{"id":136483,"title":"The Trillion-Dollar Gas Hunt: Minnesota’s Massive Helium Discovery","publisher":"Share Talk","author":"sharetalk","published":"2026-06-06T10:42:19+00:00","modified":"2026-06-06T10:42:19+00:00","canonical_url":"https://www.share-talk.com/the-trillion-dollar-gas-hunt-minnesotas-massive-helium-discovery/","markdown_url":"https://www.share-talk.com/the-trillion-dollar-gas-hunt-minnesotas-massive-helium-discovery.md","json_url":"https://www.share-talk.com/the-trillion-dollar-gas-hunt-minnesotas-massive-helium-discovery.json","category":"Energy","categories":["Energy","Exclusive Interviews"],"tags":["AIM Market","canada","Helium","London Stock Exchange","Med Tech","Medical","OAK Securities","OTCQB Venture Market","Pulsar Helium","Thomas Abraham-James","TSX Venture Exchange","United States"],"featured_image":"https://i0.wp.com/www.share-talk.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/helium-say-use.webp?fit=1200%2C800&quality=80&ssl=1","format":"news","language":"en-GB","content":"**A massive, game-changing natural resource discovery is unfolding right in America’s backyard.**\n\nIn this episode of In Business, host Ken Buehler travels to northeastern Minnesota’s Iron Range, where an exploration company called **Pulsar Helium** has uncovered a domestic goldmine of helium. While most people associate helium with party balloons, it is actually a critical, dwindling resource essential for supercooling MRI machines, manufacturing AI semiconductor chips, and powering quantum computers.\n\nKen speaks with **Cliff Kane (President of Pulsar Helium)** about the staggering 12% helium concentrations found at the Jetstream 1 well site, and learns about the groundbreaking discovery of Helium-3—a rare isotope valued at $30 million per kilogram. We also dive deep underground with geologist Dr. Jarish Takarta to understand how 1.1-billion-year-old volcanic rock trapped this gas, and talk to Wes Minton of Chart Industries about the state-of-the-art cryogenic technology needed to bring this resource to the global market.\n\nThis program is made possible by the support of viewers like you. Learn more about how your membership to PBS North helps fund local programs like this one. [https://pbsnorth.org/support/](https://pbsnorth.org/support/)\n\nHave a story idea? Email us at [ask@pbsnorth.org](mailto:ask@pbsnorth.org)\n\n🔗 Stay Connected:\n\nWatch more episodes: pbsnorth.org or the PBS app.\n\nListen on the radio: Tune in to ‪[@Thenorth1033‬](https://www.youtube.com/@Thenorth1033) on Mondays at 5:30 PM.\n\n0:00 – Introduction: The Global Helium Shortage & High-Tech Uses\n\n01:31 – Welcome to the Iron Range: Pulsar Helium’s Chance Discovery\n\n02:26 – Why This “Pure Play” Helium Find is Economically Huge\n\n03:41 – Helium-4 vs. Helium-3: The $30 Million Space & AI Arms Race\n\n05:22 – Minnesota’s New Legal Framework for Gas Production\n\n05:54 – Bonus Commodity: Capturing Food & Medical Grade CO2\n\n06:37 – Could Minnesota Become the Next Semiconductor Chip Hub?\n\n07:31 – The Geology: Where Does Helium Come From? (Dr. Jarish Takarta)\n\n08:52 – How 1.1-Billion-Year-Old Rock Trapped the Gas Underground\n\n10:35 – Transporting the Gas: Chart Industries & Cryogenic Storage (Wes Minton)\n\n11:29 – Cleaning Up the Stream: Separating Helium from CO2\n\n12:56 – History Lesson: How Black Flies Delayed the Iron Range for 15 Years\n\n15:08 – Outro & How to Support PBS North"}