Mine detail: Silver Peak

Previously called 'Clayton Valley'

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Location: Esmeralda County, Nevada, United States, North America
Lat / long: 37.74994, -117.63425
dep_id: 10024762
mrds_id: ISM0514
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Lithium
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Production occurred
Development status: Producer
Reporter: Anstett, Terrance F.
hrock_unit: Esmeralda Formation
hrock_type: Clay, Mud,Silt,Sand and Gravel,Evaporite
Year first produced: 1967
ylp_ba: >
yr_lst_prd: 1987
disc_yr: 1900
References:
  • Deposit:: DAVIS.J.R.& VINE,J.D.,1979: STRATIGRAPHIC AND TECTONIC SETTING OF THE LITHIUM BRINE FIELD,CLAYTON VALLEY,NEVADA.--RMAG-UGA,1979 BASIN AND RANGE SYMPOSIUM,P.421-430
  • Deposit:: KUNASZ,I.A.,1974:LITHIUM OCCURRENCE IN THE BRINES OF CLAYTON VALLEY,ESMERALDA COUNTY,NEVADA.--IN:COOGAN,A.H.(EDITOR):FOURTH SYMPOSIUM ONSALT:NORTHERN OHIO GEOL.SOC.VOL.1.P.57-66
  • Deposit:: BARRETT.W.T.& O`NEILL,JR.,B.J.,1970: RECOVERY OF LITHIUM FROM SALINE BRINES USING SOLAR EVAPORATION.--IN:RAU,J.L.& DELLWIG,L.E.(EDITORS):3.SYMPOSIUM ON SALT,NORTHERN OHIO GEOL.SOC.,VOL.1,P.47-50.
  • Production:: U.S.B.M-FILES;/PA2:FORM 10-K,1987,P.4;/PA3:MIN.YB.1984; U.S.B.M-FILES
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