Objective:

To analyze the extent to which the Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) approach can favor the mining activity contributing to the development of the communities where it is carried out without negative impacts on the stakeholders involved.

Methodology:

Based on interviews with four mining groups, it is describing the way they are perceived and cared for the demands and needs. This is: of the main interest groups, over which the company has responsibility

Results:

Four areas where CSR was present were identified: having the distinction, the different practices carried out by the companies, the practices that according to the companies constitute CSR behavior and finally, the relationship they have with their workers and with the community where they operate.

Limitations:

The results of the research are focused on four gold and copper mining groups located in four different municipalities of the state of Sonora. The results include the perceptions regarding the CSR approach of mining companies, their direct employees and the communities involved.

Conclusions:

Despite the urgency in its application, the RSE actions of the Sonoran mining sector are in an emerging and experimental stage. The integration of community development models that take into account actions aimed at the different interest groups opens the possibility to mark a trend that promotes a transition from philanthropic practices to the search for social empowerment and welfare.

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