That’s not a given. If the local power plant is owned by a foreign investor, and there isn’t a reasonable tax on the electricity, there’s very little money goin

That’s not a given. If the local power plant is owned by a foreign investor, and there isn’t a reasonable tax on the electricity, there’s very little money going into the local economy. Both the mining itself, and many forms of electricity (especially the cheaper kinds), do not require a lot of labour.