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Barajamda, Jharkhand is a mineral rich area surrounded by iron ore and Manganese ore mines. There are many mining operations in this area at the present time <ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barajamda Wikipedia "Barajamda"]; Retrieved 20 Feb 2017</ref>.
The records show that the 'Gua Iron Ore Mines', Barajamda, owned by '[[Bird and & Company]]' were in 1918 operating a broad gauge([[Rail_gauge#Broad_Gauge|BG]]) locomotive <ref name =darvill>“Industrial Railways and Locomotives of India and South Asia” compliled by Simon Darvill. Published by ‘The Industrial Railway Society’ 2013. ISBN 978 1 901556 82-7. Available at http://irsshop.co.uk/India. Reference: Entry JH45 page ....</ref>.
''The extent of the track within the mine is unknown. Barajamda became connected to the railway network (probably the Bengal-Nagpur Railway who were developing BG lines in this region).''
