Lithium Source to Sink Project Study Area

Li Source to Sink: Project Study Area

The study area was chosen using HUC 8 watershed boundaries, to encompass areas known to have Li and B clays, sediments, and brines.

Specific study areas include:

• The McDermitt Caldera
• Clayton Valley and surrounding basins, including the South Borate Hills, a B and Li resource
• The Owens River drainage basin including Searles Lake, know to have a Li-bearing brine
• Li and B deposits in the Mojave Desert
• The Salton Sea with Li-bearing geothermal brines