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New Prague Company Helping Effort To Build Helium Plant On Iron Range

Experts call an accidental discovery on the Iron Range one of the most significant helium reservoirs in the world.

(WCCO)

January 28, 2025

NEW PRAGUE, Minn. — Experts call an accidental discovery on the Iron Range one of the most significant helium reservoirs in the world.

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WCCO visited the site in Babbitt in February 2024 to see the underground mine.

This summer, engineers at Pulsar Helium hope to start building a plant that will extract helium gas and store it on the surface.

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