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
Province | Mine | Operator | Location |
British Columbia | MAX (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.)[1] | Teck Cominco Limited | Logan Lake |
Gibraltar (P., C.)[1] | Taseko Mines Limited | north of Williams Lake |
Endako (P., C.)[1] | Thompson Creek Mining Limited | Fraser Lake |
Huckleberry (P., C.)[1] | Imperial Metals Corporation | Houston |
United States
State | Mine | Operator | County |
Arizona | Bagdad[3] | Freeport-McMoRan | Yavapai |
Mineral Park[3] | Mercator Minerals Ltd. | Mohave |
Morenci[3] | Freeport-McMoRan | Greenlee |
Sierrita[3] | Freeport-McMoRan | Pima |
Colorado | Climax[4] | Climax Molybdenum Company (Freeport-McMoRan) | Lake |
Henderson[3][4] | Climax Molybdenum Company (Freeport-McMoRan) | Clear Creek |
Idaho | Thompson Creek[3] | Thompson Creek Metals Co. Inc. | Custer |
Montana | Continental Pit[3] | Montana Resources LLP | Silver Bow |
Nevada | Ashdown mine[3] | Win-Eldrich Mines Ltd. | Humboldt |
Robinson[3] | Quadra FNX Mining Ltd. | White Pine |
New Mexico | Chino[3] | Freeport-McMoRan | Grant |
Questa[3] | Chevron Mining | Taos |
Utah | Bingham Canyon[3] | Kennecott Utah Copper Corp. | Salt Lake |
Europe
Country | Mine | Operator | Location |
Norway | Knaben[citation needed] | - | - |
Sweden | Munka[5] | - | - |
Sweden | Åggojaure[5] | - | - |
Sweden | Norregruvan[5] | - | - |
Sweden | Porjusgruvan[5] | - | - |
Sweden | Druggegruvan[5] | - | - |
Sweden | Haukok[5] | - | - |
Sweden | Björntjärn[5] | - | - |
Asia
Armenia
China
South West Pacific
Papua New Guinea
Province | Mine | Operator | Location |
Madang | Yandera[citation needed] | Marengo Mining Limited | - |
Australia
References
- ^ a b c d e "Metal and Diamond Mines and Mills in Canada". Natural Resources Canada. 2009-12-31. Archived from the original on 2013-05-07.
- ^ "2010 Minerals Yearbook (Canada)" (PDF). U.S. Geological Survey. November 2011.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "Minerals Yearbook (Molybdenum)" (PDF). U.S. Geological Survey. 2011-12-31.
- ^ a b "Operator Database". Colorado Department of Natural Resources.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Ores, industrial minerals and rocks in Sweden" (PDF). Sveriges geologiska undersökning.
- ^ a b c d e "Major New Mining Projects". Geoscience Australia. 2010-08-29.