One of the oldest volcanic complexes in the Snake River Plain sequence, McDermitt caldera, on the Nevada-Oregon border, shares many similarities with Yellowstone.

Lithium mineralization in McDermitt caldera. (A) Simplified map of McDermitt Caldera, locations of active and historic mining projects, locations of drillholes colored according to maximum ...

Summary. The McDermitt Caldera is one of the most significant lithium resources globally due to past supervolcano activity. The caldera contains high concentrations of lithium in illite clays ...

A map of the McDermitt Caldera on the Oregon-Nevada border. MacGregor Campbell / OPB. THANKS TO OUR SPONSOR: Become a Sponsor. THANKS TO OUR SPONSOR: Become a Sponsor. 📨 Daily news in your inbox.

If previous geological surveys are correct, then the McDermitt Caldera—the remnants of a 16-million-old volcanic supereruption—could contain as many as 100 megatons of the metal.

A deposit estimated to hold between 20 to 40 million metric tons of lithium has been discovered at the McDermitt Caldera crater along the Nevada-Oregon border, which could make it the largest ever … ...

A staggering $1.5 trillion lithium deposit has been unearthed in the McDermitt Caldera in the volcanic heart of Oregon. The discovery could potentially revolutionize the future of the US battery ...

There’s lithium spread across the caldera’s 600 square miles — split between Nevada and Oregon. Thacker Pass is near the southern rim, where especially high-grade materials have been found.

According to a new report, the world’s largest lithium reserve is nestled along the Oregon-Nevada border in an area known as the McDermitt Caldera.

The clay mixture from which lithium will be extracted is held by Tim Crowley, spokesperson for Lithium Americas Corp., on June 7, 2021, in Reno, Nevada.