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==Iron Ore Production==
*'''[[Gorumahisani Iron Mine Railway|Gorumahisani Iron Mine]]''', situated 60 km south of the Jamshedpur Works. Production from the Iron Mine commenced in 1911 <ref>“Industrial Railways and Locomotives of India and South Asia” compiled 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 OR54 OR25 page ....page274</ref>.The [[Bengal-Nagpur Railway]](BNR) broad gauge([[Rail_gauge#Broad_Gauge|BG]]) ‘[[Kalimati-Gorumahisani Extension Railway]]’ from Kalimati (now called Tatanagar Junction, 5km south of [[Jamshedpur]]) , with a length of 40 miles(64km) and opened in 1911. <ref>[https://archive.org/stream/BombayBarodaAndCentralIndiaRailwaySystem/Bombay_Baroda_And_Central_India_Railway_System#page/n11/mode/1up “Administration Report on Railways 1918” page 2 (pdf11)]; Retrieved 3 May 2017</ref>. At Kalimati there was a connection to the Works BG Railway. [[Kalimati-Gorumahisani Extension Railway | ''See separate pages for more information'']]
*'''[[Badampahar Iron Mine Railway|Badampahar Iron Mine]]''', situated 100 km south of the Jamshedpur Works. Production from the Iron Mine commenced in 1922. The [[Bengal-Nagpur Railway]] broad gauge([[Rail_gauge#Broad_Gauge|BG]]) ‘Badampahar Spur’ was constructed as a branch from the BNR ‘[[Kalimati-Gorumahisani Extension Railway]]’ The date of opening of this spur is unknown but probably 1922, the date the mine became operational. [[Badampahar Iron Mine Railway| ''See separate pages for more information'']]
