U-Mate International, Inc. is an Arizona corporation organized in 1997 to encourage and support the active use of organic compounds as soil additives and soil resources for the better growth and development of most varieties of plants and possible uses as a soil remediation tool. U-Mate International holds rights to large tracts of land in Northwest New Mexico where known deposits of fulmic, ulmic and humic acid as well as other organic compounds are found. Collectively, these compounds are commonly referred to as "humates." The rights are in areas where large quantities of superior quality of humates are found. Humates are extracted from the ground, pulverized, placed in granular form and packaged or placed into solution and sold under various trade names including U-Mate™, Humates in Action, Bio-U-Mate™, New-Mex U-Mate™ and New-Mex Humate™.

U-Mate International, Inc. is in an enviable position because its mining operations, processing site and transportation facility are located in the Gallup, New Mexico area. U-Mate International, Inc. has the flexibility of both rail transportation and motor freight option. Inasmuch as its processing facility is on a rail siding and it is located only a few miles from I-40, the California, Arizona and Mexican markets are readily accessible from this location. Transportation costs may be a significant factor in the overall use of humates.