Mineração do futuro: o discurso da promessa

Abstract

The article reflects on Mining of the future discourse, based on analyzes carried out in the research developed during the last two years. We take as a base the discursive material available from the International Council on Mining and Metals – ICMM and Development Partner Institute – DPI, considered institutional actors, organizers of a doctrinal speech, as a promise in favor of human rights, environmental sustainability, listening and dialogue with multiple stakeholders. The Commitment Letter prepared by the Brazilian Mining Institute - IBRAM is presented for analysis as a concrete situation of a self-referential discourse, built by these institutional actors. In that document, we looked for aspects that show the reproduction of the Mining of the Future discourse as a promise, in a dynamic and complex network of influence construction.