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Southeast Asia, Perak

Taiping / Kinta tin-town dumps, Perak

Old dump ground Inferred from historyPermission required

What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Codd and soda bottlesCodd and soda bottles
Old bottlesOld bottles

Also reported: British and Straits beers.

Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Liz West (CC BY 2.0), Sheila Sund (CC BY 2.0).

Why this spot

1870-1935

Malaya's richest tin towns; Perak-provenance bottles appear steadily in the online trade, implying active but undocumented digging.

Before you go

Hazards noted for this site.

Old mine pools

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