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| Chapter 1 - Table 2,3,4,5,6 |
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From Chapter 1. Key Observations and Recommendations: A Synthesis of Case Studies| Table 2. Land acquisition. | | Large-scale mines | Price range (per ha)/ average price (per ha)/ number of hectares | Previous market price (per ha) | Side payments | Savings and investment | General comments | | Inti Raymi, Bolivia | $300-$1000/ $368/ 5 746a | $30 | Preferred employment for locals, including training; Constructed 135 houses at $11 000/house for dislocated villagers | High percentage invested | Prices paid depended on quality of land and availability of alternative sites; artisanal miners given areas | | Yanacocha, Peru | $37-$600/ $152/ 4 069 | $44 (1992) | Rotating employment for land vendors | 50% invested payment (other lands, houses, taxi) | Great variation in prices of similar quality land over time | | Antamina, Peru | $100-$1000/ $480/ 7 141 | $30 | $33 000 to 52 renters on mine site | Communities 100%; renters 80%; landowners (not known) | Negotiated common price all at once with prices only depending on quality of land | | Escondida, Chile | Negligible (unoccupied desert) | Negligible | — | — | — | | Candelaria, Chile | Negligible (unoccupied desert) | Negligible | — | — | — | | Diavik, Canada | Negligible | Very low | Royalties to aboriginal groups, Local hiring policy with first priority to affected groups | | Must negotiate impact and benefit agreements with aboriginal groups who own land | | Northern Saskatchewan, Canada | Negligible | Very low | Employment performance monitoring Preferential local training and hiring policies Procurement contracts to local business New company development for Indian and community based business | | Must negotiate impact and benefit agreements with local residents prior to development | | Almadén, Spain | — | — | Preferred employment for locals | — | Miners have right to agriculture activities on mine property | | Medium-scale mines | | Puquio Norte, Bolivia | N/A / 7 200 | Very low | None | Not relevant | All land bought from a foreigner; COMSUR allowed artisanal miners to stay with conditions | | Fachinal, Chile | — | — | — | — | — | | Sussex, Canada | — | — | — | — | — | | a Inti Raymi also paid $22 222 per hectare for land adjacent to the local town site. |
| Table 3. Employment. | | Large-scale mines | Direct employment | Indirect local mining employment (mine contractors and suppliers) | % of direct and indirect mining posts filled by local residents | Local non-mine employment generated by minea | Total mine related employment as share of total employment | | Inti Raymi | 716 | 246 | 65% | 2 500 | 25% (60) * | | Yanacocha | 269 | 3 885 | 90% | 6 000 | 14.4% of county (provincial) | | Antamina (projected) | 1 250 (4 000 during construction) | 3 750 | 80% | 4 000 | 2.8% of department | | Escondida | 2 000 | 6 200 | >80% | 5 200 | 9% of Region II | | Candelaria | 860 | 450 | 86% | 1 012 | 7% of Region III | | Diavik (projected) | 411 | | >70% | | | | Northern Saskatchewan (1998) | 1 254 | 937 | 49% | 1 620 | 27% | | Almadén (average over last 50 years) | 1 351 | 50 | 90% | — | — | | Medium-scale mines | | Puquio Norte | 118 | Very small | 30% (approx) | | 10% (25% of manual labour) | | Fachinal | 265 | 250 | <30% | 900 | — | | Sussex | 345 | 615 | >90% | — | — | * — The first figure includes Oruro; the bracketed figure is the 2 communities closest to the mine site (La Joya and Chuquiña)
a This is the number of jobs generated due to the expenditure of contractors and suppliers on local inputs and the employees of the mining company, mine contractors, and mine suppliers in local markets (i.e. the “multiplier effect”). |
| Table 4. Salaries and wages. | | Large-scale mines | Average monthly salary (non-management) | Mine salaries relative to local salaries | Average monthly salary for employees of mine contractors | Mine contractor salaries relative to local salaries | Annual monetary injection to local economy (mine employees and contractors) | Estimated multiplier | | Inti Raymi (1997) | $678 | 450% higher | $350. | 250% higher | $9.3 million | 2.79 | | Yanacocha (1997) | $1 155 | 300% | $700 | 180% | $21.7 million | 2.53 | | Antamina (projection) | $1 000 | 200% | — | — | $29.8 million | 1.42 | | Escondida | $1 800 | 254% | — | — | $279.6 million | 5.7 | | Candelaria | $1 300 | 233% | — | — | $39 million | 1.76 | | Diavik (projection) | $3 750 | Much lower | — | — | $40 million | — | | Northern Saskatchewan, Canada (1998) | $3 700 | 440% for | $2 700 | 330% for | $64.7 million | 2.4 | | north; 674% northern Indian; 240% provincial average | north; 490% for northern Indian; 175% provincial average | (wages and salaries only) | | | Almadén, Spain | $500 | 125% | $500 | 125% | $8.4 million | | | (average over last 50 years in constant 1998$) | | | Medium-scale mines | | Puquio Norte (1998) | $290 | Same | — | — | - N/A
