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Mining - Silver Peak area, NV


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Evaporating basin

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Part of the lithium mine in Clayton Valley (Silver Peak). The Li is concentrated from brines that occur in the basin. Esmeralda County, Nevada, USA. Map location, as per usual, is approximate.

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Clayton Valley, Nevada, USA

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Looking east from Silver Peak, NV. Evaporation basins for brine concentration are off to the left.

Clayton Valley, Nevada, USA, lithium operation

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Dunno who owns it now--used to be Foote Minerals. The lithium is extracted from basinal brines. At this point it's the only domestic source of lithium in the US.

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