Henderson Mine

The Henderson Mine is a large underground molybdenum mine west of the town of in , USA. The Henderson mine, which has produced molybdenum since 1976, is owned by Freeport-McMoRan.
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  • Type: Industry
  • Description: North America’s largest molybdenum mine, located in Clear Creek County, Colorado, USA
  • Also known as: “Henderson Molybdenum Mine”
  • Address: Empire, CO 80438

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Berthoud Falls.

Hamlet
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is an unincorporated community in , , United States. The community is located south of on U.S. highway route 40 at coordinates at an elevation of 9,794 feet. has never had a post office. is situated 2 miles east of Henderson Mine.

Henderson Mine

Latitude
39.76927° or 39° 46′ 9″ north
Longitude
-105.84657° or 105° 50′ 48″ west
Elevation
10,440 feet (3,182 metres)
Inception
1976
Operator
Climax Molybdenum Company
Open location code
85FPQ593+P9
Open­Street­Map ID
way 1387384717
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­industrial
Geo­Names ID
5424791
Wiki­data ID
Q5713470
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