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 LimitedLogan Lake
Gibraltar (P., C.)[1]Taseko Mines Limitednorth of Williams Lake
Endako (P., C.)[1]Thompson Creek Mining LimitedFraser Lake
Huckleberry (P., C.)[1]Imperial Metals CorporationHouston

United States

State Mine Operator County
Arizona Bagdad[3]Freeport-McMoRan Yavapai
Mineral Park[3]Mercator Minerals Ltd.Mohave
Morenci[3]Freeport-McMoRanGreenlee
Sierrita[3]Freeport-McMoRanPima
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 LLPSilver Bow
Nevada Ashdown mine[3]Win-Eldrich Mines Ltd.Humboldt
Robinson[3]Quadra FNX Mining Ltd.White Pine
New Mexico Chino[3]Freeport-McMoRanGrant
Questa[3]Chevron MiningTaos
Utah Bingham Canyon[3]Kennecott Utah Copper Corp.Salt Lake

Europe

Country Mine Operator Location
NorwayKnaben--
SwedenMunka[5]--
SwedenÅggojaure[5]--
SwedenNorregruvan[5]--
SwedenPorjusgruvan[5]--
SwedenDruggegruvan[5]--
SwedenHaukok[5]--
SwedenBjörntjärn[5]--

Asia

Armenia

Province Mine Operator Location
SyunikKajaran mineZangezur Copper and Molybdenum CombineKajaran

China

Province Mine Operator Location
Henan-China Molybdenum Company Limited-
Shaanxi-Jinduicheng Molybdenum Group Mining Corporation-
Liaoning-Yangjiazhangzi Molybdenum Mine-
HeilongjiangYichun Luming mineYichun Luming Mining CompanyYichun, Heilongjiang

South West Pacific

Papua New Guinea

Province Mine Operator Location
MadangYanderaMarengo Mining Limited-

Australia

State Mine Principal Company Location
QueenslandAnduramba[6]D'Aguilar Gold100 km northwest of Brisbane, Qld
South AustraliaKalkaroo[6]Havilah Resources NLNorthwest of Broken Hill, SA
New South WalesKingsgate[6]Auzex Resources20 km east of Glen Innes
Northern TerritoryMolyhil[6]Thor Mining PLC230 km northeast of Alice Springs, NT
Western AustraliaSpinifex Ridge[6]Moly Mines Ltd.110 km south of Wyndham

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Metal and Diamond Mines and Mills in Canada". Natural Resources Canada. 2009-12-31. Archived from the original on 2013-05-07.
  2. "2010 Minerals Yearbook (Canada)" (PDF). U.S. Geological Survey. November 2011.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 "Minerals Yearbook (Molybdenum)" (PDF). U.S. Geological Survey. 2011-12-31.
  4. 1 2 "Operator Database". Colorado Department of Natural Resources.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Ores, industrial minerals and rocks in Sweden" (PDF). Sveriges geologiska undersökning.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 "Major New Mining Projects". Geoscience Australia. 2010-08-29.
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