Molybdenum, the metallic element which is the object of AMAX Inc. exploration activities at Mt. Emmons in Gunnison County, Colo., was discovered in 1778 by Carl Wilhelm Scheele, a Swedish scientist who earlier had been the first man to isolate oxygen, fluorine and chlorine. Its name was derived from

Environmental assessment (1979). Covers Mt. Emmons, Gunnison County, Colorado. Topics: environmental impact statement, mining operations, environmental impact assessment, reclamation. Agencies: Forest Service, Bureau of Land Management, Department of Army Corps of Engineers. Cites 33 external works.

Behre Dolbear & Company, Inc. Cyprus Amax Minerals Company.

The above schematic diagram of the Alkali gulch area shows a proposed general plan for the location of AMAX's Mount Emmons mine site and facilities. The ore will travel from the mine to the mill either by rail or conveyor belt. Nearly half of the distance will be through a tunnel under Mount Axtell.

in Denver, Colo., employs approximately 5,000 people in the state, primarily the company's Climax and Henderson Mines. The Mount Emmons Project is located in Gunnison County in southwest Colo- rado. Gunnison County has a population of approximately 10,000 people con- centrated mainly in the towns of

USDA-Forest Service environmental impact statement, regarding the construction of a Molybdenum mine on Mount Emmons by AMAX Inc.

vironmental studies will be used in making decisions about the design and location of mine and mill facilities. It will also provide a baseline for measuring and mitigat - ing effects of subsequent mining operations. Closely connected to the environmental assessment are studies of socioeconomic impa

This Presentation includes and ts based, inter alia, on forward-looking information and statements that are subject to risks and uncertainties. All statements within, other than statements of historical fact, are to be considered forward looking. Such forward-looking information and statements are b

It has been decided in the committee that the logic topics to be studied under social impacts include, but are not limited to, housing, social services (police, mental and physical health) education, family and neighborhood relations, and quality of life. Although there will be some overlap with the

Comarc Design Systems, at the request of AMAX Inc., has prepared the computer drawings of subsidence expected on Mount Emmons as a result of the mining of the Mount Emmons molybdenum deposit. The drawings show what can be expected after the deposit is depleted thirty or more years after mining begin

Division of Parks and Outdoor Recreation, Department of Natural Resources State of CO

James P. Walsh.?AMAX Enviromental Services Inc.

Robert C. Steckley, Jim F. Lemons Jr. Minerals Availability Field Office United States Bureau of Mines.

AMAX Inc., the company that is conducting explora- tion drilling for molybdenum on Mt. Emmons in Gunni- son County, Colo., is a natural resources and mineral development company with widely diversified interests. Those interests include molybdenum, tungsten, nickel, cobalt, aluminum, copper, lead, z

Prepared form materials supplied by Comark Design Systems at the request of AMAX Inc.

U.S. Energy Corp. 2007. Pamphlet

U.S. Energy. 2007.

High Country Citizens Alliance. July 8, 2005.

Randall J. Bramer. Colorado Water Conservation Board. March 25, 2002.