Editorial Methodology & Use of AI
1. Who produces Blood Niobium
Blood Niobium is an independent investigative-journalism observatory. It is not activism, not an NGO and not a law firm. Its single purpose is to document, with traceable evidence, the gap between CMOC Group Limited's (HKEX: 3993 · SSE: 603993) public ESG commitments and the situation at the Boa Vista niobium mine in Catalão, Goiás, Brazil.
2. Editorial doctrine — CMOC against CMOC
The platform does not accuse. It cites CMOC against CMOC, using the company's own audited disclosures. Every statement is factual, dated and sourced. CMOC quotations are always literal, with reference to the Annual Report year and page.
3. Sourcing standard
Every claim is anchored to a verifiable primary source: CMOC audited Annual Reports (HKEX filings), IFRS/IAS standards (IAS 37, IAS 36), HKEX Listing Rule 13.09, Deloitte audit opinions, and TJ-GO (Goiás State Court) records. Figures (e.g. ~US$3.5B accumulated revenue, R$0 IAS 37 provision over 4,049 days) are technical references confirmable against those documents.
4. How we use Artificial Intelligence
AI is used strictly as an editorial assistant under human control:
- Translation across English, Portuguese and Chinese — with mandatory protection of canonical terminology (e.g. "Material Omission" / 重大遗漏 is never softened to "minor oversight").
- Structuring and formatting of documents already written and verified by humans.
- Organisation of public data and cross-referencing to the cited standards.
- Linguistic quality assurance across the three languages.
5. Human editorial control & verification
Nothing is published without human editorial sign-off. Content passes a multi-layer review: documentary fact → standard analysis → risk framing → profile translation → final confirmation. Identified violations and risks are presented as potential findings to be confirmed by competent experts.
6. Right of reply
CMOC Group Limited and any nominated party are offered a right of reply prior to publication. Responses received are recorded and reflected.
7. Corrections policy
Errors are corrected transparently and with a date. If a primary source is updated or a figure is shown to be inaccurate, the affected page is amended and the revision date updated.