Nevada Organic Phosphate Inc. (CSE: NOP) (OTCQB: NOPFF) Eyes Scalable Supply of Organic Fertilizer to Support Growth in Organic Agriculture

• The growing need for organic farming faces a structural limitation due to the lack of scalable phosphate sources that meet organic certification standards.
• Nevada Organic Phosphate’s unique project may offer a solution, as drilling at the company’s Murdock Mountain project in Nevada has confirmed phosphate grades and low heavy-metal content compatible with organic farming requirements, and pointing to the production of direct-application rock phosphate that simply requires grinding rather than costly chemical processing.
• American farming environmental practices are rapidly moving to a direct application of REACTIVE rather than soluble chemical phosphate, and the company currently has no large scale competition in North America.
• The project is located in northeastern Nevada near Union Pacific rail infrastructure, potentially facilitating distribution to agricultural markets, and early estimates suggest the project and nearby targets could collectively host up to 200 million tonnes of phosphate-bearing material.

As demand for organic food continues to grow, one input remains difficult to scale: organic phosphate fertilizer. Nevada Organic Phosphate (CSE: NOP) (OTCQB: NOPFF), a B.C.-based leader in organic sedimentary phosphate exploration, is developing its Murdock Mountain project in northeastern Nevada as an important potential solution to that constraint, targeting a supply of naturally occurring phosphate suitable for direct use in organic agriculture.

The concept is attracting attention from resource investors. Mining analyst and market commentator John Kaiser, who is also a NOP shareholder, recently examined the opportunity in an article discussing how a scalable source of organic phosphate could affect the growth trajectory of organic farming (https://nnw.fm/bmjjU).

Phosphate is an essential nutrient for plant growth and is widely used in conventional agriculture. However, most global phosphate production comes from sedimentary rock deposits with relatively high concentrations of heavy metals. These materials are typically processed chemically to produce fertilizers such as monoammonium phosphate (“MAP”) or diammonium phosphate (“DAP”). While effective for crop production, those products do not qualify for organic certification.

That distinction creates a structural bottleneck for organic farming. Current organic phosphate inputs, primarily bone meal and manure, are by-products of livestock production. Because these materials depend on the scale of animal agriculture, supply cannot expand easily to meet rising demand for organic crops.

Importantly, organic farming has substantial remaining growth potential ahead of it. According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s most recent agricultural census, organic generated roughly $9 billion in output in 2022, compared with approximately $223 billion for the broader agricultural sector. As  consumer demand for organic products grows, the supply of compliant fertilizer inputs will need to expand significantly.

Nevada Organic Phosphate’s strategy centers on producing a form of phosphate that can be applied directly to farmland without chemical processing. The company is exploring the Murdock Mountain phosphate beds in Elko County, Nevada, where early drilling has confirmed phosphate grades in the range of roughly 10%-12% P2O5.

Equally important, assays from the drilling program indicate that heavy metal concentrations are well below thresholds established by the USDA for agricultural application. That finding addresses a key question that had been hanging over the project: whether low heavy-metal readings observed in weathered surface exposures would also hold true in fresh bedrock.

According to Kaiser’s analysis, the initial drilling suggests the target zone’s heavy-metal profile may remain consistent throughout the broader formation. If confirmed through additional exploration, the result could support the development of a large resource suitable for organic fertilizer applications.

The company’s current exploration target for the Murdock project ranges from approximately 10 million to 46 million tonnes of rock phosphate grading between 3% and 15% P2O5. Additional nearby targets have been identified that could expand the broader resource potential to more than 200 million tonnes.

Unlike conventional fertilizer production, which requires chemical processing to remove impurities and concentrate nutrients, Nevada Organic Phosphate’s concept is relatively straightforward. The company plans to produce ground rock phosphate that can be applied directly to fields. This approach could significantly reduce processing requirements and capital costs compared with traditional chemical-based fertilizer operations. Production would involve mining, crushing, grinding, and shipping the phosphate rock rather than building complex chemical processing facilities.

Logistics may also work in the project’s favor. The Murdock Mountain property lies near Union Pacific rail infrastructure, which could provide efficient transport routes to agricultural regions across the United States, potentially making the project a rare North American source of phosphate suitable for organic agriculture.

Nevada Organic Phosphate recently received drilling permits from the U.S. Bureau of Land Management, allowing the company to begin delineating the target zone after several years of regulatory delays. The first drilling program was conducted in late 2025, confirming both grade and continuity within the phosphate beds. Further drilling could advance the project toward a maiden resource estimate. Management has indicated that delineation work may accelerate if permitting for additional drill sites proceeds more smoothly.

Perhaps most significantly, American farming environmental practices are rapidly moving to a direct application of REACTIVE rather than soluble chemical phosphate, and NOP does not have to compete with the conventional chemical agricultural input industry. The company currently has no large-scale competition in North America.

For more information, visit the company’s website at www.NevadaPhosphate.com.

NOTE TO INVESTORS: The latest news and updates relating to NOP are available in the company’s newsroom at https://nnw.fm/NOP

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