anthony huckaba
Grants Pass, OR (USA)
Role(s):
Founder/Owner/Principal
VolMine Inc
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Location:
Grants Pass
Industry:
Agriculture
Year Founded:
2011
Number Employees:
1-10 people
Business Stage:
Creation/Idea
Entity Type:
"S" Corporation
Description:
We have a natural clay mineral thats extremely antibacterial when hydrated. We are doing market studies to use this clay mineral as a natural antibiotic for Animal feeds. 29 million pounds of antibiotics are used every year in the United States alone as animal growth enhancers and over 80% of all antibacterials sold in the United States are used in animals that people eat. The European Union, South Korea and Switzerland have banned antibiotic use in feed and the United States wants to do the same opening up a huge demand for a natural anti-bacterial that could fill the void and also help organic farms worldwide eliminate (URL removed) mines have 60 million tonnes driled out with assay reports and another 3 billion tonnes estimated with geochem reports.
Our clay has been researched by Arizona State University for its antimicrobial (URL removed) clay mineral kills 100% of Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Staphylococcus aureus, Escherichia coli, Salmonella, Buruli Ulcer, Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and Extended-Spectrum beta-lactamase (ESBL) all within a 24 hour time frame and when the clay mineral is mixed into an aqueous solution and then the clay mineral solids centrifuged out, the remaining water now retains the antimicrobial properties of the original clay.