Indian Scout and Discoverer. He was attached to General Crook in "Custer's Avengers". Later in 1879 on Bartlett Mountain in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado during "The Leadville Boom" he claimed a large grayish colored outcropping of mineral. He was sure what the mineral was, but was convinced that it must be worth something. It wasn't until 1895 that he identified the mineral as molybdenite (molybdenum sulfide). At the time there was virtually no market or use for the metal. Years later steelmakers found a use for molybdenum as an alloy in producing hard steel. Shipments began in 1915. The claim was called Climax Molybdenum Mine and began full production in 1918. The mine became for a time, the largest molybdenum mine in the world, and for many years supplied about three-fourths of the world's total supply of the metal.
Indian Scout and Discoverer. He was attached to General Crook in "Custer's Avengers". Later in 1879 on Bartlett Mountain in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado during "The Leadville Boom" he claimed a large grayish colored outcropping of mineral. He was sure what the mineral was, but was convinced that it must be worth something. It wasn't until 1895 that he identified the mineral as molybdenite (molybdenum sulfide). At the time there was virtually no market or use for the metal. Years later steelmakers found a use for molybdenum as an alloy in producing hard steel. Shipments began in 1915. The claim was called Climax Molybdenum Mine and began full production in 1918. The mine became for a time, the largest molybdenum mine in the world, and for many years supplied about three-fourths of the world's total supply of the metal.
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