Nevada Organic Phosphate (CSE:NOP) has extended the confirmed strike of its target phosphate zone beyond 3.5km at the Murdock Mountain Project in Nevada, US.
Vertical hole MM26-12 intersected 37.4m of the target Meade Peak Member before ending at a depth of 139.45m.
Core logging identified oolitic zones typical of the Upper Phosphate zone. However, assays are required to determine the phosphate content and true thickness of the target interval.
MM26-12 sits approximately 200m southwest of MM26-11 along the interpreted trend and is the westernmost hole completed at the project to date.
CEO Robin Dow says the latest intersection adds support to the company’s geological model.
“This extends our confirmed strike length of phosphate mineralisation to over 3.5km, marking continued and meaningful progress de-risking our geological model,” Dow says.
Nevada Organic says the 37.4m Meade Peak intersection contained numerous oolites, but the visual observations do not establish phosphate grades or economic mineralisation. Analytical results remain pending.
The latest work follows hole MM26-11, which extended the target southwest from an earlier intersection, as previously reported by Mining.com.au.
The company describes a broader 6.6km sedimentary phosphate bed at Murdock Mountain. Additional applications cover potential extensions that remain subject to exploration and drilling.
Nevada Organic Phosphate is a Canadian junior explorer focused on sedimentary rock phosphate in northeastern Nevada.
Write to France Pinzon at Mining.com.au
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