Talison Lithium Pty Ltd has committed its Greenbushes Lithium Operation to third-party independent assessment against the IRMA Standard for Responsible Mining.
Located in Western Australia, Greenbushes Lithium Operation is the first mine in Australia to volunteer its operation for IRMA audit.
“By volunteering Greenbushes Lithium Operation for independent audit against the world’s most rigorous global mining standard, Talison Lithium is providing unprecedented transparency into the operations of an Australian mine,” said IRMA Executive Director Aimee Boulanger. “They are effectively putting themselves under a microscope and welcoming affected stakeholders to examine their mine and help them make their mine more responsible.”
“We care about a better future – and we know our stakeholders do as well. Whether it be employees, the community, or customers, we want them to know we are committed to responsible mining and production practices” added Ian McGuire, Interim Managing Director, Talison. “To achieve this, we need to provide those affected by our mine the information they need to engage in meaningful dialogue about where Talison is achieving best practice, and where there is more work to be done. That’s why we’re doing an IRMA audit.”
The Initiative for Responsible Mining Assurance (IRMA) is a voluntary mining standard describing best practices to protect people and the environment, an assurance process to measure mines against that standard, and an organisation equally governed by representatives of six affected stakeholder sectors – communities, organised labour, NGOs, finance, purchasers and mining companies – that controls the standard and the assurance process.