Universal Potash Corp. operates as a natural resource exploration and development company in the United States. The company is following a business plan that calls for company representatives to research, negotiate, and obtain prospective uranium or potash properties, following which the company intends to enter into joint venture agreements to develop the properties. Its principal mineral property is the Ernestina Potash project that covers 201,216 hectares located in Alberta. The company was formerly known as Utah Uranium Corp. and changed its name to Universal Potash Corp. on July 31, 2008. Universal Potash Corp. was founded in 2001 and is based in Henderson, Nevada.