Location:
USA, New Mexico
Nearest Landmark:
QUESTA
Distance from Landmark:
5 km
Direction from Landmark:
East
Latitude:
36 Degrees 42 Minutes (North)
Longitude:
105 Degrees 32 Minutes (West)
Molycorp’s controlled approximately 53 million pounds of developed and undeveloped molybdenum reserves at Questa and Molycorp’s share of niobium reserves totaled 1.9 million tons. Also performed environmental remediation activities at Questa.
December 31, 1996
Operations resumed at the mine.
January 31, 1992
All production was suspended. A this time the operation produced approximately 10 million pounds of molybdenum annually.