Climax Mine Open Pit Operations

Climax Mine Open Pit Operations

Freeport McMoRan’s Climax Mine is situated 13 miles northeast of Leadville , Colorado. This video contains part of a tour which was conducted in August 2012 as part of the mine’s Grand Re-Opening. In this video, Climax Mine Operations Superintendent Roy McKinstry discusses the present day open pit operations. Note: some of you former Climax miners will enjoy the points of reference to the former underground operations back in the 1970s.