MAX Power Hits Strongest Hydrogen Readings Again at Lawson, Drilling Steps Out 30 Kilometres
MAX Power Mining has completed Lawson 4, the third well of its commercial validation drilling program at the Lawson natural hydrogen discovery in Saskatchewan, intersecting what the company describes as its most significant interval to date and recording its highest natural hydrogen readings so far at the project.
The key interval was encountered between 2,290 and 2,310.5 metres measured depth, where drilling intersected 20.5 metres of basal Cambrian Sandstone displaying evidence of strong permeability and porosity. The interval sits immediately above the Precambrian basement complex and a deep crustal fault interpreted by MAX Power as a potential conduit for gas migration.
The entire 20.5-metre sandstone section was cored with 96.6% recovery. According to MAX Power, drill-rig gas detection equipment recorded increasingly elevated natural hydrogen readings through the interval, including the highest readings yet encountered at Lawson. The company has not disclosed specific hydrogen concentrations from these measurements in the announcement.
Drilling then continued into the Precambrian basement, where another 30.9 metres was cored, bringing the combined core interval to 51.4 metres with overall recovery of approximately 98%.
MAX Power reported very elevated hydrogen readings within this deeper section alongside mafic-ultramafic rocks that it considers favourable potential source rocks for natural hydrogen generation.
The geological relationship between the sandstone, basement and deep crustal structure is emerging as one of the more important elements of the Lawson exploration model.
The company interprets the basal Cambrian Sandstone at the bottom of the Deadwood Formation as a potentially favourable reservoir interval. Immediately beneath it, fractured and altered mafic-ultramafic basement rocks could provide a geological environment capable of generating hydrogen, while the deep crustal fault could potentially provide a migration pathway connecting source rocks with overlying reservoir formations.
MAX Power is therefore examining whether Lawson contains several of the elements required for a functioning natural hydrogen system in close proximity: potential generation, migration, reservoir development, trapping and sealing.
An important uncertainty is the geometry of the deep crustal fault encountered beginning at approximately 2,310.5 metres.
Its dip, strike and overall extent have not yet been determined. Upcoming core analysis is expected to help characterize the structure, while independent energy consultancy GLJ is reviewing geophysical information as part of the broader technical evaluation.
Lawson 4 also returned multiple zones of interest above the basement.
Between approximately 2,001 and 2,031.6 metres, MAX Power recovered its first cores from the Interlake Formation at Lawson, with 97% recovery. The company describes this interval as helium-dominant, adding another potential gas target to the well before drilling continued through the deeper hydrogen-bearing intervals.
Lawson 4 ultimately reached a total measured depth of 2,400 metres, giving the company a continuous set of geological observations spanning the Interlake Formation, basal Cambrian Sandstone and Precambrian basement complex.
The well now moves the Lawson program toward a more consequential phase: comprehensive completions testing.
MAX Power plans to perforate selected intervals across Lawson wells and conduct testing designed to address gas composition, sustained flow, reservoir connectivity, volumes and ultimately economic deliverability.
Those measurements will be critical because elevated hydrogen readings recorded while drilling establish the presence of hydrogen but do not demonstrate a commercially productive reservoir.
Chief Geoscientist Steve Halabura described Lawson 4 as a “discovery within a discovery,” pointing to the combination of the sandstone reservoir interval and underlying structural and basement features. The company is now awaiting completions testing to determine whether those geological characteristics translate into meaningful reservoir performance.
Before that completions program begins, however, MAX Power is making its largest step-out yet at Lawson.
Preparations are underway for Lawson 5 approximately 30 kilometres northeast, where the company intends to test a potential up-dip extension of the natural hydrogen system toward what it calls the “Salt Wall” flanking the Prairie Evaporite.
MAX Power considers the Salt Wall an attractive potential trap-and-seal configuration. If Lawson 5 encounters evidence consistent with the existing discovery area, it could materially expand the geographical scale being investigated beyond the cluster of wells drilled so far.
