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Climax Molybdenum Company: 2 open mines, 810 MSHA citations
Updated November 6, 2026. Source: US Department of Labor, Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA), Open Government Data Sets.
Climax Molybdenum Company (MSHA operator ID L17295) operates 2 open mines with 688 employees in Colorado, mostly molybdenum ore. Since January 1, 2022 MSHA inspectors issued it 810 citations and orders with $488,467 in proposed penalties, and it reported 119 injury or illness cases. Data from MSHA, November 6, 2026.
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- MSHA operator ID
- L17295
- Open mines
- 2
- Employees at open mines
- 688
- States
- Colorado
- Parent company
- Freeport-McMoRan Inc
- Citations and orders since January 1, 2022
- 810
- Significant and substantial
- 114 (14.1%)
- Closure orders
- 9
- High negligence or reckless
- 67
- Proposed penalties
- $488,467
- Amount paid so far
- $464,828
- Inspections
- 134
- Inspector hours on site
- 5,001
- Citations per inspection
- 6.04 (all mines 2.30)
- Accident reports
- 119
- Injury and illness cases
- 119
- Fatalities
- 0
- Latest MSHA record
- November 4, 2026
Open mines of Climax Molybdenum Company
Ranked by citations since January 1, 2022.
| Mine | Operator | County | Main commodity | Employees | Citations since 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Henderson Operations | Climax Molybdenum Company | Clear Creek County, CO | Molybdenum ore | 373 | 480 |
| Climax Mine | Climax Molybdenum Company | Lake County, CO | Molybdenum ore | 315 | 330 |
Citations and injury cases by year
Calendar years since 2022; 2026 runs to the date of the MSHA files.
| Year | Citations and orders | Significant and substantial | Proposed penalties | Injury and illness cases |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 129 | 14 | $71,854 | 22 |
| 2023 | 173 | 12 | $85,349 | 34 |
| 2024 | 164 | 20 | $89,790 | 30 |
| 2025 | 162 | 43 | $130,147 | 19 |
| 2026 | 182 | 25 | $111,327 | 14 |
Standards cited most at Climax Molybdenum Company
Sections of Title 30 of the Code of Federal Regulations named on the citations, with the part each belongs to.
| Standard | What the part covers | Citations |
|---|---|---|
| 30 CFR 56.12028 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 44 |
| 30 CFR 57.20003 | Underground metal and nonmetal mines | 40 |
| 30 CFR 57.12028 | Underground metal and nonmetal mines | 40 |
| 30 CFR 56.20003 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 38 |
| 30 CFR 47.41 | Hazard communication | 32 |
| 30 CFR 56.4201 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 28 |
| 30 CFR 57.4201 | Underground metal and nonmetal mines | 25 |
| 30 CFR 57.14112 | Underground metal and nonmetal mines | 23 |
| 30 CFR 57.12032 | Underground metal and nonmetal mines | 21 |
| 30 CFR 57.12004 | Underground metal and nonmetal mines | 18 |
| 30 CFR 56.14100 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 18 |
| 30 CFR 57.12018 | Underground metal and nonmetal mines | 15 |
| 30 CFR 56.11001 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 15 |
| 30 CFR 56.14112 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 13 |
| 30 CFR 56.12004 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 13 |
Injury and illness cases at Climax Molybdenum Company
Accident reports by degree of injury, as the operator reported them to MSHA.
| Degree | Cases |
|---|---|
| Days away from work or restricted activity | 91 |
| No lost time, or an occupational illness | 28 |
What the accident reports at Climax Molybdenum Company describe
Accident classification, as MSHA codes the circumstances that contributed most directly.
| Classification | Reports |
|---|---|
| Slip or fall of person | 31 |
| Handling of materials | 30 |
| Handtools (nonpowered) | 14 |
| Machinery | 13 |
| Powered haulage | 12 |
| Other | 6 |
| Stepping or kneeling on object | 4 |
| Striking or bumping | 3 |
| Electrical | 2 |
| Disorders (repeated trauma) | 1 |
Equipment named in accident reports at Climax Molybdenum Company
| Equipment | Reports |
|---|---|
| Hand tools (not powered) | 14 |
| Ore haulage trucks - off highway trucks | 13 |
| Trucks | 6 |
| Front-end loader | 6 |
| Shovel | 4 |
| Hoist | 3 |
| Mancar | 3 |
| Bulldozer | 2 |
| Road grader | 2 |
| Flotation and filters | 2 |
Commodities
| Main commodity | Open mines |
|---|---|
| Molybdenum ore | 2 |
US government work, public domain. Counts come from the MSHA files published on November 6, 2026. An open mine is one MSHA lists as Active, Intermittent, New Mine, Temporarily Idled or NonProducing; 13,673 were open that day. Citations, penalties, inspections and accident reports run from January 1, 2022. A citation is an inspector's allegation and an operator can contest it; the penalty is the amount MSHA first proposed, before any contest or settlement. An operator is the legal entity MSHA assesses, and a parent company is its controller. Mines run by sole proprietors or by individuals are counted in every total and are not named. This page uses MSHA data and is not endorsed or certified by MSHA. Free to reuse with credit to SpecStream under CC BY 4.0. Spot a wrong value? Write to [email protected] with the link to this page.