Nevada Organic Phosphate (CSE:NOP) has commissioned an over-the-counter listing on the OTCQB Venture Market under the ticker symbol NOPFF.
Speaking to Mining.com.au, director Garry Smith says the company believes this will have a “significant impact”, as its asset is a US resource “destined for a US market”.
“Phosphate also just became a US critical mineral, so that will again benefit our timeline by attracting US Government support if and when needed,” Smith says.
As previously reported, Nevada Organic expects to undertake financing to keep its treasury topped up for exploration programs within the next six months, amid continuing drilling at the Murdock Mountain Project in the US.
“Now that we are confirming that our story is real, we expect the market will continue to expand and support us,” Smith tells this news service.
“We will raise additional money for future drill programs. Our stock seems to be strengthening well in response to our news releases, and many warrants have price trigger points that will be met.”
Nevada Organic is committed to being transparent to drive growth as it attracts new investors, more long-term financial commitments, and attracts the attention of senior fertiliser producers that will want to support Murdock Mountain.
Murdock Mountain’s exploration target mineral inventory has more than 200 million tonnes for the areas that have been identified. Smith says those areas need to be explored and proven as potentially economic.
“We have successfully completed the ‘proof of concept’ for a potentially viable new form of organic phosphate direct application fertiliser,” Smith says.
“Our concept is a uniquely clean, raw rock phosphate fertiliser that meets organic certification requirements, can be simply crushed and bagged, and supports regenerative farming practices.
“This really is a new market segment that we hope to supply at scale.”
The Murdock Mountain Project has historical geological mapping conducted which has traced the phosphate-rich bed over a 8km strike length, with a potential average thickness of 3.35m at up to 15% phosphorous pentoxide. The project is located in Nevada, US, 6km from the Southern Pacific railway.
Nevada Organic Phosphate is focused on becoming a producer of raw, organic, direct-ship of pit-run phosphate fertiliser in North America.
In 2026, as world population growth continues and climate pressures continue to mount, phosphate mining is at a critical juncture – meeting rising demand for food and renewable technologies while managing environmental impacts and finite resources.
This continued growth in global population translates into continued demand for phosphate fertilisers for use in agriculture, as reported by Mining.com.au. Phosphate products are also used in animal feeds, as a leavening agent in baking powder and flour, as an additive to beverages and in pharmaceuticals.
Industrial uses include water softening, rust proofing, fire proofing, in insecticides and detergents, and for the manufacture of elemental phosphorus.
Some 90% of phosphate mined is used to produce chemical fertilisers, according to the South Australian Government. Phosphorus is one of the three major nutrients required by plants (the others are nitrogen and potassium), controlling the transfer and storage of energy at the cellular level and playing a crucial role in metabolic processes.
For general use in the fertiliser industry, it’s preferred for phosphate rock or its concentrates to have levels of about 30% phosphorus pentoxide (P2O5), reasonable amounts of calcium carbonate (5%), and less than 4% combined iron and aluminium oxides.
Write to Aaliyah Rogan at Mining.com.au
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