Haha, yes. Best case scenario for day 1 is:
RRR
III
There's a 10% base chance of getting a resource instead of rock, so if you get SUPER LUCKY and get that, the miner won't even hit the third layer and you'd get 3 rock and 17 iron, which translates to $88. That's the max you can get on day 1. Which lets you hire TWO extra miners for day 2!