Nevada Organic Phosphate Reports Encouraging Preliminary Observations from Murdock Mountain Property Drill Hole
Vancouver, British Columbia — June 16, 2026 — Leads & Copy — Nevada Organic Phosphate Inc. (NOP) announced encouraging preliminary observations from drill hole MM26-9 at its Murdock Mountain Property in Elko County, Nevada. The company is focused on its wholly owned property, where its exploration target is the Upper Phosphatic Zone, a 3.4 to 7.6 metre interval within the Meade Peak Member. This stratigraphic framework is based on previous research from trench observations.
Laboratory assays will confirm variations in the thickness of the Upper Phosphatic Zone encountered during the current drill program.
Drill Hole MM26-8, located at 724052E, 4568778N, was drilled vertically to a depth of 128 metres. This hole intersected an apparent 15.3 metres of the Meade Peak unit, approximately half of what was predicted, and reported no significant P2O5 assays.
In contrast, Drill Hole MM26-9, located at 723798E, 4568545N, was drilled vertically to a depth of 146.93 metres. This hole intersected an apparent 42.15 metres of the Meade Peak unit. The true thickness and phosphate content of the Upper Phosphatic Zone will be confirmed by assay.
“This is another solid intersection from MM26‑9, and it reinforces the continuity we’re working to confirm across the target area,” stated Robin Dow, CEO. “The team is executing well, and the data are building the foundation for our next decisions.”
Garry Smith, P.Geo and Director, commented that while MM26‑8 intersected only a portion of the expected Meade Peak section with no significant P₂O₅ values, this outcome is not unusual in stratiform systems. He noted that local thinning, structural offsets, or facies changes can influence the expression of the Upper Phosphatic Zone. The team is reviewing geological interpretations to understand the controls on this weaker interval. Smith added that MM26‑9, drilled further along strike to the southwest, intersected a strong 42.15 metres of Meade Peak, reinforcing the continuity being defined across the trend. He believes the poor result from MM26-8 is a local, small-scale anomaly and that the overall dataset continues to support the company’s technical understanding of the target horizon.
The drill is currently mobilizing to MM26-10 at the Pad 12 site, approximately 1.5 kilometres along strike to the south-west in a new area untested by previous drilling. The company will release laboratory assay results once received and validated.
NOP is a junior exploration company with an organic sedimentary raw rock phosphate bed, 6.6 kilometres long, in northeast Nevada. Additional applications extend the potential strike of rock phosphate to over 30 kilometres. This is believed to be the only known large-scale organic sedimentary phosphate project in North America and is situated close to major transportation routes.
Source: Nevada Organic Phosphate Inc.
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