Nevada Organic Phosphate (CSE:NOP) has released further assays from the recently completed drilling at its Murdock Mountain property in Elko County in Nevada, US.
Drill hole MM26-9 targeted the Upper Phosphatic Zone, a 3.4- to 7.6-metre interval within the Meade Peak Member, which is a geological unit in Nevada known for its large phosphate deposits.
Preliminary observations show that the hole intersected the Upper Phosphate Zone with a weighted average grade of 10.73% phosphorus pentoxide (P2O5) over an apparent thickness of 4.50 metres.
Variations in the thickness of the zone encountered during the current drill program will be confirmed through laboratory assays, the company says.
CEO Robin Dow notes that the new hole “provides another solid intersection and continues to support the continuity” that the company is working to confirm across the broader target area.
“MM26-9 intersected a strong 42.15 metres of Meade Peak, including a consistent and well-developed interval of the Upper Phosphate Zone. This reinforces the continuity we are working to define across the trend,” Director Garry Smith adds.
In addition, the company is close to completing drill hole MM26-10, located approximately 1.5km along strike from MM26-9 in an untested area.
Nevada Organic Phosphate is a junior exploration company with an organic sedimentary raw rock phosphate bed, 6.6 kilometres long, in northeast Nevada.
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