Tin mining was the oldest industry and key economic generator to Malaya in mid-18th century. Larut and Kinta Valley districts of Perak State were the principle tin producers of Malay Peninsula. Hitherto, the booming tin mining industrial had accelerated Perak in becoming the wealthiest and well-developed state. Due to the ceased of tin and the changed of landscape shaped by the industry, heritage conservation is crucial in maintaining the former mining town and the remnant mining landscape. Therefore, this paper discusses and investigates the mining landscapes evolutions and the vitality of cultural heritage conservation. Taiping was selected as a case study because of its earliest tin industrial history and also the first well-planned tin town in British intervention of Perak’s economic-politic. Inasmuch, qualitative research method is conducted to examine the physical spatial changes of Taiping through the review of historical documents, land-use mapping, and comparison of old photographs. Subsequently, the finding revealed that Taiping underwent physical heritage encroachment and mining landscape transformations. In certainly, the built heritage deterioration has decreased the heritage significance of the mining landscapes and its meaning of place. In short, cultural heritage conservation is essential in remaining the mining landscape’s identity and the sustainable livelihood in the future.
