Review of the Most Promising Helium Source Areas of Kazakhstan

ES Materials & Manufacturing, 2026

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DOI 10.30919/mm2483
Data confidence 70 medium
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Abstract

This study evaluates the helium resource potential of Kazakhstan, focusing on the Shu-Sarysu and Ile basins as the most promising regions.Analysis of published geological and geochemical data shows that helium concentrations in Kazakhstan's natural gases vary from 0.0051% to 0.46%, while concentrations in certain structures of the Ile Basin reach 1-6%.Dissolved gases in formation waters