MAX Power Mining, Moose Jaw ink MOU to advance natural hydrogen commercialization

MAX Power Mining (CSE: MAXX; OTC: MAXXF)  announced Friday that it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the City of Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, to jointly advance strategic opportunities related to Natural Hydrogen commercialization within the Regina-Moose Jaw Industrial Corridor.  

The partnership aligns regional infrastructure, industry, policy, and economic development initiatives as MAX Power advances the Lawson Natural Hydrogen system near Central Butte, approximately 80 km northwest of Moose Jaw, toward commercial validation, the company said.  

In January, MAX Power identified a robust target for drill testing of a second natural hydrogen discovery in Saskatchewan. The company reported helium values as high as 8.7% and averaging 4.4% in core desorption tests from nine samples from a zone within the Cambrian Basal sands immediately above the natural hydrogen discovery in the Basement Complex. 

These developments, it said, set the stage for a rapid acceleration of plans to establish Saskatchewan as the world’s birthplace of natural hydrogen commercialization, at a time when the world’s need for reliable, clean, affordable baseload energy has never been greater. 

“Saskatchewan has long played a foundational role in feeding and powering the world, and we believe Natural Hydrogen represents the next chapter in that legacy,” MAX Power CEO Ran Narayanasamy said in a news release.  

“As MAX Power advances its Natural Hydrogen project toward commercial validation, we see a meaningful opportunity to support innovation, attract investment, create long-term economic value, and help position this region at the forefront of a new category of domestically sourced clean energy.”