Austin-Datelined MAX Power Says Drilling at Lawson 5 Confirms a Natural Hydrogen System in Saskatchewan
The exploration company announced Tuesday that its Lawson 5 well, drilled to 2,175 meters, makes three areas across 365 kilometers of Saskatchewan where it says active, generative natural hydrogen systems have now been identified.
MAX Power Mining announced Tuesday, in a release datelined Austin, Texas, that drilling at its Lawson 5 site in Saskatchewan has confirmed the presence of a natural hydrogen system along the western edge of the Prairie Evaporite. The site sits about 30 kilometers from the company's original Lawson natural hydrogen discovery near Central Butte.
The Lawson 5 well reached a depth of 2,175 meters and recovered 62 meters of core, according to the announcement, with geological observations identifying pronounced iron oxidation, alteration and serpentinization associated with elevated natural hydrogen levels. Drilling is already underway at Lawson 6, about eight kilometers southeast.
With Lawson 5, the company says it has now identified active, generative natural hydrogen systems in three areas spanning up to 365 kilometers across Saskatchewan — the Lawson Complex, Lawson 5 and Bracken. A completions program has begun at Bracken, with testing at the Lawson Complex scheduled to follow; the program will evaluate hydrogen concentrations, flow rates, reservoir pressures and the other characteristics needed to assess commercial viability, per the release.
The company also reported raising approximately $1.66 million through warrant and stock option exercises between September 1 and October 15, and said it will participate in two Toronto investor conferences on October 28. MAX Power holds about 1.3 million acres of permits across Saskatchewan, and describes its Lawson discovery as Canada's first subsurface natural hydrogen system confirmed through deep drilling, with data validated by three independent labs — the company's own characterization, carried here as it printed it.
