By maintaining low temperatures, the integrity of the natural delicate state of plant derived minerals is maintained. A major advantage of the finished product is that the super highly concentrated plant derived colloidal material is maintained in its natural state and can be easily hydrated by water to become a colloidal solution. The humic shale is mined in the natural dry state as it has existed for millions of years. It is then ground to smaller aggregates and placed in stainless steel vats, where it is leached slowly. No acids are used.
Negative pressure is applied which makes the concentration more efficient at low temperatures.
Only the water is removed and the solid plant derived colloidal minerals are all that are present, but in a highly concentrated form. When the leaching is complete, the mother liquor contains 38,000 milligrams of the 7 major minerals and 70 trace minerals per quart of liquid. Each tablespoonful provides only 8 calories. Metallic minerals carry a positive charge in their ionic form in solution and, in general, are just not very soluble. Scientifically, they are called hydrophobic because they are not very soluble in water.