CENTRE FOR SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY IN MINING

Research Consortia

CSRM leads and participates in multi-party, industry and university collaborations
in order to build knowledge for practical application.

Current consortia

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? – 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? – 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.

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