Barriers to local community participation in mining projects: …
Public agencies have a key role to play in mediating conflicts in relationships between mining companies and local communities. Government agencies, especially …
Mining, development and unequal regionalization in …
Therefore, the relationship between companies, governments and local communities as actors participating in the Zacatecas mining scenario revolves around unequal economic and ecological exchanges.
Governance in mining: Management, ethics
• The results reveal four coherent governance models in mining, with some theoretical and practical overlaps. • A comparative discussion examines the differences and similarities between general governance theory and practice and that of mining. The …
Community as Governor: Exploring the role of Community between …
While many of the relational qualities confirm previous SLO research, the relationship between government, industry, and community can be re-examined. First, our cases underscore the importance of community involvement and recognition of rights in facilitating high levels of trust in the community to company relationship.
The relationship between the mining industry and communities
Communities protesting active and potential mining projects and entities are being witnessed in many mineral rich countries across the globe.
(PDF) Mining Community Development in South Africa: A …
The relationship between mining communities and mining companies are exposed to the various socio-economic challenges that other sectors of the South African economy currently face.
Mining-Indigenous Relationship Agreements
Relationship agreements (e.g., impact benefit agreements or collaboration agreements) between companies and Indigenous communities have become a common practice in Canada. There are currently over 500 such agreements in place. These legally binding agreements can set out the terms for how a company and community will work together …
A review of location, politics, and the multinational …
Relationships between MNCs, home and host country governments, and a variety of stakeholder coalitions have led to a network model of bargaining (Nebus & Rufin, 2010). Bargaining takes on political meaning by referring to MNCs as shapers of their environments; they become political agents.
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In the past year the relationship between mining companies and Indigenous communities has been thrust into the spotlight. ... As th e Federal Government report explains, the continuous maturing of relationships between mining and Indigenous communities is essential if sustainable futures are to be achieved for all parties. These …
Mining companies and communities: Collaborative …
The swift practical application of state-of-the-art scientific findings to water management in mining operation requires close and continued interaction between …
Foreign Direct Investment in Mining: An Opportunity …
the complex relationship between host governments and mining companies are negotiated and agreed upon. Foreign Direct Investment in Mining: An Opportunity and Challenge ... which codifies the complex relationship between the investor and host government regarding revenue sharing as well as any rights and obligations.
Conflicts between mining companies and
By using inductive research, this study allows us to understand how formal and informal institutions take a role in mining conflicts between companies and communities, …
Minerals and the economy
Agreements between mineral exploration and mining companies and Indigenous communities or governments have helped secure benefits for many Indigenous communities and businesses and improved certainty for exploration and mining companies. Fostering the relationship between industry and Indigenous businesses …
GUIDANCE FOR GOVERNMENTS: ENVIRONMENTAL …
relationships between a mining company, affected communities, and all levels of government. This guidance document is designed to help ... for both governments and mining companies, in recognition of the role that …
Conflicts between mining companies and communities: …
By using inductive research, this study allows us to understand how formal and informal institutions take a role in mining conflicts between companies and communities, …
Mining Community Development in South Africa: A Critical …
The legislative system that provides for the socio-economic development of mining communities in South Africa has been under significant scrutiny in recent times. Various instances of conflict between mining communities and mining companies, of which the Marikana Massacre of 2012 is certainly the most noteworthy, show that mining …
Towards Sustainable Mining Framework
Several Towards Sustainable Mining (TSM) Guiding Principles have direct applicability to the relationship between mining companies and Indigenous peoples (First Nation, Inuit, Métis) and Indigenous peoples worldwide. ... o working with governments and communities to support and encourage community development programs, which may include ...
How does expropriation impact the relationship between mining companies
The political dynamics between government and mining companies during expropriation can be complex and multifaceted, often shaping the overall relationship between the two entities. This relationship is built on a delicate balance of power and interests.
Mining and Sustainability in the Circumpolar North: The …
to the development and implementation of CSR practices by mining companies. To examine the relationship between government requirements and CSR, we use two Northern case studies: Cameco Corporation's uranium mining operations located in Saskatchewan, Canada and Northern Iron's iron mining operation located in Troms and …
Ensuring Human Rights in Mining: Unpacking the United
These principles encourage governments, mining companies, and affected communities to collaborate in preventing abuses, respecting human rights, and seeking redress when harm occurs.
Environmental governance, executive incentive, and …
This paper explores the relationship between enterprise environmental governance and enterprise performance from multi-dimensions based on the manually-collected microdata of 194 listed enterprises in the mining industry in Shanghai and Shenzhen A-shares from 2010 to 2016 (the corporate environmental data is provided up …
Mining Companies and Local Communities | ReVista
All of this implies a very different kind of relationship between mining companies and local communities—one based on partnership and engagement rather than paternalism. And one that seeks to respect the rights of local communities, leading to more sustainable outcomes for communities and companies alike.
How Partnerships between Non-Government Organizations (NGOs) and Mining
Mining companies and non-governmental organisations (NGOs) are increasingly called to collaborate in the community development space.
Corporate social responsibility and economic growth in the mining …
CSR initiatives have been widely implemented as a proxy to reinforce the relationship between companies and all stakeholders, including society and the environment. We consider a positive correlation between stakeholder theory and CSR activities by mining firms that focuses on the responsibilities of mining companies …
Legal and institutional frameworks for community
According to the World Bank (2012:ix), CDAs have played a valuable role in meeting stakeholder expectations in the mining sector and have been a key instrument for defining the relationship between mining companies and impacted communities although lack of a common framework for CDAs has led to different approaches that produce …
Governance in mining: Management, ethics, sustainability …
Such political-institutional factors in the mining context are referred to as "governance" in the literature, which widens the concept's field of application to include the relationships between various categories of stakeholders (companies, different levels of government, the third sector, etc.) and their power or influence in making ...
Old Habits Die Hard: Indigenous Land Rights and Mining …
The relationship between indigenous peoples and mining is defined by struggles over access to land. The interests of resource industries, of course, lie in securing unfettered (as far as possible) access to land and guaranteeing that access over the longer term.
Conflicts between mining companies and communities: …
Our findings imply that, to prevent negative consequences and alleviate company-community conflicts, mining companies should address underlying …
Improving Mining Benefits for Communities
"The ongoing research is not suggesting the existence of a single best practice that can address every issue arising from the complex relationship between communities, mining companies and governments," explained Boubacar Boccoum, senior mining specialist with the World Bank's Oil, Gas and Mining Policy Division.
How mining companies' relationship with government affects communities
The study found that mining corporations, national and local government had a close relationship. Mining companies were strong-arming government on how mining developments in the sector should happen.