Mines Wellness City, formerly known as Mines Resort City, is an integrated Health and Wellness resort township in Seri Kembangan, Selangor, Malaysia. Background The land was formerly the world's largest open cast tin mine. Currently the development consists of: Palace of the Golden Horses - a luxury hotel; Mines Wellness Hotel - healthcare-oriented hotel; The Australian International School Malaysia (AISM); Golden Horses Health Sanctuary; The Mines shopping mall; Mines Waterfront Business Park; Mines Resort & Golf Club; Mines International Exhibition Convention Centre (MIECC); and The Heritage Residences and Retail Philea It is both an expansion and transformation of the former Mines Resort City. The expansion of the city is part of the government's Economic Transformation Plan (ETP) which is spearheaded by PEMANDU (Performance Management and Delivery Unit), under the Prime Minister's Department. It was announced on 11 January 2011 by the prime minister of Malaysia Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak. History The current Mines Wellness City was formerly the site of the Hong Fatt Mine, which was the largest opencast tin mine in the world, covering , including the lakes. The Malaysian Government alienated the land to Country Heights Holdings Bhd (CHHB) on 30 March 1988 for recreational and tourism purposes. Country Heights Holdings Berhad is founded by Y.Bhg. Tan Sri Dato' Paduka Lee Kim Yew and incorporated officially on 10 May 1984 under a private limited company with the name of Kurniata Sdn Bhd. Facilities In order to complement the tourism theme, a five-star hotel, the Palace of the Golden Horses with a distinctive architectural design and Mines Wellness Hotel (formerly known as The Mines Beach Resort and Spa) with a man-made beach and swimming lagoon were built. A leading Health Screening Centre and Traditional Chinese Medicine Centre was also located in Mines Wellness City. Other components of development completed to date within the Mines Resort City are the Mines shopping mall and a former theme park named Mines Wonderland (operated between 1997 and 2011). In March 2010, CapitaMalls Asia has re-branded Mines Shopping Fair to a contemporary neighborhood shopping mall with a major upgrading work, including additional retail space, revamping the carpark system, changing new wash rooms, creating additional link bridges and new sets of escalators inside the mall. Economic Transformation Programme The transformation of Mines Wellness City into the nation's very first Wellness City is part of the government's Economic Transformation Plan (ETP) which is spearheaded by