Authors
Jo-Anne Everingham, Kamila Svobodova, Sarah Mackenzie, Kathy Witt
Publication date
2020
Publisher
Centre for Social Responsibility in Mining, The University of Queensland. https://www.mineclosure.net/elibrary/participatory-processes-mine-closure-and-social-transitions
Description
Mining companies have long recognised the value of public participation for generating useful information, and for building relationships and mutual understanding with communities affected by their operations. Throughout the mine life-cycle, mines typically adopt a range of participatory processes to identify what communities are affected by mining, how each is best engaged with, and what their interests, rights, and activities are.
In closure planning, the focus of public participation is on identifying and managing the changes brought about by closure. What participatory processes contribute to a smooth transition to a postmining future? How can public participation contribute to a positive socio-economic legacy of mining?
Scholar articles
J Everingham, S MacKenzie, K Svobodova, K Witt - Centre for Social Responsibility in Mining, University of …, 2020