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very low) | | Fachinal | $764 | 157% | — | — | $7.6 million | 1.76 | | Sussex | — | — | — | — | $34 million | — |
| Table 5. Infrastructure and local taxes. | | Large-scale mines | Roads and ports | Power | Hospitals, schools, and other | Local taxes | | Inti Raymi | Minor roads | Generating station for mine not suitable for rural areas | High quality local schools in rural and urban areas; high quality rural health center | 10% of department budget (1998) | | Yanacocha | Built and upgraded local roads; assisted in maintenance of road to coast | None | High quality school; rural water and sanitation projects | $7 million per year
(1993-1997)a | | Antamina | Major upgrading of road to coast and Lima (in progress); secondary roads upgraded | None | Technical and secondary schools (built by community with land payments) | $16.6 million per year once in production | | Escondida | Port of Coloso (only for company use); road to mine; local roads in port area | High voltage power line | International school; water tanks | $2.2 million (1997) | | Candelaria | Port at Punta Padrones (only for company use), 22 kms of road | — | Sports complex; created primary and secondary school | — | | Diavik (projection) | — | — | — | $1.2 million per year | | Northern Saskatchewan, Canada | Significant road expansion, including a connected network | High voltage power lines with local access | Recreational facilities; health care facilities; water and sewage | 1995 US $42.4 million
(1985-1996) | | Almadén, Spain | Worse than national standards | At national standards | High school; university; hospitals; sports complex; much higher than national standards | Negligible | | Medium-scale mines | | Puquio Norte | Insignificant | Electricity for rural areas | None | Negligible (paid to Santa Cruz department) | | Fachinal | Road improvements (25 kms) | — | — | — | | Sussex | — | — | — | $6 million per year to provincial government | a This is the approximate regional contribution to regional taxes based on the legal percentage of taxes that are supposed to go to the regions, although it is not certain that they actually are redistributed.
b This amount only includes royalty payments. An unknown amount of corporate income tax would also be paid. |
| Table 6. Social programs. | | Large-scale mines | Foundation | Health | Education | Training | Other | | Inti Raymi | Yes | Several | Several | Mine; agriculture; business and community management; weaving; small business development | Social capital development | | Yanacocha | Yes | Several | Large number | Agriculture | Forestation; food security program; social capital development | | Antamina (planning stage) | No | — | — | Agriculture; small business development | — | | Escondida | Yes | Cancer research; upgrade children’s hospital; out-patient hospice | School upgrading; scholarships; international school | Technical mine training; micro-enterprise development; labour market insertion; apprenticeship program; quality training for local suppliers | — | | Candelaria | No | Various small projects | Funds primary and secondary school; funding to technical school; scholarships | Technical mine training, training in modern industrial practices, training for local suppliers | Funds “Environmental Brigades” in local schools | | Diavik | No | — | — | Support business development | Socioeconomic monitoring agreement | | Northern Saskatchewan | No | Several community health drug and alcohol treatment; healing lodges | Scholarships; awards; training program; northern college | Multi-party training program — $7 million from 1993-1998, 50% of funding from industry; skills training; work placements | Regional development programs by government and industry; community effects environmental monitoring committees; community economic development committees | | Almadén | No | Specific cares for mercury-related diseases | Elementary school with national standards | Artisanal jobs | — | | Medium-scale mines | | Puquio Norte | No | None | Improvement of local school | None | — | | Fachinal | No | — | — | Technical mine training for locals | — | | Sussex | No | — | — | — | — |
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