedback on Draft v.1.0
• Draft Standard for Responsible Mining, version 2.0 (2016)
• Comments and Responses to Stakeholder Feedback on Draft v.2.0

• 2015 Stillwater Mine Field Test
• 2016 Unki Mine Field Test Report

• Certification Body Requirements – v.1.0
• Standards Development Procedure
• Standard Setting Public System Report
• IRMA Issues Resolution Procedure
• Stakeholder Complaints Form
• IRMA Three Year Budget 2019-2021
• IRMA Communications and Claims Policy Sept. 2020
• IRMA Interim Policy on Auditing During Exceptional Circumstances (COVID-19)

• Scope and Boundaries of Future IRMA M&E System

• IRMA leaders react to Brazil mine tailings failure (30 January 2019)
• First Mine Audited Against World’s Most Rigorous Mining Standard (21 October 2020) – English and Spanish
• IRMA and ARM agreement to promote collaborative approaches between large-scale mining and ASM (10 November 2020)

IRMA Public Webinar (September 25, 2020)

IRMA Public Webinar (July 27, 2020)

IRMA Public Webinar (June 18, 2020)

IRMA Public Webinar (May 20, 2020)

IRMA Public Webinar (May 19, 2020)

IRMA Public Webinar (July 2019)

IRMA Self-Assessment Webinar (October 2018)