ICGLR Certificate

The ICGLR mining site inspection and certification standards are designed to ensure that designated minerals come only from sites that are conflict-free and that meet minimum social standards (eg: no children labor). The standards for assessing mining sites and the steps to promote improvements or otherwise sever ties with unacceptable mining sites are in accordance with the procedures and standards presented in the OCDE Due Diligence Guide. Under the ICGLR mechanism, mining sites are inspected annually by a government mine inspector. These government inspections are subject to cross-verification by means of independent third-party audits by an auditor approved by the ICGLR. Ongoing risk assessments are carried out by the Office of the Independent Auditor of the Chaîne des Minerais. Mining Sites are classified into one of three categories:

• Certified (Green Rating) - the mine meets all standards (ie no conflict, no child labor); the mine can produce minerals certified for export.
• Yellow Rating - violation of one or more important criteria; the mine operator has three months to resolve the problem. The mine can produce minerals for certified export.
• Non-Certified (Red Rating) - serious offense against at least one critical criterion; the mine is not allowed to produce minerals for at least six months; the mine retains its red rating until a subsequent inspection shows that the breaches of the criteria identified have been resolved.