Nationalohsreview.gov.au - Home. Power, culture, economy: Indigenous Australians and mining. Research over the past decade in health, employment, life expectancy, child mortality, and household income has confirmed that Indigenous Australians are still Australia's most disadvantaged group. Those residing in communities in regional and remote Australia are further disadvantaged because of the limited formal economic opportunities there. In these areas mining developments may be the major and sometimes the only contributors to regional economic development. However Indigenous communities have gained only relatively limited long-term economic development benefits from mining activity on land that they own or over which they have property rights of varying significance. Furthermore, while Indigenous people may place high value on realising particular non-economic benefits from mining agreements, there may be only limited capacity to deliver such benefits.
How are economic and non-economic flows monitored? Image: 'Coober Pedy Mural' faithmonsoon / flickr External Links icon. 18. CSR, the mining industry and indigenous peoples in Australia and Canada: from cost and risk minimisation to value creation and sustainable development. Mandatory Disclosure of Energy Efficiency.