MAX Power makes new natural hydrogen discovery in Saskatchewan

Staff Writer | January 30, 2026 | 

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MAX Power Mining (CSE: MAXX) says it has identified a robust target for drill testing of a second natural hydrogen discovery in Saskatchewan.

The target, situated at the Bracken well location, will test a second “play concept” with its own unique trap and seal mechanisms compared to Lawson — Canada’s first natural hydrogen drilling discovery — located 325 km to the northeast, MAX Power said.

Licensing is underway to commence the Bracken well along the Saskatchewan-Montana border in February, it added.

Meanwhile, the company continues with its analytical testing, resource modelling and resource estimation program at the Lawson discovery along the 475-km-long Genesis Trend. The plan is to advance this discovery to commercialization while simultaneously testing additional play concepts across Saskatchewan.

District potential

The Bracken prospect forms part of a broader, regionally extensive exploration fairway across the 75-km-wide permitted Grasslands project. According to MAX Power, this emerging play has meaningful district-scale potential, with Bracken serving as a key calibration point for future drilling locations.

The Bracken well, on a different trend to Genesis, represents an important step in demonstrating basin-scale continuity, supporting the geological team’s interpretation that natural hydrogen systems in Saskatchewan are repeatable and scalable across multiple trends, the Vancouver-based company said.

Like Genesis to the northeast, the Grasslands project is considered prospective for multiple potential natural hydrogen discoveries that may also include helium, it added.

“We continue to move at a rapid pace with respect to natural hydrogen exploration and development in Saskatchewan, where we have the advantage of a mature and favorable policy framework,” MAX Power CEO Ran Narayanasamy said.

“This also highlights the stark timeline difference between exploration and potential commercialization of natural hydrogen versus traditional mineral and metal projects,” he said. “This is months to molecules, not years. Our goal is to quickly unlock scalable, low-carbon energy resources in Saskatchewan, and leverage the MAXX LEMI model for natural hydrogen on a global basis.”