31 January–1 February 2013, Jakarta, Indonesia
Currently mining in South East Asia is expanding very rapidly. With India, China and South East Asia continually expanding, their countries need coal to power their expanding middle classes, copper to build telecommunications and iron to erect the skyscrapers. Gold, also mined in South East Asia is growing increasing interesting for international investors as the price has increased exponentially globally. Due to the limited amount of commodities available and the growing demands from China, India and South East Asia, mining will continue to thrive in the region.