The country mining vision: towards a new deal

Pedro, Antonio M. A.

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“…This resulted in an output of 30 documents (7 from Factiva and 23 from LexisNexis) for case 1 and 17 documents (12 from Factiva and 5 from LexisNexis) for case 2 (the list of documents is available upon request). Lastly, the information from these documents has been cross-checked and verified with information from SNL metals and mining data set by S&P Global to verify the correctness of the information (Patton, 2002).…”

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“…As mining companies face growing social pressures from national and international societies (Jenkins, 2004; Shapiro et al, 2018) and increasing legal and regulatory demands from home and host governments (Besada & Martin, 2015; Pedro, 2016), they have begun providing huge financial and non‐financial resources to prevent potential conflicts with stakeholders (Cragg & Greenbaum, 2002; Muthuri et al, 2012; Selmier et al, 2015). On the opposite side, stakeholders use various types of collective actions, both inside and outside of existing institutional structures, to counteract mining companies' operations (King, 2008; Maher, 2019a; Maher et al, 2021; McAdam et al, 2010; Reid & Toffel, 2009).…”

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Conflicts between mining companies and communities: Institutional environments and conflict resolution approaches

Shin

2023

Business Ethics Env & Resp

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Although companies recognize the importance of social responsibility and community engagement, conflicts between companies and communities have been noticeably increasing. To better understand the role of institutional environments in companycommunity conflicts, we analyze two mining conflicts-Minera Yanacocha's Minas Conga extension project in Peru and Minera Los Pelambres' El Mauro Tailings Dam in Chile. Our findings imply that, to prevent negative consequences and alleviate company-community conflicts, mining companies should address underlying structural causes and pursue informal approaches in order to obtain and maintain their social license. We find that better formal institutional environments not only alleviate conflict intensity but also facilitate informal approaches through which companies and communities can cooperate to resolve conflicts. The best practice would be to start and continue dialogs between communities and companies, mediated by impartial governments, to understand the concerns of the counterparty and find means by which to address the causes.

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Conflicts between mining companies and communities: Institutional environments and conflict resolution approaches

Shin

2023

Business Ethics Env & Resp

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“…By the end of March 2020, the prices of aluminum, copper, nickel and zinc had plummeted, 15.1, 21.3, 19.5 and 19.4 percent from the 2019 levels, respectively (United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2020). These worrying developments could also reignite discussion which challenges, more concisely than ever before, claims made hitherto that in sub-Saharan Africa, large-scale mining and/or oil production create jobs and are economic engines capable of catalyzing upstream, downstream and horizontal linkages (Pedro, 2006(Pedro, , 2016Bloch & Owusu, 2012). Some literature has already emerged that challenges the enclave thesis -arguing that capital ''hops," as opposed to ''flows" into ''usable" Africa, dynamics which stifle the formation of linkages (Ferguson, 2005;Ackah-Baidoo, 2012) -which, ironically, the performance of the region's large-scale mines during the pandemic is further legitimizing.…”

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Artisanal and small-scale mining, and COVID-19 in sub-Saharan Africa: A preliminary analysis

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This article offers preliminary reflections on the potential impact of COVID-19 on artisanal and smallscale mining (ASM) activities -low-tech, labor-intensive mineral extraction and processing -in sub-Saharan Africa. In doing so, it revisits the core ideas put forward in the literature in support of showcasing the sector more prominently in the region's rural development strategies. For decades, scholars have been gathering evidence that points to ASM being the most important rural nonfarm activity in sub-Saharan Africa, as well as how, in providing a supplementary source of income, the sector helps millions of the region's impoverished farm-dependent families cope with unexpected economic stresses and shocks. Sub-Saharan Africa has managed to avoid high numbers of COVID-19 infections and deaths thus far but it has already felt the economic impacts of the pandemic, perhaps nowhere more than in its remote rural areas, which are already poverty-stricken and produce food at mostly subsistence levels. Intensifying support for ASM, an economic activity which again, many rural Africans are already involved in and familiar with the benefits it provides, in rural development and adaptation plans linked to COVID-19, should be prioritized by the region's governments and donors. Findings from ongoing research in Mali, Liberia and Ghana -the locations of three of the largest and most dynamic ASM economies in sub-Saharan Africa -reveal that despite its proven ability to stabilize and catalyze development in the region's rural economies, that even this sector has been affected by COVID-19. They more importantly shed light on how the pandemic has impacted ASM-dependent communities, and importantly, offer clues on how to make the sector more robust and better position it to steer rural communities through the crisis.

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The Local, National and Global Visions

Manoochehri,

Di Francesco,

Schluep

2024

Advancing Responsible Sourcing in Mineral Value Chains

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This chapter takes stock of the learnings from the three Global Advocacy Fora organized in Latin America, Africa and China by the RE-SOURCING project and aims to explore the concept of Responsible Sourcing from a regional and local perspective. It tracks the regional challenges and priorities for achieving responsible sourcing and highlights some good practice examples implemented by governments, businesses and civil society associations. The chapter acknowledges that the common goal for these resource-rich regions is to achieve economic development associated with environmental and social responsibility. Despite this common goal, these regions exhibit distinct challenges and priorities and follow specific pathways towards Responsible Sourcing based on their economic context, political framework and social structures. Given China’s dominance in the critical minerals supply chain and its increasing investments domestically and abroad, the country’s main challenge is to improve its environmental, social and governance (ESG) performance and to align its due diligence and responsible sourcing standards with the international initiatives and legislation. In contrast, Latin America and Africa prioritize enhancing mineral beneficiation and adding value beyond the mining stage in compliance with ESG standards and aim to utilize these benefits for their sustainable growth and socio-economic development.

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The country mining vision: towards a new deal

Cited by 11 publications

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Conflicts between mining companies and communities: Institutional environments and conflict resolution approaches

Conflicts between mining companies and communities: Institutional environments and conflict resolution approaches

Artisanal and small-scale mining, and COVID-19 in sub-Saharan Africa: A preliminary analysis

The Local, National and Global Visions

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