Monthly Archives: May 2020

Helium: An Abundant History and a Shortage Threatening Scientific Tools

Most of us know helium as the gas that makes balloons float, but the second element on the periodic table does much more than that. Helium pressurizes the fuel tanks in rockets, helps test space suits for leaks, and is … Continue reading

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Canada’s Largest Helium Purification Facility To Be Built in Southwest Saskatchewan

The largest helium purification operation in Canada will soon be located in Saskatchewan. The provincial government on Thursday announced a new facility will be constructed near Battle Creek, along the Saskatchewan-Alberta border, by North American Helium (NAH). Construction is expected … Continue reading

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Space Resources: The Broader Aspect

Space mining is back on the table. Yes, mining. Putting bucket-wheel excavators on the Moon and bringing back ores with rocket-propelled haulers and thousands of space-suited truckers, miners, and other people living and working in space. Some of them would … Continue reading

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Blue Star Helium (ASX:BNL) Reports 3BCF Prospective Helium Resource

Blue Star Helium (BNL) has received independent analysis results of its Galileo and Enterprise prospects, revealing an estimated three billion cubic feet (BCF) in helium resources The figure, generated by oil and gas consultant Sproule, was derived using the probabilistic … Continue reading

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Blue Star Helium: 3 Bcf Prospective Helium Resource

Blue Star Helium has a prospective helium resource of three billion cubic feet (Bcf) for its two prospects in Colorado, US, the Australian exploration company said today. Global energy consulting firm Sproule calculated the resource estimate for Blue Star’s Enterprise … Continue reading

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