The step-out is significant because the first four Lawson wells are located within approximately two kilometres of one another. MAX Power says all four have encountered indications supporting its geological model, but that area represents only a small portion of the broader 1,224-square-kilometre Lawson permit.
Full press release is attached below:
REGINA, Saskatchewan, Sept. 15, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- MAX Power Mining Corp. (CSE: MAXX; OTC: MAXXF; FSE: 89N) (“MAX Power” or the “Company”), further to its September 8, 2026 news release, is pleased to provide the following exploration and operational update from its Lawson Natural Hydrogen Discovery in south-central Saskatchewan where the Company has delineated Canada’s first subsurface Natural Hydrogen system.
Highlights
Highly prospective zone: A 20.5-meter interval with evidence of strong permeability and porosity was intersected between 2,290 meters and 2,310.5 meters (measured depth) in the basal Cambrian Sandstone unit, immediately above the Precambrian basement complex and a deep crustal fault (conduit) believed to be sub-vertical in orientation.
Best readings to date: The above 20.5-m section was cored (96.6% recovery) and featured increasingly elevated Natural Hydrogen readings including the highest recorded to date at Lawson, based on drill rig gas detection equipment.
Exotic terrane source rocks continue: The next 30.9 meters (2,310.5 m to 2,341.4 m) was also cored, for a total core interval of 51.4 meters (98% recovery), and included very elevated Natural Hydrogen readings and highly favorable mafic-ultramafic source rocks.
Key structure: The dip, strike, and extent of the crustal fault (conduit) beginning at 2,310.5 meters remains unknown – upcoming core analysis will greatly assist in evaluating this important structure, while GLJ is also reviewing geophysical data.
Valuable new data: The Company’s evolving geological model indicates that the relationship between the basal Cambrian Sandstone (lowermost Deadwood Formation) and the Precambrian basement complex may provide an important combination of gas migration pathways, reservoir development, structural trapping and seal integrity.
Multiple zones: From the helium-dominant Interlake Formation (first cores recovered from the Interlake at Lawson between 2,001 meters and 2,031.6 meters, 97% recovery) to the Precambrian basement complex, Lawson 4 has returned multiple zones of interest for both Natural Hydrogen and Helium with the well completed to a total measured depth of 2,400 meters.
Mr. Steve Halabura, MAX Power Chief Geoscientist, commented: “Lawson 4 is a discovery within a discovery, and we eagerly anticipate perforations and comprehensive completions testing at this well and the others to determine potential commerciality of the Lawson Complex. As our understanding of this system accelerates, we are confidently stepping out 30 km to the ‘Salt Wall’ flanking the Prairie Evaporite where our robust geological model gives us plenty of encouragement.”
Lawson 5 Will Test Potential 30-Km Extension of Natural Hydrogen System
Drilling preparations for Lawson 5 are underway. This major step-out before the start of the completions program will test the potential up-dip extension of the Lawson Natural Hydrogen system all the way to the “Salt Wall”, an ideal trap and seal flanking the Prairie Evaporite approximately 30 km to the northeast.
Mr. Ran Narayanasamy, MAX Power CEO, added: “The potential scale of the Lawson Discovery continues to reinforce the geological power of Saskatchewan, the world’s leader in uranium and potash. We have hit on each of the first four wells at the Lawson Complex, all within about 2 km of each other, but this is just a fraction (0.001%) of the broader 1,224 sq. km Lawson permit area. The Lawson Project at 1,224 sq. km represents also just a fraction of the 475-km MAX Power dominated Genesis Trend. And Genesis is just one trend of several we have identified including Grasslands where the Bracken well, 325 km to the southwest, encountered multiple Natural Hydrogen and Helium zones and displays similar characteristics to the Lawson Discovery. This is MAX Power’s first mover advantage.”
