Development of the Tin Industry in Malaysia ExpatGo
Jun 14, 2012#0183;#32;Also in that decade, the worlds largest dryexcavated opencast tin mine (extracting the paydirt mechanically and treating it at the surface) was to be found near the capital city, Kuala Lumpur, which had its origins in tin. Whereas in the late seventies Malaysia was supplying the world with over 60,000 tons of tin annually, a figure that represented 30 per cent of world output, and employed