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ERM CVS to Conduct Onsite Audit of CMOC TFM Cobalt/Copper

From IRMA approved independent auditor ERM CVS:

ERM CVS to Conduct On-site IRMA Assessment of CMOC Tenke Fungurume Cobalt and Copper Operation

ERM CVS Seeks Input from Local Community and Other Stakeholders

ERM CVS announces that on 8–19 September 2025, and again on 3-6 November 2025, auditors will visit the Tenke Fungurume Mining (TFM) operations, located in the Lualaba Province, Democratic Republic of Congo to conduct the onsite phase of its Initiative for Responsible Mining Assurance (IRMA) assessment of the copper/cobalt operation. ERM CVS is an independent, third-party audit firm approved by IRMA to conduct audits against the IRMA standard.

During the September and November visits, independent auditors from ERM CVS will inspect the operation and associated facilities and collect feedback from local stakeholders – anyone directly or indirectly affected by the mine including community members, mine workers, and government officials.

When the audit is finished, an IRMA assessment results in a public audit report released locally and published on the IRMA audit page. This report will describe how ERM CVS scored TFM against each of the 400+ requirements of the IRMA Standard for Responsible Mining, and why ERM CVS gave TFM that score. The report will also assign an overall achievement level: IRMA Transparency, IRMA 50, IRMA 75, or IRMA 100.

TFM can use this audit information to improve its practices. Other stakeholders, particularly affected communities and mine workers, may use this audit report to engage with TFM and others on a more equal footing to improve the operation in the ways that matter most to them.

8–19 September 2025 and 3-6 November 2025

Your comments will help independent auditors from ERM CVS assess the impact of Tenke Fungurume Mining operations on local communities and measure its performance against best mining practices.  ERM CVS invites you to sign-up for an interview with auditors during one of the onsite visits, and/or submit written comments to ERM CVS about TFM.

Use the contact information below to request an interview or submit comments. Interviews can be held in French, Swahili, English or Chinese. In-person interview requests should be made by 27 October 2025. Written feedback and comments submitted to ERM CVS until 6 November 2025 will be included in the audit.

On the web

Email: post@ermcvs.com

Telephone: +27 10 596 3740

QR code to access online form:

ERM CVS contact QR code

Comments and interviews are confidential and interviews are conducted without mine personnel present. ERM CVS does not share the names of stakeholder interviewees/commenters with TFM or IRMA or copies of written comments. Only the general nature of comments will be summarized in the final audit report.

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La operación minera de cobre Quellaveco de Anglo American será auditada

La operación de cobre, Quellaveco, de Anglo American será auditada contra el Estándar IRMA para la Minería Responsable

Anglo American ha firmado acuerdos con IRMA, y con la firma de auditoría ERM CVS, acreditada por IRMA, para evaluar de manera independiente su operación de cobre, Quellaveco, contra los requisitos del Estándar IRMA para la Minería Responsable. Quellaveco se encuentra en la Región Moquegua de Perú.

ERM CVS llevará a cabo la evaluación, que incluye una revisión documental (etapa 1) seguida de una auditoría in situ (etapa 2). Después de que IRMA y Anglo American revisen el borrador del informe de auditoría de ERM CVS, la empresa puede publicar el informe o puede tardar hasta doce meses en implementar acciones correctivas y ser reevaluado. Cuando se complete la evaluación, IRMA publicará un informe final en el que ERM CVS asigna un nivel de logro de IRMA y explica cómo y por qué calificaron a Quellaveco en cada uno de los 400+ requisitos del estándar IRMA.

Participación de las partes interesadas en la evaluación

Las partes interesadas y el público en general pueden inscribirse para recibir actualizaciones sobre la evaluación de Quellaveco (por ejemplo, el momento de la visita in situ de la etapa 2, enlace al resumen público de los resultados de la auditoría). La página de Minas Bajo Evaluación del sitio web de IRMA también proporcionará información actualizada sobre todas las evaluaciones.

Se invita a los miembros de la comunidad, funcionarios públicos, representantes de la fuerza laboral u otras organizaciones a enviar comentarios sobre cómo la mina está manejando sus impactos al medio ambiente, incluidos el aire, el agua, los desechos, los gases de efecto invernadero y los ecosistemas; cómo la mina apoya a su fuerza laboral; y cómo la mina interactúa con la comunidad circundante y cómo impacta a la comunidad, positiva o negativamente.

