Social licence to operate (SLO) is a term that is finding increasing acceptance in a number of industries. Like all new terms, its precise meaning and implications are still being investigated. Using data from previous studies, this paper offers an analysis of the SLO of two case studies with each study being viewed separately through the grid of a distinct theoretical framework. Case study 1 looks at the development of differential social licence negotiated in the Hamlet of Cambridge Bay, Nunavut, as a result of an impact and benefit agreement negotiated between Tahera Diamond Corp. and the Kitikmeot Inuit Organisation in 2004. The study demonstrates that general acceptance of resource development can be uneven and reflect an unequal distribution of decision-making power. In case study 2, stakeholders of a failed mineral development project were queried across time about the specifics of the proposed mine development and were queried about resource development across different levels of consciousness. Perhaps, SLO is variable across different levels of consciousness. The paper concludes with observations about the variable nature of SLO acceptance across populations and across levels of consciousness within individuals. Perhaps, the concept of SLO is, in fact, complex, difficult to define and measure and, at this point, of limited utility as a measure of resource development acceptance.

社会经营许可证（SLO）是一个在许多行业中越来越被接受的术语。与所有新术语一样，它的确切含义和含义仍在研究中。本文使用以前的研究数据，对两个案例研究的SLO进行了分析，每个研究都通过一个独特的理论框架进行了单独查看。案例研究1考察了Tahera Diamond Corp.与Kitikmeot Inuit Organization在2004年达成的影响和收益协议之后，在努纳武特的剑桥湾哈姆雷特商讨的差别社会许可的发展。该研究表明，普遍接受资源开发的过程可能是不均衡的，反映出决策权的分配不均。在案例研究2中，一直以来，对一个失败的矿产开发项目的利益相关者进行询问，以了解拟议的矿山开发的细节，并询问不同意识水平的资源开发情况。也许，SLO在不同的意识水平上是可变的。本文的结论是关于不同人群和个人意识水平上SLO接受程度的可变性。也许，SLO的概念实际上是复杂的，难以定义和衡量的，因此，就资源开发接受程度而言，SLO的效用有限。本文的结论是关于不同人群和个人意识水平上SLO接受程度的可变性。也许，SLO的概念实际上是复杂的，难以定义和衡量的，因此，作为资源开发接受度的衡量标准，其实用性有限。本文的结论是关于不同人群和个人意识水平上SLO接受程度的可变性。也许，SLO的概念实际上是复杂的，难以定义和衡量的，因此，作为资源开发接受度的衡量标准，其实用性有限。