Monitoring the impact of mining on local communities: a Hunter Valley case study

摘要: This paper reports on a current research collaboration between the University of Queensland’s Centre for Social Responsibility in Mining (CSRM) and Anglo Coal’s Drayton operation in the Upper Hunter Valley of New South Wales. The project is being funded by the Australian Coal Association Research Program (ACARP), with cash and in-kind support from Anglo Coal. A key project aim is to assist Drayton enhance its strategies for monitoring and managing the impact of its activities on the local community. There has been extensive stakeholder engagement around these issues, including a multi-stakeholder workshop in August of this year. Learnings from the project will also be used to inform the development of advisory materials for wider use in the mining industry.The paper first provides the context to the project and presents some background material on Drayton Mine and the Muswellbrook area. It then describes how the stakeholder engagement process was managed and analyses the findings from this exercise. The final section briefly reports on the current status of the project and outlines expected outcomes.