New Mexico · Taos County
Producer

Questa Moly Mine

Taos County, New Mexico, United States
Molybdenum
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Commodities
PrimaryMolybdenum
Commodity typeM
Deposit
WorkingsSurface, Underground
Materials
Other materialsAdularia, Biotite, Calcite, Fluorite, Illite, Kaolinite, Molybdenite, Orthoclase, Pyrite, Quartz, Rhodochrosite, Sericite, Topaz
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
First production1966
Discovery year1916
Identification
Deposit ID10198817
MRDS IDW700997
Alternate namesQuesta Molybdenum Mine, Moly Mine
RegionNA
Data scoreA
Coordinates36.69724, -105.49246
References
THE MINING RECORD, "MOLYCORP CONFIRMS START-UP ACTIVITIES",VOL 106, #34, 08/23/95, P1.GENERALRYAN'S NOTES, NEWS, FEB. 13, 1995, "CLIMAX MOLY TO OPENAPRIL".CARPENTER, ROBERT H. GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE QUESTAMOLYBDENUM MINE AREA, TAOS NEW MEXICO. OREDEPOSITS OF THE UNITED STATES, 1933-1967. THE GRATON-SALES VOL, AIME PUB, 1970, PP. 1329-1350.GUSTAFSON, WILLIAM G., D. G. BRYANT, & T. L. EVANS. GEOLOGYOF THE QUESTA MOLYBDEITE DEPOSIT, TAOS COUNTY, NEW MEXICOGUIDEBOOK OF TAOS-RATON-SPANISH PEAKS COUNTY, NEW MEXICOAND COLORADO, NEW MEXICO GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY 17TH FIELDCONFERENCE, OCT 14, 15, & 16, 1966. PP. 51-55.FILYK, A. A REVIEW OF PLANT PRACTICE AT THE MOLYCORP INC.,QUESTA DIVISION. CHAPTER 42, FLOTATION, AIME GAUDINMEMORIAL VOL. V 2, 1976, PP. 1185-1198.HOW MOLYCORP MAINTAINS PIT AND HAUL ROADS AT QUESTA MOLYMINE. WORLD MINING, DEC. 1977, P 59.RESERVE REFERENCE - MINING ENGINEERING, MAY 1979, P. 510.ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL, SEP. 1969, P. 419.PAY DIRT MAG. (SOUTHESTERN ED.), JUN 1989, P. 5ARANDOL MINING DIRE, 1994/95.MOLYBDENUM CORP'S QUESTA PROJECT, NEW MEXICO, SKILLINGSMINING REVIEW, JAN 30, 1965, PP 1, 4-5.QUESTA MOLY OPEN PIT GIVES NEW LIFE TO OLD MINE. WORLD MIN.JUL 1966, P 14-17.SKILLINGS, DAVID N. MOLYCORP'S QUESTA MINE DEDICATED,SKILLINGS MINING REVIEW, MAY 7, 1966, P 22-23.THOMAS, DAVID A, MOLYBDENUM CORP OF AMERICA EXPANDS ITSPLANT NEAR QUESTA AND INCREASES PRODUCTION ROCKY MTN.CONST. JUNE 3, 1969. V.50, NO.11, P.28, 30, 38.WILLIAMS, ROBERT ISSAC, QUESTA MINE. CASE STUDIES OF SURFACEMINING. PROCEEDINGS OF THE 2ND INTERNATIONAL SURFACEMINING CONFERENCE, MINNEAPOLIS, MN. SEP 18-20, 1968,AIME. 1969, P. 312-322