Commodities
PrimaryLithium
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeL
Orebody formBEDDED
Ore controlBasin, Both Structural And Topographic.
Geology
Host rockUnconsolidated Deposit
StructureFaults Cutting Li-Anomalous Volcanics Act As Conduits For Li-Rich Fluids
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
First production1965
Last production1982
Identification
Deposit ID10047125
MRDS IDM242375
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates37.75855, -117.5912
References
ALBERS, J.P. AND STEWART, J.H., 1972, NBMG BULL 78 P. 58PAPKE, K.G., 1976, NBMG BULL 87, P. 29-31KUNASZ, I.A., 1970, GEOLOGY AND CHEMISTRY OF THE LITHIUM DEPOSIT IN CLAYTON VALLEY, ESMERALDA COUNTY, NEVADA: PHD. THESIS, PENN. STATE UNIV, 114 P.NEVADA MINING ASSOCIATION BULLETIN, JUNE, 1981.KUNASZ, I.A., 1974, LITHIUM OCCURRENCE IN THE BRINES OF CLAYTON VALLEY, ESMERALDA COUNTY, NV, IN FOURTH SYMPOSIUM ON SALT: NORTHERN OHIO GEOL. SOC., INC., CLEVELAND, OHIO; P. 57-66.CANNON, H.L., HARMS, T.F. AND HAMILTON, J.C., (1975) LITHIUM IN UNCONSOLIDATED SEDIMENTS AND PLANTS OF THE BASIN AND RANGE PROVINCE, SO. CALIF. AND NEVADA: USGS PP 918, 23 P.DOLE, R.B., 1973, USGS BULL 530, P. 330-345.PAPKE, K.G., 1976, P. 29-31