Nevada Organic Phosphate (CSE: NOP; OTCQB: NOPFF; FSE: Z58) has commenced drill hole MM26-11 at its Murdock Mountain Project in Nevada, the company announced. The new hole is a step-out designed to extend exploration 315 meters along strike from MM26-10, which previously intersected the Upper Phosphate Zone and extended the known strike of phosphate mineralization to more than 3 kilometers. The drilling is intended to test mineralization continuity and refine geological understanding of the nearly flat-lying phosphate-bearing horizon within the Meade Peak Member of the Phosphoria Formation.
Operations experienced a brief equipment-related delay, and drilling is expected to resume this week following delivery of a replacement component. Analytical results will be released when available. The full press release can be viewed at https://ibn.fm/4MWkG.
The step-out program matters because it could expand the footprint of a project that the company describes as the only known large-scale organic sedimentary phosphate project in North America. NOP holds an organic sedimentary raw rock phosphate bed 6.6 kilometers long in northeast Nevada, with additional applications extending the potential strike of rock phosphate to over 30 kilometers. The project is situated close to the main highway to Montello/Elko, Nevada, and near the rail head to California, which could support future logistics if the mineralization proves continuous.
For investors, the results from MM26-11 will offer the first indication of whether the Upper Phosphate Zone remains consistent beyond the 3-kilometer mark established by MM26-10. Continuity is a key factor in evaluating the scale and potential economic viability of a phosphate deposit. The latest news and updates relating to NOP are available in the company’s newsroom at https://ibn.fm/NOP.
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