constrained by discursive pressures to legitimise mining operations, to restrict social licence issues to the local level, to …

and mining activities is set within the legal context, with the requisite legal regulations (which describe various … main legal regulations of environmental conservation in relation to mining activities, defines basic environmental … components which form the basis of environmental conservation in relation to mining, and analyzes the impact of mining on each …

This paper argues that actions of large-scale mining companies at the early stages of a mining project establish a … legacy which sets the tone for that mine's long-term relationship with the local artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM … these mines' relationship with local small-scale mining stakeholders. Circumstances at Damang during the discovery and early …

There is increasing international pressure to ensure that mining development is aligned with local and national … development objectives. In South Africa, legislation requires mining companies to produce Social and Labour Plans, which are aimed … at addressing local developmental concerns. Against the background of the new mining legislation in South Africa, this …

, particularly mines, the paper, basing as a case study of land use arrangements in PNG mining, has several objectives to address …. First, it discusses land use arrangements in the mining industry and how they have evolved over the last few decades. Today … sustainable mineral policy development in PNG. Second, the paper argues that ‘it is not business as usual’ for mining companies as …

We propose that to understand how a social licence to operate in mining is granted and maintained, we need to take … account of the processes mining companies use to engage with local communities. The present research measured and modelled the … critical elements of social licence by conducting a longitudinal study in an Australian mining region. The results of path …

National reporting organizations and regulatory bodies for the minerals and mining sector are requiring publicly …

In order to better manage artisanal and small-scale gold mining, the Burkinabe authorities have planned to build a … (i) demonstrating the capacity of the approach to simulate all parameters needed by mining policy makers and (ii … mining system simulation. …

study area focused on the Surat Basin in southern Queensland where recent increases in mining activity involve both coal … mining and coal seam gas extraction. The preferences of residents of Brisbane, the state capital and closest major centre to …

-rock mining on public lands. This paper analyzes the issue of imposing such federal royalties from both a legal and economic … encouraging vertical disintegration on the part of mining firms to avoid much of the burden of the royalty. …