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 CSRM Research

 


Indigenous peoples and mining

Current Projects: 
ICMM Good Practice Guide on Indigenous People and Mining
Increasing Indigenous Economic Engagement in the North-West Queensland resources Sector

Completed Projects:
Completion of Mining at Oz Minerals Century Mine: Implications for Gulf Communities
Completion of Zinifex Century Mine: Implications for Gulf Communities
Utilisation of Mining Project Infrastructure to support Sustainable Indigenous Tourism Activities in Northern Australia
Survey of Aboriginal Former Employees and Trainees of Argyle Diamond Mine
Indigenous Employment In the Australian Minerals Industry
Indigenous Empolyment Trends at Century Mine


Community engagement and community development

Current Projects:
A Gender Toolkit for Rio Tinto Operations
A quantitative approach to improving the business of biodiversity investment
Site-Level Community Engagement Processes in the Australian Minerals Industry: A Comparative Analysis

Completed Projects:  
An industry discussion paper: Grievance mechanisms for Australian companies operating offshore 


Impact assessment, monitoring and management

Current Projects:
Minerals Futures CSIRO Cluster Collaboration
Developing Good Practice in Managing Cumulative Impacts

Completed Projects:
Housing Market Dynamics in Resource Boom Towns
Assessing the Cumulative Impacts of Mining on Regional Communities: An Exploratory Study of Coal Mining in the Muswellbrook Area of NSW
Social Assessment of Oxiana's Sepon Mine (Laos)
Socio-economic Impacts of Mine Closure
Environmental and Public Health Issues in Mount Isa: 2007 Community Survey
Ravensthorpe Sustainability Indicators Project
Monitoring the Impact of Coal Mining on Local Communities                                                                                                                       

Human capital in the resources sector

Current Projects:


Completed Projects:
Women in Mining
Workforce Turnover in FIFO Mining Operations in Australia: An Exploratory Study

Management and governance

Current Projects:
Leading Practice Strategies for Mitigating and Managing the Social and Economic Impacts and Benefits of Resource Developments
Risk Communication in the development and implementation of new technologies in the minerals sector
Valuation and decision-making

Completed Projects:
Site Level Sustainability Opportunity and Threat Analysis (SOTA) Workbook
Assessing the response of the Australian coal industry to the sustainable development agenda

Conflict management

Current Projects:
Grievance mechanisms at Lihir Gold Limited
Community grievance mechanisms and the Australian minerals industry: A research project for the MCA
The Responsible Jewellery Council’s Complaints Process

Completed Projects:
Mining industry perspectives on handling community grievances: A summary and analysis of industry interviews
Newmont Community Relationships Review

Responsible resource use and processing

Current Projects:
CSRP Sustainable Development Project (including SUSOP® development)

Completed Projects:
Developing Local Synergies in the Gladstone Industrial Area
Enabling Tools and Technologies for Capturing Regional Synergies