Posted on February 23, 2016
By P. Chandra Sagaran, theSundaily
The remaining tin dredge (Tin Dredge Heritage) – the only one of its kind in the country, in Jalan Tanjung Tualang, Batu Gajah is undergoing rehabilitation work costing RM8.5 million in three phases and is expected to re-open to the public in two years.
The giant mining machine known as Tanjung Tualang Dredge No 5 (TT5) is floating on an excavation site which was closed to visitors in 2012, after leaks were spotted and affected its stability in the water.
Mentri Besar Incorporated (MB Inc) had been tasked to carry out the work in January 2015.
Its chief executive officer, Datuk Aminudin Hashim said under the first phase a public gallery will be built to house historical artefacts from the tin mining industry and dredge.
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