The Silver Peak is a lithium mine located in Esmeralda county, Nevada at an elevation of 4,593 feet.
About the MRDS Data:
All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.
Mine Info
Elevation: 4,593 Feet (1,400 Meters)
Commodity: Lithium
Lat, Long: 37.75, -117.63333
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Silver Peak MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Silver Peak
Secondary: Clayton Valley
Commodity
Primary: Lithium
Location
State: Nevada
County: Esmeralda
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Foote Mineral Co.
Home Office: Shiprock, N.M.
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1967
Year Last Production: 1987
Discovery Year: 1900
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Clay, Mud
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Pliocene
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Location): REGION E OF YELLOWKNIFE & N OF GREAT SLAVE LAKE
Comment (Deposit): THIS RECORD WAS COMPILED FOR THE INTERNATIONAL STRATEGIC MINERALS INVENTORY. THE DATA WERE USED IN PREPARATION OF THE USGS CIRCULAR 930 SERIES OF REPORTS. MINERAL RESOURCE CATEGORIES AND CODES HEREIN ARE FROM THE INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM RECOMMENDED BY THE UNITED NATIONS GROUP OF EXPERTS ON DEFINITIONS AND TERMINOLOGY FOR MINERAL RESOURCES. (SEE NATIONAL RESOURCES FORUM, V. 4, NO. 3, P. 307-313.). (SURFACE)
Comment (Development): NON-GEOLOGIC CONSTRAINTS ON DEVELOPMENT OR EXPANSION IN 1-5 YRS. (). ASSESSMENT(LI CONTENT IN BRINES DECREASING,TO MAINTAIN ACTUAL PRODUCTION LEVELS,LARGE ADDITIONAL EVAPORATION PONDS ARE REQUIRED.); IN 1986 39 WELLS WERE OPERATED,TOTAL AREA OF EVAPORATION PONDS 16SQKM (10% OF DEPOSIT AREA)
Comment (Production): PROPOSED CPCTY 250000 TPY ORE.NO PLANS HAVE BEEN RELEASED
Comment (Development): NON-GEOLOGIC CONSTRAINTS ON DEVELOPMENT OR EXPANSION IN 1-5 YRS. (). DEVELOPMENT(NO); EXPLORATION(NO);
Comment (Geology): ; SPODUMENE; PGMS ZONED OR HOMOGENEOUS
Comment (Production): UP TO 1979:1193 TONNES P.Y. OF LI CONTAINED IN CARBONATE LI CONCENTRATION IN BRINES HAS LESSENED SIGNIFICANTLY SINCE PRODUCTION STARTUP (?FRESHWATER INFLOW)
Comment (Reserve-Resource): 14 PGMS THAT MEET CERTAIN SIZE & GRADE CRITERIA ARE INCLUDED IN THIS TONNAGE
Comment (Commodity): LITHIUM (TA,REO,BE)
Comment (Commodity): LITHIUM
Comment (Location): TOTAL SURFACE OF EVAPORATION PONDS ABOUT 16 SQKM
Comment (Deposit): Discovery Year: EARLY 1900
Comment (Deposit): THIS RECORD WAS COMPILED FOR THE INTERNATIONAL STRATEGIC MINERALS INVENTORY. THE DATA WERE USED IN PREPARATION OF THE USGS CIRCULAR 930 SERIES OF REPORTS. MINERAL RESOURCE CATEGORIES AND CODES HEREIN ARE FROM THE INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM RECOMMENDED BY THE UNITED NATIONS GROUP OF EXPERTS ON DEFINITIONS AND TERMINOLOGY FOR MINERAL RESOURCES. (SEE NATIONAL RESOURCES FORUM, V. 4, NO. 3, P. 307-313.). EVAPORATION CARBONATE PRODUCTION
Comment (Geology): ; BRINE; BRINES LOCATED IN CLOSED EVAPORITE BASIN(BOLSON).CLAYTON VALLEY IS INTERPRETED AS AN UNDRAINED STRUCTURAL DEPRESSION.
Comment (Deposit): Discovery Year: 1974/76
Comment (Reserve-Resource): ESTIMATED,"RECOVERABLE WITH PRESENT TECHNOLOGICAL AND ECONOMIC PARAMETERS"
References
Reference (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
Reference (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
Reference (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.
Reference (Production): U.S.B.M-FILES;/PA2:FORM 10-K,1987,P.4;/PA3:MIN.YB.1984; U.S.B.M-FILES
Nevada Gold
Nevada has a total of 368 distinct gold districts. Of the of those, just 36 are major producers with production and/or reserves of over 1,000,000 ounces, 49 have production and/or reserves of over 100,000 ounces, with the rest having less than 100,000 ounces. Read more: Gold Districts of Nevada.
