Batu Arang

Batu Arang is a former coal mining town in Gombak District, Selangor, Malaysia. Apart from coal, Batu Arang was additionally recognised for its brick manufacturing. Today it no longer resources coal and holds no large function. Batu Arang will quickly be made a history city consistent with Selangor Mentri Besar Tan Sri Khalid Ibrahim. He stated the popularity could take delivery of to boom the economic possibilities of the people within the place and make it a visitor appeal in Selangor. Coal was first found in Batu Arang in the early 1900s and a have a look at in 1910 discovered that mining became commercially possible.

In June 1913, a British coal miner, John Archibald Russell, formed the Malayan Collieries Ltd to begin mining operations in Batu Arang. Because of the high demand of coal, the mining sports had been operating spherical the clock using 5,000 miners in 3 shifts. In the early years, Batu Arang have become the maximum advanced metropolis in Selangor and was recognised to local citizens as Mini Gold Hill. By the 1930s the developing city had an airstrip, a railway line, Gurkha’s police base, police station and a brick manufacturing facility. There had been additionally homes for the miners, British officials and bungalows for the mine managers. Today, the airstrip and railway line are best simply reminiscences in photos.