T. J. Clark Colloidal Minerals were first developed in the early 1920's after T. J. Clark, a rancher in Central Utah fell seriously ill. Doctors were unable to diagnose his illness and his condition became progressively worse. One day while riding in the desert on his horse Blackfoot, he became faint and tumbled to the desert floor.  As he lay motionless on the rocky ground he was overcome by a bright light. To himself, Tom asked "is it my time?".  He was surprised and overwhelmed with a sense of well being when a voice from the light said "No Tom, it is not your time, your savior has a mission for you, in time everything will be clear, now allow yourself to rest." The next thing Tom remembered is finding himself at small spring at the base of a magnificent sandstone cliff in the presence of a tall, muscular Native American.  The man was offering him water from a small wooden bowl.  His new friend offered him food and stayed with him for several days to help him regain his strength. He continued drinking the water and soon his strength returned. His new friend accompanied him home then left a grateful Tom, without saying a word, at his front door.  Several days later, amazed by his recovery, T. J. returned to the spring and began to trace the trickle of spring water to its origin by following it through the labyrinth of cracks and crevices in the sandstone cliffs.  The water wound its way through  various glistening  pockets of what appeared to be a kind of soil until it eventually found its way to the healing pool below.

Following the spring’s path led T. J. to the discovery of what turned out to be very rich phytogenic mineral deposits. The U. S. Department of the Interior later verified these materials to be the remnants of plants over 100 million years old.  Those isolated pockets of glistening “dirt” turned out to be a window to life as it existed in the prehistoric formative years of Earth's biological history.  Today, T. J’s original discovery still exists on his grandson, Thomas “Tom” J. Clark’s privately owned Last Chance Ranch.

BY adding his formulations to the diet of his farm animals, T. J. found a variety of health benefits which he attributed to these unique mineral compounds. He developed a leaching process to extract the concentrated mineral compounds into pure water and with the help of analytical chemists was able to duplicate the chemistry of the “healing pool” below. He began giving his mineral formula to his friends and neighbors. The feedback that they provided, coupled with his personal experience with the minerals, was the cornerstone of his investigations for uses for his new product. Word of mouth spread the news across the country about T. J. Clark’s phenomenal discovery.  The concentrated remnants of the prolific food that constituted the diets of Earth's largest creatures remains one of the most significant health discoveries of the 20th century.

T. J. spent  his life investigating his phenomenon and working with researchers. In 1968 he died having helped countless people regain their health. T. J. created and left behind the World’s finest mineral formula. His mission was fulfilled. His legacy continues through the work of his grandson and namesake, Tom, who is currently President and CEO of T. J. Clark & Company.

Tom spent his early years apprenticing with his grandfather. The years spent traipsing along with T. J. taught him valuable lessons in finding, extracting and processing T. J. Clark’s Mineral Formula, as well as the importance of helping people. Tom has continued his grandfather’s scientific research in order to further refine and enhance the legendary mineral formulas. Today, Tom continues research into the electrical and bio-chemical properties of this unique complex as well as the individual compounds. Today the effort focuses on the inexplicable synergy created between these unique phytochemicals and living cells. It is the complex interactions of the elements over millions of years, combined with  proprietary processing methods that provides the active ingredients in T. J. Clark Colloidal Minerals. Modern science still has no means to identify the exact nature of the many intricate molecules and the interactions between them. As time passes, more and more trace minerals are being recognized as essential to metabolic function. A growing cadre of scientists believe the T. J. Clark Phenomenon will eventually provide the “key” for researchers to discover how these elements must be assembled to be useful.

T. J. made history when he discovered this amazing phenomenon - treasure - resource in Central Utah. His discovery led to an awareness of the necessity of adding trace minerals to our diet and was followed by a litany of imitation trace mineral products.  Virtually every liquid trace mineral product on the market today, (colloidal, ionic, fulvic acid, etc.), was inspired by the desire and thus far fruitless efforts to duplicate the legendary effectiveness of T. J's original product.

Today, T.J's original discovery is still owned by Tom Clark and his family. T. J. Clark & Company, based in St. George, Utah, is recognized worldwide as the providers of the only product of its kind whose efficacy is supported by over 80 years of effectiveness and safety. T. J. Clark Minerals contain most of the 94 naturally occurring elements in trace amounts.