careers involving molybdenum compounds
Mining
Molybdenum is a metal, and needs to be mined. There are only a few mines that only mine molybdenum and they extract it from molybdenite, which is a sulfide ore (Bell, 2011). There are a few mines in British Columbia that mine molybdenum, one of them is called Gibraltar and it is owned by Taseko Mines Ltd. This mine extracts copper and molybdenum and "is the second largest open-pit copper mine in Canada" (Taseko Mines Ltd., 2014). The map below shows mines owned by a company called Thompson Creek Metals. Two of the mines are molybdenum mines. |
Manufacturing & Engineering
Steel containing molybdenum is manufactured into tools, automobile parts, electric furnaces, and much more. All of these products must be designed and manufactured. There are many steels that contain molybdenum so there are many people who work with molybdenum, from designers to factory workers to mechanics. All of the people in these job fields have a high chance of working with molybdenum and its compounds (Halka & Nordstrom, 2011). |
Food & Agriculture
Molybdenum occurs naturally in soil but for fertilizers, it must be manufactured. Jobs in agriculture that involve working with molybdenum include: farming, research, manufacturing of fertilizers, and working in grocery. Since there could be traces of molybdenum pesticide on produce, basically anyone who could come in contact with the produce while doing their job could have a career involving molybdenum (OMAF, 2012). |