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Position Statement: Mining Partnerships for Development

Ensuring that investments made in developing mineral resources enhance social and economic development locally and nationally.

Organisational communications

Promoting economic development through sustainable stewardship

As a major water user, the mining industry has an important role to play. We’re highlighting just a few of the many projects undertaken by ICMM members around the world.

Case Studies

Ensuring fair and constructive partnerships with Indigenous Peoples

ICMM members want to be good neighbours and good partners. On International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples (2018), here are just a few success stories.

Case Studies

Investing in South Africa

Nothing does more to equip societies and economies for growth and prosperity than investment in children and young people. Here are just a few success stories from members in South Africa.

Case Studies

Mining with Principles: Evelyn’s story

Evelyn is a parent, entrepreneur, and baker of some of the best panettone in Moquegua thanks to Anglo American’s Quellaveco Fund.

Case Studies

Mining with Principles: America’s story

America had the drive and the dream, then Freeport-McMoran helped her get the skills to make that vision a reality.

Case Studies

Mining with Principles: Jessie’s story

Helped by Glencore’s eLearning courses, Jessie is the first person in her family to go to university and her future prospects are bright.

Case Studies

Covid-19: Support for governments

By stretching and stressing the capacity of each country it touches, Covid-19 has the potential to create devastating social, economic and political crises that will have lasting repercussions.

Case Studies

Covid-19: Supporting local businesses

The Covid-19 crisis has put extraordinary pressure on employers and private sector businesses to survive and continue to provide decent work.

Case Studies

Covid-19: Direct support for communities

By stretching and stressing the capacity of each country it touches, Covid-19 has the potential to create devastating social, economic and political crises that will have lasting repercussions.

Case Studies

Covid-19: Support for Indigenous Peoples

Company members are being pro-active in responding to the demands of Covid-19: moving fast and acting ethically to protect and care for employees and surrounding indigenous communities.

Case Studies

Partnering for sustainable development

Developing strong partnerships with host communities is a prerequisite for sustainable development. Here are a few success stories from ICMM's members.

Case Studies

Inclusive economic opportunities

The mining and metals industry has enormous potential to accelerate community development by acting as a catalyst for economic and social change. Here are a few success stories from ICMM's members.

Case Studies

Community development

Community development is the process of increasing the strength and resilience of communities, improving people’s quality of life and wellbeing. Here are a few success stories from ICMM's members.

Case Studies

Building Forward Better - Closer sector collaboration to build a more resilient future

ICMM, Business Fights Poverty and TPI have published a Building Forward Better Framework to industry in building forward to a more resilient future.

News

Building Forward Better: Mining as a partner in supporting more inclusive and resilient societies

Encouraging learning and thinking about mining’s collective role in supporting communities through COVID-19 and beyond.

Guidance & toolkits

Integrated Mine Closure: Good Practice Guide

Promotes a disciplined approach to integrated closure planning that increases the uniformity of good practice across the sector.

Guidance & toolkits

Covid-19 crisis will bring change to mining industry

Community engagement and social performance will be differentiating factor between companies, writes Tom Butler for 'The Commodities Note', an online commentary from the Financial Times.

Comment & analysis

Briefing: Mining with principles to address a health and social crisis

Demonstrating how the mining and metals industry is supporting communities, nations and supply chains to persevere in these extraordinary times.

News

Role of Mining in National Economies: Mining Contribution Index (5th Edition, 2020)

This edition of ICMM's 'Mining Contribution Index' synthesises into a single number the significance of the mining sector’s contribution to national economies.

Research & briefings