A Case Study of Keegan Resources’ Sustainability Efforts in Ghana- Establishing a Social Partnership Building Framework for Junior Mining Companies in Canada

By studying Keegan Resource’s social partnership building process in Ghana, this project aims to
develop a community development framework for junior mining companies in Canada. By analyzing
results obtained from semi-structured interviews and observation from partnership meetings, the
framework will identify key success factors that can aid partnership development with the aim of
maximizing the benefit for the local communities while taking the partnership organizations’ financial
and human resources into account. This framework would not only help the partner organization to
better understand its own practice, identify opportunities for improvement and increase its reputational
capital but also inspire and provide guidance for other junior and mid-tier mining companies that wish
to develop a clear set of focused community building strategies, thus raising the standard of the
industry as a whole.

Faculty Supervisor:

Stephanie Bertels

Student:

Partner:

Keegan Resources Inc

Discipline:

Business

Sector:

University:

Simon Fraser University

Program:

Accelerate