East Alborz Coal Mines Company started operating in 1349. The scope of activity of this company is in the east of Alborz mountain range, which was covered by the National Iranian Steel Company along with the mines of Alborz and Kerman central basins.
The main activities of the company include exploration, exploitation of mines and processing of coal to supply part of the concentrate required by Isfahan Steel.
With the expansion of coal mining, the need to establish independent companies in this area was felt and this company became responsible for the exploration, exploitation and processing of coal in the eastern part of the Alborz Mountains.
In the years 1367 to 1380, the annual production capacity of about 150 thousand tons of concentrate and employed manpower was over 6500 people. Currently, 1700 people are employed in East Alborz Coal Mining Company.
The scope of activity of this company is from Tazareh mines in the northeast of Damghan city located in Semnan province to the south of Minoodasht city located in Golestan province and the company’s headquarters in Shahroud city.
95% of the shares of this company were transferred to Isfahan Steel Company by the Privatization Organization from the beginning of 1993 and in order to implement the policies of Article 44 of the Constitution, and the remaining 5% to the employees of the company.
The coal mines covered by the company include four exploitation licenses in Semnan province and three exploitation licenses in Golestan province.
These mines are mined underground and the production of raw coal, which currently amounts to 20,000 tons per month, is processed in the company’s coal washing plant.
With a coal processing unit, the company is currently the only major producer of concentrate of this mineral in the region and most of the region’s coal mines are processed in this factory.
According to the amount of production of the company’s mines and the amount of crude coal purchased from the mines of the region, it is planned to increase the production of concentrate of this mineral up to 200 thousand tons.
The main coal produced by this company is of the coke show type and after being sent to Isfahan Steel, it becomes coke and is used in blast furnaces and iron ore reduction process.
The quality of the company’s product from the perspective of that industry is average.
In addition to a large number of small and medium coal producers, there are four main producers in the country, these four companies are Tabas, Kerman, East Alborz and Central Alborz coal mines, respectively.
East Alborz Coal Mines Company is known as the third largest coal producer in the country.
The main certificates received by the company include standard certificates of quality management, environment, safety and occupational health.
East Alborz Coal Mines Company pays special attention to human resources as the largest and main assets of the company and in the field of East Alborz Mines is the only company that has a specialized and experienced rescue team and in other accidents other private mines also The title of leading relief worker does the job.
Undoubtedly, environmental protection is one of the concerns and concerns of today’s human societies.
The development of binding environmental principles and rules has gradually led to the development of environmental law on a national and international scale, the purpose of which is to preserve national resources such as forests, pastures, water, soil and ecosystems, and the health of people’s living environment. And because mining activity is directly related to natural resources.
East Alborz Coal Mines Company in recent years has implemented environmental standards and guidelines for mining in the form of integrated management system ISO 14001 and has taken appropriate measures to protect the environment and natural resources, especially forest environments.
The company’s strategy has been based on minimal destruction of the environment and rehabilitation after the end of tunnel mining operations, so that in Takht mine, after the end of tunnel 1 coal mining, tree planting and mineral tailings have been done and the current perspective of this area is completely natural. And has no signs of mining.
Public Relations of East Alborz Coal Mines Company, in order to increase work motivation and support the family center, has sent the company’s employees and their families to visit the holy city of Mashhad for free.
This company, having accommodation and entertainment places in the Khazarabad region of Sari, sends some of its employees to this region every year, and with full facilities such as 21 suites in the central headquarters of Shahroud, is responsible for receiving guests.
The commemoration ceremony of the ninety-four martyrs of the company is held every year by the owner of Ashtar base and the public relations of this company.
The main purpose of training is to raise the level of knowledge, ability, skills of staff in the organization and increase the sense of responsibility of people in society.
In this regard, with the emphasis of the management of East Alborz Coal Mines Company, education unit and comprehensive scientific and applied university of the company by conducting educational, research activities in raising the level of scientific knowledge along with experimental work, a significant contribution to staff attitude to work, production growth and The company has developed economically and despite the facilities such as meeting rooms and amphitheater with a capacity of 500 people has an important role in achieving this.
Along with coal production, which is the main mission of the company, other industrial activities are underway with the aim of meeting the needs of the complex and generating revenue from the sale of goods and services. Among the notable actions that have been taken in the company in recent years, the following can be mentioned: