# Sage Potash confirms multiple water-bearing zones for Sage Plain future solution mining operations project, Utah Canonical Atlas analysis: https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/sage-potash-confirms-multiple-water-bearing-zones-for-sage-plain-future-solution--2ff8b8d3-b795-43a4-8b7d-a0081000b09d Original source: https://resourceworld.com/sage-potash-confirms-multiple-water-bearing-zones-for-sage-plain-future-solution-mining-operations-project-utah/ Publisher: resourceworld Original announcement: 2026-10-13T13:28:29.000Z Analysis by Minestarters Atlas Atlas analysis published: 2026-10-13T20:22:14.497Z Atlas analysis updated: 2026-10-13T20:22:14.497Z - Company: Sage Potash Corp. - Ticker: SAGE - Exchange: Unavailable - Region: Utah - Primary commodity: Potash - Secondary commodities: None reported - Document categories: Other, Drill results - Extracted: 2026-10-13 20:22:15 UTC Narrative sentiment: 0.60 · Bullish ## Minestarters Atlas summary Sage Potash has confirmed two saline, non-potable water-bearing zones at its Sage Plain Potash Project in Utah through Drill Stem Testing \(DST\). These results support the project's water strategy by providing potential process water that aligns with existing water rights and does not compete with municipal supplies. Reasoning: The announcement confirms successful hydrogeological testing \(DSTs\) that validates the availability of process water required for solution mining, a key de-risking milestone for the project. - Positive factor: Confirmation of non-potable saline water sources for solution mining - Positive factor: Alignment with existing water rights - Positive factor: Identification of high permeability zone in Honaker Trail Formation - Negative factor: DST results are preliminary and may not represent long-term production Facts used in scoring: 2 ## Classification and evidence **QA/QC Disclosed** Polarity: positive Story-specific tag Definition: Release includes QA/QC disclosure — certified lab, QP sign-off, or stated methods \(blanks, standards, duplicates\). Why it applies: The release mentions samples were submitted to ACZ Laboratories, Inc., a NELAC-accredited laboratory. Evidence · text > submitted to ACZ Laboratories, Inc. in Steamboat Springs, Colorado, a NELAC-accredited laboratory ## Extracted facts Stored fact records: 2. Some facts used in scoring do not have a stored record. ## Drill Results (2) ### Peterson 1 [Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/sage-potash-confirms-multiple-water-bearing-zones-for-sage-plain-future-solution--2ff8b8d3-b795-43a4-8b7d-a0081000b09d#fact-drill-facts-0) Sage Plain Potash #### Identity - Hole ID: Peterson 1 - Project: Sage Plain Potash - Region: usa\_ut - Reported Region: usa\_ut - Ticker: SAGE #### Geometry - Intercept: 38 m - From: 1033 m - To: 1071 m - Intercept Depth: 1033 m #### Classification - Sample Type: drill - Group ID: Peterson 1:1033-1071 #### Location - Location: Cutler - Loc. Source: document #### QA/QC - QA/QC Disclosed: Yes - QA/QC Methods: standards, blanks #### Review - Needs Review: No - Interp. Status: scored - Historical: No #### Dates - Event date: 2026-10-13T00:00:00.000Z Reasoning: DST 1 confirmed a pressurized, water-bearing horizon with a yield of 7 m³/h. - Positive factor: Confirmed water-bearing horizon - Positive factor: Saline water suitable for processing Evidence · text > DST 1 \(Cutler\) sample has a calculated dissolved solids content of 32,400 mg/L. #### Tags used in scoring **QA/QC Disclosed** Polarity: positive Definition: Release includes QA/QC disclosure — certified lab, QP sign-off, or stated methods \(blanks, standards, duplicates\). Why it applies: qaqc\_disclosed is true **Cut-off Undisclosed** Polarity: negative Definition: High-grade interval reported without stating the cut-off grade used for compositing. Why it applies: no cutoff\_grade was stated ### Peterson 1 [Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/sage-potash-confirms-multiple-water-bearing-zones-for-sage-plain-future-solution--2ff8b8d3-b795-43a4-8b7d-a0081000b09d#fact-drill-facts-1) Sage Plain Potash #### Identity - Hole ID: Peterson 1 - Project: Sage Plain Potash - Region: usa\_ut - Reported Region: usa\_ut - Ticker: SAGE #### Geometry - Intercept: 39 m - From: 1295 m - To: 1334 m - Intercept Depth: 1295 m #### Classification - Sample Type: drill - Group ID: Peterson 1:1295-1334 #### Location - Location: Lower Cutler/Rico - Loc. Source: document #### QA/QC - QA/QC Disclosed: Yes - QA/QC Methods: standards, blanks #### Review - Needs Review: No - Interp. Status: scored - Historical: No #### Dates - Event date: 2026-10-13T00:00:00.000Z Reasoning: DST 3 confirmed a deeper water-bearing horizon with a yield of 4.5 m³/h. - Positive factor: Confirmed second, deeper water-bearing horizon - Positive factor: Higher salinity suitable for solution mining Evidence · text > DST 3 \(Lower Cutler/Rico\) sample has a calculated dissolved solids content of 79,600 mg/L. #### Tags used in scoring **QA/QC Disclosed** Polarity: positive Definition: Release includes QA/QC disclosure — certified lab, QP sign-off, or stated methods \(blanks, standards, duplicates\). Why it applies: qaqc\_disclosed is true **Cut-off Undisclosed** Polarity: negative Definition: High-grade interval reported without stating the cut-off grade used for compositing. Why it applies: no cutoff\_grade was stated ## How Atlas produces this analysis Minestarters Atlas uses automated extraction to summarize mining announcements, identify reported measurements, and classify supporting evidence. Sentiment reflects the extracted narrative and classification rules; it is an interpretation, not a reported measurement. Evidence quotes and context are provided where available. Missing data, low-confidence results, and review flags indicate limitations. Check the original publisher announcement before relying on an interpretation.