Las partes interesadas pueden ponerse en contacto con la firma de auditoría independiente, ERM CVS, para compartir comentarios o solicitar ser entrevistadas como parte del proceso de auditoría. Se puede contactar con la firma de auditoría a través de:

En la web

Correo electrónico: post@ermcvs.com

Código QR para acceder al formulario en línea:

ERMCVS Español feedback form QR code

Por favor, comparta este anuncio y no dude en ponerse en contacto directamente con ERM CVS para proporcionar los nombres y la información de contacto de otras partes interesadas de Quellaveco que puedan estar interesadas en conocer y participar en el proceso de evaluación de la mina.

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Anglo American’s Quellaveco copper operation to be audited

Anglo American’s Quellaveco to be independently audited against the IRMA Standard for Responsible Mining

Anglo American has signed agreements with IRMA, and IRMA approved audit firm ERM CVS, to independently assess its Quellaveco copper operation against the IRMA Standard for Responsible Mining. Quellaveco is located in Peru’s Moquegua Region.

ERM CVS will be conducting the assessment, which includes a desk review (stage 1) followed by an onsite audit (stage 2). After the ERM CVS draft audit report is reviewed by IRMA and Anglo American, the company may release the report or can take up to twelve months to implement corrective actions and be re-assessed. When the assessment is complete, IRMA will publish a final report in which ERM CVS assigns an overall IRMA Achievement Level, and explains how and why they scored Quellaveco against each of the 400+ requirements of the IRMA Standard.

Stakeholder Engagement in the Assessment

Interested stakeholders and members of the public can sign up to receive updates about the Quellaveco assessment (e.g., the timing of the stage 2 onsite visit, link to public summary of audit results). The Mines Under Assessment page of IRMA’s website will also provide up-to-date information on all assessments.

Members of the community, public officials, representatives of the workforce, or other organizations are invited to submit comments regarding how the mine site is managing their impacts to the environment including air, water, waste, greenhouse gases, and ecosystems; how the mine supports their workforce; and how the mine interacts with the surrounding community, and how it impacts the community, positively or negatively.

Interested parties may contact the independent audit firm, ERM CVS, to share comments or to ask to be interviewed as part of the audit process. The audit firm can be reached via:

Web form

Email: post@ermcvs.com

QR code to access online form:

ERM CVS IRMA feedback form english QR code

Please share this announcement, and feel free to contact ERM CVS directly to provide names and contact information for other Quellaveco stakeholders who may be interested in knowing about and participating in the mine site assessment process.

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Anglo American’s Los Bronces copper operations to be audited

Anglo American’s Los Bronces complex to be independently audited against the IRMA Standard for Responsible Mining

Anglo American has signed agreements with IRMA, and IRMA approved audit firm ERM CVS, to independently assess its Los Bronces copper operations against the IRMA Standard for Responsible Mining. Los Bronces is located in Chile’s Greater Santiago Metropolitan Region.

ERM CVS will be conducting the assessment, which includes a desk review (stage 1) followed by an onsite audit (stage 2). After the ERM CVS draft audit report is reviewed by IRMA and Anglo American, the company may release the report or can take up to twelve months to implement corrective actions and be re-assessed. When the assessment is complete, IRMA will publish a final report in which ERM CVS assigns an overall IRMA Achievement Level, and explains how and why they scored Los Bronces against each of the 400+ requirements of the IRMA Standard.

Stakeholder Engagement in the Assessment

Interested stakeholders and members of the public can sign up to receive updates about the Los Bronces assessment (e.g., the timing of the stage 2 onsite visit, link to public summary of audit results). The Mines Under Assessment page of IRMA’s website will also provide up-to-date information on all assessments.

Members of the community, public officials, representatives of the workforce, or other organizations are invited to submit comments regarding how the mine site is managing their impacts to the environment including air, water, waste, greenhouse gases, and ecosystems; how the mine supports their workforce; and how the mine interacts with the surrounding community, and how it impacts the community, positively or negatively.

Interested parties may contact the independent audit firm, ERM CVS, to share comments or to ask to be interviewed as part of the audit process. The audit firm can be reached via:

Web form

Email: post@ermcvs.com

QR code to access online form:

ERM CVS IRMA feedback form english QR code

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Las operaciones de cobre de Anglo American en Los Bronces serán auditadas

El complejo Los Bronces de Anglo American será auditado de manera independiente según el Estándar IRMA para la Minería Responsable

Anglo American ha firmado acuerdos con IRMA, y con la firma de auditoría ERM CVS, acreditada por IRMA, para evaluar de manera independiente sus operaciones cupríferas en Los Bronces según el Estándar IRMA para la Minería Responsable. Los Bronces se encuentra en la Región Metropolitana de Santiago de Chile.

