RE: 50%-100% BLUE DAY +π΅ π΅ π΅Today 14:48
That may be the price of standard He-4 Helium, the holy grail for GEX is He-3
Helium-3 commands a market price of roughly $20 million per kilogram.
Because of its extreme scarcity
The Officer basin (Hussar) according to the Australian Geological society is almost a geological mirror image of the Amadeus Basin (Mt Winter)
The Amadeus known to have the combination to produce He-3, so the expectation is Officer could also host He-3
It's rare as rocking horse π©on Earth leading some US interests planning to mine it on the Moon, here e.g an example from
last year
Interlune plans to gather scarce lunar Helium-3 for quantum computing on Earth
Specifically, a U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) astrogeologist said that harvesting the quantities of Helium-3 that Interlune envisions would require processing millions of tons of lunar regolith, an undertaking comparable to operating a copper mine on Earth.
Interlune CEO Rob Meyerson told SpaceNews that, despite initial skepticism even from the company founders, the company has identified uses for Helium-3 that justify the endeavor.
Helium-3 now commands a stable price of around $20 million per kilogram, said Meyerson. Interlune is sharply focused near-term on extracting Helium-3 for superconducting quantum computing applications. The Helium-3 itself is used to cool the devices to as close a temperature to absolute zero as possible. βQuantum computing is the key demand generator for us.β
Meyerson explained that Helium-3 could also fuel nuclear fusion reactors on Earth
βWe have ways we can go meet that need in the future,β Meyerson said, in addition to mining the moon for water, propellant, and industrial metals for in-space applications. Helium-3 can also be used in medical imaging purposes and radiation detecting technology.
Meyerson envisions meeting the demands of these industries by eventually harvesting and returning to Earth tens of kilograms of Helium-3 per year, he said, βand at that price and at the quantities we can produce, we think thatβs sustainable.β
Demand is growing and every quantum computer company we talk to recognizes the need and the future demand. That demand is going to start to come in the three-to-seven-year time frame,β said Meyerson. βAnd thatβs why we think the time is now to go do this.β
https://spacenews.com/interlune-plans-to-gather-scarce-lunar-helium-3-for-quantum-computing-on-earth/