The Henderson Mill is a molybdenum mine located in Grand county, Colorado at an elevation of 9,199 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 9,199 Feet (2,804 Meters)
Commodity: Molybdenum
Lat, Long: 39.84556, -106.07806
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Henderson Mill MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Henderson Mill
Secondary: Henderson West Mill
Commodity
Primary: Molybdenum
Location
State: Colorado
County: Grand
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
Not available
Workings
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Ownership
Owner Name: Climas Molybdenum Co.
Company ID: 500790
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
Not available
Orebody
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Structure
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Alterations
Not available
Rocks
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Analytical Data
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Materials
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Comments
Comment (Location): The mill is about 15 miles NW of the Henderson mine, in the SW/4 sec. 25, T 2 S, R 78 W.
Comment (Production): Crushed ore from the mine is delivered via conveyor to stockpiles that feed 4 semi-autogenous grinding mills. Finely ground ore is sent to banks of flotation cells that concentrate the molybdenite (MoS2) product, which is then filtered, dried, packed, and shipped. The mill capacity is up to 32,000 tons of ore/day. About 8 lb. of MoS2 is recovered from each ton of ore processed. Tailings are transported by pipeline to a dam and pond 1 mile NW of the mill.
References
Reference (Production): Climax Molybdenum Co., (no date), An overview of the Henderson molybdenum operation: Empire, CO, brochure, 8 p.
Reference (Deposit): REF:COLO DIV OF MINES SUM OF MIN IND ACT 1975
Reference (Deposit): MSHA UPDATE BY MILS 3-80
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