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