ERM CVS llevará a cabo la evaluación, que incluye una revisión documental (etapa 1) seguida de una auditoría in situ (etapa 2). Después de que IRMA y Anglo American revisen el borrador del informe de auditoría de ERM CVS, la empresa puede publicar el informe o puede tardar hasta doce meses en implementar acciones correctivas y ser reevaluado. Cuando se complete la evaluación, IRMA publicará un informe final en el que ERM CVS asigna un nivel de logro general de IRMA y explica cómo y por qué calificaron a Los Bronces en comparación con cada uno de los 400+ requisitos del estándar IRMA.

Participación de las partes interesadas en la evaluación

Las partes interesadas y los miembros del público pueden inscribirse para recibir actualizaciones sobre la evaluación de Los Bronces (por ejemplo, el momento de la visita in situ de la etapa 2, enlace al resumen público de los resultados de la auditoría). La página de Minas Bajo Evaluación del sitio web de IRMA también proporcionará información actualizada sobre todas las evaluaciones.

Se invita a los miembros de la comunidad, funcionarios públicos, representantes de la fuerza laboral u otras organizaciones a enviar comentarios sobre cómo el sitio minero está manejando sus impactos al medio ambiente, incluidos el aire, el agua, los desechos, los gases de efecto invernadero y los ecosistemas; cómo la mina apoya a su fuerza laboral; y cómo la mina interactúa con la comunidad circundante y cómo impacta a la comunidad, positiva o negativamente.

Las partes interesadas pueden ponerse en contacto con la firma de auditoría independiente, ERM CVS, para compartir comentarios o solicitar ser entrevistadas como parte del proceso de auditoría. Se puede contactar con la firma de auditoría a través de:

En la web

Correo electrónico: post@ermcvs.com

Código QR para acceder al formulario en línea:

ERMCVS Español feedback form QR code

Por favor, comparta este anuncio y no dude en ponerse en contacto directamente con ERM CVS para proporcionar los nombres y la información de contacto de otras partes interesadas de Los Bronces que puedan estar interesadas en conocer y participar en el proceso de evaluación del sitio minero.

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Le groupe minier CMOC entreprend un audit IRMA sur son site de TFM en RDC

L’Initiative for Responsible Mining Assurance (IRMA, en français : Initiative pour l’Assurance d’une Activité Minière Responsable) a le plaisir d’annoncer que le complexe minier Tenke Fengurume Mining (TFM) va être évalué de manière indépendante selon le « Standard IRMA pour une exploitation minière responsable », par un cabinet d’audit externe accrédité par IRMA. TFM extrait du cuivre et du cobalt en République Démocratique du Congo (RDC).

ERM CVS, un des cabinets d’audit indépendants agréés par IRMA, réalisera cette évaluation qui comprend d’abord une analyse documentaire (phase 1) puis un audit sur site (phase 2). A l’issue de ce processus, un rapport d’audit initial sera remis par ERM CVS à IRMA et à CMOC. Après analyse de ce rapport, le groupe minier CMOC pourra décider soit de le rendre public immédiatement et de recevoir le niveau de performance correspondant, soit de mettre en œuvre des mesures correctives (dans un délai maximal de douze mois) avant de refaire l’objet d’une nouvelle évaluation suivie de la publication d’un rapport final et de l’attribution du niveau de performance correspondant.

Participation des parties prenantes à l’évaluation

Les parties prenantes intéressées, les ayants-droits, et l’ensemble de la population peuvent s’inscrire pour recevoir des informations cet audit (par exemple, le calendrier de la visite sur site pour la phase 2 de l’audit, le lien vers le rapport d’audit une fois publié). La page « Independently Assessing Mines » du site web d’IRMA fourni également des informations actualisées sur tous les audits.

Les personnes riveraines du site, les membres des communautés locales, villes et villages, les fonctionnaires, les représentants et représentantes du personnel et des sous-traitants, et toutes autres organisations intéressées sont invités à soumettre d’ores et déjà leurs commentaires sur la manière dont le site minier est géré. Tous les sujets peuvent être abordés, que cela concerne les conséquences éventuelles sur l’environnement, en lien notamment avec l’eau, l’air, les déchets, les gaz à effet de serre et les écosystèmes ; la manière dont l’entreprise traite ses travailleurs et travailleuses ; ou les conséquences, positives ou négatives, de l’activité du site sur les communautés environnantes et la manière dont l’entreprise interagit avec elles.

