The Climax Mill (Facility) is a molybdenum mine located in Lake county, Colorado at an elevation of 11,401 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 11,401 Feet (3,475 Meters)
Commodity: Molybdenum
Lat, Long: 39.36806, -106.18333
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Climax Mill (Facility) MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Climax Mill (Facility)
Secondary: Climax Concentrator
Commodity
Primary: Molybdenum
Secondary: Tungsten
Secondary: REE
Secondary: Sulfur-Pyrite
Secondary: Tin
Location
State: Colorado
County: Lake
District: Climax District
Land Status
Land ownership: Private
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.
Holdings
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Workings
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Ownership
Owner Name: Climax Molybdenum Co., Division Of American Metal Climax Inc. (Amax)
Company ID: 502337
Home Office: Colorado
Info Year: 1980
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Operation Type: Processing Plant
Mining Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Southern Rocky Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
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Orebody
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Structure
Not available
Alterations
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Rocks
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Analytical Data
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Materials
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Comments
Comment (Location): ABOUT 10 MILES NORTHEAST OF LEADVILLE, ON THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE JUST EAST OF FREMONT PASS, ADJACENT TO THE CLIMAX MINE, IN SEC. 11, T 8 S, R 79 W.
Comment (Ownership): OWN: CLIMAX MOLYBDENUM CO., A PHELPS DODGE COMPANY
Comment (Production): Total production from 1918 to 1991 is about 470 million tons of ore at an average grade of 0.22% molybdenum. Mill capacity is 16,000 tons of ore/day. The mine and mill were placed on a care-and-maintenance status in 1995. In April 2006, the company announced plans to upgrade the concentrator and re-open the mine in 2009.
Comment (Reserve-Resource): At the end of 2005, reserves were 156.4 million tons at a grade of 0.19% molybdenum plus 87 milllion tons of mineralized material at a grade of 0.25% molybdenum. (Phelps Dodge 2005 Annual Report)
References
Reference (Deposit): REVISED BY MILS 3-80 - MSHA INSPECTION DATA
Reference (Deposit): COLO ACTIVE METAL/NONMETAL
Reference (Development): Climax Molybdenum Co. and Phelps Dodge Corp. information accessed on the internet on May 25, 2006
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