Millard County, Utah · Sevier Lake

Mineral-rich sediment from the Sevier basin.

Lake Bonneville lacustrine clay, documented on placer claims southwest of Delta, put to work as soil amendment and related-use donation.

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Sevier Desert

Millard County, near Sevier Lake

$50,000

Minimum partnership contribution

Three years

Related-use period for donated minerals

The bed

The Sevier lake bed.

Independent geologists describe a light-colored sandy/silty clay of Lake Bonneville origin in the Sevier Desert, about 25 miles southwest of Delta. It is a surface deposit sampled with a soil auger — not a deep hard-rock mine.

Nearby, SITLA limestone lease ML 54502 — SITLA Southwest — sits on state trust land in the same desert. Beard’s 2025 reports and lab tests for that lease are in the data room. That is a different tenure from the BLM placers.

Geologist reports

Sevier Lake playa and the House Range, Millard County

Sevier Lake basin looking toward desert mountains

Pale lacustrine badlands and the dry lake bed on the SITLA Southwest lease, Millard County

Cracked dry lacustrine crust on the SITLA Southwest lease surface

Use

Amendment, water, and related-use donation.

Soil structure and water

Fine-grained calcareous sediment can be applied to working ground to support tilth and moisture holding. Results depend on the receiving soil, rate, and management — not a one-rate product claim.

Mineral amendment

The documented bed is a sandy/silty clay with calcium, magnesium, sulfur, and trace elements. It is an amendment, not a complete fertilizer program.

Related-use donation

Qualified charities commit to use donated minerals for exempt agricultural or land-restoration work for at least three years. After that period they may explore further use with expert partners.

Market gardens and tribal farmland

Alliance partners apply mineral inputs on garden plots and Tribal farmland. Those programs are theirs. Utah Seabed’s documented material is the Sevier Desert lacustrine bed.

Field practice Soil decline solutions

Charities

Related-use partners.

Qualified charities commit to use donated minerals for exempt agricultural or land-restoration work for at least three years.

TC Alliance Foundation

Established to alleviate human suffering and improve quality of life. Public programs center on restoring soil health and reclaiming food sovereignty with Indigenous nations, using mineral-rich natural amendments and regenerative practice.

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Bread for Haiti

Education, healthcare, nutrition, clothing, and shelter for children and young adults in Haiti — inspired by needs after the January 12, 2010 earthquake.

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