Q Battery Metals (CSE:QMET) has announced plans to resume diamond drilling at its La Corne South project located north of Val-d’Or, Quebec. This winter drilling campaign, spanning the 2024-2025 season, aims to further investigate geophysical anomalies similar to those targeted in the three previously completed drill holes.

The three initial drill holes at La Corne South were designed to test TDEM (time-domain electromagnetic) conductors that coincided with magnetic highs. These targets, identified through geophysical surveys, hold promise for significant mineral deposits. The results from drill hole 24LCS-01, released earlier this year, indicated VMS (volcanogenic massive sulfide)-style mineralization with notable concentrations of copper, zinc, silver, and gold. Detailed results from this drill hole include:

•1.8% copper equivalent over 6.1 meters (from 122.75 to 127.6 meters), with a high-grade section of 2.56% copper equivalent over 3.95 meters (from 122.75 to 126.7 meters).

•Across the total mineralized zone (102.15 to 127.6 meters), the weighted average was 0.83% copper equivalent over 25.45 meters.

Copper equivalent calculations utilized the following commodity prices: $80 per gram for gold, $0.95 per gram for silver, $1.30 per pound for zinc, and $4.20 per pound for copper.

Ongoing Exploration and Future Targets

The results from the first drill hole underscore the potential of the TDEM anomaly as a high-priority exploration target. Meanwhile, core samples from holes 24LCS-02 and 24LCS-03 have been submitted for analysis, with results expected to guide further drilling plans.

Geophysical surveys at the site have identified a cluster of TDEM anomalies south of the completed drill holes. Notably, the largest of these anomalies is situated approximately 215 meters below the surface and exhibits significant potential thickness. This anomaly, modeled using TMC’s Maxwell plates, will be the primary focus of the resumed drilling efforts.

Preliminary data also suggest a two-kilometer corridor of magnetic and electromagnetic anomalies extending to the northwest, where geophysical surveys remain incomplete. The company plans to extend its surveys in this direction as exploration continues.

Exploration Operations

The exploration program is managed by Explo-Logik Inc., based in Val-d’Or. This firm oversees core logging, sampling, and delivery of samples to the ALS laboratory, also in Val-d’Or. A total of 278 core samples from the initial three drill holes underwent processing via ALS’s ME-MS61L method, which utilizes four-acid digestion and mass spectrometer detection to analyze 48 elements. Gold, platinum, and palladium were analyzed using the Au-ICP21 fire assay process. To maintain quality assurance and control, Explo-Logik incorporated blanks, standards, and duplicate samples into the testing process, with one insert every 10 samples.

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