Overview
- Zanskar announced that AI-guided prospecting identified a hidden geothermal system in western Nevada, which the company has named Big Blind.
- Fieldwork included two intermediate-depth wells drilled in July and August that reportedly found permeable reservoir rock about 2,700 feet down at roughly 250°F.
- The company characterizes the find as the first blind geothermal system confirmed as a commercial prospect in the United States in more than 30 years.
- Zanskar has secured a federal lease for potential development and says next steps include long-term flow and heat testing, regulatory permits, grid interconnection, and financing.
- The approach uses regional AI models trained on known hot spots and simulations that ingest geological, satellite, and fault data, and experts say blind systems could provide tens to hundreds of gigawatts nationwide.