Local Content Polices Expert Papers and Case Studies

Local Content Expert Papers and Case Studies

The IGF has published a series of in-depth expert papers and a suite of country case studies on local content policies for the mining sector.

Expert Papers

More in-depth research on the policies covered in the IGF's guidance on local content.

Local Content Policies in the Mining Sector: Fostering downstream linkages

The paper, focused on downstream linkages, is part of a set of expert documents to substantiate the IGF Guidance for Governments on local content policies, released in July 2018.

Local Content Policies in the Mining Sector: Scaling up local procurement

This paper focuses on local procurement policies designed to boost the number of goods and services purchased by mining operations from local stakeholders.

Local Content Policies in the Mining Sector: Stimulating direct local employment

The paper, focused on stimulating direct local employment, is part of a set of expert documents to substantiate the IGF Guidance for Governments on local content policies, released in J

Designing Local Content Policies in Mineral-Rich Countries

The paper, focused on designing local content policies in mineral-rich countries, is part of a set of expert documents to substantiate the IGF Guidance for Governments on local content

Country Case Studies

These case studies focus on the five types of local content policies covered in the IGF’s guidance and illustrate the lessons of history, both positive and negative. The case studies place a particular emphasis on what has or has not worked, and why those policies have been successful or have failed. While each country’s challenges and objectives are unique, policy-makers will still find that those lessons have value and relevance.

Downstream linkages

Direct employment

National capacity

Horizonal linkages

Upstream linkages

E-Learning Course: Local content policies

The eight module e-learning course explores basic steps needed to design and implement various types of local content policies, as contained in the IGF Guidance for Governments: Local content policies

Regional Examples

The LION model estimates the market potential for local procurement, based on mining companies’ operational expenditures, for several African countries and for three commodities, namely gold, copper and cobalt.