Visit Malaysia's last surviving mining dredge in Tanjung Tualang


The TT5 is the last surviving dredge in Malaysia. — Photos: GISELE SOO/The Star

Did you know that crocodiles were once used as “security guards” at mining lakes in Perak? This was what we were told when we visited the Tanjung Tualang Tin Dredge No. 5 (TT5), one of the last tin dredges left standing today in the world.

There were a total of 123 dredges scattered throughout Malaya back in the day, and the only one that operated for so long is the TT5.

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