The following documents must be used by sites and assessors participating in the Copper Mark Assurance Framework.  In case of inconsistency between versions, reference shall default to the official language version, which is English.

The Copper Mark Standards and Interpretive Guidance

• The Copper Mark Criteria Guide (CHI / ESP / FRA / IND/ JPN) rev. 19 October 2023; please see below for effective dates
• Joint Due Diligence Standard for Copper, Lead, Molybdenum, Nickel and Zinc (CHI / ESP / JAP / RUS) rev. 26 August 2022; effective 25 January 2023
• Joint Due Diligence Assessment Tool  (CHI / ESP / JAP / RUS) rev. 10 January 2023; effective 25 January 2023
• The Copper Mark Chain of Custody Standard (CHI / ESP) rev. 1; effective 1 July 2022
• Guidance on Criterion 31: Tailings Management rev. 2; effective 26 September 2023
• Guidance on Criterion 23: Indigenous Peoples' Rights
• Guidance on Due Diligence in Mineral Supply Chains (for Downstream Sites) rev 1; effective 1 February 2023
• Environmental Due Diligence Risk Assessment Tool; rev. 1; effective 1 April 2025
• Scrap Supplier Due Diligence Risk Assessment Tool rev. 1; effective 1 April 2025

保证过程

• The Copper Mark Assurance Process (CHI / ESP / JAP) rev. 5.1, 4 June 2024, effective 15 June 2024
• The Copper Mark Claims Guide (CHI / ESP) rev. 4, 26 June 2025, effective 1 January 2026
• Copper Mark Recognition Process rev. 3.1; effective 1 January 2026
• RRA-Copper Mark Equivalency Matrix rev.1; effective 1 November 2024
• Copper Mark Recognition and the Equivalency Matrix rev.1; effective 1 November 2024
• The Copper Mark Assessor Management Procedure, rev 3; effective 1 July 2024

Policies and Procedures

• Policy on Human Rights and the Environment rev 2; effective 4 April 2023
• The Copper Mark Due Diligence Procedure rev. 2.2; effective 1 December 2025
• The Copper Mark Grievance Mechanism rev 4.1; effective 1 April 2026 (ESP)
• The Copper Mark Standard Setting Procedure rev.1.1; effective 1 April 2026

Previous Versions of Copper Mark Core Documents

• The Copper Mark Criteria Guide (CHI / ESP) rev. 24 February 2020
• The Copper Mark Assurance Process, rev. 5, 19 October 2023 (CHI / ESP / JAP)
• The Copper Mark Assurance Process (CHI / ESP) rev. 4, 17 October 2022
• The Copper Mark Assessor Management Procedure, rev. 2
• 铜印索赔指南（CHI/ESP）。
• The Copper Mark Guidance on Working Hours
• The Copper Mark Guidance on Criterion 19. Tailings Management
• The Copper Mark Guidance on Extensions Requests

Timing of adoption of RRA Criteria Guide 3.0:

• 1 Jan. 2024 – RRA becomes effective: All new Copper Mark participants MUST use the new RRA Criteria Guide
• 2024 – Current Copper Mark participants as of 31 December 2023 that are undergoing reassessment CAN CHOOSE between RRA Criteria Guide 2.0 or RRA Criteria Guide 3.0, but will be strongly encouraged to use the newer one.
• 1 Jan. 2025 – All Copper Mark participants MUST use RRA Criteria Guide 3.0

Note that all other policies and procedures will be adopted as of 1 January 2024, regardless of status in the Copper Mark Assurance Framework.