Freeport McMoRan Climax Molybdenum

Climax Molybdenum, a Freeport-McMoRan Company, contributes in many ways to the sustainability of the various communities, counties and states in which we operate. In 2021, Freeport-McMoRan generated more than $372 million in economic benefits for Colorado.

Climax Molybdenum, a Freeport-McMoRan Company, contributes in many ways to the sustainability of the various communities, counties and states in which we operate. In 2021, Freeport-McMoRan generated more than $372 million in economic benefits for Colorado.

Our Colorado operations include the company’s underground Henderson mine near Empire, the Henderson concentrator near Kremmling, and the Climax mine near Leadville. These and other nearby communities rely heavily on the economic benefits directly and indirectly provided by our various operations in the form of wages and taxes we pay as well as the goods and services we purchase.

This direct spending ripples through the economy, generating additional economic benefits and contributing to more jobs and greater tax revenues.

The chart below helps explain how Freeport-McMoRan provides such a boost to the state. Climax Molybdenum had 680 employees at the end of 2021 in Colorado. The total direct and indirect impact of Freeport-McMoRan operations on the Colorado economy created a total of 3,822 jobs in 2021.

Climax Molybdenum, a Freeport-McMoRan Company, contributes in many ways to the sustainability of the various communities, counties and states in which we operate. In 2019, Freeport-McMoRan generated nearly $409 million in economic benefits for Colorado.​

PHOTO DESCRIPTION: (top) The Climax Moly Leadership Center at Colorado Mountain Community College in Leadville

 

Find out more about our long term sustainability commitments to the Colorado communities at ClimaxMoInCo.com.

The Climax Moly Leadership Center at Colorado Mountain Community College in Leadville