Core Lithium Social Impact Assessment

 

Client

Core Lithium

Service

Social impact assessment

Community and stakeholder engagement

Research and strategy

True North assessed the potential social impacts of mining projects in the Top End that will play a key role in supplying the world’s renewable energy market.

Core Lithium’s proposals to develop its Grants and BP33 lithium ore resources as part of the Finniss Lithium Project on the Cox Peninsula in the Northern Territory, involves mining and processing lithium ore and transporting the product to Darwin Port for export to international renewable energy markets.

True North has strong credentials in Social Impact Assessment (SIA) work in the Northern Territory and was tasked with completing social impact assessments for the Grants Project and the BP33 Project as part of the environmental approvals process for the projects.

Our social impact assessment work was based on both quantitative and qualitative data and feedback from stakeholders and the community.

To ensure people could provide us with informed feedback about the project, we drew on our background and experience in the resources industry to adapt the technical project detail into information the public could understand.

The purpose of our engagement across both projects was to gain insights into how people were likely to experience change as a result of the projects, their fears, aspirations and expectations. The invaluable feedback we received helped us develop a thorough assessment of the positive and negative social impacts of the projects and shape social impact management plans (SIMPs) to guide Core’s social performance for the life of the projects.

 
 

Outcomes

  • Detailed research and effective community engagement identified the possible positive and negative impacts of the project
  • The SIA and SIMP identified mitigation and management strategies so that Core Lithium can maximise the positive impacts and reduce the negative impacts for communities and stakeholders
  • The SIA process helped develop strong connections and partnerships between Core Lithium and local community stakeholders
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