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RAKHA MINES - RHE

"Rakha Mines" are copper mines situated near Jamshedpur in Jharkhand state of India. This station is also the nearest railway link to nearby Jaduguda Uranium mines at Jadugora.

The first industrial copper mining started at Rakha Mines by a British firm in 1900. After independence the mines were nationalization and are presently being run by a Government of India undertaking, Hindustan Copper Limited, which was formed in 1967.

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. (Presently his family member are residing at the Village Swaspur, Kalikapur, Jamshedpur). Mr ''Rakhal Chandra Bhakat'' was Gram Pradhan of his village, later on his Position was handover to his 4th son Mr. ''Udhav Chandra Bhakat''.

After being closed for 18 years, since 2001. The Rakha Copper Mines has been started now. On 2 feb 2019, the mines was inaugurated by Raghubar Das (CM Of Jharkhand 2014 - Present). Plant operations seems to start shortly.