Three die, nine injured in rail collision

Bukit Ibam Mine in History The Strait Times 5 April 1968 The Straits Times, 5 April 1968 Kuantan, Thursday – Three men were killed and nine other injured when a passenger train and a trolley collided head-on at Rompin, about 75 miules from here, today. The dead were Mr. S. Kandiah, 60, Abdul Malik bin [...]

The Sack for 22 : ‘The Union Agreed’

Bukit Ibam Mine in History The Straits Times 2 February 1963 edition The Straits Times 2 February 1963 Kuala Lumpur, Friday. – The East Coast Mining Industries Workers Union has agreed with the management of the Rompin Iron Mines on the retrenchment of 21 redundant workers. This was stated today by Mr. J. N. McHugh, [...]

Sultan Opens $100m Iron Mine – Biggest in Malaya

Bukit Ibam Mine in History The Straits Times 8 July 1962 Bukit Ibam Mine – Contribution of  Trevor Hislop Arrival of Sultan of Pahang, Sir Abu Bakar Muadzam Shah for opening ceremony of Bukit Ibam Mine – Contribution of Trevor Hislop On Saturday, 7 July 1962, Bukit Ibam Mine was declared open as Malaya’s biggest [...]

Biggest project since merdeka means vast Government royalties

Bukit Ibam Mine in History In Kuala Lumpur on Friday, 11th August 1961, the Straits Times reported that the Pahang State Government is expected to receive royalties of not less than $22 million in the first five years when the Rompin Mining Co., Ltd., goes into production at Bukit Ibam about May next year. The [...]