List of molybdenum mines explained

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, organized by country.

North America

Canada

ProvinceMineOperatorLocation
align='center' rowspan="6" British ColumbiaMAX (U., C.)[1] FortyTwo Metals Inc. (Roca Mines Inc.) Trout Lake
Kitsault[2] Avanti Mining Inc. 140 km northeast of Prince Rupert
Highland Valley (P., C.) Teck Cominco Limited Logan Lake
Gibraltar (P., C.) Taseko Mines Limited north of Williams Lake
Endako (P., C.) Thompson Creek Mining Limited Fraser Lake
Huckleberry (P., C.) Imperial Metals Corporation Houston

United States

StateMineOperatorCounty
ArizonaBagdad[3] Freeport-McMoRan Yavapai
Mineral Park Mercator Minerals Ltd.
Morenci Freeport-McMoRan Greenlee
Sierrita Freeport-McMoRan Pima
ColoradoClimax[4] Climax Molybdenum Company (Freeport-McMoRan) Lake
Henderson Climax Molybdenum Company (Freeport-McMoRan) Clear Creek
align='center' IdahoThompson Creek Thompson Creek Metals Co. Inc. Custer
align='center' MontanaContinental Pit
NevadaWin-Eldrich Mines Ltd.
Robinson Quadra FNX Mining Ltd. White Pine
New MexicoChino Freeport-McMoRan Grant
Questa Chevron Mining Taos
align='center' UtahBingham Canyon Kennecott Utah Copper Corp. Salt Lake

Europe

CountryMineOperatorLocation
Norway Knaben - -
Sweden Munka[5] - -
Sweden Åggojaure - -
Sweden Norregruvan - -
Sweden Porjusgruvan - -
Sweden Druggegruvan - -
Sweden Haukok - -
Sweden Björntjärn - -

Asia

China

ProvinceMineOperatorLocation
- China Molybdenum Company Limited -
- Jinduicheng Molybdenum Group Mining Corporation -
- Yangjiazhangzi Molybdenum Mine -
Yichun Luming Mining Company

South West Pacific

Australia

StateMinePrincipal CompanyLocation
Anduramba[6] D'Aguilar Gold 100 km northwest of Brisbane, Qld
Kalkaroo Havilah Resources NL Northwest of Broken Hill, SA
Kingsgate Auzex Resources 20 km east of Glen Innes
Molyhil Thor Mining PLC 230 km northeast of Alice Springs, NT
Spinifex Ridge Moly Mines Ltd. 110 km south of Wyndham

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Metal and Diamond Mines and Mills in Canada. Natural Resources Canada. 2009-12-31. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20130507123024/http://www.nrcan.gc.ca/minerals-metals/node/4245. 2013-05-07.
  2. Web site: 2010 Minerals Yearbook (Canada). U.S. Geological Survey. November 2011.
  3. Web site: Minerals Yearbook (Molybdenum). U.S. Geological Survey. 2011-12-31.
  4. Web site: Operator Database. Colorado Department of Natural Resources.
  5. Web site: Ores, industrial minerals and rocks in Sweden. Sveriges geologiska undersökning.
  6. Web site: Major New Mining Projects . Geoscience Australia . 2010-08-29.