Managing cyanide to minimise risks to human health and environmental health represents one of the key challenges facing the mining industry. In order to assist the global mining industry improve its management of cyanide, the International Cyanide Management Code was developed by the International Cyanide Management Institute (ICMI 2006) to provide a risk-based management process by which mining industry can implement and demonstrate best practice for cyanide management. The Code provides a set of best-management practice documents that addresses the production, transport, use and disposal of cyanide as well as procedures for the management and administration of a compliance verification and certification program.
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