Population growth, the speed of urbanization in Asia and the more sophisticated requirements of the developed world have led to an increased demand for metals (ICMM, 2013). Although mining activities may be good for the local economy, mining can also have a negative impact both on the local environment and society. In general, mining may cause conflict between corporations, the government and the communities affected by its activities, and these often concerns land ownership, unfair compensational practices, inequitable resource distribution, environmental degradation, mine induced poverty and conflicts over human rights abuses (Abuya, 2015). The negative impacts have generated a significantly increased stakeholder pressure over the last twenty years from non-governmental organizations, social movements and indigenous peoples (Kapelus, 2002). Hence, stakeholder requirements and the expectations that a company will mitigate the negative aspects of its business and instead make a positive contribution to local society have increased (Thorén Hedin and Ranängen, 2017). Maintaining good relations with for example local authorities and politicians, neighbours, future employees and public opinion formers is important (Ranängen and Lindman, 2017; Ranängen, 2015). Corporate social responsibility (CSR) is often defined as the integration of social and environmental concerns in a company’s business operations and its interactions with stakeholders on a voluntary basis (Dahlsrud, 2008). Although CSR is on the global agenda, the importance that is attached to it differs from country to country (Idowu and Leal Filho, 2009). For example, an international organization might be faced with different aspects of CSR in its countries of operation. What is included in the concept of CSR in one country may have little or no significance in another. Stakeholder theory can be regarded as a CSR theory, because it provides a normative framework for responsible business towards society (Melé, ۲۰۰۸). Stakeholder management involves creating relationships and interactions with stakeholders in order to create value (Freeman et al., 2007).