This article needs to be updated.(April 2019) |
38°52′N 107°02′W / 38.867°N 107.033°W
Location | |
---|---|
Colorado | |
Country | United States |
Production | |
Products | Molybdenum |
The Lucky Jack mine (formerly known as the Mount Emmons molybdenum property [1]) is one of the largest molybdenum deposits in the United States. "Mineral resources in Colorado" (PDF). ulpeis.anl.gov. 2012. Retrieved 2013-07-24.</ref> The mine is located West of Crested Butte, Colorado in Gunnison County, Colorado. [1] The Lucky Jack deposit has reserves amounting to 220 million tonnes of molybdenum ore grading 0.366% molybdenum disulfide (0.22% molybdenum) thus resulting 484,000 tonnes of molybdenum. [2]
The unmined deposit was reported to be in the planning stage in 2007 with interests in the project from both U.S. Energy Corporation and Kobex Minerals Inc. [1] [3] The deposit was originally discovered in 1970s. [3]
The Denver Post reported grassroots environmental groups, like the High County Citizens' Alliance and the Red Lady Coalition, actively opposing the planned work as of 2007. [4] The groups pointed at expensive and poor cleanup attempts for similar mines in the area, one of which was listed as a Superfund site: Standard Mine. [4]
In February 2016, a subsidiary of Freeport-McMoRan purchased the claim from U.S. Energy. [5] This news was well received by the town and activist groups, because the new owners were willing to enter a cooperative MOU with both the local town and state and federal environmental regulators on care of the mine. [5]
{{
cite web}}
: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (
link)
This article needs to be updated.(April 2019) |
38°52′N 107°02′W / 38.867°N 107.033°W
Location | |
---|---|
Colorado | |
Country | United States |
Production | |
Products | Molybdenum |
The Lucky Jack mine (formerly known as the Mount Emmons molybdenum property [1]) is one of the largest molybdenum deposits in the United States. "Mineral resources in Colorado" (PDF). ulpeis.anl.gov. 2012. Retrieved 2013-07-24.</ref> The mine is located West of Crested Butte, Colorado in Gunnison County, Colorado. [1] The Lucky Jack deposit has reserves amounting to 220 million tonnes of molybdenum ore grading 0.366% molybdenum disulfide (0.22% molybdenum) thus resulting 484,000 tonnes of molybdenum. [2]
The unmined deposit was reported to be in the planning stage in 2007 with interests in the project from both U.S. Energy Corporation and Kobex Minerals Inc. [1] [3] The deposit was originally discovered in 1970s. [3]
The Denver Post reported grassroots environmental groups, like the High County Citizens' Alliance and the Red Lady Coalition, actively opposing the planned work as of 2007. [4] The groups pointed at expensive and poor cleanup attempts for similar mines in the area, one of which was listed as a Superfund site: Standard Mine. [4]
In February 2016, a subsidiary of Freeport-McMoRan purchased the claim from U.S. Energy. [5] This news was well received by the town and activist groups, because the new owners were willing to enter a cooperative MOU with both the local town and state and federal environmental regulators on care of the mine. [5]
{{
cite web}}
: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (
link)