Geology
The documented bed is a light-colored sandy/silty clay of Lake Bonneville origin, about 25 miles southwest of Delta. It is a surface deposit — not Great Salt Lake oolite, and not a deep hard-rock mine.
Kohler, P.G. (2023) sampled five auger holes on the original Antelope placer. Light-colored Lake Bonneville sandy/silty clay, about four to six feet thick. Initial estimate about 400,000 tons on 40.9 acres at 95 lb/ft³. Samples bagged by the client. Not a proven reserve. Whether BLM treats the material as locatable or common-variety mineral materials is flagged as still required.
Contiguous claim, same township, 160 acres more or less. Beard drilled eight auger holes. Four samples analyzed at Stukenholtz. Initial estimate 3.4 million tons from assumed thicknesses — in addition to Kohler’s figure, described as thicker than the Antelope bed. Same caveats: initial estimate, not a proven reserve.
Ajmoda, LLC limestone lease ML 54502 — Section 32 T20S R12W, 640 acres, about 40 miles southwest of Delta. SITLA tenure, not a 1872 Mining Law claim. Beard, P.G. (26 December 2025) describes High-Ca Lake Bonneville marl at the surface and High-Mg (possibly dolomitized) marl in outcrop. Initial estimate about 660,000+ tons High Ca and 2.2 to 8 million tons High Mg at 95 lb/ft³. The December report supersedes the March 2025 two-acre subset. Not a proven reserve.
Lab averages
Figures below are sample-set averages published in the Kohler (2023) and Beard reports for the Antelope placers. They are not a fertilizer grade.
| Analyte | Kohler · Antelope | Beard · North #2 |
|---|---|---|
| Calcium | 14.318% | 17.798% |
| pH | 8.76 | 8.9 |
| Magnesium | 1.412% | 1.240% |
| Sulfur | 0.556% | 0.455% |
| K2O | 0.1276% | 0.185% |
| P2O5 | 0.06% | 0.033% |
| Iron | 7,898 ppm | 7,877 ppm |
What is in the bed
Kohler’s five 2023 Antelope samples averaged 14.318% calcium and pH 8.76 (Stukenholtz Laboratory). Beard’s four North #2 samples averaged 17.798% calcium and pH 8.9. Both suites are calcareous lacustrine sediment, not a synthetic lime product.
Kohler’s Antelope samples averaged 1.412% magnesium; Beard’s North #2 samples averaged 1.240%.
Sulfur averaged 0.556% (Kohler) and 0.455% (Beard). Kohler attributes elevated calcium and sulfur to the lacustrine origin and possible gypsum.
K2O averaged 0.1276% (Kohler) and 0.185% (Beard); P2O5 averaged 0.06% and 0.033%. Modest amounts — a mineral amendment, not a complete NPK fertilizer.
Iron averaged about 7,900 ppm in both sample sets. Zinc, boron, manganese, and copper are present in the parts-per-million range. We do not claim medical or neurological outcomes from those traces.
Same desert, different tenure
SITLA leases minerals on state trust lands; it does not issue 1872 Mining Law claims. In the same Sevier Desert, SITLA GIS lists limestone mineral lease ML 54502 in the name of Ajmoda, LLC: 640 acres, Section 32 T20S R12W, primary term August 1, 2024 to July 31, 2034. Beard’s December 2025 technical report and the Stukenholtz and Midwest Labs sheets for that lease are in the data room. That lease is not the Antelope or Antelope North #2 BLM placer. Nearby records also include other limestone and potash leases on the playa — none of those are claimed here as Utah Seabed holdings.
Beard’s December 2025 table compares High-Ca surface marl (February 2025 Stukenholtz suite) with High-Mg outcrop samples SMC-2-1 and SMC-2-2 (December 2025). The High-Mg material is depleted in calcium and enriched in magnesium — Beard flags possible dolomitization. Agricultural suitability testing is outside the scope of that report. A separate Midwest Labs soil suite (February 2026, sites 1–4) is also in the data room; it is a total-soil method, not the compost/manure test below.
| Analyte | Beard · High Ca | Beard · High Mg |
|---|---|---|
| Calcium | 22.600% | 12.210% |
| pH | 8.4 | 8.7 |
| Magnesium | 1.020% | 3.375% |
| Sulfur | 0.367% | 0.160% |
| K2O | 0.199% | 0.585% |
| P2O5 | 0.072% | 0.110% |
| Iron | 6,479 ppm | 14,099 ppm |
Field sampling
Phone footage from Millard County, August 2026. A surface deposit sampled with a soil auger — not a deep hard-rock mine.
Hand-auger sampling of the lacustrine bed, Millard County, August 2026. A surface deposit — not a hard-rock mine.
The open auger hole in the lacustrine surface, Millard County, August 2026. A few feet of sandy/silty clay — not a deep hard-rock mine.
