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<p><b>Giridih Coalfield</b> is located in <a href="page.php?w=Giridih_district">Giridih district</a> in the <a href="page.php?w=India">India</a>n <a href="page.php?w=States_and_territories_of_India">state</a> of <a href="page.php?w=Jharkhand">Jharkhand</a>.</p>

<p><big>History</big></p>
<p>Coal mining activities were initiated in Giridih by private owners in 1857, making it the earliest coal mine in Bihar/Jharkhand. <a href="page.php?w=East_Indian_Railway">East Indian Railway</a> started organised mining in 1896. The ownership of the coalfield was handed</p><p>
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