The final public consultation will run from 8 October to 17 November 2025.
The public consultation process is guided by ISEAL’s Code of Good Practice to ensure transparency and legitimacy.
We invite and encourage all interested stakeholders and rights-holders operating in the mining industry and value chain, as well as all those affected by mining activities, to participate in the final public consultation for the Consolidated Standard, Assurance Process, and Claims Policy.
Response to first public consultation
Our first public consultation (16 October – 16 December 2024) provided valuable feedback from stakeholders and rights-holders. This input has been crucial in shaping and improving the revised drafts of the Consolidated Standard, Assurance Process, and Claims Policy. We are indebted to all who participated in the first public consultation.
The Response to Consultation Feedback Reports on each component can be viewed here:
This follows the publication of a detailed report compiled by ERM on the first public consultation that was published on 25 March 2025: https://miningstandardinitiative.org/cmsi-consultation-report/.
For full transparency all verbatim submissions were published from respondents who gave their consent: https://miningstandardinitiative.org/consultation/submissions/.
Have your say!
Final public consultation documents and portal
The final public consultation is another significant milestone for the Standard.
The CMSI public consultation portal, which is independently hosted by ERM, provides stakeholders and rights-holders with an accessible means to provide feedback on the Consolidated Standard, the Assurance Process and Claims Policy.
We encourage you to submit your feedback through the online portal from 8 October to 17 November 2025.
CMSI public consultation portal
All documents are available in English, French, Spanish, Russian, Arabic, Chinese, Japanese and Portuguese.
Draft Documents
| Arabic |
Standard Assurance Process Claims Policy |
English |
Standard Assurance Process Claims Policy Accessible PDF versions of the Consolidated Standard, Assurance Process, and Claims Policy are available in English. CMSI Feedback Portal – Consolidated Mining Standard Initiative |
| French |
Standard Assurance Process Claims Policy |
Japanese |
Standard Assurance Process Claims Policy |
| Portuguese |
Standard Assurance Process Claims Policy |
Russian |
Standard Assurance Process Claims Policy |
| Simplified Chinese |
Standard Assurance Process Claims Policy |
Spanish |
Standard Assurance Process Claims Policy |
Feedback from all individuals, entities and companies will be welcomed and considered – and will help shape the final Standard.
You are invited to register for these webinars:
We invite you to attend the first of a series of open explanatory webinars on the final public consultation of the Consolidated Standard.
Next steps
- This final consultation marks a significant milestone for the CMSI.
- Following the publication of the Governance Model on 8 September 2025, the evolved and independent Board will be established.
- The Board will have strong multi-stakeholder participation and will have meaningful input into the finalisation of the Consolidated Standard, Assurance Process and Claims Policy and will be solely responsible for their approval.
- We expect to have the Independent Chair and members of the independent Board appointed in [Q1 2026], and expect the final Consolidated Standard, Assurance Process and Claims Policy to be ready for implementation [mid-year 2026].
- Details on timings for the next milestones will be released throughout the year. Sign up for our newsletter to stay informed.
- Terms of reference for the initiative can be found here and you can learn more about the initiative here.
