Mine · Lake County, Colorado, United States
Climax Mine
Climax Mine is a mine in Lake County, Colorado, United States, owned by Freeport-McMoRan Inc.
Facts
Every value links to its source, and to the source's own record where it has one. Licences and last-checked dates are per row.
| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Location | Lake County | MSHA Mines Data Set · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Operating (active) | MSHA Mines Data Set · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Commodities | molybdenum (mainly molybdenum) | MSHA Mines Data Set · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Owner | Freeport-McMoRan Inc (controls the operator) | MSHA Mines Data Set · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Climax Molybdenum Company | MSHA Mines Data Set · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Employees | 532 people (annual average, in 2025) | MSHA Mines Data Set · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Mine type | Surface | MSHA Mines Data Set · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 39.3692, -106.1842 | MSHA Mines Data Set · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
Research on this mine and its owner.Who owns it up to the parent company, its permits, resources and offtake, and an introduction to the owner.
Request researchHow its owner compares
Freeport-McMoRan Inc owns 11 of the 2,675 mines in the United States in our data with a named owner; 24 owners have more. Counts cover the mines in our data that name an owner, holder or operator; an asset with several owners counts for each.
| Owner in United States | Rank | Mines | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpha Metallurgical Resources Inc | 1st | 56 | 2.1% |
| Sev.en Global Investments a.s. | 2nd | 50 | 1.9% |
| Rosebud Mining Company | 3rd | 40 | 1.5% |
| Martin Marietta Materials Inc | 4th | 29 | 1.1% |
| Metinvest B V | 4th | 29 | 1.1% |
| Freeport-McMoRan Inc | 25th | 11 | 0.41% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this mine: 22 water rights, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 3.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Town of Breckenridge Whitewater Park water right 3607293 55142.00000 | Water right | — | — | 18 km |
| Turquoise Reservoir water right 1103500 22561.19113 | Water right | — | — | 21 km |
| Turquoise Reservoir water right 1103500 33950.32547 | Water right | — | — | 21 km |
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Data on this page
- Colorado DWR REST API. Colorado DWR REST API, CDSS Terms of Use.
- MSHA Mines Data Set. MSHA Mines Data Set, Public domain.