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| TABLE 2 | ||||||
| MOLYBDENUM-PRODUCING MINES IN THE UNITED STATES IN 2014 | ||||||
| State and mine | County | Operator | Source of molybdenum | |||
| Arizona: | ||||||
| Bagdad | Yavapai | Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc. | Copper-molybdenum ore, concentrated. | |||
| Mineral Park | Mohave | Mineral Park Inc.1 | Do. | |||
| Mission | Pima | ASARCO LLC2 | Do. | |||
| Morenci | Greenlee | Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc. | Do. | |||
| Pinto Valley | Gila | Capstone Mining Corp. | Do. | |||
| Sierrita | Pima | Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc. | Do. | |||
| Colorado: | ||||||
| Climax | Lake | do. | Molybdenum ore, concentrated. | |||
| Henderson | Clear Creek | do. | Do. | |||
| Idaho, Thompson Creek | Custer | Thompson Creek Metals Co. Inc. | Do. | |||
| Montana, Continental Pit | Silver Bow | Montana Resources | Copper-molybdenum ore, concentrated. | |||
| Nevada, Robinson | White Pine | Robinson Nevada Mining Company3 | Do. | |||
| New Mexico, Chino | Grant | Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc. | Do. | |||
| Utah, Bingham Canyon | Salt Lake | Kennecott Utah Copper Corp.4 | Do. | |||
| Do., do. Ditto. | ||||||
| 1Wholly owned subsidiary of Mercator Minerals Ltd. | ||||||
| 2Wholly owned subsidiary of Grupo M-xico, S.A.B. de C.V. | ||||||
| 3Wholly owned subsidiary of KGHM International Ltd. | ||||||
| 4Wholly owned subsidiary of Rio Tinto plc. | ||||||
Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program
See also: Mineral commodity prices
