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Thompson Creek mine
Location
Custer County, Idaho
CountryUnited States
Production
ProductsMolybdenum

The Thompson Creek mine is one of the largest molybdenum mines in the United States.[1] The mine is located in northern United States in Idaho.[1] The Thompson Creek mine has reserves amounting to 205 million tonnes of molybdenum ore grading 0.06% molybdenum thus resulting 123,000 tonnes of molybdenum.[1]

Thompson Creek Mine, Idaho.
The Thompson Creek molybdenum mine in Western US.
Thompson Creek Mine tailing pond in Salmon-Challis National Forest.

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c "Thompson Creek mine". Thompson Creek Metals. 2012. Retrieved 2013-07-24.