The Intelligent Miner
The Intelligent Miner Podcast
Listen along: Mining company-community collaboration is the key to building a golden future for all
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Listen along: Mining company-community collaboration is the key to building a golden future for all

Carly Leonida reads Victoria Stephen's June 2024 article discussing how, through uplifting SMEs, mining companies could help close the prosperity gap in developing economies

In this episode learn:

  • How, through creating an environment of sustainable inclusion for small and medium enterprises, mining companies can nurture local business ecosystems, so that economic opportunities are available for the benefit of all

  • How to develop a thorough understanding of local companies and their capabilities, and identify potential gaps where localisation, capability and capacity building may be required

  • Solutions to access SMEs in a centralised space within communities, and profile and track local procurement spend so that the requirements of mines can be matched with the capacities available in communities surrounding each operation

  • How the Bakgatla Ba Kgafela tribal community in South Africa is partnering with mining companies to make this vision a reality

Read the full article with hyperlinks to further reading

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