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INDIVIDUAL FACILITIES AND SELECTED SOURCES
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Silver Peak Mine

Albemarle

Silver Peak, NV, USA

-117.6413993, 37.7511787

The Big Green Machine Site ID: 249A

Additional Information:

Sector: Batteries

Activity: Extraction

Product: Lithium


Project Announcement Date: 1965

Target for Starting Production: 1966

Date Commercial Production Started: 1966

Announced Post Inflation Reduction Act: No


Target Annual Production: 5000 tpa

Current Annual Production: 5000 tpa

Operating Status: Operating


Target Jobs: 71

Current Jobs: 71

Congressional District: NV4

Government Subsidies:

We currently have no government subsidies tracked for this site.

Selected Sources:

“Rockwood Salts Production Plant”, state.nv.us, 19 May 2016. 🔗


“Rockwood Salts Production Plant”, state.nv.us, 19 May 2016. 🔗


“Albemarle Announces Expansion Of Nevada Site To Increase Domestic Production Of Lithium”, albemarle.com, No Date. 🔗


Tracked Expansions, Acquisitions, or Related Sites:

This site has 1 major expansion(s).

Those expansion(s) are tracked below:


Site 219A: Greenville Bus Manufacturing Facility


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