Molybdenum mines: where molybdenum is mined

Where molybdenum is mined: China (37%), Chile (16%), the United States (15%) lead world mine production in 2025. Below, country by country, are 24 mines from open mine databases and 23 projects held by listed companies.

The full molybdenum story covers trade flows, uses and which governments list it as critical.

Molybdenum mines in Africa

1 African country has molybdenum mines or projects here: Côte d'Ivoire.

Molybdenum mines in Chile

Chile. Chile mined 16% of the world's molybdenum in 2025.

Mines

Mine	Operator	Status	Latest published output
Andina		Producing	195,531 t (2018)
Centinela		Producing	195,500 t (2019)
Salvador		Producing	60,840 t (2018)
Chuquicamata / Radomiro Tomic (Codelco Norte)	Codelco	Producing	12,793 t (2018)
Sierra Gorda	Sierra Gorda SCM	Producing	12,111 t (2018)
Los Pelambres	Minera Los Pelambres (Antofagasta plc)	Producing	11,200 t (2019)
Collahuasi	Compania Minera Doña Ines de Collahuasi	Producing
NuevaUnion

Listed companies' projects

Project	Company	Stage	Region
Indiana Gold-Copper Project (Bondadosa, Flor de Espino, Las Rucas veins)	Galantas Gold	Development	Atacama Region

Molybdenum mines in the United States

United States. The United States mined 15% of the world's molybdenum in 2025.

Mines

Mine	Operator	Status	Latest published output
Bingham Canyon		Producing	203,900 t (2018)
Bagdad		Producing	98,883 t (2019)
Sierrita		Producing	72,575 t (2019)
Pinto Valley		Producing	53,356 t (2019)
Robinson		Producing	48,000 t (2018)
Climax	Freeport-McMoRan	Producing	7,711 t (2019)
Henderson		Producing	5,443 t (2019)

Listed companies' projects

Project	Company	Stage	Region
Springer tungsten mine and mill (Sutton 1/2, George beds)	Blue Moon Metals	Development	Pershing County
IMA tungsten-silver mine (Ima Mine), incl. lower tailings impoundment	American Tungsten	Exploration	Lemhi County
Wildhorse Canyon tungsten project	Blue Moon Metals	Exploration	Idaho

Molybdenum mines in Peru

Peru. Peru mined 15% of the world's molybdenum in 2025.

Mines

Mine	Status	Latest published output
Toquepala	Producing	231,700 t (2019)
Cuajone	Producing	156,400 t (2019)
Constancia	Producing	113,825 t (2019)
Haquira	Development

Molybdenum mines in Mexico

Mexico. Mexico mined 6.5% of the world's molybdenum in 2025.

Mines

Mine	Operator	Status	Latest published output
Buenavista		Producing	338,000 t (2019)
La Caridad	Grupo Mexico (Southern Copper)	Producing	10,200 t (2019)

Molybdenum mines in Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan. Kazakhstan mined 1.7% of the world's molybdenum in 2025.

Listed companies' projects

Project	Company	Stage	Region
Balasausqandiq existing concentrate processing operation (pilot plant)	Ferro-Alloy Resources	Producing	Kyzylorda Oblast
Balasausqandiq vanadium project (Ore-Bodies 1-7; Balausa)	Ferro-Alloy Resources	Development	Kyzylorda Oblast

Molybdenum mines in Canada

Canada. Canada mined 0.8% of the world's molybdenum in 2025.

Mines

Mine	Operator	Status	Latest published output
Highland Valley Copper		Producing	100,800 t (2018)

Listed companies' projects

Project	Company	Stage	Region
Sisson Tungsten-Molybdenum Project	Northcliff Resources	Development	New Brunswick

Molybdenum mines in Australia

Australia. Australia mined 0.4% of the world's molybdenum in 2025.

Listed companies' projects

Project	Company	Stage	Region
Dolphin Tungsten Mine	Group 6 Metals	Producing	King Island
Molyhil Tungsten-Molybdenum Project	Tivan	Development	Northern Territory
Mt Mulgine (Mulgine Trench, Mulgine Hill, Camp/Black Dog/Bobby McGee gold)	Tungsten Mining	Development	Western Australia
Copperhead porphyry copper (Mo-Ag) project	Rockfire Resources	Exploration	Queensland
Manna Hill Copper Project (Blue Rose and other prospects)	Cobra Resources	Exploration	Nackara Arc
Wolfram Camp	EQ Resources	Exploration	Queensland

Molybdenum mines in South Korea

South Korea. South Korea mined 0.2% of the world's molybdenum in 2025.

Listed companies' projects

Project	Company	Stage	Region
Sangdong Tungsten Mine (Phase I)	Almonty Industries	Producing	Yeongwol County
Sangdong Molybdenum Project	Almonty Industries	Exploration	Yeongwol County

Molybdenum mines in Argentina

Argentina.

Mines

Mine	Operator	Status	Latest published output
Taca Taca		Development

Molybdenum mines in Azerbaijan

Azerbaijan.

Listed companies' projects

Project	Company	Stage	Region
Demirli (copper-molybdenum porphyry; Karabakh)	Anglo Asian Mining	Producing	Karabakh economic region

Molybdenum mines in Brazil

Brazil.

Listed companies' projects

Project	Company	Stage	Region
Matilda Cu-Au porphyry project	Serabi Gold	Exploration	Para

Molybdenum mines in Côte d'Ivoire

Côte d'Ivoire.

Listed companies' projects

Project	Company	Stage	Region
Duekoue molybdenum-copper	Serval Resources	Exploration	Montagnes

Molybdenum mines in Kosovo

Kosovo.

Listed companies' projects

Project	Company	Stage	Region
Hertica Project	Ariana Resources	Exploration	Kosovo

Molybdenum mines in Panama

Panama.

Mines

Mine	Operator	Status	Latest published output
Cobre Panama		Development

Molybdenum mines in the Philippines

Philippines.

Listed companies' projects

Project	Company	Stage	Region
Runruno gold mine (FTAA, operated by FCF Minerals)	Metals Exploration	Producing	Nueva Vizcaya

Molybdenum mines in Portugal

Portugal.

Listed companies' projects

Project	Company	Stage	Region
Borralha Tungsten Project (Santa Helena Breccia, Venise Breccia)	Allied Critical Metals	Development	Salto parish

Molybdenum mines in Sweden

Sweden.

Listed companies' projects

Project	Company	Stage	Region
Häggån polymetallic project (vanadium, uranium, molybdenum, nickel, sulphate of potash)	Aura Energy	Exploration	Jämtland

Molybdenum mines in Turkey

Turkey.

Listed companies' projects

Project	Company	Stage	Region
Salinbas Project (Salinbas, Ardala, Hizarliyayla)	Ariana Resources	Exploration	Artvin Province

Mine output as each source states it (units and basis differ between mines, so they are not ranked against each other). Mines: Jasansky, Brauneis, Maus et al. (Vienna University of Economics and Business). Projects: listed companies' own announcements. World shares: USGS.