CSRM leads and participates in research collaborations with industry, governments, civil society, local communities, Indigenous Peoples, and inter-governmental organisations in order to build knowledge for practical application.
Community-Smart Consultation & Consent Project (CSCC)
A 5-year initiative implemented by Landesa, RESOLVE, Conservation International and CSRM, funded by the BHP Foundation
The project aims to improve, and ‘close the gap’, on effective governance of natural resources.
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ARC Linkage Projects
Industrial disasters, disclosure deficits: Can transparency level the playing field?
This is a 3-year project involving CSRM, Anglo American, Newcrest, the University of British Columbia in Canada, and the University of the Free State in South Africa. The project aims to drive transformational change in the public disclosure requirements of mine tailings information.
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Public lessons, private interests: Do inquiries promote industry change?
This is a 3-year project involving CSRM, the Australian national university, Newmont and RESOLVE. The project investigates the usefulness of independent inquiries as a means of responding to major issues and community grievances for different stakeholder groups. It also draws on lessons learned in conventional government led commissions of inquiry.
Social Aspects of Mine Closure Research Consortium
The Social Aspects of Mine Closure Research Consortium was a three-year multi-party, industry-university research collaboration. The consortium was established in 2019 to conduct research that challenged accepted industry norms and practices, and demanded new approaches that placed people at the centre of mine closure.
Mining Resettlement
MiningResettlement.org is an initiative of The University of Queensland's Centre for Social Responsibility in Mining. It is a multi-party, industry-university research collaboration on mining and resettlement in order to build knowledge for practical application.