RE: Helium 33 Oct 2025 13:47
And additionally from the 26th August RNA update via rns news wire
Helium-3 potential in the Amadeus Basin
Georgina's two major re-entry projects, Hussar in the Officer Basin (Western Australia) and Mt Winter in the Amadeus Basin (Northern Territory), are focused on the re-entry and testing of a combined independently assessed SPE PRMS 2U/ P50 Prospective Recoverable Resources of 430 BCF helium, 432 BCF hydrogen and 3,764 BCF of hydrocarbons (at 100% ownership level).
In response to recent investor queries regarding the potential presence of Helium-3 (³He) at Mt Winter and Hussar, the Company confirms that consultants have previously identified drilled evidence of exceptionally high grades of helium (ranging up to 9% helium) in the subsalt zones of the Amadeus Basin. While this is predominantly the more common Helium-4 isotope variation, previous reporting by the Australian Petroleum Producers Association (now the Australian Energy Producers) also documents the occurrence of the much rarer and highly valuable Helium-3 isotopic variation(³He).
³He is exceptionally rare and is thought to originate deep within the Earth's mantle, migrating up fault and fracture systems into crustal reservoirs where it can be found in trace amounts mixed with ⁴He.
The projected usage of ³He includes nuclear fusion for clean energy, quantum computing, cryogenics, medical imaging, and nuclear monitoring. Due to its scarcity, ³He commands significantly higher prices compared to ⁴He, with Gold Hydrogen Limited ("GHY") quoting pricing in 2024 in excess of US$70 million/mcf-approximately 140,000 times the price of the ⁴He helium isotope.
Notably, reported ³He concentrations of up to 901 ppt (parts per trillion) in GHY's Ramsay-2 well in South Australia are considered significant. However, gas analyses from the Amadeus Basin show ³He levels of up to 1,100 ppt, as reported by Dr Chris Boreham in "Helium in the Australian Liquefied Gas Economy" (APPEA Journal, Jan 2018 p.219) - approximately 22% higher than the maximum concentrations reported in GHY's South Australian project.
Anthony Hamilton, Chief Executive Officer of Georgina Energy, commented:
"To be in receipt of further offtake interest adds strength our position as we continue to derisk Georgina's key projects. The terms of the proposed agreement are very encouraging and align with our scoping study recommendations and wellhead sales strategy.
In addition, the potential for high levels of Helium-3 reported by Australian Energy Producers in the Amadeus Basin underscores the strategic importance of our planned re-development programme and may represent an opportunity for further value creation, with the possibility of an additional income stream subject to the success of planned flow testing."