The true measure of a mining company's success isn't just in its financial statements, but in the lasting positive impact it leaves on communities.
The end of history will be a very sad time. The struggle for recognition, the willingness to risk one's life for a purely abstract goal, the worldwide ideological struggle that called forth daring, courage, imagination, and idealism, will be replaced by economic calculation, the endless solving of technical problems, environmental concerns, and the satisfaction of sophisticated consumer demands.
Investing in people is the best investment a company can make.