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This paper discusses how international minerals industry increasingly faces challenges from local communities. It does so by describing the past conflict in AmaDiba, South Africa. The paper has three objectives. The first is to understand the challenges faced by communities where proposed or functioning mining operations have the potential to threaten the livelihoods of people. The second is to show that communities have the capacity to challenge externally imposed development strategies effectively, by making their otherwise marginalized voices heard. The third objective is to highlight the changes needed in how mineral development policy is drafted and implemented in the future.