Sapan Gai, CCO at Sovereign Metals, discusses their superior graphite test results. Watch the video here.
Hi Chesh those figures don't include the hydrogen discovery 😀
Even if the hydrogen isn't commercial as a quantity then perhaps as a byproduct it could be used to run the whole plant and more . Who knows but very exciting.
This is also some essential weekend reading which explains the unlimited amount of hydrogen being produced underneath the drill site . The process of serpentinization needing rocks which are formed from magma . These igneous rocks are formed from magma coming through due to continental drift activity in the region directly beneath the drill site .
The other necessary ingredient is water 💧 the drill site being right next to Lake Rukwa .
https://getech.com/blog/hydrogen/a-mineral-systems-approach-to-targeting-natural-hydrogen-deposits/
Thanks Neil 👍 That's it !
Scrolling down to near the bottom you can see the Itumbula drill site and it shows the hole going all the way down to the basement rock . It intersects four blue 💙 traps on the way plus the very long fault line . The longest in the region. So if this doesn't produce results then nothing will !
Haha 😄 is it possible for you to copy it again here on this thread as I'm not sure how to do it !
It was one of your very informative links Neil ...1 Feb 17:49
It shows the drill site and the areas in blue are the traps .
The well intersects four helium/hydrogen traps/underground reservoirs PLUS the very long fault line . They couldn't have found a better location to drill !
Yes and a limtless supply of hydrogen .
The results for the Itumbula well are due very shortly .
The drill hole has reached the basement rock which is metamorphic . The well intersects four helium/hydrogen traps PLUS a very long fault line (one of the longest in the area ) . Underneath the basement rock there is lots of tectonic activity which is probably reacting with the water from the adjacent lake to produce hydrogen by way of serpentinization which is a reaction with rocks formed from magma and water 💧 . You have to have igneous rocks (formed from magma ) for serpentinization ( the production of hydrogen) to happen .
Another point is that the hydrogen is most concentrated in the top layer of the lake beds formation. This would mean that if further Wells were drilled to extract more hydrogen then they wouldn't have to drill down very far . Which opens up the possibility of multiple drill holes in a short space of time .
Looking at the last RNS there are sufficiently high hydrogen levels from the basement up but when you get to the Lake Bed Formation , at the top, its 2000 times higher !
Very exciting 😀
Looking at the area directly beneath the Rutwa Rift Basin where the well has been drilled there is rifting of the earth's crust and associated magmatism. That is the source of magma which is needed to react with water to form hydrogen in the process of serpentinization . Everything is there for hydrogen production and its continuous as long as there is water which there is !
Cheers Neil ! The magma rocks and water are the key , plus the faults and traps . Hydrogen didn't show in other drills in the area so I don't think it's all generated from the radioactive reaction with the granite .
He1 has just located the right spot 👌
Sorry , spelling ...serpentinization .
Looks like the well position is in the right spot for sepentinization I.e. the generation of hydrogen fron water and the reaction with igneous rocks called ultramafics (rocks from magma )
The well is positioned next to Lake Rukwa for water plus is near the Rungwe Volcanic Province for magma rocks . Plus there are faults fissures and shale traps !
Basically an underground hydrogen generator .
https://getech.com/blog/hydrogen/a-mineral-systems-approach-to-targeting-natural-hydrogen-deposits/
Quote from Lorna in the last RNS ....
"By running an image log this time around in conjunction with a full logging suite, and having the well test equipment on site, we are able to fully evaluate the helium, and hydrogen potential in this well and establish whether we have a viable helium and/or hydrogen play."
So the fact that she is considering it could be JUST hydrogen means it's potentially highly significant.
DYOR , good luck 👍
They will be sampling and testing everyday over those 7 to 10 days before the results are announced . So if news lands on Monday it's decision day today and tomorrow . In or out ? Now is the time to decide.
Good luck 👍
I'm in and looking forward to some bubbly 🍾
Everyone needs to make their own decision based on their own circumstances. DYOR
Https://www.pv-magazine.com/2024/01/31/dutch-solid-state-battery-maker-acquires-scottish-factory/
Https://www.energy-observer.org/resources/natural-hydrogen#:~:text=This%20type%20of%20hydrogen%20is,rock%20formations%20and%20geological%20regions.
Well , at least with helium and hydrogen it finds its own way to the surface ....it comes to you ! Easy ! 😀
Well done Neil 👏 that is a very good summary.
The fact that HE1 has accidentally come across hydrogen adds a new dimension to the whole business. Deep within the earths crust there are reactions happening with water to produce both hydrogen and helium. A rare occurrence and a potential never-ending supply . There should be a way to commercially exploit it .