Comment on 'It's had 1.1 billion years to accumulate': Helium reservoir in Minnesota has 'mind-bogglingly large' concentrations

Ferrous@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

• jam12705@lemmy.world ⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Isn’t that the standard test when mining for helium to make sure it’s the right gas?

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  • SpruceBringsteen@lemmy.world ⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    They use canaries, if they sink there’s helium.

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    • jam12705@lemmy.world ⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Of course, that makes more sense

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