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Re:Will We Run Out of Helium? by mcv on Tuesday December 17, 2019 @07:54AM (#21812991)
> "we’re still going to mine natural gas for the helium then as the primary product"

I don't see why. The US has for quite some time been trying to get rid of its helium reserve. Helium has plenty of interesting uses, but it's not valuable enough to justify mining natural gas just for the helium.

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Re:Will We Run Out of Helium? by jml7c5 on Tuesday December 17, 2019 @08:34AM (#21813249)
The price of helium will rise as the supply is used up. Does helium/natural gas mining simply cost too much to make up for any reasonable change in price?
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Re:Will We Run Out of Helium? by dec0dedab0de on Tuesday December 17, 2019 @11:42AM (#21815323)
Once the US gets rid of it's helium reserve wont helium become much more valuable?
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