Freeport cuts Climax molybdenum by 50%, 2020 sales guidance by 9%

April 25, 2020 / www.metalbulletin.com / Article Link

Freeport-McMoRan will slash production from the Climax open pit molybdenum mine by around 50% for the rest of the year in response to global market conditions and has cut its annual molybdenum sales guidance by 9%, the company said.

The Colorado, United States-based Climax mine, which produces high-purity, chemical-grade molybdenum concentrate, reported output of 17 million lbs or 7,700 tonnes of molybdenum in 2019. 
This was still significantly lower than its design capacity of around 30 million lbs or 13,600 tonnes of molybdenum, Fastmarkets understands. 

Freeport now expects total group sales of 59 million lbs or 26,761 tonnes of molybdenum...

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