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Pulsar Helium

Pulsar Helium was incorporated in 2022 by geologist Thomas Abraham-James and mining executive Neil Herbert.

Pulsar Helium

Pulsar Helium was incorporated in 2022 by geologist Thomas Abraham-James and mining executive Neil Herbert. Abraham-James previously led the discovery of a significant helium deposit in Tanzania, while Herbert brings financing experience from Atlantic Lithium and other resource ventures on the AIM and ASX exchanges. The firm listed on the TSX Venture Exchange in 2023 and subsequently dual-listed on London's AIM, raising equity to advance its flagship Topaz project in Lake County, Minnesota. Pulsar is a pure-play primary helium explorer. Unlike most helium supply, which comes as a byproduct of natural gas extraction, the firm's Topaz project targets nitrogen-rich gas reservoirs where helium is the primary economic driver. The Topaz-1 discovery well flowed helium concentrations up to 14.5% — a grade that ranks as one of the highest recorded globally — alongside CO₂ and nitrogen (per the firm's official communications). The firm also holds the Tunu project in Greenland and has evaluated additional North American prospects. Current drilling and appraisal is focused entirely on Topaz, where Pulsar is delineating the resource with seismic surveys and step-out wells. As of March 2025, Pulsar had deployed approximately $22.5 million in exploration and appraisal spending since inception (per the firm's official communications), with its primary listing on the TSX Venture Exchange under the symbol PLSR and a secondary listing on AIM as PLSR.L. The firm operates from Vancouver with a European corporate presence tied to its earlier Nordic listing transition. February 2025: Pulsar released an updated independent resource estimate for the Topaz project, confirming helium volumes that strengthen its position as one of the few publicly traded pure-play helium development companies (per the firm's official communications). Pulsar's structural differentiator is its asset: Topaz is uniquely positioned as the only dedicated helium appraisal project in the United States outside of federal land restrictions, situated on private mineral rights in Minnesota. While the global helium market is dominated by state-linked producers in Qatar, Russia, and Algeria, Pulsar offers a rare domestic onshore helium resource in a jurisdiction with straightforward permitting — a supply-chain advantage as the semiconductor, MRI, and space-launch industries compete for a shrinking helium reserve base — with the firm explicitly targeting production readiness by 2027.

General information

Firm type

Asset Manager

Year founded

2022

AUM

Undisclosed

Location

Region

North America

Country

Canada

City

Vancouver

Corporate office

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Additional offices

Nasdaq First North Growth Market, Stockholm, Sweden (per the firm's official communications)

Principals

Thomas Abraham-James

President and CEO

Neil Herbert

Executive Chairman

Sector focus

Energy Transition & RenewablesIndustrial Tech

Frequently asked questions

Who runs the technical and investment decisions at Pulsar Helium?

Thomas Abraham-James serves as President and CEO, drawing on a career that includes the discovery of helium in Tanzania with Helium One. Neil Herbert is Executive Chairman and brings mining-company financing experience from Atlantic Lithium and other listed resource firms. The board and technical team direct all exploration and development spending from the Vancouver headquarters.

How does Pulsar's helium extraction differ from byproduct helium production?

Most global helium supply arrives as a trace byproduct of large-scale natural gas or LNG operations, where helium is a minor revenue stream. Pulsar targets primary helium deposits — nitrogen-dominated gas reservoirs where helium constitutes the primary economic component — allowing extraction economics to be driven by helium pricing alone rather than natural gas markets. The Topaz-1 well flowed helium at concentrations of up to 14.5%, which the firm states is one of the highest recorded grades globally.

What is the Topaz project, and why is it located in Minnesota?

Topaz is a primary helium discovery in Lake County, Minnesota, on private mineral rights outside federal land restrictions. The project sits within the Duluth Complex, a known igneous province where fractures in ancient rock provide reservoir space for helium-rich gas. Pulsar has completed discovery drilling, seismic surveys, and an updated 2025 resource estimate confirming commercially meaningful helium volumes, and has identified it as the only active helium appraisal well in the state.

What are the principal end markets for Pulsar's helium?

Helium's primary demand drivers are semiconductor manufacturing, where it cools silicon wafers during chip fabrication; magnetic resonance imaging, which requires liquid helium to keep MRI magnets superconductive; and space-launch and defense systems, where helium pressurizes rocket fuel tanks. Supply constraints — exacerbated by the sale of the US Federal Helium Reserve and production outages in Russia and Qatar — have pushed helium prices to levels where dedicated primary helium projects can be economic.

Where is Pulsar Helium listed and how does it raise capital?

Pulsar trades on the TSX Venture Exchange in Canada under the symbol PLSR and maintains a secondary AIM listing in London as PLSR.L. The firm has funded its exploration and appraisal through successive equity issuances, with a total deployment of approximately $22.5 million since inception through March 2025. It previously had a Nordic listing that it migrated, reflecting an active capital-markets strategy to access resource-specialist investors in multiple jurisdictions.

Does Pulsar Helium have any other projects besides Topaz?

Yes. Pulsar holds the Tunu helium project in Greenland, though it remains at an earlier stage of evaluation and has not received the drilling focus allocated to Topaz. The firm has stated it continues to assess additional North American helium prospects, but its near-term operational and capital focus is entirely on advancing the Minnesota asset toward production readiness.

What is Pulsar Helium's timeline to production?

Pulsar has publicly guided toward a production-ready target in 2027, subject to ongoing appraisal results, engineering design, and permitting milestones. The firm is currently conducting step-out drilling and seismic interpretation to refine the resource model, with the updated 2025 independent resource estimate representing a key data point for eventual development planning.

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