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We consistently fulfill all the requirements of the International Cyanide Management Code for Gold Mining Operations. This comprehensive set of protocols governs the manufacture, transportation, storage, and utilization of cyanide with stringent standards. Our adherence includes the use of ISOtainers, which feature an automatic dissolving system for cyanide.
Readings of our discharge to the tailings storage facility are taken every 20 minutes. At no time during the year did cyanide discharged to the tailings storage facility exceed allowable levels. Average monthly discharged total cyanide in tailings concentration is approximately 50% of the allowable standard of 20 ppm.
Birds continue to settle on the tailings storage facility, confirming that our cyanide discharge presents no environmental hazard. Ongoing cyanide destruction is also assisted by numerous introduced micro-organisms which can degrade free cyanide to carbon dioxide and ammonia.
Akara continues to strengthen its environmental, quality, and safety management practices, earning the Green Industry Certification Level 3: Green System from the Ministry of Industry.
Akara Resources Public Company Limited, operator of the Chatree Gold Mine, has partnered with Chulalongkorn University, King Mongkut’s University of Technology Thonburi, and Suranaree University of Technology to transform mine tailings from gold and silver production into alternative materials and innovative solutions for the construction, energy, and community enterprise sectors under the Circular Economy concept. The collaboration focuses on developing low-carbon construction materials, biocement, and specialty cement for the energy industry to help reduce natural resource consumption and greenhouse gas emissions in support of Net Zero goals, while creating added economic value, generating income opportunities, and promoting sustainable community development.
Akara will proceed with filing an appeal against the judgment, as the Company believes that key evidence, scientific data, and expert opinions material to the case may not yet have been fully considered. The Company remains firmly confident that, throughout more than 25 years of operations, it has consistently conducted its business in strict compliance with applicable laws, environmental standards, and regulatory oversight by relevant government authorities.
