Collaborative governance and planning have become the norm in governance circles. The mining industry has also embraced collaborative efforts and in South Africa, mining companies must submit such a collaborative plan to obtain a mining licence. This paper examines this attempt of collaboration between local government and mining companies in Rustenburg South Africa. Mines and local governments must collaborate and align the Social and Labour Plans (SLPs) of mining companies with the Integrated Development Plans (IDPs) of municipalities. Simplistic assumptions and the narrow vision associated with collaborative planning, alignment and integration are questioned. The regulatory framework does not facilitate positive relationships or suggest procedures to ensure joint planning, mutual accountability and transparency. The formal system of collaboration is too complex for the available capacity and represents a reluctant partnership with high levels of distrust and a lack of accountability. The evidence shows an inability to improve relationships and continued disruptions and damage to the local community.

协作式治理和计划已成为治理界的常态。采矿业也进行了合作，在南非，采矿公司必须提交这样的合作计划才能获得采矿许可证。本文研究了南非Rustenburg的地方政府与矿业公司之间的这种合作尝试。矿山和地方政府必须合作，使矿业公司的社会和劳工计划（SLP）与市政综合发展计划（IDP）保持一致。对与协作计划，一致性和集成相关的简单假设和狭窄视野提出了质疑。监管框架不利于建立积极的关系或建议程序以确保共同计划，相互问责和透明。正式的协作系统对于可用的能力来说太复杂了，它代表着一种勉强的伙伴关系，高度的不信任和缺乏责任感。证据表明无法改善人际关系，继续破坏和破坏当地社区。