Helium exploration and production company Desert Mountain Energy has said it is working to get helium back on the United States Geological Survey’s (USGS) critical mineral list.
The company confirmed its efforts in a recent announcement, which also confirmed its efforts with stakeholders in Arizona to streamline helium extraction processes in the state.
Helium was removed from the USGS’s critical minerals list in November 2021. The USGS, an agency under the Department of the Interior (DOI), is required by the Energy Act of 2020 to refresh the list of critical minerals at least every three years.
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