Yes, it comes out of several natural gas wells in Texas. It can be 
extracted from atmospheric air, but it is a complex (re: expensive) 
procedure.

BTW, those wells in Tx are the only ones in the world, so we, the USA, 
have a monopoly on cheap helium.

AAAAAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA YESSSSSS, WE HAVE IT ALLLLLLL! OHHHHOHOHO HAHAHA! 
YOU WANT SOME HELIUM? YOU GOTTA COME TO THE U S OF A, CHUCKLEHEADS 
AHHHHHAHAHAHA! AND YOU'D BETTER BE POLITE AAAAAHAHAHA....

eh, hem. Sorry about that, I could not resist.

   Jim



On 11/12/97 9:21 AM Paul Harris wrote:

>A question came up the other day which was, "Where does Helium come from?".
>I answered that it was mined, or at least was a by-product of mining 
>operations, which was followed by,
>"The mining of what?" and "How is it made natrually?"
>Which I could not answer.
>
>Can anyone enlighten me?
>TIA
>Paul
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