MAX Power Mining Corp. (CSE: MAXX; OTC: MAXXF; FSE: 89N) announced on September 29, 2026, that its Lawson 5 well has completed intermediate casing at approximately 1,100 metres measured depth, advancing a 30-km step-out northeast of Lawson 4 that targets the Prairie Evaporite as a key trap-and-seal feature for Natural Hydrogen accumulation. The well represents a critical test of whether Canada's first confirmed subsurface Natural Hydrogen system extends toward the Salt Wall and a broader regional geological setting. Investors may be watching the outcome closely given the company's assertion that the Salt Wall Corridor continues for approximately 475 km through the Genesis Trend toward the Saskatchewan–North Dakota border.

Key Points

  • MAX Power Mining Corp. (CSE: MAXX; OTC: MAXXF; FSE: 89N) disclosed the Lawson 5 drilling update on September 29, 2026.
  • Lawson 5 intermediate casing was completed at approximately 1,100 metres measured depth, with the Prairie Evaporite horizon expected within the next several hundred metres.
  • The well is a 30-km step-out northeast of Lawson 4, testing the west-to-east extension of the Lawson Natural Hydrogen system toward the Salt Wall.
  • The company also disclosed an amended marketing agreement with RazorPitch Inc. totalling $350,000 USD in cash compensation and a new media services engagement with PRmediaNow.

Lawson 5 Targets Prairie Evaporite Trap in Northeast Step-Out

With intermediate casing set at roughly 1,100 metres, Lawson 5 is advancing toward the Prairie Evaporite, which MAX Power's technical team interprets as a primary trap-and-seal mechanism for Natural Hydrogen accumulation beneath Saskatchewan. Below that horizon, a faulted fracture system is expected to control basement complex dissolution of evaporite salt — a geological setting the company describes as central to expanding the scale of the Lawson Discovery. Chief Geoscientist Steve Halabura stated in the release that initial review of drill core from Lawson 4 has made that well "even more exciting," and that the team had "no hesitation" in stepping out 30 kilometres.

Basin-Scale Ambitions Along the 475-km Genesis Trend

The disclosure frames Lawson 5 as a test of whether Natural Hydrogen geology identified in the first four Lawson wells extends all the way to the Salt Wall at the edge of the Prairie Evaporite. The Salt Wall Corridor, the company states, runs north-south for approximately 475 km through the Genesis Trend to the Saskatchewan–North Dakota border. MAX Power holds approximately 2.5 million acres of permits across Saskatchewan prospective for Natural Hydrogen. The company also notes that detailed planning is accelerating for a completions program across Lawson wells focused on measuring flow, volume, and Natural Hydrogen concentrations.

Amended RazorPitch Agreement and PRmediaNow Engagement Disclosed

Separately, MAX Power disclosed that it has amended its investor marketing agreement with RazorPitch Inc. to expand services including digital, social, influencer, and broker marketing. The amendment increases total cash consideration payable to RazorPitch to $350,000 USD, up from the previously announced amount. No securities are issuable to RazorPitch under the amended agreement. The company also re-engaged PRmediaNow for media outreach at $5,000 per month over a six-month term commencing September 1, 2026, plus 75,000 stock options exercisable at $3.68 per common share for 24 months from grant date, subject to CSE policies.