Rio Tinto Enters the Natural Hydrogen Market with Acreage in Nova Scotia

Dec 11, 2025
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Mining giant, Rio Tinto, has officially entered the natural hydrogen market by acquiring 5,056 claims across 69 licences in Nova Scotia’s Cumberland Basin, immediately south of Quebec Innovative Materials Corp’s (QIMC) planned hydrogen drill programme.

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