Les personnes et organisations intéressées peuvent contacter le cabinet d’audit indépendant ERM CVS pour faire part de leurs commentaires ou demander à être consultées dans le cadre du processus d’audit. Le cabinet d’audit peut être contacté par e-mail:

Amanda Russell, e-mail :
post@ermcvs.com

Ou à l’adresse suivante :
ERM Certification and Verification Services Limited
Exchequer Court, 33 St Mary Axe, Londres, EC3A 8AA

Merci de partager au maximum cette annonce, et n’hésitez pas à contacter directement ERM CVS pour leur communiquer les noms et coordonnées d’autres parties prenantes qui pourraient être intéressées par cet audit et pour y prendre part.

Pour plus d’informations

  • Pour plus d’informations sur le processus IRMA pour l’évaluation des sites miniers, consultez le site web d’IRMA.
  • Pour plus d’informations sur l’audit du complexe minier Tenke Fengurume Mining (TFM), consultez la page dédiée sur le site d’IRMA.
  • Si vous souhaitez obtenir plus d’informations sur la manière dont l’audit du complexe TFM est mené selon le Standard IRMA, veuillez contacter la Directrice des Audits d’IRMA : Michelle Smith, audits (at) responsiblemining.net
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CMOC commits TFM complex to IRMA audit

The Initiative for Responsible Mining Assurance (IRMA) is pleased to announce that the CMOC Group has committed its Tenke Fengurume Mining (TFM) complex to third-party independent assessment against the IRMA Standard for Responsible Mining. TFM extracts copper and cobalt in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

ERM CVS, an IRMA-approved independent audit firm, will be carrying out the assessment, which includes a desk review (stage 1) followed by an onsite audit (stage 2). After the ERM CVS draft audit report is reviewed by IRMA and CMOC, the company may release the report or has the option to take up to twelve months to implement corrective actions and be re-assessed before a final report is published and a Performance Level assigned.

Stakeholder Engagement in the Assessment

Interested stakeholders and members of the public can sign up to receive updates about the TFM assessment (e.g., the timing of the stage 2 onsite visit, link to public summary of audit results). The Mines Under Assessment page of IRMA’s website will also provide up-to-date information on all assessments.

Members of the community, public officials, representatives of the workforce, or other organizations are invited to submit comments regarding how the mine site is managing their impacts to the environment including air, water, waste, greenhouse gases, and ecosystems; how the mine supports their workforce; and how the mine interacts with the surrounding community, and how it impacts the community, positively or negatively.

Interested parties may contact the independent audit firm, ERM CVS, to share comments or to ask to be interviewed as part of the audit process. The audit firm can be reached by email at:

ERM Certification and Verification Services Limited
Exchequer Court, 33 St Mary Axe, London, EC3A 8AA
Amanda Russell, Email: post@ermcvs.com

Please share this announcement, and feel free to contact ERM CVS directly to provide names and contact information for other TFM stakeholders who may be interested in knowing about and participating in the mine site assessment process.

For more information

  • For information on the IRMA mine site assessment process and timeline.
  • For information about the Tenke Fengurume Mining (TFM) audit, visit IRMA’s TFM assessment status page.
  • If you would like more information on how the audit of the TFM complex is conducted against the IRMA standard — contact IRMA’s Director of Assurance: Michelle Smith, audits (at) responsiblemining.net.
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First IRMA Audit Report published: Carrizal’s Zimapán Mine

Today the Initiative for Responsible Mining Assurance (IRMA) took a bold step toward increasing transparency in the mining sector. With the release of the certification system’s first audit report (view report in Spanish), IRMA is demonstrating the type of clear, consistent reporting it provides for all stakeholders with an interest in mining. The release of this first audit report presents IRMA’s vision for the future of minerals sourcing—one in which information is readily available and objectively verified.

IRMA’s Standard for Responsible Mining represents a precedent-setting definition for responsible mining and also provides an unprecedented depth of information, opening the pathway to constructive conversation among diverse stakeholders, including those living closest to mines around the world. Through a certification system that is accountable to all stakeholders, IRMA seeks to drive meaningful, positive change in the mining industry.

