here now. We have fibre optic internet and everything else we need. We very seldom struggle to be able to communicate with each other.” Having that ease of communication is important when it comes to building a strong culture, Patrick believes. He also believes that to have a strong culture, you have to hire the right personnel. Fortunately, he says recruiting for this project wasn’t all that difficult: “I’ve worked in the Sahara Desert, and it’s hard to recruit people to go work in the Sahara Desert,” he says. “It’s really easy to recruit people to come work in Fiji.” When building his own team, Patrick says he prioritized people with experience. Because of the location, he says they were able to attract the people looking for their last job before retirement, and they were even able to bring some people out of retirement. “We were able to attract some really great experienced talent,” he says. “There’s a lot of grey hair on this job. We have people that we can trust to make the right decisions.” Patrick cites a Mark Twain quote that he really loves: “Wisdom is the demonstration of good judgment. Good judgment is the result of experience. And experience is the result of bad judgment.” “So all these guys that we’re working with, they’ve seen it all,” Patrick explains. “They’ve learned what not to do. And that experience saves us lots of money and lots of time.” To staff the Tuvatu Alkaline Gold Project, Lion One Metals has been able to attract a lot of experienced team members, and Patrick says the company has formed some very strong relationships with those team members. Similarly, he says they have formed strong relationships with their suppliers and vendors, including many locally-based ones. Hydraulic Hose Services, for instance, is a Fiji-based stockist and supplier of hydraulic and industrial hose and fitting products, as well as general industrial and engineering products. They work with a variety of industries, including mining, and Lion One has come to rely heavily on their fast, effective, and dependable sales and service. Additionally, Lion One has also formed strong relationships with manufacturing and technology partners from overseas. One key partner, for example, is 4Site® – a company with many years’ experience in asset maintenance, that has been providing solutions to mining, power generation, and manufacturing companies for decades. In 1976, they actually developed the first global Enterprise Asset Management (EAM) system – experience that gives them the depth, stability, and the clarity of vision to provide clients with the best, most affordable asset management solutions on the market. For mining and metals enterprises, in particular, 4Site’s EAM solution offers a full suite of integrated asset maintenance and financial management tools for all stages of the mining lifecycle, from exploration project management to robust maintenance management for a mature facility. With the help of 4Site’s people, processes, and technologies, companies such as Lion One Metal are able to maximize the performance of their assets while also managing regulatory compliance. THE CONSTRUCTION SOURCE AUSTRALIA
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