Lunar Helium-3 Mining (LH3M) Secures Five Patents, Establishing U.S. Market Leadership in Lunar Clean Energy and Quantum Power

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., July 22, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- LH3M has reached a defining milestone: the issuance of five U.S. patents covering the full architecture for detecting, extracting, and refining helium-3 from the Moon. As the only company exclusively focused on this mission, LH3M has positioned the United States at the forefront of the most pivotal energy and computing frontier.

The U.S. is running out of helium-3. This rare isotope is vital to two national imperatives: fusion energy and quantum computing. Unlike tritium-based fusion, which generates neutron radiation and toxic waste, helium-3 enables safer, more efficient, neutron-free fusion. Meanwhile, helium-3 is essential for cooling and stabilizing quantum computers. Without it, these systems will remain limited in speed, scale, and defense utility. China has already declared its intent to mine helium-3 on the Moon. If China gains helium-3 first, it will achieve decisive advantages in encryption, information dominance, and military readiness. This is about nothing less than technological supremacy.

"This is about more than innovation—it's about survival," said Chris Salvino, LH3M CEO. "Without helium-3, we lose the ability to deliver scalable green energy, quantum capability, and strategic defense advantages the U.S. cannot afford to cede."

LH3M's patented systems are purpose-built for the Moon's extreme conditions—low helium-3 concentrations and the ultra-abrasive nature of lunar regolith. No other company has committed its entire technical roadmap to overcoming these challenges. LH3M is not repurposing terrestrial mining tech. It is leading a Moon-first engineering revolution—with validated intellectual property to prove it.

The company's multidisciplinary team is building what no one else has dared to: a fully integrated lunar helium-3 mining platform. The business case: a potential $17 trillion annual return based on global demand for clean energy and quantum infrastructure.

LH3M is actively pursuing key development grants and is in ongoing discussions with strategic partners to operationalize its platform. The Moon is no longer science fiction. It's the next frontier of power—and LH3M is already building on it.

About LH3M

Lunar Helium-3 Mining, LLC is advancing clean energy and quantum innovation by pioneering technologies to detect, extract, and deliver helium-3 from the Moon. LH3M is focused on providing helium-3 from lunar mining for future global nuclear fusion reactors and quantum computing.

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