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This list of molybdenum mines is subsidiary to the list of mines article and lists working, defunct and planned mines that have substantial molybdenum output, ...
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.
Molybdenum mines. Molybdenum mining in the United States produced 65,500 metric tons of molybdenum in 2014, worth US$1.8 billion. The US was the world's second-largest molybdenum producer, after China, and provided 25% of the world's supply of molybdenum. The US was a major exporter of molybdenum; net exports made up 48% of US production.
Molybdenum is mined as a principal ore and is also recovered as a byproduct of copper and tungsten mining. [9] The world's production of molybdenum was 250,000 tonnes in 2011, the largest producers being China (94,000 t), the United States (64,000 t), Chile (38,000 t), Peru (18,000 t) and Mexico (12,000 t).
The Henderson molybdenum mine is a large underground molybdenum mine west of the town of Empire in Clear Creek County, Colorado, USA. The Henderson mine, which has produced molybdenum since 1976, is owned by Freeport-McMoRan. The mine is North America's largest producer of primary molybdenum. 2007 production was 40 million pounds of molybdenum ...
The Thompson Creek mine is one of the largest molybdenum mines in the United States. [1] The mine is located in northern United States in Idaho. [1] The Thompson Creek mine has reserves amounting to 205 million tonnes of molybdenum ore grading 0.06% molybdenum thus resulting 123,000 tonnes of molybdenum.
Products. Molybdenum. The Lucky Jack mine (formerly known as the Mount Emmons molybdenum property[ 1 ]) is one of the largest molybdenum deposits in the United States. "Mineral resources in Colorado" (PDF). ulpeis.anl.gov. 2012. Retrieved 2013-07-24. </ref> The mine is located West of Crested Butte, Colorado in Gunnison County, Colorado. [ 1 ]
The Endako mine (/ ɪ n ˈ d æ k oʊ /) is one of the largest molybdenum mines in North America. [1] The mine is located near Fraser Lake, British Columbia, Canada. [1] The Endako mine has reserves amounting to 448.4 million tonnes of molybdenum ore grading 0.033% molybdenum thus resulting 148,000 tonnes of molybdenum.