Mine detail: Climax Molybdenum Mine

Previously called ''

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Location

Lat / long: 39.37027, -106.16839

Resource(M)

Primary: Tungsten, Molybdenum, Tin, REE
Ore: Molybdenite, Pyrite
Gangue: Fluorite, Huebnerite, Quartz, Sericite, Topaz
Discovery year: 1879

Production

Operation type: Unknown
Production size: None
Development status: Occurrence
First production started: 1948

Geology

Structure:Fractured Rhyolite Stock
Tectonic:Colorado Mineral Belt; Intracratonic Rift (Cenozoic)

References

MRDSSP00033
DEP10055834
Reference{Deposit:: WALLACE, S.R., MUNCASTER, N.K., JONSON, D.C., MACKENZIE, W.B., BOOKSTROM, A.A., SURFACE, V.E., 1968, MULTIPLE INTRUSION AND MINERALIZATION AT CLIMAX, COLORADO, IN J.D. RIDGE (ED.), ORE DEPOSITS OF THE UNITED STATES, 1933-1967 (GRATON-SALES VOLUME), VOL. 1: NEW YORK, AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF MINING, METALLURGICAL AND PETROLEUM ENGINEERS, P. 605-640, ILLUS., TABLES.. . AMAX, INC., ANNUAL REPORT, 1982.. . STAFF, TUNGSTEN SUPPLY AND DEMAND EXAMINED, MINING JOURNAL, NO. 7859, APRIL 4, 1986, P. 235.. . HO, E., CHANGES IN THE PATTERN OF TUNGSTEN TRADE, IN MPR PUBLISHING SERVICES LTD., TUNGSTEN: 1985, PROCEEDINGS OF THE THIRD INTERNATIONAL TUNGSTEN SYMPOSIUM, MADRID, MAY 1985, P. 183-191.. . UNITED STATES, SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION, AMAX, INC., FORM 10-K, FOR THE YEAR ENDING, 31 DECEMBER 1985}{Production:: INTERNATIONAL STRATEGIC MINERALS INVENTORY RECORD W110}
ReporterHobbs, Warren S., Melton, Greg