Uploaded December 2023 | Updated September 2026, 1 hour ago
Success Story: Leveraging Synergies
Dr. Brad Burton, Rady Chair in Petroleum Geology, WCU (facilitator)
Jake Jones, Executive Director, Crested Butte Land Trust
Jake Jones will share the story of the molybdenum mine owned by Freeport McMoran on Red Lady Mountain (Mt Emmons) in Crested Butte. Jake will explain how a local conservation organization, the federal government, and a publicly traded, global mining company recently came to a creative agreement to transact land title rights in an unprecedented, multi-party transaction that protects stakeholders and valuable land resources. In this cross-sector collaboration success story, seemingly competing interests worked together to find points of alignment and consolidate acreage ownership in a way that protects our natural resources while addressing industry needs.
Success Story: Leveraging Synergies
Dr. Brad Burton, Rady Chair in Petroleum Geology, WCU (facilitator)
Jake Jones, Executive Director, Crested Butte Land Trust
Jake Jones will share the story of the molybdenum mine owned by Freeport McMoran on Red Lady Mountain (Mt Emmons) in Crested Butte. Jake will explain how a local conservation organization, the federal government, and a publicly traded, global mining company recently came to a creative agreement to transact land title rights in an unprecedented, multi-party transaction that protects stakeholders and valuable land resources. In this cross-sector collaboration success story, seemingly competing interests worked together to find points of alignment and consolidate acreage ownership in a way that protects our natural resources while addressing industry needs.
