TEHRAN – The first coal washing plant and fully automated coal mine of Iran is to come on stream in the city of Tabas today in the presence of President Mahmud Ahmadinejad.

Mehr quoted the public relations department of the Iranian Minerals Production and Supply Company (IMPASCO) saying that the mine has the capacity to produce 750,000 tons of coal concentrate annually, rising the domestic output of the produce to 1.75 million tons and making the country self-sufficient in this regard.
Extraction is carried out through Longwall method using shearer-initiated system complying with the world health and safety standards.
The largest and most equipped coal washing plant is also being launched adjacent to the mine