It's really quite simple. You treat people like individuals, with respect. If you give them a chance and they can't do the job then you fire their ass and get someone who can do the job.

If you want to support the community, let the locals fill the service related jobs that will pop up as the mine begins to grow and thrive. Someone once said that miners are a special breed of person. If they can't cut it as miners, why try to make them miners.

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