Ugunduzi wa Gesi ya Helium Tanzania

Professor Chris Ballentine from the University of Oxford has warned that helium is set to run out in 15 to 20 years, given current reserves.
"Which, given the lead in time for building and finding new supplies, is just a little bit too short," Professor Ballentine said.
Professor Ballentine was part of the team of UK scientists who worked with a Norwegian helium exploration company to make a new discovery in East Africa.
The team found a helium gas field in the Rift Valley of Tanzania which is expected to significantly boost the global helium reserve.
It is the first time a helium supply has been actively sought out and found.
"All helium to this point that's been produced has always been found by accident," he said.
"And that's all well and good, but if you actually want helium, and you want that seriously, and you want a good supply of helium, you need to go out and look for it."

What is helium used for, aside from filling balloons?

Liquid helium is used to cool superconducting magnets in the Large Hadron Collider and in MRI machines.
Other uses of helium include cleaning out rocket engines and filling balloons.
Professor Ballentine said an estimated 54 billion cubic feet of helium had been found in Tanzania, equivalent to about seven years of global helium consumption.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-06-29/helium-gas-field-in-tanzania-found-as-global-supplies-run-low/7554062