View of the Tekka Hill placer tin mining area, ca. 1960.
Tekka Hill, Gopeng, Ipoh, Kinta District, Perak, Malaysia
The “Open Cast Tin Mine showing the ‘Palong” structure, water is sprayed by monitors at maximum pressure on the slopes to dislodge Tin Ore, Mud, Sand and Stones which flow to a collecting pit and pumped up the Palong through solid drawn pipes the process of separating Tin Ore from impurities will be completed. This method is most popular for ...
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