TY - BOOK TI - Present status of coal, oil shale, and peat resources in Malaysia KW - Mineralogy KW - Malaysia KW - Coal KW - Oil-shale KW - Coal mines and mining KW - Peat KW - Powers resources N2 - In Sabah coal was first mined in Labuan in 1847, and in Silimpopon, near Tawau, in 1905. Sarawak's first experience in coal mining was at Sadong, where mining operations commenced in 1871. Coal was first recorded at Batu Arang, Selangor, in 1908 and production commenced in 1915 ER -