Lucky Jack mine

38°52′N 107°02′W / 38.867°N 107.033°W / 38.867; -107.033

Lucky Jack mine
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.[2] The mine is located West of Crested Butte, Colorado in Gunnison County, Colorado.[1] The Molybrook mine has reserves amounting to 220 million tonnes of molybdenum ore grading 0.37% molybdenum thus resulting 814,000 tonnes of molybdenum.[2]

History

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 whihch was listed as a Superfund site: Standard Mine.[4]

In February 2016, a subsidary of Freeport-McMoRan Inc, the operators of the Freeport Mine in Arizona, 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]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 24hgold (June 25, 2010). "The Project LUCKY JACK / MT EMMONS is in ADVANCED DISCOVERY stage. Mining Property in USA Province of COLORADO : Ownership, location, history, geology, maps, reserves and resources, related press releases". www.24hgold.com. Retrieved 2016-09-05.
  2. 1 2 "Mineral resources in Colorado" (PDF). ulpeis.anl.gov. 2012. Retrieved 2013-07-24.
  3. 1 2 "U.S. ENERGY CORP. PROVIDES "LUCKY JACK" MOLYBDENUM PROJECT UPDATE KOBEX APPROVES $14 MILLION BUDGET | U.S. Energy Corp.". investor.usnrg.com. Retrieved 2016-09-05.
  4. 1 2 Blevins, Jason (December 8, 2007). "CRESTED BUTTE: Coalitions build to again keep mining off beloved peak". The Denver Post. Retrieved 2016-09-05.
  5. 1 2 Reaman, Mark. "Permanent Mt. Emmons mine solution in the works -". The Crested Butte News. Retrieved 2016-09-05.
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