Hosokura Metal Mining Co., Ltd. · Japan
Who
Hosokura Metal Mining Co., Ltd.
Mitsubishi Materials Corp. (100%)
What
antimony — refine, trioxide, recycle
Capacity Nameplate capacity
360 t/yr antimony (USGS)
Actual output
Gated — subscribe to see actual output
Who they sell to
Gated — subscribe to see offtake agreements
How to reach them
No public sales route listed
Notes
Antimony refinery (USGS Japan facilities table). Produces electrolytic lead (99.99%), bismuth, antimony trioxide and crude silver from recycled lead-acid batteries and lead-bearing industrial intermediates (byproduct antimony recovery). | output/status: unknown Also produces bismuth: 84 t/yr bismuth. Products stated: [{'antimony': None, 'lead': None, 'bismuth': None}] USGS lists Hosokura Metal Mining Co. Ltd. (Mitsubishi Materials Corp., 100%) with a 360 t/yr antimony refinery at Hosokura, Miyagi Prefecture, and Mitsubishi Materials' 2022 release describes Hosokura as an operating lead smelter and refinery in the group. Antimony is recovered there as a by-product of lead/residue processing, not from antimony ore.