Turning Lemons Into Lemonade
What does one do when one is left with heaps of sand and lakes filled with waters from the processing of minerals at an abandoned mine? Clean up the place and turn it into an attraction, and inviting visitors to see the place. It is only with a positive mindset and attitude that something such as this can be turned into a positively beautiful attraction that draws in visitors.
While abandoned mines may not always attract travellers because they usually just look like an abandoned place; some do. The folks at Bintan turned a negative into a positive by giving their abandoned mine a new and positive image; a desert. Gone are the machinery, tools, etc. that miners use, and in came stalls and friendly locals.