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Molycorp/Red River Brief:
Inception:
1995
Project Leader:
Brian Shields, Executive Director
bshields@amigosbravos.org
Synopsis:
Molycorp, Inc. mines molybdenum ("moly") a few miles east of Questa, New Mexico. The mine itself dates back to the 1920's. In 1965, Molycorp began open pit operations. In 1983, it returned to underground mining. The pit and hundreds of millions of tons of heavy-metal laced, acid-generating waste rock excavated from it now scar several hundred acres of the landscape between Questa and the town of Red River. Contaminates of ground water and the Red River has caused health issues to people, livestock, and crops all the way from the mine site to the village of Questa.
Inception:
1995
Project Leader:
Brian Shields, Executive Director
bshields@amigosbravos.org
Synopsis:
Molycorp, Inc. mines molybdenum ("moly") a few miles east of Questa, New Mexico. The mine itself dates back to the 1920's. In 1965, Molycorp began open pit operations. In 1983, it returned to underground mining. The pit and hundreds of millions of tons of heavy-metal laced, acid-generating waste rock excavated from it now scar several hundred acres of the landscape between Questa and the town of Red River. Contaminates of ground water and the Red River has caused health issues to people, livestock, and crops all the way from the mine site to the village of Questa.
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