They say the Bureau of Land Management shouldn't have sold the land because Phelps Dodge can't show that the proposed molybdenum mine would be profitable as required by an 1872 mining law.

This summer, the Colorado Water Quality Control Commission voted to double the limit of molybdenum Climax mine is allowed to release into local water sources. The new standards go into effect next ...

Phoenix-based Freeport-McMoran Copper & Gold Inc. said Monday it would cut molybdenum production and lay off 14 percent of its work force at a Colorado mine, citing a 60 percent drop in price and ...

Employees and the community of Henderson got their first look at a brand new underground mine that opened Tuesday.

An aerial view of Three Kids Mine, an abandoned mine to be buried and developed on top of it, is seen, on Tuesday, Nov. 21, 2023, in Henderson. (Bizuayehu Tesfaye Las Vegas Review-Journal) ...

NEW YORK, Nov 10 (Reuters) - Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc said on Monday it would cut molybdenum production and may cut output of copper due to weak demand and prices, but its shares rose ...

When operating at full capacity, the mine will produce approximately 5,600 tons of molybdenum annually.

Between 15 and 20 people are expected to be hired at Thompson Creek Mine by Nov. 1, as mine officials focus on a “controlled restart” of the molybdenum mine near Clayton. That controlled ...

U.S. miner Freeport McMoran plans to invest around $7.5 billion to expand its El Abra copper mine in Chile, a project expected to take seven to eight years to develop due to permitting ...

The Endako Mine Complex is an open-pit molybdenum mine, concentrator, and roaster, located approximately 161 kilometres west of Prince George, British Columbia.

Phelps Dodge operates the Henderson molybdenum mine near Empire and owns the dormant Climax mine in Leadville.