List of molybdenum mines


This list of molybdenum mines is subsidiary to the list of mines article and lists working, defunct and planned mines that have substantial molybdenum output, organized by country.

South America

Chile

The following copper mines produce more than 1,000 million tons of molybdenum per year as of 2023 according to the Chilean Copper Commission. Regions are ordered from north to south.
RegionMineOperatorLocation
TarapacáCollahuasiCompañía Minera Doña Inés de CollahuasiPica
AntofagastaCentinelaMinera CentinelaSierra Gorda
AntofagastaChuquicamataCodelcoCalama
AntofagastaRadomiro TomicCodelcoCalama
AntofagastaSierra GordaSierra Gorda SCMSierra Gorda
AntofagastaSpencePampa Norte Sierra Gorda
AtacamaCaseronesSCM Minera Lumina Copper ChileTierra Amarilla
CoquimboLos PelambresAntofagasta MineralsSalamanca
ValparaísoAndinaCodelcoLos Andes
SantiagoLos BroncesAnglo American SurLo Barnechea
O'HigginsEl TenienteCodelcoMachalí