Introduction
The museum tells the tantalizing mining history of Sungai Lembing town. Visitors will be entertained with the spectacular knowledge on the subterranean tin mining, which was once acknowledged as the largest subterranean mine in the world.
What to Expect?
Historically, Sungai Lembing was a rich and famous town, as the main producer of tin in Pahang. It was called as the East El-Dorado in Tanah Melayu as situated a Village of the English community here. The history of tin mining here is believably started since the prehistorically period and was intensively managed by a British company, the Pahang Consolidated Company Limited (PCCL), started from 1906 till it’s liquidation on 1986.
Exhibits
- PCCL
- Geomorphology
- Equipment & Attire
- External Exhibition
- External Exhibition (Car)
- Mining Memoir
- Mining Diorama
- Mining Economics
- Mining Arcade
‘ - Wakaf’
Facilities
- Restaurant (opposite the Sungai Lembing Museum – Tapis Resort)
- Free Car park
- Public transportation like bus and taxis from Kuantan to Sungai Lembing
Look Around
Address: Jalan Muzium, Sungai Lembing, 26200, Sungai Lembing, Pahang
09-541 2378
Everyday Except Monday 9:00 AM - 5:30 PM-
Wong Han Pin
2 weeks agoVery informative and have much better idea on how mining worker live
Amazed that this used to be biggest Tin Mine in the world -
Lim Kar Hong
4 weeks agoRm2 for adults and Rm1 for seniors but do note that the walk from ticket booth to muzium is quite steep which might be challenging for senior citizen to walk.
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I'm Done
3 months agoOnly rm2 per adult for Malaysian. Place was well cleaned and maintained, worth visiting
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Anith Farhana
4 months agoSmall museum, touring done in an hour. Affordable ticket, just parking on the outside, need to walk quite a bit.
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TJ Varghese
10 months agoRm2 for adult, rm1 for those 55 and older. Beautiful location on top of the hill, though folks with mobility challenges may find it difficult. Visitor parking is at bottom of hill.
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