The sustainable development conundrum in gold mining: Exploring ‘Open, Prior and Independent Deliberate Discussion’ as a community-centered framework

Andrews, Nathan; Essah, Marcellinus

doi:10.1016/j.resourpol.2020.101798

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“…Water quality concerns arise repeatedly due to water usage and pollution by mining operations. These are reported in Chile (Odell, 2021); Bolivia (Mulhern et al, 2020); Ghana (Andrews & Essah, 2020;Garvin et al, 2009), Peru (Gamu & Dauvergne, 2018), Finland (Mononen & Bjorn, 2020).…”

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“…Newmont in Ghana pivoted towards more community engagement after difficulties in Peru and Indonesia (Patnaik et al, 2018). It is also possible that governments will play a role in driving companies towards the implementation of their CSR/SLO commitments (Andrews & Essah, 2020). After community conflict and international attention, the Tanzanian government put pressure on Barrack to improve its behaviour in the Lake Victoria region which resulted in a reorganization of operations, restructuring of ownership, increased community engagement, and a formal agreement with the Tanzanian government (Newenham-Kahindi, 2011;Selmier & Newenham-Kahindi, 2021).…”

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Local Communities and the Mining Industry

Brunet¹,

Longboat²

2023

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This book explores the challenges and opportunities at the intersection of the global mining sector and local communities by focusing on a number of international cases drawn from various locations in Canada, the Philippines, and Scandinavia.Mining's contribution to economic development varies greatly across countries. In some, it has been a major engine of development, but in others, disputes have erupted over land use, property rights, environmental damage, and revenue sharing. Corporate social responsibility programs are increasingly relied upon to manage company-community relations, yet conflicts persist in many settings, with significant costs for companies and communities. Exploring the many factors and drivers that characterize relationships among different actors within the sector, the volume contributes towards the development of practical wisdom, collective understanding, common sense, and prudence required for the mining sector and community partners to realize the economic potential and social and environmental responsibilities of non-renewable resource development. The book examines case studies from Canada, Scandinavia, and the Philippines, three regions amongst the world's top countries of mining operations. Drawing on their extensive experience in these regions, the contributors explore distinctive mining sectors in the Global North and South, the variation surrounding different types of extractive industries, and at different scales, and the legal processes in place to protect local communities. Key themes include corporate social responsibility, impact assessment, foreign ownership, Indigenous Peoples, gender, local insurgency, and mining disasters as well as climate change. The book identifies areas of future research and pathways to achieving stronger, respectful, and mutually beneficial relationships at the nexus of global mineral extraction and local communities. This book will be of great interest to students and scholars of the extractive industries, natural resource management, sustainable business and corporate social responsibility, Indigenous studies, and sustainable planning and development.

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Section: Community Dissatisfaction Remainsmentioning

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Local Communities and the Mining Industry

Brunet¹,

Longboat²

2023

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“…Nevertheless, mineral resource developments also induce many environmental, political, and social problems that can only be prevented through cooperation and commitment to sustainable practices [1,[4][5][6][7]. Most researchers also have argued that the main upstream of these mining conflicts between communities and companies on contextual and local scale lie in various aspects, ranging from the governance policy of mining resources related to the mining policy and income distribution [6,[8][9][10][11]; environmental damage of mining activities to communities such as disruption of cultivable land and water pollution, deforestation, etc., considered for a long time as conflict triggering events between foreign companies and local communities [12][13][14][15]; and the social framework which concerns the failure to respect the local content, the corporate social responsibility (CSR) towards local communities, and concerns about the scarcity of traditional means of subsistence [16][17][18].…”

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Bauxite Mining Conflicts in Guinea: Causes Identification, Analysis, and Countermeasures

Camara¹,

De-yi²,

Barry³

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Mining conflicts are among the most widespread issues linked to natural resources development and management in mineral-rich countries. Guinea mining industries development presents a huge challenge in promoting integrated, prosperous, peaceful, and sustainable mining. The scramble of companies to exploit bauxite in the Boké region is correlated with a wave of protests and violent conflicts. This article explores the reasons for the resurgence of conflicts in the Guinea Republic, proposes some strategies for better mining conflicts prevention, management in Boke region. Thus, through a survey carried out in 7 Municipalities of the region and other mining localities of the country, we use a quantitative approach through descriptive statistic elements to identify the causes of the outburst of the conflict in Boke which seriously hinders the climate of socioeconomic activities for local development. The outcomes of this study reveal that youth employment, water and electricity supply, the weakness in the management of compensation mechanism are the main reasons for conflict escalation in Boke. Although, solutions proposed by the state and some NGOs appear to be hopeful. However, better management of public services and good governance based on more innovative public-private partnerships, and changes in government policy to better benefit the local communities could solve these problems holistically. The implementation of a better strategy (approach) in the management of relations with the surrounding communities by considering the depths and the sociohistorical, cultural, economic characteristics of the region would guarantee an environment of peaceful cohabitation between the local communities and the companies.

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“…And third group of studies have concentrated on these activities from an Environmental Justice lens in Ghana (Boadi et al, 2019;Tschakert, 2009;Wan, 2014). There is an increasing and strong academic interest in addressing sustainable development in the gold mining industry, especially most recently (Essah and Andrews, 2016;Kumi et al, 2020;Monteiro et al, 2019;Andrews and Essah, 2020;Tuokuu et al, 2019;Vivoda & Kemp, 2019). Tuokuu et al (2019), for example, have argued for a more unified understanding of the SDGs in Ghana's mining sector.…”

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Gold mining in Ghana and the UN Sustainable Development Goals: Exploring community perspectives on social and environmental injustices

Essah

2021

Sustainable Development

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Although gold mining multinational or transnational companies continue to profit from their activities in resource endowed developing countries, the gap between company profits and social and environmental justice in these resource rich developing countries is a subject of intense debate. This debate is especially heightened when the gap is examined in the context of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). This paper employs the Environmental Justice concept to assess the activities of the Goldfields Damang mining company in Ghana vis-à-vis the UN Sustainable Development Goals. Drawing on primary data from semi-structured interviews (n = 22) and secondary sources, the paper finds that the negative impacts of gold mining do not conform with the UN Sustainable Development Goals, especially goals 2, 6, 14 and 15. The study makes two recommendations: First, policies on land tenure and the Mineral and Mining Act need revisions to incorporate more rights for indigenous people; second, existing structures and legislation that spells out compensation and land dispossession practices must be revised thoroughly to align with the UN sustainable development goals. The paper concludes by considering the theoretical and policy implications of the findings for strengthening mining laws and policies in Ghana.

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The sustainable development conundrum in gold mining: Exploring ‘Open, Prior and Independent Deliberate Discussion’ as a community-centered framework

Cited by 10 publications

References 47 publications

Local Communities and the Mining Industry

Local Communities and the Mining Industry

Bauxite Mining Conflicts in Guinea: Causes Identification, Analysis, and Countermeasures

Gold mining in Ghana and the UN Sustainable Development Goals: Exploring community perspectives on social and environmental injustices

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