Clayton Valley

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Clayton Valley is an arid basin in western Nevada known for its significant lithium-bearing brine deposits and associated mining operations.

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Clayton Valley canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf endorheic basin
lithium brine field
valley
brineConcentrationProcess evaporation
brineSource groundwater
climateCharacteristic high evaporation rates
low precipitation
contains Silver Peak, Nevada
country United States of America
surface form: United States
drainageType endorheic
economicActivity lithium production
mineral extraction
geologicAgeContext Cenozoic basin fill sediments
geologicSetting extensional tectonic regime
hasAccess rural roads
hasClimate arid
hasCommodity boron
magnesium
potash
hasElevationType basin floor
hasGeologicalFeature closed basin
evaporite deposits
playa
hasInfrastructure evaporation ponds
processing facilities
hasMiningOperationType brine evaporation ponds
solution mining
hasNearbySettlement Silver Peak, Nevada
hydrology no natural surface outflow
isExampleOf lithium-rich salar-type basin
knownFor brine extraction ponds
lithium mining
lithium-bearing brines
locatedIn Esmeralda County, Nevada
Nevada
locatedInDesert Great Basin Desert
locatedInRegion western Nevada
near Clayton Ridge
Silver Peak Range
partOfGeologicProvince Basin and Range Province
primaryResource lithium
primaryResourceForm lithium brine
surfaceFeature playa lake bed
salt flats
usedFor industrial mineral production

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Silver Peak locatedNear Clayton Valley
Silver Peak, Nevada hasNearbyValley Clayton Valley