Gas samples from a 2480-metre-deep drill hole, analysed by The Geological Survey of Finland (GTK), revealed up to 46% geological hydrogen, which the UK mining company will now take advantage of.

Bluejay has announced it will analyse data from the region’s 2,000 existing boreholes to provide a “robust foundation for fast-tracking gas assessment across the 40km license holding.”

The upcoming exploration will include surface sampling, in which a portable hydrogen and helium detector will be used to measure gas concentrations and assess historical drill holes. Water samples will be analysed for hydrogen presence, pumping and packer tests will measure hydrological structures, and borehole magnetic resonance (BMR) logging will provide data on porosity and water volume for hydrogeological modelling.

The company will also work on a 100-metre intersection which showed 5.6% helium, within a broader 1,500-metre intercept at 1.5% helium.

“These encouraging but preliminary indications of helium, hydrogen and industrial gases in the Outokumpu Belt are very encouraging,” explained Eric Sondergaard, Managing Director of Bluejay Mining.

“We have started dialogue with European groups with regard to progressing future work streams in a manner that is not dilutive to existing shareholders.

“This first pass evaluation of surface expressions of naturally occurring helium and hydrogen will allow us to access the conditions of existing boreholes, and further phases of work.”

Max Power Mining recently reported that it had found the largest area of natural hydrogen in Canada, with up to 96.4% hydrogen found underground.

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