Nevada Organic Phosphate Inc. (CSE: NOP) (OTCQB: NOPFF) (FSE: Z58), a British Columbia-based organic sedimentary phosphate exploration company, said drill hole MM26-13 intersected 33.7 meters (110.6 feet) of the target Meade Peak Member, with oolitic zones characteristic of the Upper Phosphate Zone observed during core logging. The company said assay results are pending to confirm the true thickness and phosphate content of the intersection.
The result matters because it offers early physical evidence that the phosphate horizon the company is targeting persists where its geological model predicted. MM26-13 is located approximately 122 meters southeast of MM26-11, while drilling at MM26-14 has intersected the top of the Meade Peak Member. According to Nevada Organic Phosphate (CSE: NOP) (OTCQB: NOPFF) (FSE: Z58), MM26-14 sits 1,036 meters southwest of MM26-12 and extends the confirmed strike of the target Meade Peak horizon to more than 4.5 kilometers (2.8 miles).
CEO Robin Dow said the results are consistent with geological expectations and represent progress in reducing geological uncertainty ahead of future technical studies. Director Garry Smith, P.Geo., noted that observations from the westernmost drill holes support the company's interpretation of a laterally continuous phosphate horizon. Nevada Organic Phosphate plans to complete several additional drill holes, weather permitting, to further support future technical studies.
The broader significance lies in scale and location. NOP describes itself as a junior exploration company with an organic sedimentary raw rock phosphate bed 6.6 kilometres long in northeast Nevada, with additional applications extending the potential strike of rock phosphate to over 30 kilometres. The company believes this is the only known large-scale organic sedimentary phosphate project in North America, situated close to the main highway to Montello/Elko, Nevada, and near the rail head to California. For readers and industry observers, a confirmed strike beyond 4.5 kilometers suggests the target is not an isolated anomaly but part of a system with potential continuity, though pending assays will determine whether the observed intervals carry meaningful phosphate content.
Phosphate is a core input for fertilizer and agricultural production, and organic sedimentary sources have drawn attention as an alternative supply channel. A project of this described scale in the United States could, if technically validated, factor into regional supply discussions for agricultural inputs. The caveat is that exploration results at this stage remain observations from core logging rather than confirmed grade, and the company's own framing places the work as support for future technical studies rather than a resource statement.
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