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  2. Kamunting - Wikipedia

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    In addition, the Malay population in the area was also mine but only in the summer and during the rainy season, they carry out work on the smelting of bijih timah. With Chinese aid, bijih timah production increased. According to records, in 1844, the tin from this area have been exported to Penang. In 1848, Long Jaafar has brought in 20 people ...

  3. List of roads in Ipoh - Wikipedia

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    Persiaran Bijih Timah Formerly named after Mr Patrick, the Assistant Inspector of Schools, Perak. [10] Pike Street Jalan Kledang Post Office Road Jalan Dato' Sagor A road near the main post office in Ipoh. Now named after Dato' Sagor Ngah Kamdin, a Malay nationalist who revolted with Dato' Maharaja Lela and was his relative.

  4. Mining in Malaysia - Wikipedia

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    Tin mining in Perak around 1910.. Tin mining is one of the earliest type of mining operated in Malaysia, starting in the 1820s in Perak and in 1824 in Selangor. [1] The development of mining industries in Malaysia attracted many Chinese immigrants who came to the state in 18th and 19th centuries to work and develop the mines. [2]

  5. Cassiterite - Wikipedia

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    Cassiterite is a tin oxide mineral, SnO 2.It is generally opaque, but it is translucent in thin crystals.Its luster and multiple crystal faces produce a desirable gem. . Cassiterite was the chief tin ore throughout ancient history and remains the most important source of t

  6. Ngah Ibrahim - Wikipedia

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    Ngah Ibrahim was a Malay headman who succeeded his father Long Jaafar as headman and administrator of the district of Larut upon the death of his father in 1857. By the time of Sultan Ismail Mu'abbiddin Riayat Shah of Perak, Ngah Ibrahim had quarrelled with Raja Muda Abdullah II, the son of the former sultan who had been passed over by the Royal Council in favour of Ismail.

  7. Bukit Timah Hill - Wikipedia

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    The marker at the summit of Bukit Timah, the highest natural point in Singapore. The hill's 164-metre (538 ft) altitude makes it the highest natural peak in Singapore. The highest point in Singapore, however, is the 284-metre (932 ft) Guoco Tower , one of scores of buildings taller than the hill.

  8. Machang (town) - Wikipedia

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    Since its closure, the Jambatan Bijih was then abandoned and it was not managed properly. The remains that can be seen as of today is an aftermath from its collapse. One of the areas that were later developed in its place is Sekolah Kebangsaan Temangan, a national school.

  9. List of dams in Malaysia - Wikipedia

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    Timah Tasoh Dam. Sabah. Babagon Dam - Kaiduan Dam - Tenom Pangi Dam - Ulu Padas Dam (under construction) Sarawak. Bakun Dam under construction in June 2009.