2008 - English - Practical
Resource Extraction and Aboriginal Communities…
This document reviews some of the economic considerations that may positively impact communities and guide decision making with respect to resource extraction on their territories. Economic impacts of development such as royalties or employment and training opportunities are presented as well as different models for economic negotiation including …
2013 - English - Practical
Human Rights, Indigenous Peoples and the Conce…
This paper discusses various contemporary issues surrounding human rights, Indigenous peoples and their relationship with the extractive industries, focusing on the Brazilian context.
2014 - English - Technique
'Free Prior and Informed Consent', Social Comp…
In this article, the authors critically review the character of the current FPIC debate as it relates to mining, and outline four conditional factors required to safeguard against social risk.
2013 - English - Practical
An Analysis of Factors Leading to the Establis…
In an effort to identify key determinants of SLO outcomes in the mining industry, this paper presents a comparative case study analysis of four international mining operations: Red Dog Mine in Alaska, USA; Minto Mine in Yukon, Canada; the proposed Tambogrande Mine in Peru; and the Ok Tedi Mine in Papua New Guinea.
2014 - English - Practical
Maintaining Legitimacy of a Contested Practice…
This article presents findings of interviews with 16 managers in the minerals industry in Australia. It explores how these managers conceptualise social licence in relation to notions such as legitimacy, approval, and consent, how they interpret processes of social licence in practice, and how they differentiate it from concepts such as CSR.
2013 - English - Practical
The Paths to Social Licence to Operate: An Int…
This article attempts to understand how a social licence to operate in mining is granted and maintained, and it looks at the processes mining companies use to engage with local communities in a case study in Australia.