Why This Matters to Investors
Lawson is progressing from geological discovery through reservoir evaluation and commercial validation. Earlier drilling established the presence of Natural Hydrogen across successive wells and began defining what MAX Power interprets to be a potentially interconnected subsurface system. Lawson 4 adds an important new dimension, including a major conduit that could be part of a network of deep crustal faults and associated splay faults extending across a broad area.
Geologically, the result is particularly compelling because a potentially prolific basal Cambrian Sandstone interval sits immediately above the Precambrian basement complex and the major deep crustal conduit encountered in Lawson 4. Together with prospective mafic-ultramafic basement rocks, intense fracturing, hydrothermal alteration, very elevated Natural Hydrogen readings and the broader trap-and-seal architecture, MAX Power is beginning to assemble an increasingly integrated model linking potential Natural Hydrogen generation, migration, accumulation and deliverability.
The next questions are increasingly commercial: Gas composition, sustained flow, reservoir connectivity, volume and ultimately economic deliverability. Comprehensive completions testing and independent evaluation will begin addressing those questions, while the next well represents the Company’s largest step-out yet at Lawson - approximately 30 km northeast toward the ‘Salt Wall’.
Figure 1: Genesis Trend Map – 475 km “Natural Hydrogen Highway”
MAXX LEMI Update: Exploration Model to Commercial Platform
The success of MAX Power’s drilling program at Lawson is providing an important real-world demonstration of the exploration framework behind AI-driven MAXX LEMI (Large Earth Model Integration). By integrating proprietary drilling, core, seismic, geophysical and geological data with extensive legacy datasets, MAXX LEMI is being developed as an increasingly sophisticated exploration model and tool for identifying, ranking and advancing prospective Natural Hydrogen systems.
As the Company continues to expand its proprietary dataset through drilling at Lawson and across the Genesis Trend, management believes the potential value of MAXX LEMI could extend well beyond the Company’s own exploration portfolio. With Natural Hydrogen rapidly emerging as a new global energy frontier, MAX Power is evaluating pathways through which its exploration intelligence, methodology and technology could ultimately be deployed and monetized across the broader industry.
Potential commercialization pathways under consideration include technology licensing, subscription or platform-based access, technical and exploration services, strategic partnerships, and participation in third party discoveries through joint venture, carried interest or other value sharing structures. No specific commercialization model has yet been adopted, and the Company expects to provide further details as this strategy advances.
The opportunity is potentially twofold: MAX Power is working to define and commercialize Natural Hydrogen systems while simultaneously building the exploration intelligence designed to help find the next ones. As the Company’s proprietary dataset and exploration model continue to grow, MAXX LEMI has the potential to evolve into a scalable intelligence platform, extending the knowledge developed at Lawson across the Genesis Trend and, ultimately, to Natural Hydrogen exploration globally. This creates the potential for MAX Power to participate not only in the value of the systems it discovers, but in the broader industry’s search for the next generation of Natural Hydrogen systems.
Figure 2: Drilling at Lawson 3 Well, Genesis Trend (Aug. 2026)
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About MAX Power
MAX Power is an innovative mineral and energy exploration company focused on the shift to decarbonization. The Company’s Lawson Discovery near Central Butte, Saskatchewan, represents Canada’s first-ever subsurface Natural Hydrogen system confirmed through deep drilling with data validated by three independent labs. MAX Power has built dominant district-scale land positions across Saskatchewan with approximately 2.5 million acres (~1 million hectares) of permits covering prime exploration ground prospective for large-volume accumulations of Natural Hydrogen, and has commenced a multi-well follow-up drill program to validate the commerciality of the broader Lawson Complex interpreted to cover a 28 sq. km area along the 475-km Genesis Trend. MAX Power also holds a significant equity position in Homeland Critical Minerals, which now owns the Willcox Project in Arizona, a lithium discovery confirmed in early 2024 by MAX Power. MAX Power is committed to responsible exploration and development practices that prioritize environmental stewardship, meaningful community engagement, and strong corporate governance.
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