Commodities
PrimaryMolybdenum
TertiarySilver, Zinc, Copper, Gold, Lead
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeClimax Mo
Model50: Climax Mo
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formArcuate\nDome\n
Materials
Other materialsCassiterite, Galena, Huebnerite, Molybdenite, Sphalerite
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Discovery year1976
Identification
Deposit ID10215357
Alternate namesMt. Emmons, Crested Butte, Daisey MineDaisey, Chautauqua, Lucky Jack
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates38.86889, -107.03923
References
MSHA LIST OF 1-17-80 SHOWS TWO ID NUMBERS; 0503142 IS SHOWN AS PAST PRODUCER (MOLY) AND 91 EMPLOYEES AND 0500409 AS ACTIVE WITH 70 EMPLOYEES (MOLY).Thomas, J.A., and Galey, J.T., Jr., 1982, Exploration and geology of the Mt. Emmons molybdenite deposits, Gunnison County, Colorado: Economic Geology, v. 77, p. 1085?1104.Dowsett, F. R., Jr., M. W. Ganster, D. E. Ranta, D. J. Baker, and H. J. Stein, 1981, Geology of the Mount Emmons molybdenum deposit, Crested Butte, Colorado; in: New Mexico Geological Society, Guidebook, 32nd Field Conference, Western slope Colorado--western Colorado and eastern Utah, 1981, pp. 325-332.THE SUNDAY CAMERA, COMMENTARY BY J. EDWARD MURRAY, TITLE: COLORADO REVIEW PROCESS FACES ITS FIRST REAL TEST, SUNDAY, JULY 1, 1979, P. 15.THE MINING RECORD, AMAX NEGOTIATING TO ACQUIRE MT. EMMONS MINERAL INTERESTS, WEDNESDAY, JULY 25, 1979, P. 1.SKILLINGS' MINING REVIEW, AMAX PAYS U.S. ENERGY AND CRESTED BUTTE FOR MOLY CLAIMS, JANUARY 27, 1979, P. 5.AMAX PRESS RELEASE, AUGUST 17, 1977.MOUNT EMMONS AMAX INC., MAKING A MINE AT MT. EMMONS, GENERAL PAMPHLET ABOUT THE MT. EMMONS PROJECT. NO DATE.REVISED BY MILS TO SHOW MSHA INFORMATION 3-80Thompson Creek Metals Co Inc Press Release 8/19/08 Thompson Creek Metals Co Inc 12/08 Annual Report 3/19/09 Thompson Creek Metals Co Inc Press Release 1/25/10 Thompson Creek Metals Co Inc Press Release 7/15/10 Thompson Creek Metals Co Inc Press Release 8/5/10 Thompson Creek Metals Co Inc Press Release 4/25/11AMERICAN MINES HANDBOOK 1994. CRESTED CORP. P. 64.RANDOL MINING DIREC. 1994/95.