They carried supplies to the mining camps in huge wagon trains pulled by slow-moving oxen.

VOA: special.2010.03.18

This was further compounded by increasing costs for mining supplies and labor.

FORBES: Massey's Recent Tumble Knocks Stock Back To Sensible Price

Severe disruption to platinum group metal mining is expected to reduce supplies from South Africa by over 600, 000 oz.

FORBES: Platinum Prices Get White Hot, Surpass Gold Again

Based near Kuala Lumpur, the facility supplies castings to a number of industries, including mining and power.

BBC: Weir Group in ?55m spending spree