A core tenet of IRMA is to improve accountability in the mining sector through increased transparency, with a commitment to sharing audit results publicly as a prerequisite for a mine to be independently audited. The first company to release a report in IRMA’s system is Carrizal Mining, a medium-sized lead, zinc, copper and silver miner in Mexico. Following an independent, third-party audit of the mine carried out by the IRMA-approved firm ERM Certification and Verification Services, Carrizal’s Zimapán Mine achieved IRMA Transparency, meaning it was assessed against all of IRMA’s relevant requirements and agreed to share its results publicly.

IRMA’s ultimate goal is to drive value for improved social and environmental responsibility in mining. Carrizal has shown how engaging in IRMA and undergoing an audit helps a mine on that journey. Their first step was self-assessment, followed by investments in improvements before the audit. Now, Carrizal’s leadership is using the audit results as a guide for where to focus next. By using the IRMA Standard for Responsible Mining as a guidebook throughout its journey, Carrizal Mining has taken important steps to learn where its mining practices meet global best practice and where there is room for further change. Most importantly, the mine’s leadership has used its engagement in IRMA to plan for improvements in its performance over time.

FOR MORE INFORMATION:

  • View the Carrizal (Zimapán) Mine Audit Report (English and Spanish)

  • Learn about Carrizal’s journey in the case study “Responsible Mining Begins with Transparency.” (English and Spanish)

  • View IRMA’s Press Release for the Carrizal Audit Report (English and Spanish)
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Carrizal Mine Site Assessment Announcement Stage 1

The Initiative for Responsible Mining Assurance (IRMA) is pleased to announce the commencement of a third-party independent assessment of the Carrizal lead, zinc, copper and silver mine against the IRMA Standard for Responsible Mining. The Carrizal mine, located in Mexico, is operated by Carrizal S.A. de C.V.

ERM Certification and Verification Services (CVS), an IRMA-approved certification body, will be carrying out the assessment, which includes a desk review (stage 1) followed by an onsite audit (stage 2).

Stakeholder Engagement in the Assessment

Interested stakeholders and members of the public can sign up to receive updates about the Carrizal mine assessment (e.g., the timing of the stage 2 onsite visit, link to pubic summary of audit results). The Mines Under Assessment page of IRMA’s website will also provide up-to-date information on all assessments.

Mine site stakeholders are invited to submit comments to ERM-CVS on the social and environmental performance of the Carrizal mine (in particular, how the performance of the mine site measures against the IRMA Standard for Responsible Mining).

Stakeholders of the Carrizal mine may also contact ERM-CVS if they are interested in being interviewed as part of the assessment process.

Stakeholder comments and expressions of interest in being interviewed as part of the audit process should be submitted by email or mail to:

ERM Certification and Verification Services

Email: post@ermcvs.com

Mail: Exchequer Court, 33 St Mary Axe, London, EC3A 8A

 

Please forward this announcement, and feel free to contact ERM-CVS directly to provide names and contact information for other Carrizal stakeholders who may be interested in knowing about and participating in the mine site assessment process.

For more information on the Carrizal Mine Site Assessment, contact IRMA’s Director of Standards and Assurance: lsumi@responsiblemining.net

For general information on the IRMA mine site assessment and certification process, visit the IRMA website.

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China, e-silk roads and a plea for change

The EV revolution is in its infancy, but it is gaining traction, and its minerals, whatever they are, will have to be mined responsibly.  

Author, John Harker

What if China, the EU, and North America co-operated to undertake a major survey of Responsible Mining and Rare-Earths? A survey in which major mining houses such as BHP, Glencore, and Anglo-American would have much to offer, especially as they are increasing or refining their own focus on “battery” minerals.

In fact, their involvement is key. They know the ups and downs in mining as the EV revolution unfolds. A year ago, Ivan Glasenberg, the CEO of Glencore, stressed that his company has “a key role to play in enabling the transition to a low-carbon economy”. This is true, but the company has seen its profits drop due in large part to its “battery minerals” business.

Anglo-American is the world’s largest supplier of platinum and palladium, which are essential to the smooth running of cars fueled by Petrol/Gas, and the company is now intent on developing a lithium battery which will use the platinum-group metals instead of cobalt and nickel.

The great mining houses are among the companies which created the Initiative for Responsible Mining Assurance, a body which would also be a source of strength for any such survey.

Read the full article on Mining.com >

Photo credit: Electric taxi in Shenzhen, China. (Image: Brücke-Osteuropa | Wikimedia Commons.)

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