- Business
- Chugai Mining Co., Ltd. engages primarily in the collection, processing, refining, and retailing of precious metals in Japan and internationally. The company operates through its Precious Metal Business division, which procures and recycles precious metals including gold, silver, platinum, and palladium; refines and processes these metals into bullion; and buys and sells diamonds, jewelries, and nonferrous metals containing precious metals. Its Real Estate Business division handles the procurement, brokering, renting, management, and development of urban properties such as condominiums, single-family homes, land, business facilities, and investment properties; the Content Business division designs, manufactures, wholesales, and retails licensed merchandise. Founded in 1932 and headquartered at Marunouchi Bldg. 12F, 2-4-1 Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, Japan, Chugai Mining lists on the Tokyo Stock Exchange under ticker 1491 and maintains operations through plants like Mochikoshi Plant, sales offices in Osaka, Nagoya, and multiple urban branches including Okachimachi, Ginza, Shinjuku, Fukuoka, Sendai, Yokohama, Omiya, and Shinagawa, with subsidiaries such as Intex Co., Ltd. and Chugai Chemicals Co., Ltd. Recent developments include the purchase of treasury stock on October 24, 2025, in connection with share fraction treatments; release of financial statements for the second quarter ending March 2026 on November 13, 2025; a May 15, 2025, announcement proposing surplus dividends; and ongoing precious metal recycling enhancements at key facilities, alongside sustained expansion of retail branches and content business since 2015.