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FCX Molybdenum Mines
Mining
Type
Operating
Status
🇺🇸 United States, Colorado
Country
Project information
As at 31 December 2025
Aggregation level:
Play or complex
Aggregation level:
Play or complex
Report standard:
Sec S K 1300
Report standard:
Sec S K 1300
Ownership %:
100
Ownership %:
100
Operator:
Yes
Operator:
Yes
Extraction:
Open Pit Underground
Extraction:
Open Pit Underground
Description
As at 31 December 2025
Segment rollup of FCX's two primary molybdenum mines - Climax (open pit) and Henderson (block-cave underground) in Colorado. Together they produced 40% of FCX's consolidated molybdenum in 2025 and hold 16% of consolidated P&P molybdenum reserves. Combined ore milled averaged 28,000 t/d in 2025 at 0.16% Mo grade. FCX is the world's largest molybdenum producer per Wood Mackenzie; most concentrate is processed at FCX conversion facilities including Fort Madison, Iowa.
Mining metrics
Multiple effective dates
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