THE Raub Australian Gold Mining Sdn Bhd (RAGM) intends to play a major role in bringing Raub back to its glory days when it was once a prominent and bustling town.
RAGM director Datuk Seri Andrew Kam said mining benefitted the local community when foreigners started large-scale mining in Raub about 100 years ago.
“Early records show there were more than 8,000 local workers employed at the mines and interestingly, the people of Raub were the first in the country to enjoy electricity supply.
“The first power station was built and operated by Australians in the Sempan River on July 4, 1900,” he said in his speech during a 1Malaysia Chinese New Year gathering at Dataran Raub on Saturday.
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