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MCS 2026 sheet

Molybdenum

MoIndustrial

Byproduct of Arizona/Utah porphyry copper plus Henderson (CO) primary.

U.S. production 2025

42

thousand metric tons

U.S. value

$1.4B

price +7%

World production

260

thousand metric tons

Net import reliance

0%

Chile / Peru (net exporter)

Primary uses

HSLA steel, catalysts, superalloys

Atlas sites

Morenci

AZ

Freeport-McMoRan · 3800 crew · Porphyry Cu-Mo

Twin

Bagdad

AZ

Freeport-McMoRan · 1100 crew · Porphyry Cu-Mo

Twin

Sierrita

AZ

Freeport-McMoRan · 1400 crew · Porphyry Cu-Mo

Twin

Pinto Valley

AZ

Capstone Copper · 700 crew · Porphyry Cu

Twin

Bingham Canyon

UT

Rio Tinto Kennecott · 2300 crew · Porphyry Cu-Au-Mo

Twin

Continental

MT

Montana Resources · 380 crew · Porphyry Cu-Mo

Twin

Resolution

AZ

Rio Tinto / BHP · 400 crew · Porphyry Cu

Twin