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A strong commitment to responsible mining and continuous improvement The mining site Mina Justa, located on Peru’s southern coast, was awarded The Copper Mark in April 2024. An achievement which aligns seamlessly with the ambitious sustainability strategy of owner Marcobre. However, the assurance process still proved intensive and challenging. No fewer than 256 actions were […]
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Please go to READ MORE and open our September 2024 Newsflash
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The Copper Mark would like to develop an environmental due diligence tool and is looking for a consultant to: 1. Review and validate preliminary research that has already been carried out by a Copper Mark participant / member of ICA, producing an assessment of how the tool should be developed. 2. Develop a Microsoft excel- (or other easily […]
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Un tercio de la producción minera de cobre peruana proviene de minas que obtuvieron The Copper Mark. Dos minas obtuvieron The Copper Mark in Agosto. Con ello, Perú da un gran paso hacia la producción responsable asegurada. Perú es el segundo productor de cobre más grande del mundo. Actualmente, más del 30 % de su producción […]
Read MoreA third of Peruvian copper mine production from sites awarded The Copper Mark. With two more mining sites obtaining The Copper Mark in August, Peru demonstrates a major step towards assured responsible production. The second largest copper mined producer in the world, the country now has more than 30% percent of its mined production coming […]
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Here is a closer look at the updated Facts & Figures for August 2024 showing the Copper Mark’s progress to date.
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COPPER IS CRUCIAL FOR ENERGY TRANSITION IN GERMANY: The Copper Mark supports German industry in responsible sourcing 20 August 2024 – Copper is essential for Germany’s shift to sustainable energy. The red metal is the foundation for wind turbines, solar panels, power grids, and electric vehicles. The German industry faces the challenge of achieving the much-needed […]
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The Copper Mark, the leading assurance framework for responsible practices across copper, molybdenum, nickel, and zinc value chains, has reached the milestone of 100 participating sites. Molymex, a molybdenum roaster in México joins as the 100th active participant, demonstrating the growth and expansion of The Copper Mark Assurance Framework into other metals and along the value chain. […]
Read MoreThe 2023 Annual Report is published. “2023 was a year of growth and opportunity for the Copper Mark as we sought to scale adoption of responsible practices across the copper industry, along its value chain and among our partner metals molybdenum, nickel and zinc.” Click Here to read it.
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‘Continuous improvement is of key importance to us.’ In the spring of 2024, Tenke Fungurume Mining (TFM) was the very first mine in Africa to be awarded The Copper Mark. Liang Wei, Vice President of ESG at CMOC, which operates the TFM mining site in the south of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), is […]
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CRU is a leading provider of independent intelligence in the metals and mining industry. As part of the copper value chain service suite CRU has the Copper Emissions Service which covers over 260 operating copper mines and 70 copper mine projects worldwide. The service includes historical data from 2007 and provides a forecast through to […]
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Read our June 2025 Newsflash here
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Read our March 2025 Newsflash here.
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We are pleased to announce the publication of the CMSI Consultation Report, outlining the feedback we received during the first public consultation on the draft Standard and oversight system. For full transparency, the CMSI partners have also made all verbatim submissions (with respondents’ consent) publicly available on the CMSI website. We are grateful to have […]
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The Copper Mark is the assurance framework to promote responsible practices along the entire value chain. Established more than 100 years ago, Naoshima Smelter & Refinery in Japan is located in a vulnerable natural environment. The smelter of copper concentrates is therefore a state-of-the-art operation with a low environmental impact. The company also has a […]
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December marked the end of an exciting year for The Copper Mark passing both 100 Participants and 50 Partners. Please see the updated Facts & Figures for the end of 2024 below.
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‘Credible Validation of Our Sustainability and Responsible Practices’ As one of North America’s leading wire and cable manufacturers, Southwire is an important consumer of copper cathode. Three of their manufacturing sites in the United States have already achieved The Copper Mark; four more are currently participating in the assurance process. The family-owned company aims to […]
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Please go to READ MORE and open our November 2024 Newsflash.
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ResponsibleSteel recognises the Copper Mark as an input material programme for Progress Levels 1 to 3 of their International Production Standard. The steel sector relies heavily on mined and processed minerals as an input to production processes. To help ensure that steel companies can increasingly source minerals from responsible suppliers, ResponsibleSteel recognises input material programmes […]
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London, UK – The Copper Mark, Mining Association of Canada, ICMM and World Gold Council – Partners of the Consolidated Mining Standard Initiative (CMSI) – have published a draft consolidated standard, governance model, assurance process and related reporting and claims policy, and encourage stakeholders to provide their views during a 60-day public consultation. The vision for […]
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