Commencement of Mining at the Lower Orebody of the Hishikari Mine

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November 4, 2022
Sumitomo Metal Mining Co., Ltd.

Sumitomo Metal Mining Co., Ltd. (Head office: Minato-ku, Tokyo; President & Representative Director: Akira Nozaki) has been developing the orebody at a deeper level of the Hishikari Mine (Isa City, Kagoshima Prefecture) with the aim of increasing ore reserves.The installation of new dewatering facilities that pump hot spring water from the mine and reduce the water level was completed, and with the completion of further preparations for mining activity, mining of the lower orebody has commenced.

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Commencement of Mining at the Lower Orebody of the Hishikari Mine

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