RE: Video18 Oct 2025 18:31
To understand just how valuable H3 is and the significance of the discovery, first from the RNS on 1st October:
Stated in the RNS, 100,000 times the price of common Helium.
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PULSAR HELIUM ANNOUNCES HELIUM-3 DISCOVERY AT JETSTREAM #1, TOPAZ PROJECT, MINNESOTA
Pulsar Helium Inc. (AIM: PLSR, TSXV: PLSR, OTCQB: PSRHF) ("Pulsar" or the "Company"), a leading helium project development company, is pleased to announce a landmark discovery of helium-3 at its Topaz Project in Minnesota. Laboratory results from the Jetstream #1 well have revealed sustained helium-3 concentrations up to 14.5 parts per billion (ppb) in produced gas. This level of helium-3 places Topaz amongst the highest accumulation of naturally occurring helium-3 ever publicly reported in a terrestrial gas reservoir worldwide. As previously reported (Pulsar News Release September 19, 2025) the Jetstream #1 well also had a sustained flow containing 7-8% helium-4 (the more common isotope of helium), confirming that Topaz's helium is not only high-grade in helium-4 but also highly enriched in the rare helium-3 isotope.
Helium-3: Value and Strategic Significance
Helium-3 is one of the rarest and most valuable isotopes on Earth, with reported prices of up to US$18.7 million per kilogram, more than 100,000 times the price of common helium (helium-4). Against this backdrop, discovering a terrestrial source with sustained helium-3 content at up to 14.5 ppb is an extraordinary development.
NASA and the U.S. Government are actively funding lunar helium-3 extraction, with regolith concentrations estimated between 1.4 and 15 ppb, averaging around 4 ppb. Grants and early purchase agreements are supporting technologies for regolith heating, gas separation, and transport, reflecting helium-3's strategic importance. In this context, the significance of Pulsar's discovery is clear, with terrestrial helium-3 levels now comparable to, and potentially exceeding, average concentrations found on the Moon, without the need for lunar excavation.
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Second, this is what other companies are planning to do to extract it from the moon and what they forecast being able to sell it for:
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Mining Helium-3 From The Moon
Interlune’s plans for its lunar mission are very straight to the point. They might not require much exploration like other lunar missions. The space startup aims to load some mining materials onto a spaceship, launch it to the Moon, mine the Helium-3 isotope found on the Moon, and return to Earth.
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Once back on Earth, the space startup plans to sell the Helium-3 to buyers at a staggering price of $20 million per kilogram. According to sources familiar with the startup’s plans, the first trip to the Moon might be in 2027 to lay the groundwork for mining activities.
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