Henderson URAD Mine

The Henderson molybdenum mine is a large underground mine west of Empire, CO. The Henderson mine is near the URAD mine, which produced molybdenum from 1914 to the 1960’s, before exhausting its ore body.

The owner, Climax Molybdenum Co., recognized the potential for deeper ore bodies in the area, and discovered the Henderson deposit in 1964. Production began in 1976, and on Jan. 4, 2010, the workers mined the billionth pound of molybdenum.

BELFOR was contracted to remove discovered asbestos in the soil. The project involved:

• Two heavy equipment operators
• Two 80,000-pound excavators
• One 4000-gallon water truck
• Five leased dump trucks with drivers
• Five certified asbestos workers