But a few weeks ago, Freeport-McMoRan told government officials that because of declining demand for molybdenum, it plans to close the Henderson Mine in three to five years, much more quickly than ...

Clear Creek County’s Henderson Mine is resuming operations after a sustained decline in the molybdenum market suspended mine development last year.. Citing an uptick in the moly market ...

“Due to improvements made in the mine plan, increased productivity by the Henderson employees and a stronger molybdenum market, Henderson is taking steps to resume mine development activities at ...

LEADVILLE, Colorado ” The Henderson Mine laid off 50 workers Thursday, the latest round of setbacks for parent company Freeport-McMoRan as global demand for molybdenum has slowed and metals prices ...

CLEAR CREEK COUNTY ” U.S. Rep. Mark Udall, D-Eldorado Springs, has secured $500,000 in funding to study whether the Henderson Molybdenum Mine in Clear Creek County is viable for high-energy ...

The owners of the Henderson Mine near Empire on Wednesday postponed the mine’s closing date from 2020 to 2026 due to an increase in molybdenum prices in recent years. That’s good news for the ...

The Henderson mine is the continent’s largest producer of molybdenum (Mo), an important strengthening additive in steel alloys and a useful industrial catalyst.

Moly's seesaw prices plunge. By Steve Raabe Denver Post Business Writer. May 14 - EMPIRE - One-half mile below ground, the piles of crushed, gray molybdenum ore zip along a conveyor belt with ...

CLEAR CREEK COUNTY - Production of molybdenum at the Henderson Mine in Clear Creek County will be cut by an additional 45 percent to a rate of 10 million pounds per year. A spokesperson the mine's ...

The company that owns the Henderson Mine and Henderson Mill near Empire plans to lay off more than 200 people next year. According to the Denver Post, Freeport-McMoRan Inc. notified the state of ...

In the former mining town of Leadville, there has been excitement this past year about the prospects of the Climax molybdenum mine reopening. That would bring high-paying local jobs that ...

CLEAR CREEK COUNTY — For roughly 40 years, a massive mine near Empire has paid for everything in this mountain community, from its sheriff’s office and schools to road repairs and the f… ...