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All Gold Fields Mines now Cyanide Code Accredited
This follows full accreditation being achieved at Kloof mine and
Driefontein mine, both located in
Gold Fields' Chief Executive Officer,
The president of the ICMI,
Gold Fields' support of the ICMI is consistent with the principles and objectives of the Group's Sustainable Development Framework, which addresses every aspect of sustainability in the organization, including the use of cyanide in the production of gold.
The Cyanide Code is recognized as best practice for cyanide management in the gold mining industry by the World Gold Council (WGC) and the Council for Responsible Jewellery Practice (RJC). The ICMI accreditation process adheres to the principles of the International Council on Mining and Metals' Sustainable Development Framework to which Gold Fields is fully committed. It has also been acknowledged by the International Finance Corporation (IFC) and the G8 Group of Nations as the best practice guide for responsible cyanide management.
About Gold Fields
Gold Fields is one of the world's largest unhedged producers of gold with
attributable production of 3.6 million ounces* per annum from nine operating
mines in
*Based on the annualised run rate for the fourth quarter of F2009
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[1] The ICMI is established under the auspices of the United Nations' Environment Programme & International Council on Metals and the Environment. The ICMI administers the International Cyanide Management Code of Practice to which signatories adhere, to manage cyanide responsibly.
SOURCE Gold Fields Limited
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