The helium resource at Renergen’s Free State gas field could potentially be the largest the world has ever seen, a new analysis has shown.

Helium is critically important for the medical industry and is used for cooling in MRI machines. It is also needed for the manufacture of fibre-optic cables, the cooling of nuclear power and the propulsion of rockets into space. It is also a key input for the defence industry...

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