Community relationship strategy FIT, Conga Case

Corporate Punctuation Comments

Strategy

Location of 2 The location of the general manager for Minas Conga is in

the General Cajamarca city. However, the general manager for the newmont
Manager operations in south america, the general manager lives in Lima.

Differences 1 The differences between these cultures has a great variation. It

between local needs to be taken into account that the
and corporate
culture

Structures of 2 The Yanacocha mining company recognizes its responsibility in

responsibility the mistrust on the part of the residents during past mining
and projects and that is why it tries to reestablish relations with them.
accountability
Community Punctuation Comments
relationship
Strategy

Anticipates 3/4 Conga has performed a three year long study before the
and beginning of its operations with the goal to know the communities
preventing the under their area of influence. This donde in order to find their
risks of needs and concerns.
conflict to
communities
and the
company
related to
inequality

Conducts root 1/4 Despite being willing to improve conflicts with communities, the
cause Yanacocha mining company did not study in depth what did not
analyses of work with past projects.
incidents of
conflict with
communities.

Prevents 1/4 The Yanacocha mining company in their desire to continue with
company- the mining project, they were involved in different lawsuits against
community different authorities of the Cajamarca people
conflict.

Participates 2/4 The Yanacocha mining company carried out its due impact
in conflict-free studies but during the mining activities, it was detected that a
mineral more precise study was necessary due to the damage that was
certification being caused.
schemes

Company has 1/4 The metrics used for conflict management are very poor.
some metrics
for social
performance
applied to
contractors.

TOTAL 8/20
Partnership Punctuation Comments

Company has 2/4 Conga has a partnership approach towards the communities in
a partnership- their area of influence. However, this approach has not been
based taken to communities that will be indirectly affected by the project.
approach to
community
relations

Company 3/4 Conga points out that in order for their project to benefit the whole
empowers local, department of Cajamarca, their work alongside the local and
regional and regional authorities is necessary.
national
authorities,
making them
the leaders and
protagonists of
development.

Company 1/4
uses The Yanacocha mining company had the initiative to support the
established residents of Cajamarca with different investments, but none were
government productive.
mechanisms
that involve
public funds
for the
development
of social
programs

Company 1/4 The Yanacocha mining company did not seek the support of
promotes the another entity in order to support the communities. He only
participation of focused on doing it on his own which did not prosper.
private funds
from other
national and
international
actors in
development

Company 1/4 This has only been done under the area of direct influence, and
prioritizes not to the communities indirectly affected.
social projects
according to
the agreed
development
plans of its
authorities.

TOTAL 8 / 20
Environmental Punctuation Comments
Strategy

Minimizes mine 1/4 The Conge project required a large volume of water to operate,
inputs and which generated constant discontent among the population.
waste

Implements the 2/4 The company decided to make different environmental impact
environmentally assessments, after the conflict broke out and by order of the
sound Peruvian state
management of
chemicals and
all wastes
throughout their
life cycle.

1/4 The Conga project has generated a decrease in the volume of

Reduces mining the lagoons near the Cajamarca people, producing a negative
environmental impact on the marine life of these territories.
impact.

Collaborates in 3/4 Regarding the communities affected under the area of direct
local and influence.
regional
planning and
contributing to
the
development of
green spaces.

Implements 2/4 Yanacocha tried to compensate for the work they had been doing
biodiversity by increasing the productivity of 32 villages, but it was useless
offsets. due to the strong impact generated by the mine

2/4 Conga promises to preserve the ecosystem services, affecting

the most minimal way their benefits towards the community.
However, the previous mining operation (Yanacocha) from the
Preserves same company (Newmont) didn't make the best effort in the
ecosystem preservation of the ecosystem services in their location, affecting
services. the water supply towards Cajamarca City.

Supports 4/4 Cropping projects implemented in local communities. Over 1000

projects that of hectareas of grassfields planted, where over 15 tons of
link potatoes have been harvested, 10 litres of milk from cattle, this
communities whole meaning and investment of 22million USD $.
and
biodiversity.

Keeps farmland 3/4 Although they were willing to improve agricultural activity, this
and livestock was affected by the shortage of water generated by the mine
free from
contamination
and dust

TOTAL 17 / 32
Ownership Punctuation Comments

Company 1/4 Conga has only asked the for the local communities necessities,
empowers and but it has not empowered the development of their skills.
develop the
skills of
communities;

Company holds 4/4 Company has held dialogue tables with the 32 communities
formal "dialogue under their main area of influence and also in the capitals of the
tables" with the districts in which the project is going to operate.
communities

Company 4/4 Conga offices were held in the capitals of the districts when every
emphasizes the wednesday information processes were held with the local
importance of communities.
spending time
“face to face”
with the
communitie

Company 1/4 Only the areas from community relationships are the ones that
expects all staff are working with the communities, whereas the rest of areas have
from different a low participation in this issue.
departments to
participate in
recreational
events with
local
communities;

Company 1/4 The company has recognized the challenge of engaging with
recognizes the communities of the area. However, the engaging it has achieved
challenges of has been pretty basic, only achieving a good relation with the 32
engaging with surrounding communities of the direct area of influence.
certain groups
within
communities,
especially
women.

Company 3/4 The company has shared the information of their mining process
shares with all the communities in the surroundings, as well as
information nationally.
about mining
projects

TOTAL 14 / 24
Area of Punctuation Comments
Influence

The company 4 The studies to access the conga facility date from about 2005.
plans early for The project initiation occurred around 2010, meaning that there
land access, have been approximately 5 years of planning for early land
resettlement access.
and livelihood
restoration

The company 4 Even though for the Conga project there is no need to transport
ensures that inhabitants to a new suitable land, it has been ensured that the
inhabitants people from the surrounding area of direct influence have a
are settled on guaranteed access to water source, as well as land suitable for
suitable growing quality crops.
alternate land,
with due
regard to their
economic
wellbeing and
social and
cultural value,
and the
resettlement is
carried out in
according with
the relevant
town planning
laws.

4
The company Conga has planned a use for the land they exploit while in the
Plans land use process of extracting the gold deposits.
for life-of-mine.

Social Punctuation Comments

Management

3 Conga has made a social study in their baseline for the project,
Company regarding the communities which are under direct impact. In this
makes a social social study from the baseline poverty statistics, as well as
study education ones have been evaluated.

Company 2 Conga company has proposed a plan of development for the

Improves local communities, implementing 4 reservoirs to guarantee the
infrastructures water supply. As well, they have proposed on implementing some
(telecommunic other facilities like better roads. However, until now only the
ations, road reservoirs have been made.
network,
power and
water
supplies, etc.)

Company 2 Conga has not had a program for improving the access to health
improves or a better education. All of these actions were done previously
access to by Yanacocha.
health and
education

Company 1 There are no programs being implemented to reduce childhood

supports malnutrition or hunger, only studies about it have been made in
programmes the baseline study.
for reducing
childhood
malnutrition
and hunger.

TOTAL 7 / 16