The Copper Mark

Mexico | The Copper Mark's Presence ???? 5 sites have completed the Copper Mark Assurance Process and been awarded The Copper Mark in Mexico. 4 of these sites have also been awarded The Molybdenum Mark and/or The Nickel Mark as they produce more than one metal. ?? 100% of molybdenum mine production in Mexico is from sites with The Molybdenum Mark! ?? See a break down of the Copper Mark in Mexico below… #thecoppermark #themolydbenummark #thenickelmark #mexico

Consolidated Mining Standard Initiative | Consultation Report 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 received so much detailed feedback from a wide variety of perspectives. It will guide updates to the Standard and oversight system that will be shared for a second round of public consultation in 2025. A response explaining how the feedback has been addressed will also be published. Learn more:?https://lnkd.in/ewRp-D8P

Meet the Team | Women In Mining UK (WIM UK) 2025 Summer Internships ??♀?The Copper Mark is excited to once again be looking for a summer intern through the Women in Mining UK Internship programme! ?? Chief Operating Officer, Hillary W. Amster and Assurance Programme Coordinator and previous WIM UK Intern, Emily Falconer will be speaking at the WIM UK Careers Online Panel Discussion this Thursday, the 27th March 2025. This event will be a great opportunity to find out more about the Monitoring & Evaluations Intern role, the other positions on offer, and ask any questions you have. ??? All information and the registration link can be found below ?? #thecoppermark #WIMUK #Internship

Meet the Team | Giga Europe 2025 ?? Mike Smith, who joined the Copper Mark team this week as Director of Value Chain, represented the Copper Mark at Giga Europe in Brussels on 18th - 19th March. ?? Thank you to the Giga Europe team and Benchmark Copper for involving the Copper Mark in this important discussion on copper's future in the energy transition, and the role the Copper Mark can play in ensuring responsible growth. #thecoppermark #GigaEurope #responsiblesourcing #valuechain #energytransition?

Indonesia | The Copper Mark's Presence ???? 2 sites have completed the Copper Mark Assurance Process and been awarded The Copper Mark in Indonesia. The combined production of those sites represents 98% of copper mine output in the country - well exceeding the 38% global average! ?? Indonesia has the joint-5th largest copper mine production in the world, alongside the USA (USGS, 2024). ?? See a break down of the Copper Mark in Indonesia below… #thecoppermark?#indonesia

Case Study | Naoshima Smelter & Refinery? ? Thank you to Naoshima Smelter & Refinery for sharing how the Copper Mark adds value to their operations for our latest case study. As a site that also processes a significant volume of E-waste, it is interesting to hear perspectives on circularity and traceability from within the value chain. They also speak to what the assessment process looks like in practice - especially when considering equivalencies of the Risk Readiness Assessment with other standards. ? Previous studies can be found by following the link in the comments of this post. ? #thecoppermark #naoshima #casestudy #valuechain

Welcome Mike Smith | Director of Value Chain The Copper Mark welcomes Mike Smith as Director of Value Chain. Mike has extensive experience working with companies, stakeholders and associations across the international metals value chain, as well as on a range of standards, regulations, and policy issues.?His professional background includes over 7 years as Vice President at the International Wrought Copper Council (IWCC), the association for the copper semis fabricating industry, developing and expanding the organisation's global membership, structure and work programmes.?Mike is also a co-founder of the Back British Metals Initiative, bringing together manufacturers and trade bodies to promote and develop the metals value chain.? ? Prior to joining the IWCC, Mike led government affairs and political engagement for a number of leading international and domestic NGOs, and has served as a political aide in the UK Parliament.?He holds degrees from the London School of Economics (LSE) and Birkbeck, University of London. Mike is based in London, UK.

Meet the Team | Giga Europe 2025 Next week, Executive Director Michèle Brülhart will be in Brussels for Giga Europe 2025 where she is speaking on the 'Spotlight: Copper' panel.

New Participant | Kamioka Smelter ?? Welcome to the Copper Mark's most recent Participant, the Kamioka Smelter site in Japan. ?? This is the first site owned by Mitsui Mining & Smelting Co. Ltd. to sign a letter of commitment to obtain The Zinc Mark. ???? Kamioka Smelter is the seventh participating site from Japan in our assurance programme #thecoppermark #thezincmark #smelter #responsibleproduction #responsiblesourcing

Peru | The Copper Mark's Presence ???? Peru has 6 sites that have been awarded The Copper Mark – 3 of those also produce Molybdenum, receiving The Molybdenum Mark too. ?? Peru has the second largest mine production of molybdenum and third largest of copper in the world (USGS, 2025). 60% of their molybdenum production and over a third of their copper mine production, comes from sites that have completed The Copper Mark Assurance Process. ?? See a break down of the Copper Mark in Peru below.