Climax Mine - Leadville Today

Climax Molybdenum CompanyClimax Molybdenum, a subsidiary of FCX, is a fully integrated molybdenum producer andchemical processing business with two world-class mines (Henderson and Climax in Colorado),two major roasting and chemical processing facilities (Ft. Madison, Iowa and Rotterdam, theNetherlands), a ferromoly production plant (Stowmarket, England) and a Climax TechnologyCenter unit with industry-leading customer technical services and product developmentcapabilities.The principal products produced by Climax are molybdic oxide, ferromolybdenum, molybdenumchemicals, molybdenum disulfide and pure molybdenum metal powder.We process molybdenum concentrates at our conversion plants in the United States and Europeinto technical-grade molybdic oxide, ferromolybdenum, pure molybdic oxide, ammoniummolybdates, molybdenum metal powders and molybdenum disulfide. We operate roasters atSierrita, Arizona; Fort Madison, Iowa; and Rotterdam, the Netherlands.The Sierrita facility consists of two molybdenum roasters and a leach plant that processmolybdenum concentrates produced at our mines and on a toll basis for third parties. The facilityproduces molybdenum oxide and related products.The Fort Madison facility consists of two molybdenum roasters, a sulphuric acid plant, ametallurgical (technical oxide) packaging facility, and a chemical conversion plant, which includesa wet-chemicals plant and sublimation equipment. In the chemical plant, molybdic oxide isfurther refined into various high-purity molybdenum chemicals for a wide range of uses bychemical and catalyst manufacturers. In addition, the Fort Madison facility produces lubricantgrade molybdenum disulfide.The Rotterdam conversion plant consists of a molybdenum roaster, sulphuric acid plant,metallurgical packaging facility and chemical conversion plant. The plant produces metallurgicalgrade molybdenum oxide products. Ammonium dimolybdate and pure molybdic oxide areproduced in the wet-chemicals plant.We also produce ferromolybdenum at our conversion plant in Stowmarket, United Kingdom.Fort MadisonHenderson and Climax minesSierritaStowmarketRotterdamClimax MolybdenumWorldwide Operations22