Rajrappa open cast project and Rajrappa washery have been operational for several decades. The detailed project report for Rajrappa open cast project for a rated capacity of 3.0 million tonnes of run-of-mine coal capacity was sanctioned by the government in1983. Rajrappa washery was designed for a rated capacity of 3 million tonnes of run-of-mine capacity in 1975. Earlier, the entire project was operational south of the Damodar River.
Rajrappa Area of Central Coalfields Limited (CCL), a subsidiary of Coal India Limited, is located in Ramgarh Coalfield. It is one of the biggest coal-fields in this region. It is widely known as the Rajrappa Project, which consist of the main quarry (a huge open cast mine), offices, colonies, recreation facilities, shopping complexes, a police out-post and public utility buildings. It is a complete township in itself.