Business

Three Core Businesses

Our mineral resource business, where we undertake mine development and operation in consideration of the environment and society. Our smelting and refining business, where we create high-quality metal materials from mining resources. And our materials business, where we add to these metal materials the new value that the times demand. While working to ensure organic collaboration among these three businesses, we provide advanced materials to shape the future.

Mineral Resource
Business

Global development and operation of top-class mines

Using the experience we have built up over more than 300 years of mine development and operation, Sumitomo Metal Mining runs the Hishikari Mine (the only gold mine in Japan to continue operating on a commercial scale) while also participating in the development and operation of mines in various locations around the world and undertaking projects in a range of different countries in pursuit of top-class mines for securing resources.

Smelting & Refining
Business

Providing a stable supply of the metals that support society with advanced technological capabilities

With the smelting and refining technology that we have established over more than 430 years since our founding, we contribute to society through the stable supply of high-quality metal materials from low-grade ore that it was once impossible to recover metal from. We also support to build a sustainable circular economy by providing batteries recycling process.

Materials
Business

Adding new value to materials to rapidly adapt to the needs of the times

Sumitomo Metal Mining develops and produces battery materials, such as cathode material for rechargeable batteries for which demand is increasing going forward due to the electrification of automobiles, and advanced materials that are mainly used in the fields of energy and the environment and information communication.