Gold Fields Limited’s Damang Mine in Ghana has been recertified in full compliance with the International Cyanide Code

The International Cyanide Management Institute (ICMI) announced today that Gold Fields Limited’s Damang Mine in Ghana has been recertified in full compliance with the International Cyanide Management Code (Cyanide Code).

The Damang Mine was initially certified in full compliance with the Cyanide Code in May 2008, and recertified in October 2011 and in June 2015. As required under the Cyanide Code, the mine was again audited against ICMI's Verification Protocol within three years of its previous certification by independent professional third-party auditors. ICMI has received and accepted the auditors’ Detailed Audit Findings Report, which found that the Damang Mine had maintained full compliance with the Cyanide Code's Principles and Standards of Practices throughout the previous three years. The Summary Audit Report and Auditor Credentials Form are available on Gold Fields’ Signatory Companies Page: https://www.cyanidecode.org/signatory-company/gold-fields-limited. The operation must be re-audited every three years to evaluate continuing compliance with the Cyanide Code.

The Cyanide Code is a voluntary industry program for companies involved in the primary production of gold or silver 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.