Stakeholders include any persons that have the potential to affect or be affected by a specific project. Stakeholders are typically placed into groups based on their shared interests
Common stakeholder groups for mining projects include:
- community members
- government officials or regulators (local, regional, national)
- financiers or shareholders
- mine employees
- general public
- scientific community
- resource end users
- special interest or non-governmental groups (NGOs)
- professional or industry associations