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Hindustan Copper Limited, Ghatshila, Jharkhand, India

The entrance of the Moubhandar copper smelter in Jharkhand, India, operated by state-owned Hindustan Copper Limited, remains idle since 2019. This reflects the economic and environmental pressures on India's older industrial sites, even as the government seeks to expand domestic copper production to meet growing global demand for critical minerals. (Photo by Yousuf Sarfaraz/NurPhoto)

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Photo ID	#12832301
Date Taken	5 October 2025
Location	N/A
Photographer	Yousuf Sarfaraz/NurPhoto
Category	Human Interest
Copyright	© 2026 NurPhoto - Yousuf Sarfaraz/NurPhoto

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