Rakha Mines
Location and transportation
The nearest airport and big town is Jamshedpur. There is a railway station for the mines, in the same name as Rakha Mines Railway Station, on the Tatanagar-Kharagpur railway line. The station code is RHE.{{cite web|url=http://indiarailinfo.com/station/map/2043|title=RHE/Rakha Mines (2 PFs) Railway Station Map/Atlas - India Rail Info|work=India Rail Info}} This station is also the nearest railway link to nearby Jaduguda Uranium mines at Jadugora.
History
The first industrial copper mining started at Rakha Mines by a British firm in 1900. After independence the mines were nationalized and are presently being run by a Government of India undertaking, Hindustan Copper Limited, which was formed in 1967.{{cite web|url=http://hindustancopper.nic.in/|title=Hindustan Copper Limited|publisher=}}
[https://web.archive.org/web/20121025150402/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1090601/jsp/jharkhand/story_11046460.jsp Rakha mines lease to be again renewed]
The name Rakha was put upon the name of Mr. Rakhal Chandra Bhakat. He came from a small Village called Swaspur. The whole area in which the mines, colony and mill were constructed belongs to him.
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