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The Climax mine, located in Climax, Colorado, United States, is a major molybdenum mine in Lake and Summit counties, Colorado. Shipments from the mine began in 1915. At its highest output, the Climax mine was the largest molybdenum mine in the world, and for many years it supplied three quarters of the world's supply of molybdenum.
Climax Mine, 2007. The Climax mine, historically the world's largest source of molybdenum, is north of Leadville, Colorado. Climax first produced molybdenum in 1915, and was worked continuously from 1924 until it was shut down in 1995. Formerly an underground mine, the Climax mine reopened as a surface mine in 2012.
The Climax mine was the largest molybdenum mine in the world, and for many years it supplied three-fourths of the world's supply of the metal. [6] Over the years it evolved from "at times the largest underground mine in the world" [7] into a pit mine. The village of Climax is now considered a ghost town.
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The Henderson mine is near the Urad mine, which produced molybdenum from 1914 to the 1960s, before exhausting its orebody. Owner Climax Molybdenum Co. recognized the potential for deeper orebodies in the area, and discovered the Henderson deposit in 1964. The mine was named after mining engineer Robert Henderson. [2]
Prior to World War I, AMCO made a minority investment in Climax Molybdenum Company, the world's largest producer of molybdenum. Named after the Climax mine, the investment paid off because of the increased demand from the war. [2] In 1914, after the sudden death of Langeloth, Carl M. Loeb, previously a branch manager, became president of AMCO. [1]
molybdenum Leadville In February, Climax, Colorado's 400-ton molybdenum mill went into production. [22] 1917 coal Hastings The Victor American Hastings Mine Disaster, which killed 121 miners in Las Animas County on April 27, was the worst mine disaster in Colorado's history. [23] 1915 zinc Lake County
A subsidiary of Phelps Dodge Corporation, Climax Molybdenum, is the largest primary producer of molybdenum in the world. At the Henderson mine west of Empire, Colorado, Climax Molybdenum has produced more than 160 million tons of ore and 770 million pounds of molybdenum since the mine opened in 1976.