List of molybdenum mines

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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.

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Asia

Armenia

ProvinceMineOperatorLocation
Syunik Kajaran mine Zangezur Copper and Molybdenum Combine Kajaran

China

ProvinceMineOperatorLocation
Henan -[ citation needed ]China Molybdenum Company Limited-
Shaanxi -[ citation needed ]Jinduicheng Molybdenum Group Mining Corporation-
Liaoning -[ citation needed ]Yangjiazhangzi Molybdenum Mine-
Heilongjiang Yichun Luming mine Yichun Luming Mining Company Yichun, Heilongjiang

Europe

CountryMineOperatorLocation
NorwayKnaben[ citation needed ]--
SwedenMunka [1] --
SwedenÅggojaure [1] --
SwedenNorregruvan [1] --
SwedenPorjusgruvan [1] --
SwedenDruggegruvan [1] --
SwedenHaukok [1] --
SwedenBjörntjärn [1] --

North America

Canada

ProvinceMineOperatorLocation
British Columbia MAX (U., C.) [2] FortyTwo Metals Inc. (Roca Mines Inc.) Trout Lake
Kitsault [3] Avanti Mining Inc.140 km northeast of Prince Rupert
Highland Valley (P., C.) [2] Teck Cominco Limited Logan Lake
Gibraltar (P., C.) [2] Taseko Mines Limitednorth of Williams Lake
Endako (P., C.) [2] Thompson Creek Mining Limited Fraser Lake
Huckleberry (P., C.) [2] Imperial Metals Corporation Houston

United States

StateMineOperatorCounty
Arizona Bagdad [4] Freeport-McMoRan Yavapai
Mineral Park [4] Mercator Minerals Ltd. Mohave
Morenci [4] Freeport-McMoRan Greenlee
Sierrita [4] Freeport-McMoRan Pima
Colorado Climax [5] Climax Molybdenum Company (Freeport-McMoRan) Lake
Henderson [4] [5] Climax Molybdenum Company (Freeport-McMoRan) Clear Creek
Idaho Thompson Creek [4] Thompson Creek Metals Co. Inc. Custer
Montana Continental Pit [4] Montana Resources LLP Silver Bow
Nevada Ashdown mine [4] Win-Eldrich Mines Ltd. Humboldt
Robinson [4] Quadra FNX Mining Ltd. White Pine
New Mexico Chino [4] Freeport-McMoRan Grant
Questa [4] Chevron Mining Taos
Utah Bingham Canyon [4] Kennecott Utah Copper Corp. Salt Lake

South America

Chile

The following copper mines produce more than 1,000 million tons of molybdenum per year as of 2023 according to the Chilean Copper Commission. [6] Regions are ordered from north to south.

RegionMineOperatorLocation
Tarapacá Collahuasi [7] Compañía Minera Doña Inés de Collahuasi Pica
Antofagasta Centinela Minera Centinela Sierra Gorda
Chuquicamata [8] Codelco Calama
Radomiro Tomic CodelcoCalama
Sierra Gorda [9] Sierra Gorda SCMSierra Gorda
Spence Pampa Norte (BHP)Sierra Gorda
Atacama Caserones [10] SCM Minera Lumina Copper Chile Tierra Amarilla
Coquimbo Los Pelambres [7] Antofagasta Minerals Salamanca
Valparaíso Andina Codelco Los Andes
Santiago Los Bronces Anglo American Sur Lo Barnechea
O'Higgins El Teniente [11] Codelco Machalí

South West Pacific

Papua New Guinea

ProvinceMineOperatorLocation
Madang Yandera [ citation needed ]Marengo Mining Limited-

Australia

StateMinePrincipal CompanyLocation
Queensland Anduramba [12] D'Aguilar Gold100 km northwest of Brisbane, Qld
South Australia Kalkaroo [12] Havilah Resources NLNorthwest of Broken Hill, SA
New South Wales Kingsgate [12] Auzex Resources20 km east of Glen Innes
Northern Territory Molyhil [12] Thor Mining PLC230 km northeast of Alice Springs, NT
Western Australia Spinifex Ridge [12] Moly Mines Ltd.110 km south of Wyndham

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Ores, industrial minerals and rocks in Sweden" (PDF). Sveriges geologiska undersökning.
  2. 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.
  3. "2010 Minerals Yearbook (Canada)" (PDF). U.S. Geological Survey. November 2011.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 "Minerals Yearbook (Molybdenum)" (PDF). U.S. Geological Survey. 2011-12-31.
  5. 1 2 "Operator Database". Colorado Department of Natural Resources.
  6. Anuario de estadisticas del cobre y otros minerales [Yearbook: Copper and Other Mineral Statistics: 2004 2023] (Report). Comisión Chilena del Cobre. 2024.
  7. 1 2 "Los controladores del negocio del molibdeno". Minería Chilena (in Spanish). 2012-12-26. Retrieved 2025-07-15.
  8. "Chuquicamata realiza histórica recuperación de molibdeno durante 2022". Minería Chilena (in Spanish). 2023-03-10. Retrieved 2025-03-01.
  9. "Sierra Gorda". Consejo Minero (in Spanish). Retrieved 2025-07-09.
  10. "Caserones". Consejo Minero (in Spanish). Retrieved 2025-07-09.
  11. "El Teniente alcanza su mejor nivel de recuperación en dos años". Portal Minero (in Spanish). Retrieved 2025-03-01.
  12. 1 2 3 4 5 "Major New Mining Projects". Geoscience Australia. 2010-08-29.