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- Early drilling at Murdock Mountain project in Nevada shows an average grade of 10.93% P₂O₅ in the Upper Phosphatic Zone, alongside calcium, magnesium, silicon, and trace micronutrients.
- Heavy metals such as cadmium, arsenic, and lead were reported well below common organic certification thresholds.
- Management says the chemistry supports slow-release phosphorus and soil conditioning benefits.
- The company is positioning Murdock Mountain as a potential direct-ship organic phosphate input rather than a conventional chemical fertilizer feedstock.
- Nevada Organic Phosphate aims to advance the project amid rising demand for domestic, low-contaminant fertilizer sources.
Nevada Organic Phosphate (CSE: NOP) (OTCQB: NOPFF), a B.C.-based leader in organic sedimentary phosphate exploration, announced that new assay interpretations from its Murdock Mountain property indicate the material could function as a naturally balanced, multi-nutrient mineral fertilizer aligned with organic and regenerative farming practices (https://ibn.fm/oTvGI).
In a February 10 update, the Vancouver-based explorer reported continued progress analyzing samples from the first six drill holes in the Upper Phosphatic Zone (“UPZ”). The company pointed out that weighted average grades of 10.93% P₂O₅ are now supported by broader geochemical data showing meaningful levels of calcium, magnesium, potassium, iron, manganese, silicon, and trace micronutrients.
Chief executive Robin Dow said the results suggest Murdock Mountain is shaping up as more than a single-nutrient phosphate deposit. “These assay results continue to validate the strategic importance of Murdock Mountain,” Dow said in the release. “We are defining a uniquely clean and naturally balanced phosphate system at a time when growers, distributors, and regulators are all demanding lower-risk nutrient sources. The chemistry we are seeing, with low impurities, meaningful co-nutrients, and slow-release phosphorus, aligns directly with the needs of organic and regenerative agriculture.”
The UPZ is located at Murdock Mountain in northeastern Nevada. Nevada Organic Phosphate is advancing the project as a potential direct-ship raw rock phosphate operation aimed at organic agriculture markets, rather than the conventional chemical fertilizer supply chain.
According to the company, ongoing analysis shows slow-release phosphorus combined with co-nutrients that support soil structure, microbial activity, and long-term fertility; attributes increasingly sought by organic and regenerative growers.
In the update, management highlighted what it described as an “exceptionally clean” impurity profile. Cadmium, arsenic, lead, chromium, and mercury were reported at levels well below typical regulatory limits used by organic certifiers in North America. The company also noted low radionuclide readings, which can be a concern for sedimentary phosphate deposits globally.
Director Garry Smith, P.Geo., said the low contaminant levels reduce certification risk for organic producers and may offer a regulatory advantage as limits tighten in key agricultural markets. “As global contaminant limits tighten, clean phosphate sources are becoming increasingly scarce,” said Smith. “NOP’s low cadmium, low arsenic, and low radionuclide signature reduces regulatory friction for growers and positions the company to compete in premium fertilizer markets where compliance and purity matter.”
The company believes this clean profile differentiates its Nevada material from many commercial phosphate sources that require blending or processing to meet organic standards.
Beyond phosphorus, Nevada Organic Phosphate emphasized the agronomic role of naturally occurring calcium, reported at roughly 29% CaO, as well as magnesium, silicon, zinc, manganese, molybdenum, sulfur, and iron. These elements, management said, appear at concentrations sufficient to provide measurable soil and crop benefits.
While the company does not plan to market the product as a liming agent, it noted that the calcium content could help moderate soil acidity and improve nutrient availability, offering what it called an incidental agronomic benefit for growers.
The UPZ also showed relatively low uranium compared with many sedimentary phosphate deposits worldwide, according to internal benchmarking against U.S., South American, and European data sets referenced in the release.
According to Nevada Organic Phosphate , the Murdock Mountain property is one of the only large-scale organic sedimentary phosphate projects in North America, hosting a phosphate bed extending approximately 6.6 kilometres, with additional applications that could expand the prospective strike length beyond 30 kilometres. The project is located near highway and rail infrastructure linking northeastern Nevada with California, which the company views as advantageous for future logistics.
The company is targeting demand driven by organic food production and regenerative farming practices, as U.S. agriculture is gradually shifting away from highly soluble chemical phosphates toward reactive, naturally occurring mineral inputs that support soil biology.
That shift comes as fertilizer supply chains remain under scrutiny and governments encourage domestic sourcing of critical agricultural inputs. Murdock Mountain can potentially serve as a premium input for growers seeking clean phosphorus combined with secondary nutrients, rather than a bulk commodity feedstock for industrial fertilizer processing.
The current results are based on weighted averages from UPZ intercepts in the first six drill holes, with additional soil and geological work ongoing. Management said future steps will focus on refining target zones and advancing the project toward resource definition, subject to permitting and financing.
“The Upper Phosphatic Zone is demonstrating a remarkably consistent geochemical signature across the first six drill holes,” added Smith. “Calcium, magnesium, silicon, iron, zinc, manganese, and molybdenum all occur at agronomically relevant levels, and the impurity profile remains exceptionally low. This is not a single-nutrient ore body – it is a multi-nutrient mineral input with a clean chemistry advantage that is increasingly rare in global phosphate deposits.”
For more information, visit the company’s website at www.NevadaPhosphate.com.
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