Chile state-owned copper producer Codelco has received the highly sought-after Copper Mark sustainability certification for its El Teniente operation. A Reuters report said the news comes after Codelco confirmed last year it would seek the certification for all of its mines by the end of this year, with El Teniente, south of Santiago, being first. Chile’s largest global copper producer,…
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Freeport-McMoRan has achieved the Copper Mark at its PT-FI Grasberg operation in Indonesia, meaning that all 12 of its copper producing operations globally now have the distinction. Freeport’s two primary molybdenum sites, the Climax and Henderson operations, were awarded the Molybdenum Mark by the independent panel, which was formed as an assurance framework to promote responsible production practices for copper.…
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The Copper Mark is collaborating with the Automotive Industry Action Group (AIAG) to back and encourage ethical, responsible sourcing and production of raw materials in the global supply chain.
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The Copper Mark initiative has added its two newest operations, Capstone Copper’s Mantos Blancos and Mantoverde operations in Chile. Capstone officials said that now, within one year, both mines will be assessed and independently verified against the Copper Mark’s 32 responsible production criteria, including environmental management, greenhouse gas emissions, human rights, community health, safety and development, and governance. “Our Mantos…
Read MoreThe Copper Mark and the Responsible Minerals Initiative (RMI) have jointly said that they have opened a public consultation period for its draft Risk Readiness Assessment (RRA) and revised Criteria for Responsible Minerals and Metals. The consultation period is open from 2 May to 1 July. With the revision, the two groups are hoping to get the RRA to be…
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The Copper Mark assurance framework is no longer only about copper: the responsible production initiative is collaborating with the International Molybdenum Association (IMOA), the International Zinc Association (IZA) and the Nickel Institute (NI) to promote cross-commodity best practices to make the program also available to molybdenum, nickel and zinc producers.
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BHP has confirmed its Escondida and Spence operations in Chile, along with its Olympic Dam asset in Australia, have earned the Copper Mark distinction for their respective responsible copper production practices. The mines, which were awarded following an independent assurance process, were first entered for recognition on 31 October 2020 via letters of commitment from BHP. The Copper Mark was awarded…
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Teck Resources committed the first mine in what it says will be a portfolio-wide effort to the Copper Mark responsible production initiative. The operator said, in its dedication to the voluntary framework, it has first signed up Highland Copper outside of Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada. It now plans to verify each of its copper operations. To achieve the Copper Mark…
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The Copper Mark initiative, with the addition of its three newest award sites, has confirmed that more than 10% of the world’s copper is now being produced by its member operations. The new additions to the group bring the total number of participating sites to 12. KGHM Polska Miedź S.A. Oddzial Huta Miedzi’s Glogów and Legnica mines, both in Poland, mark…
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