Henderson Mine

 mine, molybdenum mine/processing

As a subsidiary of Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc., Henderson is the largest primary producer of molybdenum in the world.

The Henderson Mine is located in Clear Creek County on the east side of the Continental Divide, in the beautiful Rocky Mountains fifty miles west of Denver, Colorado. The Henderson Mill is located on the west side of the Continental Divide, fifteen miles from the mine in Grand County. The Mine and the Mill are connected by the world’s longest conveyor of its kind; a fifteen-mile elevated belt that passes underneath the Continental Divide through an old train tunnel and then above ground to the Mill.

In operation since 1976, Henderson has produced more than 200 million tons of ore and one billion pounds of molybdenum.