The Cyanide Code is a voluntary industry program for companies involved in the production of gold using cyanide and companies producing and transporting this cyanide. It was developed under the aegis of the United Nations Environment Programme by a multi-stakeholder Steering Committee. The Cyanide Code is intended to complement an operation's existing obligation to comply with the applicable laws and regulations of the political jurisdictions in which the operation is located.
The International Cyanide Management Institute (ICMI) announced today that The Chemours Company’s (Chemours) transloading facilities in Hermosillo and San Luis Potosi, Mexico have been recertified in compliance with the International Cyanide Management Code (Cyanide Code).