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Adrian Thomas (27/05/2018 07:02)
Loads of mosquitoes...Bring ya repellent..
Jusuh Ibdullah (24/05/2018 05:08)
The Sri Banting dredge is a tin dredge previously owned by Timah Langat Berhad (built in 1974 and start operation in 1977) is the last remaining dredge in Selangor, and one of the two remaining in Malaysia after Tanjung Tualang 5 ( TT5 Dredge).
Sri Banting dredge like any other tin dredgers in Malaysia operated for 24 hours non-stop in three shifts.15 workers are on-board at one time for each shift.
Timah Langat Berhad was established by PKNS in 1972, become a subsidiary of Selangor State Goverment's investment arm; Kumpulan Perangsang Selangor Berhad (KPS) in 1975, commencing its high profit since 1978 and becoming the most profitable subsidiary under KPS in the early 80s.
In 1983, KPS was required to comply with the instructions from Deputy Prime Minister Tun Musa Hitam to sells Timah Langat Berhad with two other KPS subsidiaries to Permodalan Nasional Berhad (PNB).
In 1996, PNB merged Timah Langat Berhad with MNI, an insurance company. Sri Banting has ceased to operate several times starting in the mid 90's after runs uneconomically when the price of tin falls. In 1999, Sri Banting was reactivated. The last known year Sri Banting was in operation is in late 2000 just before the mining lease expired.
Selangor state government in early 2000s under Khir Toyo administration only allow sand mining and refuses to renew or grants any new tin mining leases in the state due to ecosystem concerns, lack of land for future developments and the high cost that the state had to spend in land reclamation of a deep ex-mining ponds.
The company then disposed the dredge and now available for sale.
To get more information about this dredge, please visit the nearby Desa Timah Langat and meet the old folks there, a former employees of Timah Langat Berhad.
ahmad fadhlullah (14/01/2018 14:19)
An old and out of service “kapal korek” used during the tin mining industry heydays. Now the tin dredge is up for sale by the owner. The last remaining tin dredge in Klang Valley, and the only other one remaining in Malaysia, apart from the tin dredge in Batu Gajah which has been turned into a proper tin museum.