THE mining industry is currently experiencing earnings growth and obstacles that intimidate daily business procedures, operations and the ability to meet demand that is rising exponentially.

LOAD & HAUL ASIA 2011 forum comes at a time when miners are compounded with the above challenges - translating directly to higher operational costs across the board. Constant operational challenges, including soaring fuel costs, constrained supply of skilled labour, shortages of equipment and tyres among other constitutes almost 60% of overall operational costs.